The blossoming spring means more than just the fact that you’ll be able to wear white pants soon—it means another important fashion accessory is in season, literally. Baseball fans across the country...
Published: November 4, 2010
Fordham might not have a fashion program, but that hasn’t stopped one alum from making it in the fashion industry. In just two short years since graduating Fordham,...
Published: May 5, 2010
The theology department has its highest enrollment since its inception, with 65 students declaring theology as a major, minor or secondary major. This is higher than last...
Published: October 5, 2010
Jacob Miller, 18, Fordham College at Rose Hill (FCRH) ’14, died in his Alumni Court South dorm room on Sept. 28 as a result of an apparent suicide. He did not leave a note,...
Published: April 15, 2010
I generally resent measures to go green, but I take part in them anyway. The day I stopped buying paper plates and plastic forks in bulk at Costco and started washing my own...
Published: April 1, 2010
As college students, there are plenty of courses of study that we can select to make our parents laugh, cry or wonder why they’re shelling out so much money for tuition....
Published February 18, 2010
Journalism students everywhere have grown tired of the inevitable smirks from all-knowing elders who love to claim, “Journalism is a dying field!” Thank you, sir—I...
Published: December 10, 2009
Last year, I handed in my last final exam at 11 a.m. on Dec. 22 and my professor said, “Thanks! Merry Christmas!” I felt the contempt creeping up.
Sure,...
Published: November 19, 2009
Registration season is a difficult time for Fordham students to love their university. It’s not just the 7 a.m. wakeup calls for open registration, the sluggish Internet...
Published: October 22, 2009
Every Fordham student knows that, amidst midterms, club meetings, internships and the omnipresent allure of The Flame, sometimes staying healthy falls to the bottom of our...
Published: November 5, 2009
Not so very long ago, in mid-October, a Louisiana couple was denied a license to wed. Why? The groom-to-be was black and his fiancée was white. Supposedly, it...
Published: October 8, 2009
Fordham has a lot to say about H1N1, and while it’s cute that they’re trying, it’s hard not to poke some fun at the university’s attempts to get a handle on something...
Published: October 8, 2009
College is hard. Dorm life can be even harder, especially for those who are religiously observant students, trying to balance their faith with their studies. This...
Published: September 24, 2009
We live in a world of instantaneousness. Over the last couple of decades, specifically post-September 11, we have become constantly aware of the news. We follow events...
Published: August 27, 2009
Gay men and women are finding their place in the clergy slowly but surely, especially after a recent vote by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) to allow homosexuals...
Published: August 27, 2009
To the Editor:
I don’t like change. When I got to Fordham as a freshman, I was perfectly content with my one-way street, the big round mirror and the sign that said “LOOK”...
Published: August 27, 2009
Remember the days of hating on OASIS? They are long gone, now that Fordham has finally implemented a new, up-to-date registration tool through the new my.fordham.edu...
Published: April 30, 2009
Student leaders at Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) have drafted a bill of rights that they say was created out of frustration with student affairs. The bill outlines...
Published: April 9, 2009
an old friend
visits me now
and then.
he’s the kind you don’t bring to parties
unless you’re fond of
awkward silence.
and yet
i’m always...
Published: April 9, 2009
By this time, we’ve all heard that the Pope isn’t a fan of condoms. We’ve heard his opinion that condoms do not help to alter the AIDS crisis in Africa but can actually...
Published: April 2, 2009
In response to the current economic climate, Fordham is taking steps to ensure that students will have access to affordable health insurance—not just when enrolled in the...
Published: March 12, 2009
Students erupted in protest on Feb. 18, as Take Back NYU! made demands of New York University (NYU) administration. These students are just the latest in a string of protests...
Published: February 26, 2009
In the days of Geoffrey Chaucer, indulgences were sold to those who could afford them in an attempt to shorten the time they would spend in purgatory later on. The...
Published: February 12, 2009
Signs reading “Choose Life” were posted around Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) by Campus Ministry and, on a number of separate occasions, torn down...
Published: December 29, 2009
Fordham has partnered with Heythrop College at the University of London to provide a new study abroad program for the liberal arts. Fordham will debut its new location...
Published: December 11, 2008
Fordham’s “Master Plan” for expansion was certified by the City Planning Commission on Nov. 17, and the school has begun the seven-month-long Uniform Land Use...
Published: November 20, 2008
In the face of the current economic crisis, students are grappling with the cost of college life and expecting Fordham to bridge the gap. Many students are shopping smart...
Published: October 16, 2008
“The world has never been smaller,” said Paul Levinson, professor of communication and media studies at Fordham. With the United States less than three weeks away from...
Published: October 2, 2008
Fordham unveiled its new emergency notification system on Sept. 15 when a “violent” and “emotionally disturbed” man threatened security on the Rose Hill...
Published: August 28, 2008
Freshmen are entering Fordham University in record numbers this year, according to the Admissions Office. The undergraduate colleges received 23,000 applications...
Published: May 1, 2008
The graduation rate of minority students, particularly Hispanics and African-Americans, is lagging behind that of their white counterparts, according to the American Council on...
Published: April 3, 2008
“Is this something you would want to put on the front of your door in McMahon?” asked Keith Eldredge, dean of students at Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC), in...
Published: Febrary 14, 2008
FORDHAM—Fordham has created a new institution to offer faculty the opportunity to take advantage of the many resources available to them. The Center for Teaching Excellence...
Published: January 31, 2008
FORDHAM—America’s Jesuit universities are coming together to address the needs of the suffering in a collaborative humanitarian effort. Fordham is one of 12 Jesuit...
Published: November 15, 2007
FORDHAM—Fordham’s environmental efforts are not up to par, according to the College Sustainability Report. In the 2008 edition of the report, which scores schools...
Published: November 8, 2007
FCRH—Fordham’s University Choir and Women’s Choir sang in their first performance of the school year on Oct. 28. The performance was held at the University Church on...
Published: October 25, 2007
FCLC—Five Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) students were awarded scholarships for the current academic year from the legendary entertainment group, the Friars...
Published: October 11, 2007
FCLC—Students everywhere are rallying against what many are calling “a modern-day lynching.” On Sept. 20, ColorOfChange.org organized a National Day of...
Published: September 27, 2007
FCLC—Fordham’s former poet-in-residence, the Rev. Daniel Berrigan, S.J., and author of the play, “The Trial of the Catonsville Nine,” spoke to new Fordham students...
