Dispute Over Catholic School Speakers

In May, openly pro-choice President Barack Obama will deliver the commencement address at Notre Dame and will receive an honorary degree. This has drawn protests from thousands of Catholics. Similar disputes over speakers whose views conflict with Catholic beliefs have arisen at Fordham, Georgetown and elsewhere. Full story

The Reign of Terror Ends: Feifei’s Final Farewell to Fordham

Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow, But More Sweet Than Sorrow

This is it, huh? The end of Feifei’s reign of terror at Fordham University. Where in the world is Feifei headed next to spread mayhem and anarchy? Short answer: Czechoslovakia. What’s that you say—Czechoslovakia hasn’t existed for 17 years? SUCK IT, POINDEXTER. Full story

Junot Diaz Makes a Brief Wondrous Visit to Fordham

“As an artist, the one thing you’re not going to get a lot of is approval.  Approval is a way to deform your art. Usually approval is more about the other person’s comfort than anything you’ve done,” said author Junot Diaz as he answered a student question about 2007’s “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” and how it was received in his native country, the Dominican Republic. Full story

Pinch Some Pennies: Thrifty Tips For Keeping Money in the Bank

Let’s face it: the economy is in a slump and many students, including those at Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC), have been affected. While it may seem like you are being as frugal as possible, there are small changes that students can make in their daily lives to put a little extra dough in the bank. Full story

Godless Mouse:

How Isaac Brock poses the most important threat to Catholic education

At 3:30 in the morning late last spring, I heard the gun shots ring out from the parade. In pajamas, I joined the growing crowd of onlookers. Thirty-some-odd dumbfounded undergrads kept an even fifty-yard radius from the lone gunman in the center of the field, as if he were firing field goals and not bullets. Full story

Summer Redneck Games: The Muddy Olympics

Watermelon Seed Spitting and “Sweet Home Alabama” Draw Closet Rednecks From Hiding

Much as some Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) students may try to hide under bohemian scarves and hipster faux-turtle necks, there is simply no disguising a truly red neck. I should know—my neck is practically glowing and I’m finally willing to admit it. Full story