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Volume CXI, Issue 7
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NEW YORK, MARCH 4, 2025
Springfest Makes Triumphant Return to MU Campus With Headlining Artist 3OH!3 Grace Cardinal Editor-in-Chief
3OH!3 To Headline Springfest The hip-hop duo will headline the on-campus festival on April 5. 30H!3 / COURTESY
Changes Coming to Manhattan University’s Residence Life Mack Olmsted Senior Writer
Manhattan University’s Department of Residence Life will be undergoing some changes including an increase within the senior staff size of the department, new Resident Assistant (RA) requirements and an updated compensation structure. Ronnie Genee spoke to The Quadrangle about the future of Residence Life. “I think we’re about to be on the cusp of getting some really good staff members on board that I think will have the same mindset I have in terms of what we’re trying to accomplish here, and be able
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to implement those in the residence halls,” Genee said. “So there’s a lot of good stuff on the horizon.” Beginning in the fall 2025 semester, RA compensation will be tiered based on years of service in the role. All RAs will have housing costs covered but the VIP meal plan will vary based on years of service. First year RAs will receive 50% of their meal plan covered, second year RAs will receive 75% coverage and third year RAs will have the full 100% of their meal plan covered. Other RA requirements will exclude certain commuters from the RA application process. RAs must have had a living experience on campus before applying. In addition, RAs must have a
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cumulative GPA of at least a 3.0, a rise from the previous 2.5 requirement. Sophomore Richard Bagayoko is currently an RA in Lee Hall and shared his thoughts with The Quadrangle about the new requirements. “I mean it’s definitely an interesting change, but I think part of it is fair,” Bagayoko said. “Overall, it’s for the best, and I’m sure that it will help Manhattan University in the long run. And changes were made for a reason. I’m just grateful to be an RA.” Recently, the Lee Hall area coordinator Sam Boham departed from MU, leaving the RAs with only the Genee to turn to. Genee couldn’t comment on why Boham __________________________ CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
Springfest is returning to Manhattan University once again on April 5 featuring hiphop duo 3OH!3. The event will be the first time since 2023 that MU has hosted a headlining artist for the day. 3OH!3 is an American hip hop duo from Boulder, Colorado. They are best known for their single “Don’t Trust Me”, which reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 upon its release in 2008, according to the band’s official Google overview. “They are a hip hop duo, and nobody knows [them] when you hear their name, but when you hear their songs, you’re like, ‘Oh, I do know who this is,’” Audrey Daniels, vice president of Academic Affairs told The Quadrangle. Springfest is planned and hosted each year by MU’s Student Government Association (SGA). Due to budget constraints last year, Springfest was reduced to only the carnival on the quad. “Last year, Springfest was not Springfest,” Student Body President Jazi Riley said. “It was a carnival, and that’s okay. We can call it what it is. This year, we wanted nothing more but to have an artist at bare minimum, even if that meant we forfeit everything else, and that is because we want to put experience first.” Riley is excited for the opportunity for underclassmen to experience what has previously been recognized as one of MU’s most notable spring semester traditions. “There’s now freshmen
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and sophomores, there’s two classes on campus who are lacking on a tradition, and [who] don’t understand the scope of the tradition,” Riley said. “It [Springfest] brings the community together. It’s one of those big social events that just brings us all together.” Nicole Brosnan, the associate director of orientation and Student Engagement, agreed with Riley’s sentiment and is passionate about returning Springfest to the student experience it once was. “We want to bring Springfest back to what it was,” Brosnan told The Quadrangle. “We’re really excited about the concert, but we have other exciting things throughout the day. We want to bring the carnival back to the quad, just the campus full of life.” Martina Eichhorn, the vice president of Social Life, made sure to put time into researching what students have enjoyed in the past in order to make this year’s Springfest one for the books. “For me, I was reading through other things that happened in previous Springfests and what a lot of people loved to see and wanted to see again, and also hearing from our students,” Eichhorn said. “I read previous articles, and I just tried to see what grabbed the most attention. My planning obviously comes in with the extra stuff that we’re going to do, the carnival theme part of it, having the different areas with the different activities that we’re going to do.” While budget was a factor in the decision to hire 3OH!3 as this year’s artist, SGA’s main concern was who would bring __________________________ CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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