Staff Editorial
In the complex institutional structure of the American university, there is no relationship of greater importance than the one between professor and student. At Fordham, there are many professors who will guide us, acting as our advisers and mentors, helping us grow from timid freshmen to savvy seniors.
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.
For a long time, conservative Catholics complained that bishops didn’t do enough to defend Church teaching. This has started to change recently as a result of the reforms of the late Pope John Paul II and his successor, Benedict XVI. John Paul, who was uncompromisingly orthodox but at the same time very concerned with the image of the Church, appointed numerous conservative bishops.
On Feb. 24, Dawn Brancheau was killed. The 40-year-old trainer was doing a show at SeaWorld when a whale, Tilikum, grabbed her ponytail, dragged her into his tank and refused to let go. By the time Tilikum was airlifted out of the tank, Brancheau was dead.
How Facebook Affects Interpersonal Relationships
On Feb. 15, the New York Times published an article about a teenager from Florida who requested that her high school remove a disciplinary suspension from her student record: a suspension given for her actions on Facebook. Katherine Evans, the student, had created a group calling one of her teachers the worst teacher she had ever had, and the teacher responded, claiming that she was the victim of cyberbullying.
Guess which celebrity said, “my dick is sort of like a white supremacist,” and, “someone asked me the other day, ‘What does it feel like now to have a hood pass?’ And by the way, it’s sort of a contradiction in terms, because if you really had a hood pass, you could call it a n**** pass.
In a recent panel discussion, the Chronicle of Higher Education asked if too many students are going to college. Given the high cost of attendance and the nature of the return alone, this is indeed the case. The high cost to students is self-evident. Tuition is increasing not only at private universities; students at state universities also see a higher price tag on their education.
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