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The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

The Observer

The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

The Observer

SHAINA OPPENHEIMER, Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Emerita

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"City on Fire" is a New York Times and international bestseller.  (PHOTO COURTESY OF MARK VESSEY)

Hallberg Sets the “City on Fire” with First Novel

November 4, 2016
There is a moment every student experiences at least once or twice: that thrilling, yet somewhat uncomfortable transition from calling their professors “Professor (insert last name)” to calling them by their first names.
Thousands of Palestinians were displaced from Susya on the West Bank due to the 1948 War of Independence. (PHOTO COURTESY OF SHAINA OPPENHEIMER)

Searching for Coexistence

May 5, 2016
My heart yearns for the suffering this conflict has brought to both sides. Why is it that conflict over religion and territory causes us to carry out the most inhumane acts? After all, isn’t religion about acceptance, love and forgiveness?
Sophomore Henry McCall performing Kanji Segawa’s “Scorching Bay” in last year’s fall concert. (COURTESY OF EDUARDO PATINO VIA ALVIN AILEY PRESS ROOM)

Ailey/Fordham BFA Dancers Present Annual Fall Concert

November 19, 2015
On Thursday, Nov. 19, the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program will put on its second consecutive day of their annual Fall Concert. The show will present the works of choreographers Cheryl Copeland, Amy Hall Garner, Tom Gold, Natalie Lomonte, Andre Tyson, Jae Man Joo and Alvin Ailey.
Rocky Horror Picture Show 2015 (Courtesy of CHARLES MIMS VIA FLICKR)

It’s Just a Jump to the Left

November 2, 2015
"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" offers a unique experience for its audience members to participate by dancing and yelling with the live cast. This musical horror comedy continues to thrive thanks to its cult following.
Ildiko Butler gallery at Fordham University on October 19, 2015. (JESSICA HANLEY/THE OBSERVER))

A Tour of FCLC’s Art Galleries

October 23, 2015
Stephan Apicella-Hitchcock talks about FCLC's three art galleries where students and faculty display their work and encourage the public to engage with art.

Fordham Theatre Explores Family Dynamics in “How To Light A Fire”

February 19, 2015
In the studio production, “How To Light A Fire,” director and writer Calla Smith, Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) '16, introduces audiences to three estranged sisters, Naomi, Tatum and Alicia, who unite at a campsite their family used to go to when they were kids.
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