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Fordham Drops in U.S. News Rankings, Again
October 9, 2024
Cristina Stefanizzi, Assistant New Editor
U.S. News released their 2025 rankings of colleges and universities across the country on Sept. 24, with Fordham University dropping two places this year to the spot of 91st,...
Students Host Study-In for Palestine in McShane Lounge
October 9, 2024
Nora Malone and Adithi Vimalanathan
Fordham University students engaged in a “study-in” in the Student Lounge on the first floor of the McShane Campus Center on Oct. 7, 2024. The event began at 11 a.m. with around nine students sitting around the table. Two Palestinian flags were placed on the table and students had signs taped to their laptops and water bottles.
Fordham’s New Advising System Enters Third Year
October 9, 2024
Nishanth Aduma, Contributing Writer
Fordham's advising program for students recently entered its third year, offering students academic guidance on their Fordham journeys.
Fordham’s CCEL Holds GO! Applications
October 9, 2024
Julianna Morales, Features Editor
Global Outreach (GO!) has operated out of Fordham University’s Center for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL) for the past 62 years. They run four or five projects in each...
USG Recaps Retreat and Hears Club Proposals
October 9, 2024
Emma Leonardi and Andrew Massie
Fordham University Rose Hill’s United Student Government (USG) met to hear proposals for two new potential clubs and recap their retreat on Oct. 3. USG went to the...

Fordham’s music department partners with Rodrigue’s Coffee House to host monthly jazz concerts for students and faculty. (Courtesy of Eleanor Smith for The Fordham Ram)

Fordham Music Department and Rodrigue’s Coffee House Celebrate Jazz Music with Monthly Concerts

Eleanor Smith, Assistant Opinion Editor Emeritus • October 9, 2024

On the first Friday of every month, students and faculty gather in Rodrigue’s Coffee House outside Alumni Court South for a jazz jam session. This past Friday, parents and siblings were in the audience for Family Weekend. The event brings together the music department and Rod’s, as well as students and faculty, to make music. The event is open to all Fordham University students, and all are welcome to perform. Students and faculty performed many different songs, from jazz standards like...

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Candidates Need to Face the Facts

October 9, 2024

Last week, 43.15 million people tuned into the CBS News vice presidential debate with Republican candidate Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance and Democrat Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. If you watched the CBS debate, you may have noticed a QR code on the screen. Scanning the QR code would bring you to the CBS News website,...

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The Old College Try

Grace Miller, Business Director

Take initiative in your life: it is yours to live but, most importantly, yours to create. Say “yes” to life (an adage of my parents): open yourself to the world. Identify what you, individually, bring to the table –– that is, your competitive advantage: capitalize on your inherent strengths to promote yourself and lift others up.

Beyond the Desk

Saisha Islam, Opinion Editor

My experience at the Ram has been a chaotic, comforting walk into unexplored woods and mindsets. As Rabindranath Tagore wrote, “You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.” While I may not have all the answers now and may never will, I have learned to love the questions.

The Value of Community

Caleb Stine, Culture Editor

Community is the relational air we breathe as humans. It’s our point of connection. Community contextualizes our interpersonal existence, and I’ve been blessed to have found so much of it at Fordham.

Holding Yourself Back

Julianna Morales, Features Editor

It’s okay to be out of your comfort zone. It’s okay to not learn something instantaneously. Most importantly, it’s okay to try something that might not work out. You never know: it could work out better than you ever expected.

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