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The True Price of Jumping a Turnstile

February 19, 2020

Transit Bureau District 1 covers all the Fordham Lincoln Center stations and has one of the lowest enforcements per fare evader in NYC. Compare it to TBD 23, which includes Rockaway to Jamaica Plains, and the numbers are very different. Why? TBD 1 is wealthier — and whiter.

Metro-North Changes Make Commuting Easier From The Bronx

March 22, 2019

Fordham station lies in a predominately black and Latin-American community. Many, along with Stringer, believe that the old policy was the result of institutional racism, and aimed to make mobility for minority communities more difficult.

Angela Davis Connects International Struggles

March 8, 2019

For much of the evening, Davis focused on the connections between the black experience and those of other oppressed peoples. “When we talk about black struggles,” she said, “we should realize that not all participants have been black.”

Staff Editorial: Fordham Fails Black Students

February 6, 2019

New York may be our campus, but it certainly doesn’t look like our school.

Why We Can’t End Racism

October 5, 2017

I want to start this article with an extremely unpopular opinion: we are all, to some degree, racist. W...

JSO Issues Statement on Charlottesville

August 13, 2017

Following the violence at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, VA this weekend, which included...

Did Gangsta Rap Make Them Do It?

March 25, 2015

By JALEN GLENN Contributing Writer Published: March 25, 2015 In 2008, Ice Cube forcefully (thou...

McShane Delivers Homily on Race and Racism

March 11, 2015

By IAN SCHAEFERStaff WriterPublished: March 11, 2015 On Sunday, March 1, Fordham students gathered at t...

The Paradox of Affirmative Action Based on Diversity

March 6, 2015

By JONATHAN MILOHNICStaff WriterPublished: March 6, 2015 Abigail Fisher, who was denied acceptance to the University of Texas’ Austin campus in 2008, has brought her case to the Supreme Court for a second time. In 2008, Fisher claimed that the University of Texas violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amend...

Students Harassed in Restaurant Industry

November 6, 2014

By ANNA BARBANO and GUNAR OLSENContributing Writer and Staff WriterPublished: November 5, 2014 A new report, “The Glass Floor: Sexual Harassment in the Restaurant...

Why Not Michael Brown?

September 14, 2014

By GABRIELLE SAMBOY Staff Writer Published: September 13, 2014 This past summer, the wrongful shooting of a young African American male by a white police officer grabbed the nation’s attention. I am, of course, talking about the wrongful shooting of Michael Brown by Darren Wilson, although it’s certai...

The End of Donald Sterling’s Reign of Ignorance

April 30, 2014

By DYLAN EDWARD PENZA Staff Writer Published: April 30, 2014 Donald Sterling is an ignoramus, but...