Published: May 5, 2010
A fresh Fordham diploma in hand, a job at a trendy gallery in New York City and the world at her fingertips. So was the life of Stephanie Joson, a 2004 graduate of Fordham...
Published: April 22, 2010
Consider these two lists: theft, murder, and speeding; and filing, coffee runs and mailing documents. See any similarities? Probably not. But the truth is, like the...
Published: April 15, 2010
When you hear about a good cause, you assume there are some good people behind it. But when those people are more than good, when they are inspirations to their peers and...
Published: December 10, 2009
I drink Starbucks twice a day. The habit is high in costs. It’s expensive, it’s not the healthiest thing in the world and I could have written a novel with the amount...
Published: November 19, 2009
Most people say that your eyes are the window to your soul, but Zach Aaronson, Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) ’12, begs to differ.
“Your nails are the...
Published: October 22, 2009
Tufts University just recently passed a residential hall rule that forbids having sex while your roommate is present in the room. The regulation wasn’t passed to limit...
Published: November 5, 2009
I am a closet planner. I live off of Post-It notes (pink ones shaped like flowers, of course) and I get almost as excited about buying my new agenda for the year...
Published: October 8, 2009
“Faggot.” One word spoken by one man on one NYC street corner. But like an awkwardly oversized boulder penetrating the delicate surface of a still pond, the subsequent...
Published: September 24, 2009
Poor Pigs!
They have been falsely accused! This new strain of H1N1, a.k.a. swine flu, is not infecting pigs and has never been seen in pigs. It was initially categorized...
Published: September 24, 2009
As I wheeled the last cart stuffed with posters, books and dirty clothes out of McMahon hall last May, I was convinced that the next time I would see the inside of a dorm...
Published: August 27, 2009
I’m sorry to remind you, Class of 2010, but your time is almost up. You are officially starting your fall semester for the last time (unless you’re one of those deferring...
Published: August 27, 2009
A week after my 21st birthday, I went to a country where I could have ordered a Cosmo three years ago. A little anticlimactic? Yes. Despite the lack of acknowledgment...
Published: August 27, 2009
When starting your first semester at a new college, whether you are a freshman or a transfer student, it’s hard to get adjusted. Where should you get lunch? What’s the...
Published: August 27, 2009
Summer is over, and while it’s sad to say goodbye to your hometown friends and pack up all your stuff again, you can’t help being a little excited at all the possibilities...
Published: August 27, 2009
Fish and Chips. The Tube. Drinking ale by a fireplace in a pub. Dodging traffic coming from the wrong direction. None of these are things New Yorkers are accustomed to experiencing...
Published: April 9, 2009
Restlessness is quickly seeping into the lives of every college student. With less than a month left of classes, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to crack open...
Published: April 9, 2009
A Fordham tradition for a nearly decade, students from all walks of life converged every Wednesday night at The Lincoln Park Grill. They would migrate down Ninth Avenue to the...
Published: April 2, 2009
“I couldn’t do my essay… Brad and Jen broke up.”
Today, this excuse is as probable as the old “dog ate my homework” trick. In a society full of borderline...
Published: February 26, 2009
My morning began like every other: I woke up way earlier than I wanted to, but later than I should have. I ran around in a frenzy, since under no circumstance...
Published: February 26, 2009
They roam the halls, the classrooms and the cafeteria. They sip coffee at Jazzman’s, sit next to us at shows in Pope Auditorium and live next door to us in McMahon....
Published: February 12, 2009
It’s that time of year again, when the whole city seems to be colored pink and red. Restaurants publish their special “Valentine’s Day Brunch Specials” and diamond...
Published: January 29, 2009
When the time comes to register for classes every student follows a similar agenda: check which requirements you haven’t fulfilled, do everything in your power to get a...
Published: November 20, 2008
Everyone has seen them—the massive posters that loom in store windows, shouting promises of drastically reduced prices. Surely there must be a mistake. Black...
Published: November 13, 2008
Fashion: It is an expression of self, an extension of your personality. But it is often employed by many girls for another purpose: to attract the opposite sex. If looking...
Published: October 30, 2008
It’s a typical occurrence. A test on Tuesday morning means sitting down Monday night and cracking the spine on your never-before-opened textbook. As if this isn’t...
Published: October 16, 2008
It’s that time of year again—when crisp air begins to seep into the city, piles of multihued leaves line Central Park and runways burst with the hottest fall trends....
Published: October 2, 2008
When looking for off-campus housing five years ago, Harlem would not have been a prime location for many students and most likely would have been placed in a “last resort”...
Published: May 1, 2008
Spring is finally here, which means it’s time for your clutter to go. And lucky for you, there’s no better place to get rid of it than New York City. Whether you’re facing...
Published: April 17, 2008
For girls, working out in a gym comes with a list of unspoken laws that must be followed to avoid unwanted male attention: “Wear shorts at your own risk;” “Stretching...
Published: April 3, 2008
As an eager, wide-eyed freshman, living on campus seems like a dream. Surrounded by friends 24 hours a day, parties seven days a week, no parents, no curfews,...
Published: Febrary 14, 2008
Let’s “get some shoes,” mourn with Chris Crocker and go to class? In the near future, this may all be possible from the comfort of your dorm room, due to efforts...