Dear readers, 

Welcome to Issue 3!

Sometimes, watching the news can feel like it’s doing more harm than good. It can be difficult to watch a 24-hour cycle of what feels like never-ending issues that are bigger than ourselves. I know that even for myself this week, it seemed easier at many times to try to shut off the TV and get away from everything going on in our world. 

This being said, I implore you all to continue using reputable journalism to inform yourselves. There is power in knowledge. When things feel bigger than me, I find solace in the fact that there are people dedicating their lives to bringing us every fact possible so we can stay up to date about what’s going on. This week reminded me what a privilege it is to do this job, and a privilege to be a beneficiary of it. 

This week, I wrote a piece on the presence of ICE in the Bronx community and the university’s reaction. As I mentioned before, there is power in knowledge, and I hope you will use the story to inform yourself both of what’s going on nationally and here in our local community. It may not be a pretty story, but it is important, and something many students on our campus have been eager to speak out about. I am thankful that this week, and every week, we are able to be a platform for their voices. 

In other news this week, you will find pieces about our new campus provost, MU’s BAP honor society winning second place at a national convention and professor Mehnaz Afridi presenting at a public library exhibition on the Holocaust. In features, we cover an English department book swap event and the new Greek club on campus. In A&E, we talk with Manhattones about the upcoming semester and give you a Jasper Jams to wake you up even on the coldest of February mornings. Lastly, in sports, we cover swim & dive’s senior meet, ultimate frisbee’s season kickoff and Friday night’s men’s basketball game vs Iona. I hope you’ll check it all out!

Until next time,