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Gmail To Replace Student Mail

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:22:08 -0400

By: By Laura Chang

Fordham University plans on switching from its current student mail, Mirapoint, to Gmail in the Fall 2010 semester. According to Patricia Carlucci, special projects executive of Fordham Information Technology (IT), this once rumor is now officially true a...

Scenes of Summer

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:22:51 -0400

By: Alex Palomino and Jonathan Armenti

The Observer photo editors documented the long days of summer in this collection of pictures. The photographs were taken during the editors’ travels as close as the Jersey Shore and as far away as Savannah, Ga. ...

Fordham Breaks Fundraising Record

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:15:27 -0400

By: By Ray Walsh

Capital Campaign Raises $72 Million, Despite Struggling Economy

While the economy faltered this past fiscal year, Fordham managed to raise $71.9 million—a 6.5 percent increase from 2008—breaking its record for the fifth consecutive year, for a total of $277.9 million towards the $500 million goal of the

Fordham Silent On Swine Flu Policy

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:11:08 -0400

By: By Ashley WennersHerron

Health Officials Say H1N1 Virus Will Put Young Adults At Risk

*Editor's Note: At the time of printing, Fordham had yet to release any official guidelines. However, the next day, information regarding the H1N1 virus was sent out to Fordham students' email accounts. Fordham University has yet to officially and public...

60th St. At Fordham Now Two-Way

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:07:56 -0400

By: By Anndrew Vacca

Block Between Amsterdam and Columbus Opens to East and West-Bound Traffic

The 100 block of West 60th St., located between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues and home to both Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC)’s residential and academic buildings, is now a two-way passage. With the completion of nearly seven years of con...

Master Plan Set Into Motion

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:04:28 -0400

By: By Ray Walsh

Plans For First Phase of Construction To Be Completed By “End Of Calendar Year”

With the Master Plan officially approved by the New York City Council, the administration of Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) is beginning preparations for the first stage of constru...

Changes In Store For Class of 2013

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:59:12 -0400

By: By Ray Walsh

Fordham Implements New Programs And Curriculum For Incoming Freshmen

The administration of Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) is starting off the new year by implementing a commuter mentor program and a By: By Anndrew Vacca

Some Students Still Without Financial Aid One Week Before Classes Begin

The Financial Services office at Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) has been criticized for what is being called “poor preparation” of the release of financial aid packages to students. As of August 24, some students had not received the...

Fordham Has Record Number of Fulbright Scholarship Finalists

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:53:29 -0400

By: Casey Feldman

Fordham has a record number of finalists for Fulbright scholarships this year: 10 from Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC), seven from Fordham College at Rose Hill (FCRH) and five graduate students. Acco...

Bailout Bill Fails in Congress

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:30:58 -0400

By: Kathryn H. Cusimano

The Congressional “bailout” bill failed after it was put to the House this afternoon. The bill would have authorized a $700 billion bailout of the American financial industry, which many politicians say would have propped up the floundering ec...

First Presidential Debate Ends with No Clear Winner

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:31:13 -0400

By: Casey Feldman and Kathryn H. Cusimano

The first presidential debate took place on Sept. 26 in Oxford, Miss., and was moderated by Jim Lehrer, who hosts NewsHour on PBS. Various news organizations and analysts agreed there was no clear winner. &l...

Vatican to address homosexuality and the priesthood

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:06:12 -0400

By: Natalie Rodriguez

Will homosexuals continue to be permitted to be ordained or not? And is this alleged policy change a response, possibly misguided, to pedophilia within the church? So wonder Fordham clergy and lay, along with countless others, as they await an upcoming Va...