Dear Reader:

It’s getting hot outside. And while that feels nice, there’s something always hits me around this time of the year, and this year hit me extra hard.

A few weeks back, I had to send emails to our senior staff- Kelly Burns, Lindsey Burns, Kristie Killen, Kieran Rock, Sean Sonnemann and Daniel Ynfante- asking them for their
senior farewells.

These folks are the ones who were leading the paper when I arrived here at Manhattan, and I consider them all to be important mentors to me, as I’ve grown into my role on The Quadrangle. They’re a talented young group, and I’m sure we’ll be seeing a lot of great things from them in the years to come.

These folks were constants in my life at
Manhattan and on the Quad. And I can only hope to inspire the next generation of
Quaddies in the way that these people have inspired me.

Goodbyes are often bittersweet- but they’re an essential part of life’s adventure.

Two weeks to go. We can do this.

Stephen Zubrycky

Editor in Chief