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The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

The Observer

The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

The Observer

STEVIE FUSCO, Managing Editor

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On the northwest corner of Columbus Ave and 60th St., Ayman Moustafa was stabbed while working at the halal cart.

BREAKING: Halal Worker Stabbed Outside Lincoln Center

October 11, 2024

At approximately 11:30 p.m. on Oct. 10, an unidentified man stabbed Ayman Moustafa, a worker at the halal cart outside of Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus.  Moustafa said the assailant came around...

45 individuals organized an encampment-style protest on May 1 in the Leon Lowenstein Center lobby.

Fordham Post-Protest

September 25, 2024

Fordham University changed after approximately 45 individuals organized an encampment-style protest on May 1 in the Leon Lowenstein Center lobby at the Lincoln Center campus.  Fordham Public Safety’s...

The escalators leading up to the elevator plaza in the Leon Lowenstein Center received an upgrade over the summer.

Dean Aurrichio to Leave in October, Amongst Other Changes

September 12, 2024

Laura Auricchio, dean of Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC), will be leaving Fordham effective Oct. 4. The announcement of her departure from Fordham comes with a slew of other changes to the University. With...

Ozempic has become an increasingly popular diabetes medication after its approval in 2017.

Ozempic Sparks Frenzy Over Prescription Weight Loss Drugs

March 16, 2024
Ozempic has become an increasingly popular diabetes medication after its approval in 2017.
Following revisions of FDA blood donation regulations over the years, the agency has officially eliminated the broad restrictions excluding blood donors on the basis of sexual orientation.

Queer Students Now Eligible To Donate Blood

February 7, 2024
Queer Fordham University students express intent to donate blood at upcoming blood drive, following a change in FDA regulations.
Michele Burris has been named vice president of student affairs after holding the associate vice president of student affairs position for 17 years.

New Vice President of Student Affairs Is Appointed

January 24, 2024
Michele Burris takes the helm as Fordham’s vice president of student affairs, bringing 17 years of experience and dedication to Jesuit values.
Peter Chan, FCLC ’24, designed the changing, whimsical wardrobe of ‘Rhinoceros,’ taking inspiration from 1960s fashion and Wes Anderson films.

‘Rhinoceros’ Charges Into Absurdity

December 8, 2023
The surrealist play at the Kehoe Studio Theatre the dazzles its audiences with ever-changing whimsical costumes.
Shobowale will work in Cunniffe House, pictured here, alongside University President Tania Tetlow.

Shobowale Joins Fordham as New CFO

September 27, 2023

Tokumbo Shobowale, The New School’s executive vice president for business and operations, was chosen to assume the position of chief financial officer (CFO), senior vice president and treasure effective...

University President Tania Tetlow, J.D., attended the launch event for the endowment fund.

Fordham Theology Department Unveils New Fund To Aid Climate Change Efforts

March 23, 2023
In honor of renowned theologian Elizabeth Johnson, the new fund is allocated towards research into humankind's relationship with the planet.
Blood Wedding Helen Hylton

‘Blood Wedding’: A Spectacular Display of a Heartbreaking Spanish Tragedy

March 23, 2023
Directed by Asa Nestlehutt, FCLC ‘24, Fordham Studio Theatre presents the romantic Spanish tragedy, “Blood Wedding.”
Flores-Villalobos delves into the role Black West Indian women played during the construction of the Panama Canal from 1904 to 1914 when talking about her book.

Fordham History Department and Freedom & Slavery Working Group Host Book Talk On Black Women’s Labor in Panama

March 1, 2023
She pointed to the authorities’ hostile reception of West Indian women as the primary example of the community’s relationship to the Black West Indian women and added that policies were often put in place to restrict immigration from the Caribbean as a whole.
Protestors marched from Washington Square Park to Times Square at a Jan. 28 gathering in response to the death of Tyre Nichols.

‘We had to shout Tyre Nichols’ name’: New Yorkers and Fordham Community React to Latest Case of Police Brutality

February 10, 2023
Several protests were organized in New York and other cities across the United States following the death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who was beaten by police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, on Jan. 7.
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