The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

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The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

The Observer
The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

The Observer
MADDIE SANDHOLM

MADDIE SANDHOLM, Layout Editor

Maddie Sandholm, FCLC ’23, is the layout editor for The Observer. She is a new media & digital design major and visual arts minor. Aside from spending too many hours exploring the Adobe Suite, she enjoys hiking, driving out to the West (best) Coast or decorating (and, of course, taste testing) her sisters’ baking creations.

All content by MADDIE SANDHOLM
graphic of a book of customer service competency. text reads: Customer Service Competency, Introduction, Unit 1: The Basics, conversation skills, behaviors, vocab, practice test; Unit 2: Grocery Stores; Unit 3: Restaurant Etiquette; Unit 4: Clothing Stores.

[Photo] Customer Service Competency Class Now a Requirement for Fordham Admission

July 7, 2021

Fordham now requires all incoming students to take...

A graphic image of a mountain, labeled with 'road to success,' with a path labeled 'self-acceptance,' leading to a mountain called the 'summit of ambition.'

[Photo] Self-Assurance: The Fulcrum of Ambition

May 19, 2021

graphic of power plant with nfts

[Photo] The NFTea on NFTs: The Well-Being of the Environment Is Nonfungible

April 22, 2021

NFTs seem like the newest in digital art and ways for...

graphic of greenwashing with polluting factory in the back and instagram photo of a tree in the foreground

[Photo] Don’t Fall for Greenwashing This Earth Day

April 22, 2021

This Earth Day, remember to be mindful of companies...

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[Photo] Fordham Community Reacts to Anti-Asian Hate Crimes

April 2, 2021

graphic of girl with blonde hair in a red fordham sweatshirt sitting on the steps in front of a building that says fordham university. text in the bottom left corner says

[Photo] ‘Gossip Girl’ Lied to Me

December 13, 2020

a timeline plotting the eve

[Photo] Ex-Cardinal McCarrick, FCRH ’54, Investigated in Vatican Report

December 3, 2020

person thinks about what news source to consume , favoring social media over newspapers, to accompany an article about instagram meme pages becoming news sources

[Photo] Meme News at Fordham: Troubling Trend or Trusted Trolls?

November 27, 2020

Students are increasingly turning to Fordham meme accounts...

a graphic illustration of faculty member at fordham looking at their computer and finding out they will have no retirement contributions

[Photo] Faculty Troubled by University’s Decision to Cut Retirement Contributions

November 12, 2020

On Oct. 28, the university announced a suspension to...

a graphic illustration of a survey and a 2020 ballot

Breaking Down Fordham’s Ballot

October 29, 2020
The Observer conducted an anonymous survey of 211 Fordham students to study their values and analyze opinions of the political system of the United States.
text message exchange that reads

[Photo] Conservative Students Hesitate to Share Political Views On Campus

October 28, 2020

Many conservatives on campus do not feel comfortable...

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[Photo] Social Media Takes Center Stage for Political Activism

October 27, 2020

With social media being the No. 1 source of young voters’...

a graphic illustration showing the covid-19 reponse of fordham, columbia, and NYU. Fordham: infection rate 0.30%, total cases 30, assigned grade B-. Columbia: infection rate 0.06%, total cases 15, assigned grade B+. NYU: infection rate 0.16%, total cases 294, assigned grade B

[Photo] Reopening in a Hotspot: Fordham’s COVID-19 Response Compared to Other NYC Schools

October 15, 2020

a graphic illustration of pie charts showing white respondents were twice as likely (48%) as Black respondents (24%) to feel comfortable calling Fordham Public Safety when an issue arose

[Photo] Fordham Anti-Racist Alumni Collective Survey Supports Testimonies of Racism

October 15, 2020

graphic of a student and a professor each sitting at a computer figuring out their online workload. student on left has zoom boxes and

[Photo] Online Learning Becomes Unmanageable: Auricchio Says ‘we might have gone too far’

September 29, 2020

Maddie pencil graphic

[Photo] Expectations Versus Reality: The Fall Semester

September 19, 2020

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[Photo] Nationwide #ScholarStrike Against Racial Injustice

September 9, 2020

An estimated 400 members of the Fordham community will...

a graphic explaining that Fordham will offer a hybrid model while Santa Clara University and Loyola Maryland are fully online, as is Loyola Chicago though they will allow approved students on campus

[Photo] Jesuit Students Adjust to New Fall Plans

August 27, 2020

a chart explaining average published price for universities versus average net price. Public, in-state colleges average a published price of $10,440 and net $3,870. Private average published $36,880 and net $14,380. Fordham's published is $54,730 and net is $32,838.

[Photo] More Than 300 Students Sign to Lower Tuition Costs

August 21, 2020

Map of the colleges and universities mentioned in the article

[Photo] The New Normal for Colleges

July 31, 2020

Key Takeaways: students have option to choose fully in-person, fully-online, or hybrid courses. Fordham will add new cameras and microphones to classrooms to improve quality of remote learning. Plans are to continue using Zoom and experiment with VoiceThread, an asynchronous discussion tool, and Perusall, an online tool for textual analysis. Up to professor which method will be chosen for class, depending on what works best for professor and teaching style.

[Photo] Fordham Details Hybrid Learning Plan for Fall 2020

July 29, 2020

the phases of the fordham forward reopening plan

[Photo] Fordham’s Reopening Plan is ‘Too Little, Too Late’

July 9, 2020

Supreme Court and Keating hall mirror each other with a pride flag on top

[Photo] Forget Perfection: How 5 Fordham Students Redefined Magazine Writing

July 8, 2020

students protest across the country

[Photo] Fordham Students Protesting Across the Country for BLM

June 18, 2020

Fordham students that are spread out across the country...

An infographic showing $117,390 raised, 559 donors, of which came 67% from alumni, 10% faculty/staff, 11% parents, 4% student, 2% friends, and 6% other. If you need aid, contact any staff member you feel comfortable talking to. There is no application process or deadline, requests are granted on a rolling basis.

[Photo] Fordham Raises Over $100,000 for Student Relief

May 13, 2020

Fordham is offering emergency funds to students during...

annual tuition and fees from 2009-2018

[Photo] The Budget Was Finalized. Then Coronavirus Hit.

April 29, 2020

A spring 2020 report card reflecting both letter grade options and pass/fail options

[Photo] Students Submit Pass/Fail Requests Prior to Finals

April 28, 2020

Some students are forced to take classes early in the morning that would be at a normal time at Fordham, had in-person instruction not been canceled.

[Photo] Taking Classes Across the Globe

April 14, 2020

Some students are forced to take classes early in the...

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[Photo] Stretch Your Way to a Great Day

April 7, 2020

crying map

[Photo] The Top 10 Places to Cry in Public at Fordham Lincoln Center

March 10, 2020

The Desk at 140 West: Homunculus Boogie

The Desk at 140 West: Homunculus Boogie

March 3, 2020
"The Desk at 140 West" is an NPR "Tiny Desk" influenced music series created by the Fordham Observer Multimedia team. This episode features Homunculus Boogie, a band comprised of four sophomores from Fordham College at Rose Hill.
Cooking doesn't need to be complicated for Fordham students on a budget.

[Photo] 30 Minutes, 5 Ingredients, 1 Day of Meals

February 18, 2020

Cooking doesn't need to be complicated for Fordham...

Concerts in NYC - December 2019

Concerts in NYC – December 2019

December 6, 2019
This month features comebacks from old time classics like Billy Joel, Cher and more taking over Madison Square Garden. New artists are also making a breakthrough, like Summer Walker's first headlining tour since her debut album at Terminal 5.
EDM Group Louis the Child performs at Terminal 5.

Concerts in NYC – November 2019

November 25, 2019
A new monthly playlist featuring the best upcoming concerts to watch out for.
Fordham in 17 syllables

Fordham in 17 syllables

October 25, 2019
Alison Ettinger-DeLong and Maya Nayman share haikus describing the experience of being a student at Fordham University in October.
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