There are fewer than 20 days until Commencement. Fifteen, to be exact, but who’s counting? I’m writing this letter to you, fresh-faced beardless freshman Tyler, because I know how anxious you are about...
Nana Lordina Dramani Mahama, First Lady of Ghana, will deliver the keynote address to the Class of 2015 at Fordham University's 170th Commencement, according to an email from Fordham President Rev. Joseph...
In what was a competitive student government election, Leighton Magoon, Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) ’17, has won the race for United Student Government (USG) President, according to the...
Campus Activities Board (CAB) and United Student Government (USG) have announced that “The Bash” will replace “Under the Tent”--which was cancelled due to lack of funding--at Fordham Lincoln Center,...
Zach Fike Hodges, FCLC'15, performs a monologue as the Watchmen from the Fordham Theatre Program's production of the Greek play "Agamemnon," which runs April 8-10, and April 16-18. The production is directed...
In what was a competitive student government election, Leighton Magoon, Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC)'17, has won the race for United Student Government (USG) President, according to the USG...
It's showtime! Showtime Networks' new television series, "HAPPYish," was filming outside Fordham Lincoln Center, at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle. The series, written by Shalom Auslander,...
Updated: April 8, 2015 at 10:31p.m.
With one day left of voting, Model United Nations (UN) and the Russian Forum have endorsed Jacob Azrilyant, FCLC'16, for United Student Government (USG) President,...
While everyone was catching up on sleep or “House of Cards,” or laying on a tropical beach in the middle of the Caribbean, a team of Observer editors (Ben Moore, our online editor, Adriana Gallina,...
You may be asking yourself why there are over thirty pianos lining the halls of Lowenstein, with another fifteen or twenty pianos in McMahon 109 at Fordham at Lincoln Center.
It's not a theatrical event...
“Under the Tent,” an annual event co-sponsored by United Student Government (USG) and Campus Activities Board (CAB) at Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) has been cancelled. The event, which...
The United Student Government (USG) at Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) has announced new policies that will go into effect regarding upcoming elections, according to Louise Lingat, FCLC ’15,...
Fordham faculty members have come together to create Fordham Faculty Against Torture (FFAT), an ad hoc committee formed in response to the report released by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence...
On Thursday, Dec. 4, Fordham College at Lincoln Center’s (FCLC)’s United Student Government (USG) approved the creation of five new clubs on campus, according to Vice President of Operations Jacob...
Additional Reporting by Ian Schaefer and Connor Mannion.
Best Coast, an American rock duo, will headline the third annual WinterFest Concert at Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) on Friday,...
Six faculty members, all Jewish, resigned from Fordham’s American Studies program this summer, in protest against the program’s decision to take no action opposing a controversial resolution passed...
On Wednesday, Nov. 19, retired journalist and author Robert Miraldi will add another accolade to his mantle as winner of the 2014 Ann M. Sperber Award for “Seymour Hersh: Scoop Artist,” a biography...
The protocol for registration for incoming freshman students and Sodexo were discussed at the College Council meeting that took place on Thursday, Oct. 16 in the South Lounge at Fordham College at Lincoln...
The Faculty Senate voted to approve the Fordham Administration’s latest salary and benefits proposal on Friday, Oct. 10, after almost a year and a half of active negotiations.
According to Andrew...
Standing tall against the backdrop of the new Fordham Law School building, “Peter the Fisherman” casts his net over Robert Moses Plaza, his net reaching across to Lowenstein and beyond.
Designed...
Regardless of who wins or loses come Election Day, the governorship will still belong to Fordham University. Incumbent Andrew Cuomo, Fordham College at Rose Hill (FCRH) ’79, and Republican challenger...
Security has adapted with Fordham College at Lincoln Center’s (FCLC), expanding with the opening of the new Law School building, McKeon Residence Hall and the Gabelli School of Business at Lincoln...
Construction workers gathered outside Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 23 to protest workers' rights violations. A union rat was inflated in front of the Ram...
Fordham University School of Law (LAW) was dedicated on Thursday, Sept. 18 with the presence of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, President of Fordham University Rev. Joseph M. McShane, S.J.,...
John Lordan, senior vice president and chief financial officer, stepped down after 14 years of employment on Monday, Sept. 15, according to a statement from Rev. Joseph M. McShane, S.J., president of Fordham...
Faculty across all three campuses of Fordham University came together on Wednesday, Sept. 10 to be briefed on the current negotiations between the faculty representatives and administration in regards...
Fordham Law (FLS) Associate Professor of Law Zephyr Teachout is in the middle of a campaign to unseat incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo, FCRH ’79, in the Democratic primary for Governor of the...
More than seventy percent of the incoming class of 2018 (including Gabelli Lincoln Center students) will be a resident at Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC), according to statistics provided by the...
For those coming to call Fordham “home” for the first time, the new campus layout will soon become standard. But for those returning to Fordham after a well-deserved summer vacation, some things...
Brilynn Rakes, Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC)' 17, is not your average dancer. "I was born with my visual impairment," Rakes said. "I don't know any different." Her visual impairments include...
By TYLER MARTINS & IAN McKENNA
Editor-in-Chief & Features Co-Editor/Multimedia Co-Producer
Published: May 20, 2014
On Saturday, May 17, the 169th Commencement Ceremony of Fordham University...
On Tuesday, April 22, the US Supreme Court delivered a 6 to 2 ruling that upheld a Michigan State law banning the use of affirmative action in the admissions process for public state universities.
How...
Updated: May 1, 2014
Former Yankees player Tino Martinez will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 17. Fordham University confirmed in a statement released on...
Cartel and Cold War Kids will be headlining Fordham’s Spring Weekend this year on Saturday, April 26, according to Campus Activities Board (CAB) via video. Festivities are set to begin Thursday,...
Friends, former classmates and faculty are remembering Nahom Kidanemariam, Fordham's Gabelli School of Business (GSB) '09, as focused, ambitious and loyal.
“Nahom was the most fiercely loyal person...
The Fordham Theatre Program annual Design and Production Showcase features the work of Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) theatre majors Sara Donovan, FCLC ’14 and Daniel Geggatt, FCLC ’14.
Donovan,...
UPDATED Tuesday, April 8 at 1:50 p.m.: The body of a Fordham alumnus was found in the restroom of the Lowenstein building at Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) early Monday morning, April 7,...
On Thursday, March 13, the Commuter Student Association (CSA) presented the members of the College Council with a list, titled “10 Things Commuter Students Would Like Professors to Know About Us.”...
“The Labyrinth of Desire,” Fordham Theatre’s final mainstage production of semester, begins performances in Pope Auditorium at Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) on Thursday, April 3.
The...
There may be a national clown shortage, according to Clowns of America International President Glen Kohlberger, but you would never know at Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC). Patrick Swailes Caldwell,...
How often do you sit in McMahon Hall and talk about the future? How often do you talk about being successful with your roommates: either getting cast in a big Broadway show, writing a New York Times...
Two apartments in McMahon Hall at Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) have been treated for bed bugs, Dean of Students Keith Eldredge confirmed on Tuesday, March 11.
It is the University’s...
UPDATED March 5, 2014 at 8PM: “Twenty-seven cases of mumps in students attending Fordham University have occurred since Jan. 12, 2014," according to the New York City Department of Health...
He doesn’t even go here. “Every time I come back to visit, that’s all I hear,” Gregg Ellson, Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) ’13, said.
If you’re a theatre major, there’s...
The New York City Health Department is currently investigating the reported mumps outbreak at Fordham University. Currently, there is one confirmed case of mumps on the 18th floor of McMahon Hall. There...
There has been one case of suspected mumps reported at Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC), Campus Security announced in an email sent on Thursday, Feb. 20 at 3:06 p.m. Campus Security had previously...
Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) will welcome a new chamber orchestra this semester as part of the expansion of its music program.
Music majors at Fordham are required to partake in four...
Broadway dimmed its lights Wednesday Feb. 5 in honor of Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who was found dead from an apparent drug overdose in his West Village apartment on Sunday Feb....
Acclaimed dramatic critic Michael Feingold has joined the ranks of the faculty at Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC). After a prolific career of reviewing Broadway, off-Broadway and regional theater,...
Students and guests at Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC)'s second annual WinterFest concert, students and guests witnessed some local Fordham talent take the stage before headliner Dr. Dog. Emily...
Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) and the Campus Activities Board (CAB) will welcome Dr. Dog on Friday, Jan. 24, in Pope Auditorium to headline the second annual WinterFest concert.
CAB WinterFest...
The 2014 Golden Globe Awards, hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler for the second year, took place on Sunday, Jan. 12 in Los Angeles, awarding excellence in television and film.
In the film categories,...
Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) has decked the halls with holiday spirit, and there is one student who has Christmas cheer to spare.
You may recognize her from her signature elf hat, her collection...
Aspiring playwrights at Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) are given an opportunity that most artists only dream of and only a few ever get: the chance to see their work fully produced, on stage...
On Wednesday Nov 6, Fordham students gathered to partake in an evening of poetry, prose, song and stand-up comedy at Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC).
The event, which was hosted by The...
On Nov. 12, Jennifer Ashley Tepper’s new book, “The Untold Stories of Broadway: Volume I” will hit bookshelves across the country. Her debut nonfiction book will document stories and experiences...
Founded in 1943 as the people’s opera company, the NYCO has launched several great artists’ careers, including Placido Domingo, Renee Fleming, and Beverly Sills who received an honorary degree...
What do you do when you wake up on a beautiful Christmas morning and your husband tells you he hired a hitman to kill you? That’s precisely what happens to Rachel–the protagonist in Craig Lucas’...
Every year, thousands of Broadway lovers gather in Shubert Alley and West 44th Street for the Annual Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction, which benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aid. Now in...
Before Taylor Schilling was chasing after fabled chickens in prison, fighting off the romantic advances of an inmate nicknamed “Crazy Eyes” and struggling with life in all-women’s correctional...
Scenic designer Christine Jones stunned thousands at the Metropolitan Opera House last season with the explosion of neon she used in her set designs for the re-imagined production of the classic opera,...
What do “Rocky,” “Big Fish,” “Bullets Over Broadway,” “Bridges of Madison County,” and “A Time to Kill” all have in common?
Besides being popular films of varying degree, these...
Michael Kimmel, a Fordham College at Lincoln Center’s adjunct theater professor, has been hard at work on adapting “The Last Goodbye,” a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet”...
Bette Midler triumphantly returns to Broadway after thirty years as Hollywood’s fabulous super-agent Sue Mengers in John Logan’s sizzling new one-character play, “I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat With...
On April 3, Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) professor Tina Benko was nominated for the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show for the Women’s Project Theater’s production of “Jackie,”...
Brooklyn is quickly becoming a mecca for artists, and MTV hopes to bank on the aura exuded by the borough of Spike Lee, Walt Whitman, Arthur Miller and Coney Island. The 2013 MTV Video Music...
Ruined, a play by Lynn Nottage, was directed by Isis Misdary and was the latest production on the mainstage. (Courtesy of Ellen Goldberg/Fordham University)
Fordham College at Lincoln Center's...
The F#’s, Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC)'s a cappella club, competed against other collegiate a cappella groups at the Varsity Vocals International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella,...