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The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

The Observer

Both NYPD Legal and regular officers were in attendance during the protest, standing off to the sides.
Fordham SJP Hosts Detention Protest
By ALISON BEINHAUR and MACKENZIE COOPER April 10, 2025

Fordham Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) hosted a rally outside of the Lowenstein Center on April 8 against the presence of U.S. Immigration...

The Rams surrender six runs in the eighth as the Wildcats cruise to a sweeping victory.
Fordham Baseball Falls to Davidson in A10 Series Finale
By NANCY RHODES

The Fordham Rams dropped the third and final game of their Atlantic 10 (A10) home series against Davidson College (DC) on April 5, a 12-1 defeat...

On April 8 University President Tania Tetlow told student press the State Department had revoked the visa of a second Fordham student.
BREAKING: Fordham Joins Legal Brief Opposing Visa Revocations
By SAM BRACY

Fordham University joined 85 other educational institutions on an amicus brief in support of the American Association of University Professors’...

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
By BRIANNA KARLA SANCHEZ
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.
When animation is written off as a childish medium, adults do not generally seek out these films and miss out on all that animation brings to the table.
Animation’s Capacity for Complexity
By VEE VENNING
Animation has undergone tremendous developments in the past century, and as the medium evolves, its popularity continues to soar.
Jean Crutchfield's 1998 exhibition “Presumed Innocence” analyzes how childhood is endangered by perilous social and cultural conditions and includes pieces such as Inez van Lamsweerde's "Kirsten" (1996).
Abjecting Innocence: Post-9/11 Artistic Production
By GRACE MISKOVSKY
In a feedback loop of exposure and self-reproduction, when do children stop being innocent and instead complicit in childhood’s demise?
A group of eight protestors climbed on stage as city comptroller Brad Lander was speaking, chanting “off fossil fuels Brad” and “Black Rock Brad.”
Mayoral Candidates Go Back to School
By MICHELLE WILSON and MACKENZIE COOPER

Democratic mayoral primary candidates faced questions on housing, education, climate change and transit at a forum hosted by a student climate...

Administration To Raise Tuition 4.65%
By COLBY MCCASKILL

Fordham announced a 4.65% tuition hike in a university-wide email on March 31, pushing yearly sticker-price tuition to $65,000.  The email...

Joy in the Struggle
By SAM BRACY

Bryan Massingale doesn’t love it when people write about him. In fact, he said he hates the way profiles preserve a particular account of who...

Tetlow Addresses Student Visa Revocation and Other Issues
By STEVIE FUSCO

University President Tania Tetlow addressed serious issues plaguing Fordham University and higher education in America at a meeting with the...

Which Major is the Best Dressed?
By NIKKI HATZOPOULOS and THEODORA KOLIODIMOU February 25, 2025
Students engage in debate over what the most stylish major at Fordham is.
‘Recession indicators,’ can include cultural and fashion trends that indicate consumer sentiment, in times of economic uncertainty.
Is Everything Really a Recession Indicator?
By LEEYA AZEMOUN
In times of increasing economic turmoil, our fashion and cultural choices can be termed 'recession indicators,' but what does that term mean?
Visions of the Heart in Lipani Gallery
By NORA KINNEY

On March 28, a crowd gathered in Lipani Gallery to celebrate Lucy Duckett and Kenzie Roberts, two Fordham seniors presenting their thesis projects...

Orchids and Architecture at the New York Botanical Garden in Spring
By ELIZABETH CORALLO

The tropical climate of sweet orchids overpowers the chilly temperatures of the Bronx in March at the New York Botanical Garden’s latest exhibit. “The...

The Rise and Fall of Freedom in ‘Cabaret’
By LAINEY COLLIER

Welcome to the Kit Kat Klub of Weimar Republic Germany, where you can drink and dance the night away. Your Emcee (Adam Lambert) greets you with...

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Sofia Arseniev made a strong impression at Fordham when she was first being recruited.
Glass Courts Not Glass Ceilings
Sofia Arseniev, senior on the Fordham Squash team, is the only female squash athlete to play and win a game for the program.
Mike Magpayo Hired as the New Men’s Basketball Head Coach

Mike Magpayo has been hired as the new men’s basketball head coach, as announced by the Fordham Athletics Department on March 29. This announcement...

The Unsung Heroes of Fordham Athletics
Athletic trainers at Fordham work with the university's over 500 student-athletes, on recovering physically, from prevention to injury.
Head Coach Fired: The Keith Urgo Era Over
The announcement comes after the university imposed a four-game self-suspension for Urgo earlier in the season on Jan. 16.
Fordham's Thoughts on Love
Fordham’s Thoughts on Love
By NIKKI HATZOPOULOS, IKMA INUSAH, and LILA KELLEHER

The market is open all day from morning to late evening and draws in a large crowd.
A Day at the Columbus Circle Holiday Market
By KEI SUGAE

Mere steps away from Fordham Lincoln Center’s campus, Columbus Circle’s Annual Holiday Market returned this year on Dec. 3. Hundreds of vendors...

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Egg prices have risen across the country recently. The Observer spoke to deli owners, supermarket cashiers and members of the Fordham community to hear how rising prices were affecting consumer habits.
Groceries Are Getting Eggspensive
By LILA KELLEHER and IKMA INUSAH March 26, 2025
The bacon, egg and cheese, an NYC breakfast staple, is facing rising prices around Fordham's Lincoln Center campus.