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BSU Brings Campus to the Quad with “Pop the Balloon” Event

Students fill the chapel steps watching BSU’s Pop the Balloon event. @CAPTURED_BYJT / INSTAGRAM Laili Shahrestani & Barbara Vasquez, Editors-in-Chief The Black Student Union (BSU) at Manhattan University (MU) held a “pop the balloon” event this past Wednesday, April 15, drawing a large crowd to the campus quad. This event takes after the “Pop the Balloon or Find Love” gameshow, originally posted on Youtube, which … Continue reading BSU Brings Campus to the Quad with “Pop the Balloon” Event

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MU All-Women Engineering Team Named NASA Blue Skies Finalist

A.E.R.I.S. was announced as a finalist in the Gateways to Blue Skies Competition this March. NASA.GOV / COURTESY Emmanouel Sofillas, Asst. Sports Editor A team of six Manhattan University (MU) mechanical engineering students have been named finalists in NASA’s 2026 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition, earning a spot among the top contenders in one of aerospace’s most prestigious student competitions. The team’s project, Aircraft Enhanced … Continue reading MU All-Women Engineering Team Named NASA Blue Skies Finalist

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MU Hosts Its First Accepted Students Day of 2026

MU hosts its first accepted students day of 2026   MANHATTAN.EDU/ COURTESY  Leyla J. Mercado Features Editor and Asst. Social Media Editor On March 28, Manhattan University’s (MU) Admissions office held its first Accepted Students Day (ASD) event of the year. The day consisted of a collection of different campus experiences in order to engage accepted students to make their enrollments if they hadn’t yet.The general schedule started … Continue reading MU Hosts Its First Accepted Students Day of 2026

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MU Offers New Public History Minor, Come Fall 2026

Barbara Vasquez, Editor-in-Chief Manhattan University (MU) has recently introduced its new public history minor to the history, political science and international studies department at the university. It is now the second minor offered in the history sector of the program. The minor “introduces students to museum studies, archival practices, digital presentations, and other forms of applied history,” according to the course description on manhattanedu. “It … Continue reading MU Offers New Public History Minor, Come Fall 2026

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The OMSB Hosts Annual “Innovation Challenge” at MU 

The Zoner Team places first at the 13th Annual Innovation Challenge   @OMALLEYBUSINESS_MU / INSTAGRAM  Laili Shahrestani Editor-in-Chief On March 25, the O’Malley School of Business (OMSB) at Manhattan University (MU) hosted the 13th annual Innovation Challenge, an event where various student entrepreneurs develop a well-generated product or service, which is then pitched in front of a panel of judges. This year, a total of five … Continue reading The OMSB Hosts Annual “Innovation Challenge” at MU 

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Jadakiss to Headline Springfest

Jadakiss will be performing on April 18. SPOTIFY / COURTESY   Mary Haley, Senior Writer The time is here! Jadakiss will be the performer of the highly anticipated annual Springfest. The Yonkers native will be performing at 8 p.m in Draddy Gymnasium, after the daytime carnival on the quad from 4-7 p.m. Jadakiss first came to fame in the 90s with his involvement in the group … Continue reading Jadakiss to Headline Springfest

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Sports

Manhattan’s Inaugural Men’s Volleyball Team Is Just Getting Started

Manhattan looks to use this win as momentum going into playoffs.  GOJASPERS.COM / COURTESY   Zeke Jazwinski Sports Editor Manhattan University’s men’s volleyball has had a strong finish to their first inaugural regular season. This has been a solid first season for the Jaspers – after a shaky start, they picked up steam by sweeping FDU and D’Youville. These wins helped to steer the ship in the right … Continue reading Manhattan’s Inaugural Men’s Volleyball Team Is Just Getting Started

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Arts & Entertainment

Lost Stories of the Holocaust Exhibit Opens at Manhattan University

Emmanouel Sofillas, Asst. Sports Editor  A new art exhibit at the entrance of O’Malley Library is bringing a largely unknown chapter of Holocaust history to the Manhattan University (MU) campus, featuring over 20 graphic sketches by Marcel Roux, a member of the French Resistance who was imprisoned in concentration camps during World War II. The exhibit, titled “Lost Stories of the Holocaust,” was curated by … Continue reading Lost Stories of the Holocaust Exhibit Opens at Manhattan University

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Sanctus Artem Hosts “The MET MU” Art Exhibition

Guzman’s “Got Your Nose” pair paintings pictured on the bottom row.   LAILI SHAHRESTANI / THE QUADRANGLE  Laili Shahrestani Editor-in-Chief Manhattan University’s Sanctus Artem club recently held an art exhibition on April 9, located in Smith Auditorium, where students and alumni were able to showcase their artwork in a gallery that emulated the same “high-end” environment as the Metropolitan Museum of Art. “The MET MU” provided Jaspers with an opportunity … Continue reading Sanctus Artem Hosts “The MET MU” Art Exhibition

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