Alec Baldwin Speaks at Fordham Law, Culture, and Society Forum

Emmy award-winning actor Alec Baldwin spoke before a sold-out crowd at the Time Warner Center for Fordham Law’s Forum on Law, Culture and Society on Feb. 24. The discussion, moderated by forum director and Fordham Law professor Thane Rosenbaum, focused on how law has been portrayed in Baldwin’s films, as well as the actor’s activism and other work. Full story

The Observer Takes Second Place at National College Newspaper Convention

The Observer is proud to report that we won second place for a non-weekly four-year university paper in the Midwinter National College Newspaper Convention Best of Show contest on Feb. 28. We also won first place for the multimedia package contest, with PJ Williams’ soundslide, “A Second Look: More Stops Along the 7 Train. Full story

Supreme Court Silences the Little Guy in Favor of Corporations

Rhetorically, 2009 was Main Street’s year. Despite the beatings the American middle class took as a result of the recession, “Main Street” was the talk of the town—especially if that town was Washington. Over and over again throughout the year, we heard the merits of the hard-working, small-time entrepreneurs of the middle class lauded from all points on the political spectrum. Full story

Going Beyond The Museum Mile In The Outer Boroughs

Going to school in the heart of Manhattan can cause you to forget that there are, indeed, four other boroughs in the great city of New York. Most people have been to the Museum of Modern Art or the Museum of Natural History, but here are some museums you might not have ventured to in the other four boroughs of the city. Full story

The Most Coveted Position: Getting Tenured

On Feb. 12, a biology professor at the University of Alabama shot and killed three of her colleagues during a department meeting. According to faculty members, the alleged reason for Amy Bishop’s violent act was that she was denied tenure and, after appealing the denial, was turned down again. Full story

Purgatory

Like Aegeas cliff-jumping for his son at the wrong black sails, Or Montagues and Capulets missing each other by terrible inches of time, Things get fucked up. And weird, and quiet, and cosmic. The sorry silence of elevator air can mean just about anything. Full story

Rams Fall Short in Nineteenth Straight Loss

The snowstorm that hit New York on Feb. 24 matched the white out that took place inside the Rose Hill Gym the previous night. Fordham handed out white basketball jerseys before the Rams’ game against St. Bonaventure and the student section was packed full of fans hoping to see the struggling team head in a new direction. Full story

Bucket List: Nearby Attractions

Episode 1

In this first episode of the series we check out two locations within walking distance of Fordham College at Lincoln Center that you might have missed during your four years. Journey with Joe to Jazz at Lincoln Center and grab a bite to eat with PJ at Bouchon Bakery. Full story