Senior Quinn Nagle and friends in Nashville.
QUINN NAGLE / COURTESY
Kayla Werth, Contributor
Spring break has come to an end and Manhattan University students have returned to campus to complete the final stretch of the spring semester. Many students took the week-long break to get a much needed breather and put aside their academics. The Quadrangle spoke with students around campus to find out what they did over their break.
Quinn Nagle, ‘25, chemical engineering major
The Quadrangle: Spring break is a time to relax and take a break from school. Did you travel anywhere and if so, who did you go with?
Quinn Nagle: Yes, I went to Nashville with my five best friends.
TQ: What was one your favorite memories or moments that you will remember from your trip?
QN: The last day we were there, one of the other girls I was with found out there was a tattoo shop in one of the bars that we had been going to. On the last night I went and got a tattoo to commemorate the trip.
TQ: Did you always know you wanted to go to Nashville?
QN: Yeah, it was kind of random. We were thinking about doing the typical Mexico spring break thing, but all of them had already done that last year and we had heard Nashville was a lot of fun. So we were like, yeah why not, it’s probably cheaper. So, we decided to go there.
TQ: Did you have any prior plans for what you wanted to do there?
QN: A bunch of my friends are big Taylor Swift girls, so there were definitely a couple places they really wanted to go to. Other than that, we knew that we absolutely had to buy cowboy boots. A couple of us didn’t own any, so we had to do that. I think we just wanted to go see what the city was like and hangout!
JJ Hardy, ‘28, business management major
The Quadrangle: How did you take advantage of your spring break?
JJ Hardy: I did a lot of sleeping, I spent time with my family and ate a lot of good food. I also worked out a lot.
TQ: Did you take the time off to relax and decompress?
JH: Yeah, I spent time with my friends and they relieve my stress.
TQ: What fun activities did you do over the week?
JH: I have a hot tub and sauna, so me and my boys would go in there after workouts to just chill.
TQ: We’re in the final stretch of the semester. Did you prepare yourself for it when coming back to campus?
JH: I had an epiphany over break that I need to lock in for the last six weeks of school. I’m about to be transferring, so I need to really end off the year strong.
Ava Murrary, ‘26, marketing major
The Quadrangle: Knowing that spring break was quickly approaching did you have any pre-planned activities?
Ava Murrary: I actually had a Puerto Vallarta [Mexico] trip planned since August. Leading up to it, I just had to get my passport ready, pack all my stuff and get all that in check.
TQ: Did you think it was a good and relaxing break to decompress?
AM: Oh yeah, definitely! The minute I got to the resort I went right to the beach and immediately it was just like all my problems at home went away.
TQ: Is there a memory that was your favorite?
AM: We went on a little boat ride, that was super fun. We were with a bunch of other college students too, so we were all migling. It was just a really good time and we were all together.
TQ: Do you think you’d go back to Mexico?
AM: Definitely, Puerto Vallarta at least! That’s the only place in Mexico I’ve been to, but it was so beautiful there. Nothing like I’d imagined it would be. It was like, very city, but also “mountainy” and cool!