Dear Readers,
Hello, and welcome back from what I hope was a relaxing and rejuvenating holiday! While I may not be new around here, the new year is the perfect time for a reintroduction. My name is Grace Cardinal, and this will be my second year serving as Editor-in-Chief for this outstanding publication. I’m a senior communication major who will be graduating in December, and I cannot wait to bring you all things MU news in 2025.
Campus is already back to the hustle and bustle of everyday classes, athletics games and dorm-room hang outs. Personally, I’d like to see the numbers for how many drinks the Kelly Commons Starbucks made our first week back. But, with the hustle and bustle comes campus news, and our staff certainly has you covered this week.
Before we get into the highlights, I’d like to give a warm welcome back to our extremely talented News Editor Brooke Della Rocco. Brooke was abroad in Rome this past fall, and I could not be happier welcoming her back to masthead. Alongside her, you will notice many new names on our masthead, a result of our large senior staff graduating onto their spring Senior Writer positions. Included in our newcomers is Emmanouel Sofillas, who took the leap from Assistant Sports Editor into our Managing Editor role for this year. I could not ask for a better right-hand man to keep things running smoothly.
This week, we’re catching you up on all things you need to know from over break and our first week back. In news, we discuss the departure of the associate VP for student life, John Bennett, the Excellence Awards given to Kakos School of Arts and Sciences faculty and MU being nationally recognized for voter engagement. In features, we cover the winter break CMSA L.O.V.E. trip and talk to students who studied abroad over the intercession. In A&E, we cover auditions for the annual spring Players musical as well as WRCM’s hunt for new show hosts. Lastly, in sports, we talk to women’s basketball about their winning streak and track and field’s victories at the West Point Open. Be sure to check it all out!
We’re ready to make this year another great one. The Quadrangle and its staff are always looking to improve as a publication, and I can assure you of the work being done tirelessly behind the scenes to make that happen. And as always, we promise to do the very best journalism we can for you all.
Until next week,
