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The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

The Observer

The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

The Observer

NORA KINNEY

NORA KINNEY, Arts & Culture Editor

Nora Kinney (she/her), FCLC ’26, is an arts & culture editor at The Observer. She is majoring in journalism with minors in history and new media and digital design, and is pursuing an accelerated master’s degree in public media. She is a dancer and believes everyone should experience the beauty and strangeness of live performance art.

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I usually hit the wall right before sunrise.

In Defense of the All-Nighter

December 3, 2025

I have spent more sleepless nights writing essays and crafting projects from thin air than I’d like to admit. I’m often stationed at my desk for these marathons, but by nature of their irregularity,...

Professor Andrew H. Clark developed the minor with support from students, many of whom would not get the chance to dance otherwise.

Fordham’s Dance Minor is in Purgatory

November 5, 2025

In 2024, Katharina Strenge attended Fordham’s spring open house session as a high school senior. She hoped to settle an urgent matter on her mind as the deadline to commit to college loomed: Did Fordham...

Heidi Gardner, Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow and Emil Wakim recently announced their departures from the cast of SNL.

Gen Z Fans Left Shook Up After SNL Cast Changes

September 10, 2025

On Aug. 28, Devon Walker, Emil Wakim and Michael Longfellow announced on their respective Instagram accounts that they would be departing from Saturday Night Live (SNL) ahead of its 51st season. Soon after,...

Kiyawat’s salvation lies in the hands of God in this surreal courtroom drama.

Absurd Stakes in Kiyawat’s Court

April 30, 2025

In “Kiyawat V. God,” a woman stands trial before a jury for skinning her friend alive. But if the play sounds grueling, and its setting conventional, you have the wrong idea.  In this Fordham Studio...

Kenzie Roberts poses infront of her work in Lipani.

Visions of the Heart in Lipani Gallery

April 9, 2025

On March 28, a crowd gathered in Lipani Gallery to celebrate Lucy Duckett and Kenzie Roberts, two Fordham seniors presenting their thesis projects for the visual arts program from March 25 to April 8.  Duckett,...

Photographer Chester Higgins’ work, “The Intimacy of Prayer,” discussed themes of religion and the personal connection that individuals have to their spirituality.

‘The Intimacy of Prayer’ Leaves Butler Gallery

January 22, 2025

If you wandered into Ildiko Butler Gallery on the evening of Jan. 15 with only a cursory knowledge of the photographs on display, you might have been surprised to hear a distinctively bright voice call...

Student models signal changes within the industry, but that there is also room for improvement

Models Among Rams

December 7, 2023
Meet Fordham’s emerging models – Ria, Laurie and Hilda – as they navigate academics and redefine success in the evolving world of fashion.
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