For the past few years, Target’s infectiously enjoyable Christmas ad campaign has been at the top of its game. A wild-eyed blonde in a rotating wardrobe of immaculate holiday garb doles out tips for shoppers.
When Twitter first hit the social media market, its functionality was doubted and frequently mocked. In 140 or fewer characters, how could this sparsely designed platform hold a candle to more established forums
As another seemingly endless winter of discontent approaches, the promise of being mercilessly coughed and sneezed on during subway rides becomes a common nuisance in New York City.
n social psychology, there is a phenomenon called social facilitation where people perform simple, well-learned tasks better in the presence of an audience than if they were to do it alone. We see
Published: May 5, 2010
Almost two weeks ago, Tibet, the birthplace of the Dalai Lama, experienced an earthquake in its Qinghai province that killed over 2,000 people. In response, the exiled Tibetan...
Published: April 15, 2011
Aside from plaguing my childhood memories with its haughtiness, the story of the Princess and the Pea, in which a lonely young prince decides that he will find his true...
Published: April 1, 2010
Often extolled as the cornerstone of its liberal education, Fordham’s core is designed to give its undergraduate students a well-rounded taste of its different disciplines,...
Published February 4, 2010
Every new year is supposed to be about doing away with all our bad habits of yore, starting fresh, and completing resolutions that... we’ll get to tomorrow. No, this weekend....
Let’s be honest, most of the time studying for finals actually means reading all of those eRes documents lingering in your downloads folder and frantically typing all of the key phrases you scribbled...
Published: November 19, 2009
The newest generation of young Hollywood is so young that I almost feel outdated. But, to make sure that I never forget them, I am always up to date on their lives, whether...
Published: October 22, 2009
“What is the floor made of under your bed? You say brick, but your father said dirt. Which is it?” This was one of the questions that greeted me when...
Published: November 5, 2009
Nov. 3 marks the anniversary of the birthday of 18th century nobleman John Montagu. What does this mean for you? It so happens that the late Montagu was the fourth Earl...
Published: October 8, 2009
Now in its second year at Fordham College at Rose Hill, Mentoring Latinas is the brainchild of Ellen Silber, Ph.D., who started the project seven years ago when she was...
Published: September 24, 2009
When we were younger, the advent of fall marked the very important event of breaking out our favorite back-to-school outfits (Mine happened to be a red-and-white Tweety...