Dear Readers,

Hello, and welcome back to our regularly scheduled programming. I know we’ve taken on an unusual schedule in the past few weeks due to our breaks and Triangle issue, but we are once again back on track to finish the year out strong. 

Our Media Madness Competition concluded yesterday, with The Quadrangle landing in 11th place out of 24 participants. Thanks to you, our generous readers and supporters, we raised $915 of our goal! Thank you so much to all of you who contributed. With this money, we plan to print our last issue of the year (yay!) in which we will be honoring our seniors with our Quad 10 profiles and senior farewells. For those of you who would still like to contribute to our publication, our GoFundMe will remain open and continue accepting donations for the rest of the semester. 

In issue 9, we have plenty of stories to keep you busy. In news, we profile some of our newest members of faculty and staff who we are very excited to welcome to the college. In features, we talked to students stuck outside on the quad after quite an unexpected seismic event. In A&E, we discuss the MC Players as they enter into their busy season, Scatterbomb, and the diverse music tastes of our students. Lastly, in sports, we highlight the Ultimate Frisbee team’s inaugural game and men’s lacrosse. 

This week, Mother Nature has certainly been working overtime, between last Friday’s seismic events and yesterday’s solar eclipse. I hope those of you in the path of totality were able to enjoy the once-in-a-lifetime experience. Shoutout to my hometown of Rochester, which was in the path for the first time since 1925! (I’m only a little jealous I wasn’t there). While NYC only saw about 90% coverage, it was still a beautiful event to witness that I will remember for years to come. While the rest of the week may not be as eventful as earthquakes and eclipses, go for a walk, enjoy the sun, and quite literally smell some flowers.

Until next time,