The Fordham Faculty Senate has issued a statement on the controversial Halloween decoration temporarily displayed in the window of a McMahon Hall apartment on Oct. 24. The statement also responds to President...

A Halloween decoration in the window of a McMahon Hall apartment sparked outrage among members of the Fordham Community on Oct. 24. Rev. Joseph M. McShane, S.J., president of Fordham University, issued...

Fordham students were involved in an attempted robbery and a robbery near the Rose Hill campus on Oct. 23, bringing the number of robbery-related incidents involving Fordham students this weekend up to...

A male Fordham student was assaulted and robbed near the Rose Hill campus at 3:45 a.m. on Oct. 23. The student was standing alone on the northeast corner of Hoffman Street and East 189th Street, across...

For those following the presidential election, the most important issues may be immigration policies, tax records or trade agreements. Award-winning scholar-activist Jackson Katz, however, argues for the...

Drug abuse violations and liquor law violations both increased at Fordham in 2015, according to the 2016–2017 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. The report, which follows calendar years rather...

After months of waiting for the renovations to be finished, the newly reopened 140 West 62nd st. building was rededicated on Sept. 28. The building—formerly the University’s School of Law—housed...

A plaque or engraving will be added to the Robert Moses plinth on campus. The decision to alter the monument follows the United Student Government (USG) recommendation in April to keep the plinth. USG...

A new student group is aiming to expand campus dialogue on sexual and domestic assault and violence prevention with all-new programming this October. The It’s On Us Coalition, a United Student Government...

Jessica Toufayan, Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) ’18, spent the first half of August doing what most college students do at the time: beginning preparations for the fall semester. Toufayan,...

Fordham University’s tuition went up this summer by 3.75 percent, bringing it to a total of $47,850. This increase continues the University’s trend of raising the tuition rate on an annual basis. “Though...

Two Fordham students were the victims of an attempted robbery on 60th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues near the Lincoln Center campus, according to a Public Safety Alert sent to the Fordham...

When the CMS department decided to cut ties with The Observer, we were foremost concerned with how we could report on the story, given our direct involvement in the events. We ultimately came to the decision...

When Aramark was chosen as the University’s next dining service provider in April, quality of food and the retention of dining service employees were among the most controversial topics.  Aramark, however,...

When the CMS department decided to cut ties with The Observer, we were foremost concerned with how we could report on the story, given our direct involvement in the events. We ultimately came to the decision...

Over 100 alumni have signed and sent an alumni-written letter to the Communication and Media Studies (CMS) Department in support of The Fordham Observer following the department’s decision to cut ties...

On June 19, Elliott Copeland, a rising senior in the Gabelli School of Business at Rose Hill, died from injuries he sustained last week after being hit by a car in Manhattan. Joseph McShane, SJ,...

Following an academic year that included a petition against Sodexo, activism for the dining service provider’s workers and an ongoing Request for Proposals (RFP) process, the University announced on...

Fordham students may have noticed a new addition to the my.fordham.edu portal: a Tech Help tab. In April, Fordham IT launched a new Customer Care system with an accompanying tab on the portal to expedite...

As a part of the University’s ongoing accreditation process, the Middle States Visitation Team evaluated Fordham in early April and has issued a report summarizing their evaluation. The report, sent...

Students have been comparing Fordham to other universities since they first considered attending. As a part of the accreditation process, Fordham University also took up this practice through comparing...

Starting July 1, Aramark will replace Sodexo as dining service provider across the University. The email announcement, sent from the office of Jeffrey Gray, senior VP of student affairs, stated that Aramark...

Freshmen set their alarm clocks early, had their multiple wifi devices and course registration numbers (CRNs) at hand to register at 7 a.m. on April 13. Everything seemed ready to go at Fordham College...

An adjunct professor attributed being frequently mistaken as a student to being a person of color at one of the Diversity Task Force’s Community Meetings during the week of March 7, but few students...

Currently, Fordham University is the 35th most expensive university in the country. For low-income students, however, it’s the seventh most expensive. According to a recent study published by New...

It is not every day that someone you know gets elected to a political party office. It is also not every day that he happens to be an internet troll who claims to be more politically incorrect than Donald...

The Zika virus may not yet be a problem in the United States, but for those studying and traveling abroad, it is a factor that must now be seriously considered. Currently, Fordham University has study...

At the Diversity Task Force’s first of four community meetings, topics discussed included diversity, inclusion, trust, Robert Moses, attendance and affording pizzas. The meeting, which took place...

After cutting into his chicken on Feb. 24, a Fordham student decided to take a picture of his dinner and post it on Facebook. Collecting approximately 170 reactions, the photo was captioned “When Sodexo...

Following the four bias incidents that occurred on and off campus at Fordham last semester,  diversity and inclusion are a focus for the Fordham10 community, including the Faculty Senate. On Feb. 26,...

For most of us, a trip to one of Fordham’s dining locations is a mundane activity. We get and consume the food options available to us, and when we’re finished, we throw out what is left on our plates...

What started off as a gas leak led to Billy Recce, Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) ‘19 taking what he called “the most painful shower of my life.”   On Feb. 26, a gas leak left McKeon...

Following the bias incidents and calls for increased diversity at Fordham in the fall semester, the Undoing Racism Collective, an organization of students, faculty, administrators and staff that formed...

For the past 30 years, the university’s 225 unionized Sodexo employees have fought for better wages, benefits, job security and pension plans. However, according to recent concerns voiced by their union,...

On Feb. 12, Flow Tribe gave a performance that can best be described as eclectic and, as they describe themselves, “with the delicacy of a sledgehammer” at The Hall @ MP, a new venue in Brooklyn created...

Following the second worst snowstorm in New York City history, the Office of Public Safety decided to reopen Fordham on Monday, Jan. 25. Commuters voiced concerns that the university was opened too soon. One...

In the ongoing speculation of a democratic socialist or an unapologetically brazen TV personality possibly being our country’s next leader, the only thing people seem to agree on is that the primaries...

Following allegations of misconduct by Fordham University Emergency Medical Services (FUEMS) in handling an alleged sexual assault case in November, the University conducted an investigation and has released...

For the first time in recent memory, Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS) had a wait list for appointments last semester.  The wait list, although not for those seeking initial psychological evaluations,...

Here we are. Another December has passed, another season of giving gone until next year.  With this time came joyous Christmas parties, myriad retail outlets filled with discount-crazed shoppers, and...

On the night of Dec. 3, Jeremy Roberts, Fordham College at Rose Hill (FCRH) '19, started a Change.org petition called “Make Fordham University Sodexo-Free” with the intent of having Fordham drop Sodexo...

UPDATED: November 16, 2015 1:51 p.m. On November 15, Rose Hill student Marissa Marcinelli, FCRH '17, published an article on the Slant News website, recounting the alleged sexual assault of her friend...

In late September, just as pre-midterm stress began to set in, freshmen living in McMahon got one of two surprises: a cancelled meal plan, or a bill for close to $1,600.   One of them was James Zucconi,...

Dennis Golin, Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) '13 appeared for the third time on the infamous quiz show, Jeopardy!, on Friday, Oct. 23rd,  after having won the previous two nights.  Hailed...

On Thursday, Oct. 16, the Fordham Center on Religion and Culture hosted writers Alice McDermott and Thomas Lynch for a literary discussion, or as Director of the Fordham College on Religion and Culture, James...

Despite the decision made in February to offer commuting students digital access passes to the New York Times in order to replace the print editions they no longer had access to and to maintain their accessibility...