MU History
Manhattan University’s Division I athletic teams share this nickname, originally inspired by a 19th-century Christian Brother who coached the baseball team.
Jaspers
In a Hollywood-shaking deal announced this week, this streaming giant agreed to buy Warner Bros. from Warner Bros. Discovery in a transaction valued around $82.7 billion in cash and stock.
Netflix
This is the year that the School of Business was named The O'Malley School of Business
2018
HEINY
Heineken
This fictional character’s heart is described as “two sizes too small” until he has a change of heart about Christmas.
Grinch
Established in 1929, this storied (& secret) honor society at Manhattan University recognizes seniors for distinguished leadership and activity in the extracurricular life of the campus.
Pen & Sword Society
This media group launched a roughly $108.4bn hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery, trying to outdo Netflix’s earlier offer.
Paramount Skydance
This University won 1st place at the 2025 BAC @ MU
University of Waterloo
WOOF
Petco
This animated TV special features a reindeer whose glowing red nose helps guide Santa’s sleigh in a storm.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
Manhattan University was founded in this year by the Brothers of the Christian Schools, a Catholic teaching order started by Saint John Baptist de La Salle.
1853
More than 200 environmental groups called for a nationwide moratorium on building new U.S. facilities of this type, saying their huge energy and water use for AI is driving up utility bills and worsening climate change.
Data Centers
This student was the 2025 Valedictorian.
Carmen Carrión Lucena
CAKE
Cheesecake Factory
In this Charles Dickens classic, three ghosts visit a miserly man in one night.
A Christmas Carol?
To accommodate a growing student body, Manhattan University moved from Manhattan to its present Riverdale campus in this year.
1923
This JPMorgan CEO launched a $1.5 trillion “American Resiliency” initiative to boost U.S. self-reliance in critical technologies like rare earths and AI.
Jamie Dimon
To be invited into this international business honor society at the O’Malley School of Business, you must be a business major, have completed at least three semesters at Manhattan, and rank in the top 10% of the senior class or top 5% of the junior class.
Beta Gamma Sigma
LUV
Southwest Airlines
In this 1990 film, a boy named Kevin must defend his house from burglars after his family accidentally leaves him behind.
Home Alone
Manhattan College became coeducational and welcomed its first undergraduate women students in this year.
1973
This century-old tech company said it will acquire data-streaming specialist Confluent in an $11 billion deal to boost its cloud and AI “smart data platform” business.
IBM
This student won the 2025 Joseph J. Gunn Medal
Joseph Vincent Brennan
FUN
Six Flags
This 2003 ensemble film set in London follows intertwined love stories at Christmastime, including a Prime Minister who dances through 10 Downing Street.
Love Actually?