Dear Readers,

Hello, and welcome back to another week of journalism! 

I hope all of you on campus are settling into the year nicely and have found your groove, balancing work and the things that re-energize you. I know it certainly took me some time, but I’m back to divvying up my days between the things that both need my attention and help me the most (an easier task said than done).

Speaking of getting back into the groove of things, I want to give a quick reminder for you all to follow us on social media and sign up for our weekly newsletter, the JasperJist, if you have not already. Our socials are where you’ll find featured content (as well as some bonus announcements!) and JasperJist sends all of our stories directly to your inbox each Thursday. We can be found on Instagram and X @mu_quad, and you can sign up for our weekly newsletter here. We promise, it’s worth it! On this same note, if you ever want to contact us, our email is thequad@manhattan.edu. We check it regularly and are always happy to connect with our readers.

Issue 2 has some truly great stories in store for you this week. While editing, I have to admit that the outstanding achievements and projects our students are completing motivated me to push myself just a little harder in the things I do each day. In news, we discuss MU’s generous grant from Masterclass, senior student Matthew Schule presenting research at the annual APA conference and the new chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. In features, we cover a first-year student vision board event, alongside the HGI center on campus hosting a lecture on the Armenian genocide. In A&E this week, we cover a very exciting collaboration between Manhattan Media Network and Players, provide an update about all that’s new with performing arts, and bring you a brand new Book Nook review for those of you who are trying to do some more reading in the new year. Lastly, in sports, we cover Thursday night’s men’s basketball game against Fairfield and Will Sydnor’s third MAAC Rookie of the Week title. We hope you’ll check it all out! 

Until next time,