Tag: Veterans Day

Features

Manhattan University’s Student Veterans Discuss the Importance and Impact of Veterans Day

MU’s student veterans participate in the Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 11.DAVID BOLLERT / COURTESY By Laili Shahrestani and Otito Maduegbuna, Staff Writer and Contributor Manhattan University serves as a home base for many student veterans who reflected on Monday, Nov. 11 about the opportunities they have now and what the Veteran’s Day holiday means to them.  The Quadrangle had the opportunity to sit down … Continue reading Manhattan University’s Student Veterans Discuss the Importance and Impact of Veterans Day

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Features

Voices on The Quad: Student Veterans Speak About MU’s Inclusivity Toward the Veteran Community

By Laili Shahrestani, Staff Writer Manhattan University is home to a number of student veterans, who emphasize that the campus provides them with an abundance of resources and opportunities to ease their transition from serving in the military to becoming full-time Jaspers.  Monday, Nov. 11 was Veterans Day, a federal holiday in which individuals all around the nation honor and recognize the military services carried … Continue reading Voices on The Quad: Student Veterans Speak About MU’s Inclusivity Toward the Veteran Community

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Opinions & Editorials

Nov. 11: Not Just Another Day Off

by Rose Brennan, A&E Editor I am nothing short of proud of my family’s history of service to this country.  Both of my grandfathers served in the U.S. Armed Forces: one in the Marines and one in the Army.  The latter even saw combat in the Korean War.  The military is a part of my family’s history, and it is a part I wish to honor. Though … Continue reading Nov. 11: Not Just Another Day Off

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