Month: March 2025

News

Brianna Armstrong and Captain Ryan Smith Awarded Top Status Across All Air Force ROTC Detachments

Brianna Armstrong, ROTC Operations Manager. MANHATTAN.EDU / COURTESY Otito Maduegbuna, Contributor Brianna Armstrong, a Manhattan University employee, was recently awarded as a Top Performer for her work with the Air Force ROTC program while Captain Ryan Smith was awarded Top Instructor within the program for his work teaching and guiding the cadets of MU’s Detachment 560.  According to manhattan.edu, “Brianna played a pivotal role in … Continue reading Brianna Armstrong and Captain Ryan Smith Awarded Top Status Across All Air Force ROTC Detachments

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News

James Patterson Scholarship Announces New Class of Recipients

James Patterson ‘69 supports undergraduate students for the 13th consecutive year with the James Patterson scholarship. MANHATTAN.EDU / COURTESY Elizabeth Kalaj, Senior Writer James Patterson ‘69, a New York Times bestselling author and philanthropist, awarded 19 Manhattan University students $5,000 scholarships based on essay submissions that encapsulated awardees’ academic excellence, financial need and involvement in activities that align with the Lasallian mission.  This is the … Continue reading James Patterson Scholarship Announces New Class of Recipients

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Men's Basketball, Sports, Women's Basketball

Manhattan University Basketball Takes on The MAACs

The Lady Jaspers prepare for their 2025 MAAC Championship debut. @manhattandanceteam/Instagram Brooke Della Rocco, News Editor Following last year’s upset at the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) tournament, all eyes will fall to Manhattan University’s men’s and women’s basketball teams for redemption. Last season, men’s basketball was seeded tenth and fell 60-57 in the opening round of the MAACs to Iona University. This year, they … Continue reading Manhattan University Basketball Takes on The MAACs

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Sports, Women's Basketball

Jaspers Clinch Their Ticket to Atlantic City With a Win Over the Canisius Griffins

The international student-athletes on the Manhattan University women’s basketball team on International Sports Day. ISAIAH ROSARIO/ THE QUADRANGLE  Isaiah Rosario, Senior Writer It was International Sports Day in Draddy Gymnasium for Manhattan University Women’s Basketball as the Lady Jaspers (13-13, 7–10 MAAC) took on the Canisius Griffins (7-20, 6–11 MAAC). In the 2024-25 season, the Lady Jaspers have the third-most international players in NCAA DI. … Continue reading Jaspers Clinch Their Ticket to Atlantic City With a Win Over the Canisius Griffins

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Men's Track & Field, Sports

MU Track and Field Sets New School Records and Secures Multiple First-Place Titles at the MAAC Championship 

Darion Lopez pictured at the MAAC Championship after beating the school record in the 200 meter race, only to break it again the following day.  @JASPERSXCTF / INSTAGRAM Laili Shahrestani, Features Editor This past weekend, the Manhattan University track and field teams participated in the MAAC Championship, where athletes not only brought home multiple first-place titles, but even broke school records. The championship began on … Continue reading MU Track and Field Sets New School Records and Secures Multiple First-Place Titles at the MAAC Championship 

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Arts & Entertainment, Jasper Jams

Jasper Jams: ‘Automatic’ Edition

Grace Cardinal, Editor-in-Chief  I am honestly ashamed to say I’ve been a member of this publication for three years now, and this is my first time ever writing a Jasper Jams. However, it is quite fitting that my first go-around for this column would be for The Lumineers’ first album release since I began college. For those who may not know, my blood, and Spotify, … Continue reading Jasper Jams: ‘Automatic’ Edition

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Arts & Entertainment

Pipes and Drums are Marching into March

Manhattan University’s Pipes and Drums marches in the NYC Saint Patrick’s Day Parade on 5th Ave.JOHN HOWARD / COURTESY Brooke Della Rocco, News Editor Manhattan University’s Pipes and Drums announced their parade schedule for the month of March, in honor of Irish Heritage Month. Every year, Pipes and Drums members look forward to March due to their busy schedule, which consists of nine parades this … Continue reading Pipes and Drums are Marching into March

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Arts & Entertainment

How to Pull an All-Nighter and Live to Tell the Tale: MU Student Brings College Life to the Stage

MU Players at the end of opening night. KAREN FLORES / THE QUADRANGLE Karen Flores, Senior Writer Laughter rang through Thomas Hall on Friday as audience members watched Manhattan University’s Players most recent production: How to Pull an All-Nighter and Live to Tell the Tale.  The production was written by one of MU’s own students, Robert Nolan. Nolan is a senior computer engineering major and … Continue reading How to Pull an All-Nighter and Live to Tell the Tale: MU Student Brings College Life to the Stage

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Features

WGRC Hosts First-Ever Gender Affirming Clothing Drive

WGRC interns Elliot Babilonia (left) and Andy Ortiz (right).@MU_WGRC / INSTAGRAM Mary Haley, Marketing Chair & Asst. Features Editor In the pursuit to support gender diversity, Manhattan University’s Women and Gender Resource Center (WGRC) hosted their very first transgender clothing drive on MU’s annual Wellness Day.  This particular clothing drive went further than just providing students with clothing. Andy Ortiz and Elliot Babilonia, two interns … Continue reading WGRC Hosts First-Ever Gender Affirming Clothing Drive

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