The Observer

MLB increased the size of the three square bases from 15 inches in length to 18 inches at the start of the 2023 season.

Have Major League Baseball’s Recent Changes Actually Improved the Game?

Since the beginning of the decade, Major League Baseball (MLB) has implemented a myriad of changes to the game to, as MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred...

Students at Fordham’s Quinn Library stare at computer screens.

Rams Debate: iPad Kids

Liz Gannon-Graydon hosts her Communi-Tea parties once a week.

Cultivating Communi-Tea

Liz Gannon-Graydon, Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) ’85, held her weekly Communi-Tea party in Bryant Park. This is Gannon-Graydon’s...

Fordham’s Debate Takes

Fordham community members came away from the debate divided: The candidates’ onstage behavior aroused determination to cast their vote in November...

Adams’ Inner Circle Shrinks

Early in his administration as New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams liked to flash a smile and rhetorically ask, “When does the hard part start?” This...

Fordham Post-Protest

Fordham University changed after approximately 45 individuals organized an encampment-style protest on May 1 in the Leon Lowenstein Center lobby...

Autumn in New York

By AVERY LOFTIS

A chill is in the air, the leaves are changing and everything is color graded like a Nora Ephron film. It is once again autumn in New York City,...

‘Amarcord’: Generational Art by Alumni

By ELEANA KOSTAKIS

Dozens of alumni gathered in Fordham’s Ildiko Butler gallery on Sept. 20 for a reception to display their artistic creations. The exhibit...

El Gusto Es Mío

By MCKENNA DIXON

Multicolored lights illuminated the dance floor, flags of Latin American countries enhanced the walls and Bad Bunny’s “Tití Me Preguntó”...

The 76th Emmys and A Fresh Era of TV

By KATIE HOHMAN

The Television Academy hosted the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 15, a night dedicated to honoring the best of television this year. Hosted...

Kull accepts the athletic director position at St. John’s University.

BREAKING: Athletic Director Edward M. Kull Leaves Fordham

Fordham athletic director Edward M. Kull has accepted the position of athletic director at St. John’s University and will be leaving Fordham...

On the Court and Behind the Scenes at the US Open

I arrived at the U.S. Open for the first time on Labor Day. My mom and I were warmly welcomed at the grand Billie Jean King National Tennis Center...

Fordham Ram Swims his Last Olympic Games

On July 30, Nepali Swimmer Alex Shah, Fordham College at Rose Hill ’25, competed in the Men’s 100-meter freestyle at the 2024 Paris Olympics....

Fordham Men’s Basketball Welcomes Star Talent to the Roster

Fordham Men’s Basketball (MBB) introduced prominent talent to the 2024-25 season’s roster. Head Coach Keith Urgo was busy during the offseason...