The Quadrangle (Manhattan College)

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The Quadrangle
"We do journalism"
Quadrangle logo.jpg
TypeWeekly student newspaper
Format Berliner
School Manhattan College
EditorAnna Woods
Founded1924
Headquarters4513 Manhattan College Parkway
Kelly Commons 2.04
Riverdale, NY 10471
Circulation 2,000
Website mcquad.org

The Quadrangle (or The Quad) is the student-run newspaper of Manhattan College. The Quadrangle publishes weekly on Tuesdays during the academic year at Manhattan College. It is editorially independent of the college's administration. The Quadrangle has continually published since its founding in 1924, when Manhattan College moved to its current location in the Riverdale section of The Bronx in New York City. [1] The Quadrangle is an official club of Manhattan College and is open to students of all academic fields of study. [2]

Contents

Prominent stories

2008 New York Times story

In 2008, The Quadrangle was mentioned in The New York Times after writing a story about a proposed chastity club on the Manhattan College campus. The idea was proposed by then college president Brother Thomas J. Scanlan, and never came to fruition. [3]

Notable interviews

Operations

Editorial board

The Quadrangle's editorial board operates on one-year-long terms, which begin in January in conclude in December. The editor-in-chief is chosen by the outgoing board in an election in November. The editor-in-chief then selects club members to fill out the rest of the board. Each of the four sections of the paper: news, features, arts and entertainment, and sports, has an editor and at least one assistant editor. The board also includes additional editors and assistant editors for social media, production and layout, and photography. In 2014, the Web Editor position was created. In 2017, the multimedia editor position was added. The editor-in-chief also appoints at least one managing editor.[ citation needed ]

In 2017, The Quadrangle's editorial board, or masthead, is composed of nineteen Manhattan College students.[ citation needed ]

Traditions

The Triangle

Since 1982, The Quadrangle has published an annual satire edition, typically released near the April Fools' Day holiday.

Special editions

Since 2015, The Quadrangle has published special editions on a biennial basis. Topics discussed in recent special issues include gender, [4] money, [5] health [6] and faith. [7] Special editions are published once per semester.

People

Past editors-in-chief

NameYear
Anna Woods2021
Gabriella DePinho2020
Megan Dreher2019
Taylor Breathauer2018
Stephen D. Zubrycky2017
Alexandra Hutzler2016
Sean Sonnemann2015
Natalie Sullivan2014

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References

  1. "We do journalism". 11 November 2013.
  2. "Quadrangle Student Newspaper | Manhattan College".
  3. Bindley, Katherine (24 October 2008). "Big Smirk on Campus". The New York Times.
  4. "The Gender Issue". 6 March 2016.
  5. "The Money Issue". 10 November 2016.
  6. "The Money Issue". 10 November 2016.
  7. "The Faith Issue". 20 November 2017.