Dear Readers, 

Hello, and welcome to issue 4! I hope you’ve all stayed safe and healthy since the last time you checked in. 

This week came the news of the appointment of a new interim president, Frederick Bonato, Ph.D. He will begin his position on Oct. 15, taking over for President Riverso. While I am sure most of you have read the statement sent to the campus community, you can find out more about Bonato’s appointment here. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more information on this transition, and join me in welcoming him to our campus community! 

As I always say, we have a packed issue for you this week. In news, we feature President Riverso’s transition out of office and highlight his time at the university. We also introduce the new director of Public Safety, William Cook, alongside MU’s new Chief of Staff Stephen Pugliese. In features, we cover the recent Voter Power Festival on campus and a talk on the importance of interreligious dialogue. In A&E, we chat with the MU Player’s new (returning) director, as well as Scatterbomb’s record number of participants. Lastly in sports, we talk all things Fordham Fiasco and the highlights from this week’s games.  

This weekend, we look forward to welcoming Jasper families to campus for Student Engagement’s family weekend. We hope you all enjoy your time visiting with loved ones and take a moment to relax and reset while participating in one (or all!) of the activities that are planned. We always love to see your smiling faces, so if you’re interested in a chance to be featured in an upcoming issue, send your photos our way! You can DM them to us @mu_quad on Instagram, or via email @thequad@manhattan.edu. 

Until next week,