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A Lincoln Center Student’s First Time at Rose Hill

December 23, 2019

As a first-year Lincoln Center student, I had never encountered a reason to venture up to the Rose Hill Campus. In fact, the only time I had been to the Bronx was when I went on a field trip in the tenth grade.

The Definitive Fordham Halal Cart Crawl

December 4, 2019

We all know the inviting aroma that follows us down the sidewalk from those carts. But with identical food carts on every block near Fordham how do you know which one to choose?

Photography On a College Budget

December 4, 2019

Cost can kill any budding interest you have in the photography field if you take it in all at once. So here are some tips to make the venture a little more manageable.

Shopping Locally this Christmas at Bryant Park’s Winter Village

December 4, 2019

Bryant Park has a Winter Village open every day that hosts over 175 boutiques. Here, you can purchase affordable and personable gifts while supporting local New York stores, artists and eateries.

Ten Years Later, Casey Feldman’s Values Still Resonate

November 13, 2019

Ten years ago, Casey Feldman was struck and killed by a distracted driver before her senior year at Fordham College at Lincoln Center. Casey’s character and values are things that her parents, Dianne Anderson and Joel Feldman, try to preserve and project into the world today through The Casey Feldman Memorial Foundation.

To Print or Not to Print

November 13, 2019

One might assume that, after a 30-year presence of printers in the Quinn Library, the printing system at Fordham Lincoln Center would run smoothly. Unfortunately, with each year comes new printing problems, and students and faculty alike are consistently frustrated with the situation, especially during critical periods like midterms.

Supernatural Suitemates and McMahon Hall Hauntings

October 30, 2019

Have you ever heard an odd sound while traipsing the halls of McMahon? Sometimes, those can't be explained by students studying at ungodly hours of the night.

Club Spotlight: CSA Commuter Horror Stories

October 30, 2019

The good, the bad, the unsanitary: commuting students at Fordham Lincoln Center have seen it all. Here are a few of the many horror stories of the New York City subway, disclosed by members of the Commuting Students Association (CSA).

American Gender Story: Halloween

October 30, 2019

For Rebecca Slaman — and many young queers — Halloween is the one day where conformity is out and freedom to express yourself is in.

Costumed Canines Converge at East River Park

October 22, 2019

On Oct. 20, hundreds of participants and observers gathered at the East River Park Amphitheater for the 29th Annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade.

Club Spotlight: BeWell LC

October 16, 2019

BeWell LC is much more than a club that informs the student body on alcohol and drugs.

Stranded in Stove’s: First Cross-Campus Improv Show

October 16, 2019

While Rose Hill and Lincoln Center are usually pitted against each other, each campus’ respective comedy club came together for a night of laughs.