When someone asks, “What’s your favorite book?” chances are many would respond with a classic novel, so-called “real literature,” instead of young adult fiction or “Fifty Shades of Grey.”...
New York Times bestselling author Sylvia Day is planning to write a new adult romance series featuring a character who attends Fordham University.
The two-book series, which will be titled “Blacklist,”...
I’ve bought my last college textbook. After three years of running around, trying to find good deals on college books, I’ve had enough.
College books are bulky, absurdly overpriced and sometimes rarely...
Construction workers gathered outside Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 23 to protest workers' rights violations. A union rat was inflated in front of the Ram...
Everyone has a case of wanderlust from time to time, but not everyone puts it to good use. When people want to visit the United States, they think of metropolitan cities like New York City, Los Angeles,...
On Tuesday, April 29, 2014, Mary Higgins Clark, Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) ’79, spoke to students in Professor of English Mary Bly’s Publishing: Theory and Practice class. Clark...
Award-winning poets Vievee Francis and Tracy K. Smith read excerpts and signed copies of their books of poetry, "Horse in the Dark" (2012) and "Life on Mars" (2011) respectively, on Thursday, April 24...
After conducting a poll in February 2014 about the Academy Awards and Hollywood influence, CBS News released its results on March 2 and concluded that 61 percent of Americans believe that Hollywood...
With awards season underway and the Oscars coming up next month, it’s not unusual that many Oscar-nominated actors are gracing the covers of most magazines—unless we’re talking about Vanity Fair.
In...
We still have a couple more years until the United States. goes into a frenzy for the 2016 Presidential Election, but we already have potential candidates—well, mostly Republicans—putting their foot...
With this year marking the 50th anniversary of former President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, several national museums are publicly displaying objects pertaining to his assassination as a way...
I think I speak for almost everyone when I say that getting good grades in college is important. We often hear from friends at other colleges that they’ve received all sorts of honors for their exemplary...
Studying abroad is part of the quintessential college experience. By the time junior year rolls around, many students are eager to acquire new perspectives, gain exposure to other cultures and ideas,...
After 16 agonizing days of filibusters and debates, the United States government has finally broken free of its impasse after President Barack Obama signed an agreement on Thursday Oct.17. The public...
This past August, a cab driver struck British tourist, Sian Green, on Sixth Avenue and 50th Street and cost her a left leg. According to the New York Daily News, Faysal Himon, the driver, was arguing...
Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) may not be an athletic campus, but that doesn’t mean we don’t show school pride at sporting events. We sometimes even playfully bash rival teams during games....
Free MetroCards for New York students are a nostalgic thing of the past. In high school, I took them for granted; now I have to shell out $5.00 to get to and from school. This added expense would not be...
The apt phrase "shame on you" echoed among the crowd gathered in the Senate gallery when they found out the Senate's decision on gun control. According to President Barack Obama, this past April proved...
Modern readers are no stranger to dystopian novels and movies, whether it’s “1984,” “Brave New World” or more recently, “Beautiful Creatures,” “I am Number Four” and “The Hunger...
There are two types of celebrities: those who are indifferent to privacy and those who crave it. Some celebrities don’t make big efforts to separate their personal and professional lives while others,...
I think it’s safe to say that any child would be enticed at a chance of fame. I certainly would have, considering how the lives of kids like Suri Cruise and Alana Thompson are glamorized and celebrated...
POINT: Yes, Commuting Hinders Learning
By BRIGITTE AYAZ, Staff Writer
Published: February 20, 2013
The life of a commuter is tiring and taxing. It takes a heavy toll on students mentally and...