The Observer

The course material covered in Fred Copley’s PHIL 1000 class.

By IKMA INUSAH, Assistant Features Editor

At 8:30 a.m., Mari Narvilas sat in her Philosophy of Human Nature (PHIL 1000) class and read Descartes’s “Meditations.” As she had done...

Splinter Group’s latest production “Spring Awakening,” ran on Nov. 14 and 15. The play touches on themes of grief and tragedy.

Splinter Group’s ‘Spring Awakening’ Explores Creativity in the Eyes of Tragedy

By SABRINA OLIVERI

On Nov. 14 and 15, Fordham Lincoln Center’s musical theatre club Splinter Group performed “Spring Awakening,” a coming-of-age punk rock...

Farcon, FCLC ’27, made her Broadway debut in “& Juliet” on Oct. 29.

Jhailyn Paige Farcon Dances Her Way to Broadway

By LIVIA REGINA

Jhailyn Paige Farcon, Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) ’27, was leaving class at The Ailey School when she received the life-changing...

Anne Hoffman (center right) mentored countless students in her decades teaching at Fordham.

Anne Golomb Hoffman, Professor Emerita, Dies at 78

By MACKENZIE COOPER, Assistant News Editor

Anne Golomb Hoffman, professor of English and modern Hebrew literature Emerita at Fordham passed away suddenly from a heart attack at Columbia...

Black Women Reckon with Harris’ Loss

By PARIS MATHUKU

The 2024 presidential election brought to the forefront complicated questions of representation, identity and structural barriers in the political...

Trump’s Energy Pick Signals Retreat from Climate Action

By ARIANNA PINNA

Members of the Fordham community expressed concern that another Trump term would intensify the climate crisis. President-elect Donald Trump...

Fordham Lacks Plan to Address Drought

By SAM BRACY, News Editor

New York City Mayor Eric Adams declared a drought warning on Nov. 18 amid the driest conditions in exactly a century, urging New Yorkers to voluntarily...

Fordham Theatre’s mainstage play “Kentucky” explores themes of identity and dysfunctional bonds through a young woman reconnecting with her estranged family in the South.

A Heartfelt Journey Home in ‘Kentucky’

By MCKENNA DIXON

Three bridesmaids adorned in fuschia, orange and yellow harmoniously invited a packed Pope Auditorium to their “old Kentucky home” on Nov....

‘Nickel Boys’ is an Innovative Masterpiece

By EPHRAM OLIVER

The mark of a truly special emerging artist is the natural intuition to take creative risks in service of a message. Such is the case with director...

Tyler, The Creator Takes Off His Mask in ‘Chromakopia’

By KATIE HOHMAN

Tyler, the Creator — the stage name for 33-year-old Los Angeles native Tyler Okonma — released his eighth album titled “Chromakopia,”...

‘Romeo + Juliet’ Is A Tragic Rave in Verona

By JULIA JARAMILLO

Years after I first read “Romeo and Juliet” in high school, I never thought pastel teddy bears and synth music by Jack Antonoff would help...

Daniel D’Ippolito’s is the first in 42 years to log two hat tricks in the same season and his 13 goals are the highest number of goals in a season by an individual Fordham player since 1998.

Men’s Soccer Fell to Dayton in A10

The Fordham men’s soccer team closed out their Atlantic 10 (A10) championship play in the semifinals with a 0-2 loss against the University...

Rams Defeat Binghamton in Men’s Basketball Home Opener

The Fordham men’s basketball team opened their home game season at the historic Rose Hill Gymnasium with a 78-63 win against the Binghamton...

Men’s Water Polo Complete Historic Undefeated Season

The Fordham men’s water polo team defended their undefeated record in their home pool during their last tripleheader of the season on Nov....

Fordham Welcomes New Director of Athletics, Charles Guthrie

University President Tania Tetlow announced in an email on Nov. 18 that the position of director of intercollegiate athletics and recreation...