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The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

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The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

The Observer

The annual Big Apple Circus has been a feature of New York City since 1977
The Big Apple Circus is Fordham’s Festive Neighbor
By GABRIELA POSTIGO November 20, 2024

Years before I moved to New York City, I constantly heard rave reviews about the Big Apple Circus. After experiencing it myself for the first...

The course material covered in Fred Copley’s PHIL 1000 class.
PHIL 1000: 60% ‘Dead White Dudes’
By IKMA INUSAH, Assistant Features Editor

At 8:30 a.m., Mari Narvilas sat in her Philosophy of Human Nature (PHIL 1000) class and read Descartes’s “Meditations.” As she had done...

Splinter Group’s latest production “Spring Awakening,” ran on Nov. 14 and 15. The play touches on themes of grief and tragedy.
Splinter Group’s ‘Spring Awakening’ Explores Creativity in the Eyes of Tragedy
By SABRINA OLIVERI

On Nov. 14 and 15, Fordham Lincoln Center’s musical theatre club Splinter Group performed “Spring Awakening,” a coming-of-age punk rock...

Farcon, FCLC ’27, made her Broadway debut in “& Juliet” on Oct. 29.
Jhailyn Paige Farcon Dances Her Way to Broadway
By LIVIA REGINA

Jhailyn Paige Farcon, Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) ’27, was leaving class at The Ailey School when she received the life-changing...

The U.S. has been content to profit from the remarkable cultural contributions of Puerto Ricans while only giving the island a façade of political agency.
Puerto Rico is Chained in Silence
By WILLIAM LEE

While the United States recovers from a heavily polarized election with a disappointing result that will threaten people around the world, Puerto...

Fannie Lou Hamer and Malcolm X organized Black folks to vote during one of the most politically violent periods for Black Americans.
Everything is Political
By SARAI ALLEYNE

Monday, Nov. 4, 2024 (10:18 p.m.) Dear Wednesday Morning Me,  Tomorrow, we will experience a critical moment in history — regardless...

Anne Hoffman (center right) mentored countless students in her decades teaching at Fordham.
Anne Golomb Hoffman, Professor Emerita, Dies at 78
By MACKENZIE COOPER, Assistant News Editor

Anne Golomb Hoffman, professor of English and modern Hebrew literature Emerita at Fordham passed away suddenly from a heart attack at Columbia...

Black Women Reckon with Harris’ Loss
By PARIS MATHUKU

The 2024 presidential election brought to the forefront complicated questions of representation, identity and structural barriers in the political...

Trump’s Energy Pick Signals Retreat from Climate Action
By ARIANNA PINNA

Members of the Fordham community expressed concern that another Trump term would intensify the climate crisis.  President-elect Donald Trump...

Fordham Lacks Plan to Address Drought
By SAM BRACY, News Editor

New York City Mayor Eric Adams declared a drought warning on Nov. 18 amid the driest conditions in exactly a century, urging New Yorkers to voluntarily...

Are Skinny Jeans Back?
By NIKKI HATZOPOULOS November 16, 2024

Fordham Theatre’s mainstage play “Kentucky” explores themes of identity and dysfunctional bonds through a young woman reconnecting with her estranged family in the South.
A Heartfelt Journey Home in ‘Kentucky’
By MCKENNA DIXON

Three bridesmaids adorned in fuschia, orange and yellow harmoniously invited a packed Pope Auditorium to their “old Kentucky home” on Nov....

‘Nickel Boys’ is an Innovative Masterpiece
By EPHRAM OLIVER

The mark of a truly special emerging artist is the natural intuition to take creative risks in service of a message. Such is the case with director...

Tyler, The Creator Takes Off His Mask in ‘Chromakopia’
By KATIE HOHMAN

Tyler, the Creator — the stage name for 33-year-old Los Angeles native Tyler Okonma — released his eighth album titled “Chromakopia,”...

‘Romeo + Juliet’ Is A Tragic Rave in Verona
By JULIA JARAMILLO

Years after I first read “Romeo and Juliet” in high school, I never thought pastel teddy bears and synth music by Jack Antonoff would help...

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Daniel D’Ippolito’s is the first in 42 years to log two hat tricks in the same season and his 13 goals are the highest number of goals in a season by an individual Fordham player since 1998.
Men’s Soccer Fell to Dayton in A10

The Fordham men’s soccer team closed out their Atlantic 10 (A10) championship play in the semifinals with a 0-2 loss against the University...

Rams Defeat Binghamton in Men’s Basketball Home Opener

The Fordham men’s basketball team opened their home game season at the historic Rose Hill Gymnasium with a 78-63 win against the Binghamton...

Men’s Water Polo Complete Historic Undefeated Season

The Fordham men’s water polo team defended their undefeated record in their home pool during their last tripleheader of the season on Nov....

Fordham Welcomes New Director of Athletics, Charles Guthrie

University President Tania Tetlow announced in an email on Nov. 18 that the position of director of intercollegiate athletics and recreation...

Apollo performs his song “Invincible.”
Omar Apollo Brings the ‘God Said No’ Tour to Forest Hills Stadium
By MOLLY HIGGINS

Singer-songwriter Omar Apollo brought his “God Said No” tour to Queens on Sept. 7 with a show at Forest Hills Stadium. After opening sets...

Duckart kicks off the set with his single “Older.”
Searows Plays to a Sold-Out Crowd at The Mercury Lounge
By MOLLY HIGGINS

Indie-folk artist Alec Duckart, known professionally as Searows, played a sold-out show on Jan. 25 at New York City’s Mercury Lounge as part...

Crossword: Thanksgiving Jams
Crossword: Thanksgiving Jams
Everyone go around and say one thing you're thankful for this year. I'll start: music!
Fordham students woke up to a Trump victory.
Students Awake to Second Trump Term
By COLBY MCCASKILL and IKMA INUSAH November 18, 2024

Lying sleepless in bed on the morning of Nov. 6, Myah Balaporia checked her phone.  “I saw multiple notifications that he had won,” Balaporia...