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Senate Meeting Discusses Campus Dining and Engagement  

Senators discussed the limited availability of coffee on campus, followed by the announcement of hot coffee being added to the Southside Smoothies menu two days later.@MANHATTANU_EATS / INSTAGRAM Barbara Vasquez, Editor-in-Chief  The Manhattan University (MU) Senate held their first meeting of the year on Wednesday, Oct. 7, where they reviewed past initiatives, extending dining hall hours and emphasized a focus on student experience.   Andrew Berg … Continue reading Senate Meeting Discusses Campus Dining and Engagement  

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Parisa Saboori Appointed New Associate Dean of Engineering   

Parisa Saboori, Ph.D. is the new associate dean of the School of Engineering.MANHATTAN.EDU / COURTESY Leyla J. Mercado, Features Editor & Asst. Social Media Editor Parisa Saboori, Ph.D, has been named the new associate dean for Manhattan University’s (MU) school of engineering.    Saboori, also a mechanical engineer, professor of mechanical engineering and ASME fellow, has spent a majority of her career at MU as a … Continue reading Parisa Saboori Appointed New Associate Dean of Engineering   

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John L. Paluszek Scholarship Names 2 New Recipients 

Ivon Guzman (left) and Aaliyah Casiano (right) are the third year recipients of the John L. Paluszek scholarship.MEHNAZ AFRIDI / LINKEDIN Reyna Orlova, Contributor Manhattan University (MU) alum John L. Paluszek awarded a $15,000 scholarship to two new first-generation students in the Kakos School of Arts and Sciences this semester. The recipients were Aaliyah Casiano, sophomore psychology major with a minor in education, and Ivon … Continue reading John L. Paluszek Scholarship Names 2 New Recipients 

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Manhattan University Names Avani Modi Sarkar First Entrepreneur-in-Residence  

Avani Modi Sarkar is the first entrepreneur-in-residence at Manhattan University’s O’Malley School of Business.MANHATTAN.EDU / COURTESY Emmanouel Sofillas, Sports Editor  This semester Manhattan University (MU) announced Avani Modi Sarkar has been named the first entrepreneur-in-residence at Manhattan University’s O’Malley School of Business (OMSB).    Sarkar brings two decades of marketing experience and firsthand knowledge of starting a company to her new position at the university. … Continue reading Manhattan University Names Avani Modi Sarkar First Entrepreneur-in-Residence  

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Protest Forms Outside Allen Hospital Following Marble Hill ICE Shooting

Jayden Gonzalez, Photographer Following the shooting of 28-year-old Oscar Belgal by ICE agents in Marble Hill on Thursday, Oct. 8., hundreds marched in protest to Allen Hospital, where Belgal was treated. Protestors were barricaded by NYPD enforcement; five arrests were made during the demonstration. Continue reading Protest Forms Outside Allen Hospital Following Marble Hill ICE Shooting

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Manhattan University Launches Interdisciplinary Sustainability Studies Minor 

Kiersten Chan, Contributor Manhattan University (MU) has officially introduced a new 15-credit Sustainability Studies minor housed within its interdisciplinary ARCH division. The minor is open to students across all three of MU’s schools: Kakos School of Arts and Sciences (KSAS), the School of Engineering and the O’Malley School of Business, and is built around the premise that environmental challenges cannot be contained within a single … Continue reading Manhattan University Launches Interdisciplinary Sustainability Studies Minor 

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Failed Execution Reignites Long-Running Debate on the Ethics of the Death Penalty 

Zendrah Bonnick, Asst. News Editor On Sept. 30, Christa Pike was sentenced to death for the second time where she was given two doses of a lethal injection. The jury found her and her boyfriend Tadaryl Shipp guilty of torturing and murdering Colleen Slemmer, their 19-year-old classmate in 1995. Shipp was sentenced to life in prison at the time of trial. He was a minor, … Continue reading Failed Execution Reignites Long-Running Debate on the Ethics of the Death Penalty 

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Jeremy Loffredo ‘19 Returns to MU for a Discussion on Journalism, Censorship and Middle Eastern Politics  

Jeremy Loffredo (left) and Danica Mason (right) during the discussion.SARAH ROLKA / THE QUADRANGLE Sarah Rolka, Asst. Features Editor On Sept. 22, the departments of religious studies, communication, sound and media arts, and history, political science and international relations came together to host a discussion with independent journalist Jeremy Loffredo ’19 on journalism, censorship and Middle Eastern politics.  The conversation centered on an arrest that … Continue reading Jeremy Loffredo ‘19 Returns to MU for a Discussion on Journalism, Censorship and Middle Eastern Politics  

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Nishat Parvez, Ph.D., Joins Communication, Sound and Media Arts Department 

Nishat Parvez, Ph.D., a new hire in Manhattan University’s communication, sound and media arts department.NISHAT PARVEZ / COURTESY Maddie Rosado, Managing / News Editor At the start of the fall semester, Nishat Parvez, Ph.D., joined Manhattan University’s (MU) communication, sound and media arts department as a new hire.  Since the end of MU’s 2026 spring semester, the department has seen significant turnover. Founding chair Thom … Continue reading Nishat Parvez, Ph.D., Joins Communication, Sound and Media Arts Department 

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