Most Promising Education Policies: Lhota or de Blasio?

September 23, 2013

It’s high time that NYC experiences something different—or rather, someone different—than it has in the years past.

NYC’s Stop-and-Frisk Policies Need To Go

April 7, 2013

The reason for most stops is “reasonable suspicion” which tends to mean whatever the frisking officer wants it to mean.

It’s The End of the World…Again

December 12, 2012

Guys, it’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine. Because the world’s not going to end. I’m sorry to disappoint you.

Placing the Burden of Street Harassment

November 14, 2012

You might know it as catcalling, but let’s call it what it really is: street harassment. Or, sexual harassment that occurs on the street.

Has Political Satire Gone Too Far?

October 19, 2012

Political satire may misinform some, but engages younger generations.

Internships Are Illegal and Exploitative

October 6, 2012

As a young enterprising college student in a sea of equally young, enterprising college students, I know that everyone is doing anything and everything they can to get ahead.

Students Give Post Debate Reactions

October 4, 2012

The first of four presidential debates was held at the University of Denver, in Colorado, one of the main swing states in next month's election. Presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney faced off for 90 minutes in a showdown that allowed the candidates to address each other directly and define their platform's differences.

Students Discuss What It Means To Be a Minority

October 4, 2012

According to the Office of Institutional Research at FCLC, 33.9 percent of students identify as a minority, with Hispanic and Latino students making up the largest minority group at 15.4 percent for Fall 2011.

Denzel Theater Scholar, Chair Named

September 19, 2012

In 2011, Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington, Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) ’77, donated $2 million to create an endowment for the Denzel Washington Chair in Theatre position and added another $250,000 to create a...

Obama & Reddit: More Fat Chat, No Innovation

September 5, 2012

Reddit, Twitter and Tumblr are simply new ways to do the same old thing—politicians adapting to new technology to target their audiences.

Point — Counterpoint: Are the Stricter Voting Laws Fair to Americans?

August 22, 2012

Yes, Voting Integrity Must Be Protected By WILL BERGESCH The squabbling about the voter ID laws that has gone on for weeks has left me bewildered. These laws now require some type of official ID to...

Revisiting Gun Control for Fall Elections

August 22, 2012

The problem with the national conversation of gun control is that there isn’t one, and this being an election year, the political elite have “more important things” to concentrate on, like massive unemployment, slow economic recovery and healthcare reform. Fair enough, but it’s not enough.

Point – Counterpoint: Liberty and English For All

May 2, 2012

Rick Santorum’s comments on statehood for Puerto Rico stirred the debate on whether or not English should be its standardized language.

“Dark Money” Destroys the Integrity of the Election Season

March 28, 2012

Everyone has heard of Super PACs, those ultra-powerful, ultra-rich organizations that can use their funds for whatever they please, so long as they don’t have direct coordination with a candidate.

Point-Counterpoint: Is a Required Ultrasound a Step Too Far or Justifiable Legislation?

March 28, 2012

Usually, it is considered highly immoral to implement laws that impede a person’s path to exercise their rights. Somehow, though, the rights for a woman to decide what happens to her own body have been seriously put into question. The most recent legislative amendment to a woman’s right to choose has been the required ultrasound at least 24 hours before an abortion.

I’d Like to Thank the Academy: The Oscars are a Ceremony of Self-Congratulation

February 26, 2012

"I hope you enjoyed the goody bags and the champagne and the gold. I hope that took your mind off the recession for a while."

You Call That Art? Abstract Expressionism at MoMA

July 23, 2011

Published: October 7, 2010 At least one member of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) canceled his membership in protest after viewing Ad Reinhardt’s “Abstract Painting” (1963) in its initial...