From Kindles to iPads (and even iPhones), students and educators alike have their favorite pieces of technology that make college life easier. But would you be intrigued by technology that tracks your...
Can’t place Cyprus on a map? Go and read the headlines; right now it’s one of the most important countries you’ve never heard of. The country of Cyprus is in serious trouble in its fight to fall...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is now launching an investigation on Oberlin College after a series of hate speech incidents prompted administrators to cancel classes on March 4. Throughout February,...
A bi-partisan group of Senate leaders is now devising a plan to enforce a universal background check on those purchasing guns throughout the country. Leaders hope to strike a deal within the early...
When I think about the future I sometimes see myself in a classroom—only this time I’m standing in front of school desks, not sitting in one. My thermos is in one hand and my copies of “Longing...
Lori Stodghill’s death is one that breaks the hearts of pro-choice and pro-life supporters alike. Pregnant with twins at 28 weeks, the 31-year-old Arizona woman died of a massive heart attack after...
It’s deep into the holiday season and everyone can’t get enough of the commercialized cheer. Back are the "we are the world" ads featuring smiling people with ice cold Cokes in their hands, too good...
“Prior to coming to Fordham, I wasn’t really familiar with the word ‘queer’ and its significance within the LGBTQ community,” Lauren Giangrasso, Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) ’15...
On Dec. 4, Fordham College at Lincoln Center's Rainbow Alliance held its first "Queer Prom" after students and faculty lobbied to Fordham administration to approve the use of the word "queer" in social...
Disturbed by an off-color remark from a classmate, Mo' talks racism at Fordham.
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Taken aback after hearing a compliment from a close male friend, Mo' finds a new appreciation for her global assets.
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Hands on the steering wheel at 3:30 in the morning, I sleepily peer out through my windshield at the white lane markings on the Bronx Expressway. My (now ex) boyfriend is riding shotgun, passed out...
Discouraged after attending an unfruitful job fair, Mo' changes strategies to find work after graduation.
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The slothful, hypersexual, manipulative welfare mother has plagued headlines once again with the withdrawal of a recent Pennsylvania House Bill on Oct. 24. Drafted by Republican and Democratic state representatives,...
Opinions Editor Monique John takes her problems to a booth at the Fordham hot spot, The Flame Diner, and discusses fighting back against older individuals' stereotyping of today's youth. John...
After a frustrating debate season, I found the fourth and final presidential debate on Oct. 22 to be somewhat of a relief. I’m sure the setting of the debate had a lot to do with it: this time, the...
A child’s mangled body is staring back at me from my computer screen. I cannot see her face; simply what has been left of her body after she was run over by a train on its tracks.
On another webpage...
Think you have food issues? In the third episode of OBS TV's series, Mo' Problems, Opinions Editor Monique John talks about her unusual and frustrating food cravings due to stress and a million other things...
Education and media entrepreneur, Chris Whittle, recently opened Avenues: The World School in Chelsea, the latest addition to New York City’s clique of hip, pricey, elitist private schools. With...
In her second installment of Mo' Problems, Opinions Editor Monique John tackles miscommunication by way of text messaging between young couples and the way to deal with it.
Many of us women start creating our own special image of him when we’re young. By “he,” I mean ‘the one,’ our Prince Charming. The man that we’ve always wanted. The man...
Meet Mo. She writes, she talks, she loves. Most importantly, she thinks. A lot. Sometimes too hard...Watch your favorite Observer editor solve everyday issues in her debut web series, "Mo' Problems."
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“Adam and Eve NOT Adam and Steve!” is a line my pastor has bellowed in the sanctuary every now and then on Sunday mornings. The soundwaves radiate throughout the pews, just tapping the stained...
How sweet. Someone wrote a song just for me. Want to know how it goes? Here’s a couple lines: “I got a thing for black girls/La, la la la la, la la, la la la la, la la…/You know I got some love...
Fordham’s plans to rebuild the Leo T. Kissam Memorial Library in the law school have reached new heights. The architectural firm Kevin Hom PC has recently been contracted to design the new library...
Counseling and Psychological Services will be present at the debrief following this year’s Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) performance of the Vagina Monologues. This is the first time a department...
Don Cornelius, producer and host of the television show “Soul Train,” was found dead today around 4 a.m. in his Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, home. Discovered by a family member, Cornelius died of...
The film “Red Tails” has two of my favorite things—one, it has a fantastic tribute to unsung black heroes that played a major role in American history.
But more importantly, it had lots and...
Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) students joined thousands of protestors at SlutWalk NYC on Oct. 1. Protestors marched from Union Square to Third Street between Second Avenue and Lafayette...
“I refuse to see ‘The Help,’” one of my co-workers vehemently told me. He continued, “It’s an insult to black people and it suggests that black stories are only valid when told by a white narrator!”
Though...
Like many of her fellow faculty members, Professor Aimee Cox’s resume boasts degrees from the country’s elite universities and extensive work as a writer and anthropologist. She’s recently been...
All summer long, headlines across television and computer screens exclaimed the urgency of the national debt crisis as our country came closer to possibly falling into default. As with all political...
Fordham University is closing school on Sunday, Aug. 28. With the forces of Hurricane Irene still unseen, the people of New York need to be prepared! Here are some safety tips and precautions suggested...
Renovation of the Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) campus has reached a new phase of construction. Excavation for the new building that will house the Fordham Law School as well as student dormitories...
Published: April 13, 2011
“Feminism...ewww,” my 16-year-old younger sister uttered. Her voice struck an odd pitch, her spine quivered violently and as they squeezed together, the muscles in...
Published: November 17, 2010
Almost three years into the economic recession, experts have recently found that American marriages have stayed strong in spite of the financial conflict that has plagued...
Published: October 5, 2010
Video-sharing and social networking sites such as YouTube, Twitter and Facebook are so widely used that they are becoming hallmarks of today’s world. Millions of people...
Published: September 22, 2010
“Well, what are you waiting for?” my blank piece of paper whispered to me as I stared at the professor’s assignment for the class. Another couple seconds passed before...
Published: April 20, 2011
Students at Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) reacted to recent studies revealing that there is a 21 percent hiring increase for spring 2011 college graduates. These...
Published: March 2, 2011
“At one point you could smell the tear gas from our apartment,” said Raquel Colon, Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) ’10. “A lot of people were wounded. When...
Published: February 2, 2011
More than half of students surveyed at Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) said their mental health affects them academically at least weekly, according to Counseling...
Published February 4, 2010
Step inside the Eugene O’Neill Theatre and it will take you on a funky, psychedelic ride you could never have anticipated. The time is the summer of 1978. The place is musician...
Published: October 22, 2009
From Manhattan’s racy billboards advertising the latest fashions from world-renowned designers, to the heart pumping beats flowing through iPod headphones blasting suggestive...
Published: November 5, 2009
“[M]y nappy hair isn’t worth anything?” asks a downtrodden Chris Rock in his recent film, “Good Hair.” In the film, Rock explores the hair culture within the black...
Published: September 24, 2009
In 1939, Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American to win an award for her performance in the Hollywood Classic, “Gone with the Wind,” breaking the glass ceiling...
Video-sharing and social networking sites such as YouTube, Twitter and Facebook are so widely used that they are becoming hallmarks of today’s world. Millions of people across various age groups and...
Activist Rachel Lloyd, founder of Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (GEMS), spoke along with two other panelists at a conference addressing domestic human sex slavery and trafficking of young...
“As Latinas, we bring a lot to the workplace,” Dr. Eglí Colón said. “We are leaders in our own homes and we need to believe in those skills.” Colón was speaking on March 8, International Women’s...
