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NY Times Access Scales Back for Commuters

As commuter students have likely noticed, the Office of Student Leadership and Development (OSLCD) policy of providing hard copy newspapers outside of the office of student affairs room 408 has...

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College Council Talks Registration, SEEQ Decrease and FYE

On Thursday, Feb. 12, Fordham College at Lincoln Center’s (FCLC) College Council met to discuss multiple topics, including the approved motion for simultaneous registration between FCLC and Fordham...

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Substance Violations Up, Report Says

Drug abuse violations and liquor law violations both increased at Fordham in 2015, according to the 2016–2017 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. The report, which follows calendar years rather...

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The Transphobia of Fordham’s Dorm Policies

Here at the proud Jesuit institution of Fordham University, our administration is under the illusion that they can claim to “care for the whole person” while blatantly ignoring the needs of transgender...

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The McKeon Elevator Epidemic

I’m going to be honest: my Monday mornings aren’t great. I have an 8:30 a.m. class every day, so I’m forced to wake up early. I roll out of bed at 8:15 a.m., throw on some clothes, brush my teeth and...

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Amazon Lockers Upgrade Fordham’s Package Delivery Services

What was once an empty passage in the tunnel between McKeon Hall and the Leon Lowenstein Building now houses new Amazon lockers, replete with easy-access functions that let students skip the...

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Facilities Director Explains Eerie ‘Wind Tunnels’

Since the opening of the 150 W. 62nd St. building in 2011, students and faculty alike have been baffled by a strange air current in some of the ground level hallways that connect the buildings of the...

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Students Left Confused as ResLife De-Triples McMahon Hall

At the start of the academic year, McMahon Hall was overfilled with students, causing the Office of Residential Life to place freshmen in McMahon into forced triples. Yet the end of the first semester...

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McMahon Freshmen Oppression Must Lessen

Two houses, both alike in dignity, hold the freshmen of Fordham Lincoln Center —  not that you’d know it. Like a great Shakespearean tragedy, the freshmen of McMahon Hall and McKeon Hall are unfairly...

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Elevator Mayhem: My Scandalous Soup Saga

The time: 9:30 p.m., Friday, March 15. The location: McKeon Hall. The problem: the chicken soup that I ordered for dinner had arrived. My soup savior and delivery man, Jason from Uber Eats, arrived 15...

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RAs Reveal the Reality of Working for ResLife

The 2018-2019 academic year has seen multiple incidents strain the relationship between Fordham’s Office of Residential Life and its students who choose to live in McMahon and McKeon Halls. As the...

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The Hidden Benefits of Being a Freshman in McMahon Hall

You are a senior in high school, struggling under the crushing weight of college applications. Life seems drab and miserable until one day you hear the good news: you were accepted into Fordham’s...

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Freshmen Reflect on Their First Semester of College During A Pandemic

Students who started college in fall 2020 were in the unique position of beginning college during a pandemic. Hear firsthand from two Fordham Lincoln Center first-years about their initial experiences...

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Fordham On-Campus Events Fail to Foster Community

Student involvement on campus has changed drastically during the COVID-19 pandemic, and fostering community is significantly more difficult. Attendance at on-campus events varies, Associate Director...

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First-Year Students Frustrated With Delayed Housing Assignments

Update, Sept. 19: Edited to add statements from Jenifer Campbell, director of residential life. In anticipation for the fully in-person fall 2021 semester, first-year residents reported receiving their...

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Fordham’s First-Year Class Size Is Causing Problems

The Class of 2025 is the biggest first-year class Fordham Lincoln Center (FLC) has ever had — and it’s coming at a time when overcrowding is a dangerous problem.  Colleges usually admit more students...

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Bulletin Boards Defaced in McKeon Hall

Residents of McKeon Hall received an email on Sept. 29 from Kristopher Little, resident director for first-year students, addressing acts of vandalism and theft on floors 11, 14, 19 and 21. The stolen...

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Students Lack Confidence in Fordham’s Elevators

Since the beginning of the spring semester, four reported instances of students getting stuck in elevators at Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus have raised concerns about the safety of the elevators on...

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Fordham’s Best Dorm, McKeon Hall

Atop Fordham’s law school sits one of the most notable features of Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus: McKeon Hall.  The first-year dorm is a very high contemporary building with large windows that...

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All Rams Should Be Fans of McMahon

My first year of college was anything but ordinary. First of all, I started during the pre-vaccine era of a global pandemic. Then, as my remote fall 2020 semester wrapped up, I decided to transfer to...

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