The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

The Observer
The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

The Observer
The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

The Observer
PROFILES AND INTERVIEWS
Laurie Berke-Weiss is a longtime lawyer in the New York area. Specializing in employment law, she has dedicated herself to the discipline for decades. Her daughter has even followed in her footsteps, and now works alongside her at Berke-Weiss Law PLLC.
This Fordham Law Alumna Works in Service of Others
Laurie Berke-Weiss graduated Fordham Law in 1983, before the foundation she now leads even existed. She's seen women make strides in the legal profession firsthand.
Was Fordham Law’s New Dean ‘Born To Do This’?
Joseph Landau has been writing and fighting for LGBTQ+ rights his whole career. Now, he's the one steering Fordham Law School.
Chaz Lampen Finds Success in Music
Fordham first-year Chaz Lampen finds success in music, balancing his passion for rock with academics, performing at local festivals and debuting songs inspired by personal stories.
Mia Lorelei’s Music is Your Music Too
Lorelei speaks on her music, sports metaphors and life as a student-musician.
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LATEST FEATURES
Near the end of the semester, students come face to face with a phenomenon that is sometimes equated with simple stress, but in reality is a confluence of three distinct mentalities.
The four student leaders of Psi Chi Lincoln Center, shown above, said their group can do a lot of good, but currently suffers from a lack of awareness and funding Photos by GRACE SANTOLI, GEORGIA BERNHARD; Illustration by COLBY MCCASKILL
Psi Chi Lincoln Center Who?
The intercampus transportation system that connects two of Fordham’s campuses is run by current and former students.
Meet the People that Keep the Ram Van Running
On April 13, Campus Ministry hosted a Seder dinner in the South Lounge of Fordham Lincoln Center’s Ram Café.
Students Commemorate Ongoing Salvation at Passover Seder
England played Latvia at Wembley Stadium on March 24, 2025. Around 90,000 fans cheering on the national teams.
Football Fans Across The Pond
LONG READS
Influencer-in-Chief
Influencer-in-Chief
After the brief TikTok ban, Fordham students and professors reflect on the social media platform's entanglement in politics.
These Rams Ride Free
MTA's panel declared fare evasion at a 'crisis' level, Fordham students are skeptical of the city's enforcement-first approach.
Students Awake to Second Trump Term

Lying sleepless in bed on the morning of Nov. 6, Myah Balaporia checked her phone.  “I saw multiple notifications that he had won,” Balaporia...

Fordham Community Responds to Roe Reversal
Groups and departments across the university release their own statements and take action in the wake of Roe v. Wade.
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HISTORICAL FEATURES
Fordham Ambulance Corps
‘The Will of God’: How Fordham Threw Itself At World War I
Fordham University contributed to WWI in a significant manner. Nearly 2,000 students signed up. 36 died, many of them at the Somme and Verdun.
President Harry Truman rings the new Victory Bell in its new home at Rose Hill
Sounding the Victory Bell: The Story of a Repurposed Artifact in the Bronx
The bell used to commemorate Fordham sports victories also saw combat in WWII in the Pacific. President Harry Truman gifted it to Fordham.
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FIRST-PERSON EXPERIENCES
Brozio finds herself at the intersection of a plethora of identities, although she isn’t alone.
The Reality of Chinese Adoption

China’s international adoption program opened to the world because of the one-child policy that spanned from 1980 to 2016. This policy disproportionately...

Katz's work reminds us that we are all strangers in the eyes of others.
Reflections on Alex Katz, Growing Up, and Learning to Look (Alone)
Some describe the retrospective as stark and unforgivingly cold. Others deem it stylish, simple yet effective. I’d call it honest.
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