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
SOPHIA STEPHAN

SOPHIA STEPHAN, Assistant News Editor

Sophia Stephan (she/her), FCLC ’28, is an assistant news editor at The Observer. She is double majoring in comparative literature and psychology. Sophia loves to laugh, walk, talk and try to figure out which of your eyes to look at while you’re speaking.

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USG has established senator tablings with the intention of increasing visibility and communication between USG class senators and their peers.

USG’s Spring Stats

April 30, 2026
The Observer compiled updates on United Student Government, including student discount initiatives, external outreach and community building.
Ram Café’s new addition will be the first Yella’s to open in Manhattan.

Ram Café Swaps Burger Joints

December 3, 2025

On Dec. 2, the Ram Hospitality newsletter announced that Fordham Lincoln Center’s (FLC) Ram Café, an on-campus dining facility, will be replacing Burgers + Fries with a Yella’s vendor. The change...

The emergency food pantries have been the impetus for Fordham administrators to pursue long-term food aid systems.

Fordham Responds to SNAP Cuts

November 19, 2025

In response to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s (SNAP) federal funding being halted for almost two weeks, Fordham’s Campus Ministry built upon its annual Thanksgiving food drive to create...

The Taking Responsibility initiative researches the persisting issues enabling clergy sexual abuse in Jesuit institutions.

$160,000 Research Grant on Clergy Sexual Abuse

October 22, 2025

On Oct. 14, the theology department’s newsletter featured the latest development in Fordham’s Taking Responsibility initiative, a $160,000 grant for research on clergy sexual abuse. The newsletter...

The Korean Student Association and Chinese Cultural Society E-board members organized the celebration.

Chuseok and Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration

October 8, 2025

The Korean Student Association (KSA) collaborated with the Chinese Cultural Society to organize their annual combined Chuseok and Mid-Autumn Festival celebration on Oct. 3. Fordham students from all backgrounds...

The new student-run Saxbys cafe team is training and preparing for their grand opening event on Oct. 1.

Argo Out, Saxbys In

September 24, 2025

As announced this past February, Fordham Lincoln Center’s long-favored Argo Tea shop will be replaced by the completely student-run Saxbys cafe. The Lincoln Center campus will be the home of the first...

“Our Journeys” is presented by Vietnamese Boat People, a nonprofit organization with the mission to carry forward the stories of the Vietnamese diaspora.

A Powerful Reminder from Vietnamese Boat People

September 24, 2025

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Sài Gòn during the Vietnam War. While it is more often discussed in the United States as it relates to American politics, this war was pivotal in Vietnamese...

Fordham students speak with club leaders at the Club Fair.

High Turnout for Club Fair

September 10, 2025

On Thursday, Aug. 28, the Fordham Lincoln Center plaza buzzed with students searching for extracurriculars at the annual Club Fair. The sun shone down on 87 clubs and over 800 attendees, according to the...

The New York Public Library of Performing Arts’ latest exhibition “Rhythm Is My Business: Women Who Shaped Jazz” features underrepresented female artists within the genre.

NYPL Exhibit Spotlights Women Who Shaped Jazz

March 26, 2025

Armstrong and Coltrane: two household-name musicians who were pivotal figures in the development of jazz. Despite their historical essentiality, you probably first thought of their husbands, Louis Armstrong...

Fordham Lincoln Center held several events honoring the Mexican tradition Dia de los Muertos on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1.

A Celebration of Life and Death

November 6, 2024

On Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, students across both Fordham campuses gathered to celebrate Dia de los Muertos. At Fordham Lincoln Center (FLC), events were hosted by Student Organization of Latines (SOL), the...

Liz Gannon-Graydon hosts her Communi-Tea parties once a week.

Cultivating Communi-Tea

September 25, 2024

Liz Gannon-Graydon, Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) ’85, held her weekly Communi-Tea party in Bryant Park. This is Gannon-Graydon’s 11th year hosting, where she brings orange-cranberry muffins...

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