In mid-March, Alex Fischer left his position as assistant dean of students and director of residential life, according to an email from Chris Rodgers, dean of students and assistant vice president of the university to the student leaders of the Student Life Committee (SLC). This email was just recently made available to the Ram. 

Despite the legalization of marijuana for anyone 21 and older, it does not appear college students can expect to “light up” on college campuses in New York any time soon. On the whole, it appears that college students across the country overwhelmingly support the legalization of weed. A Pew Research survey conducted in 2019 found that 75% of undergraduate students in the U.S. support the recreational use of marijuana, even though only 55% of those students surveyed reported having used the drug before. But students’ enthusiasm seems to have little effect on weed rules at New York colleges. 

On April 6, New York state-permitted residents over the age of 16 to make appointments to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. With the increase in the number of people eligible for vaccination, as well the increase in the number of doses New York state has received recently, Fordham acquired doses of the vaccine on campus for students. 

Fordham University announced it will require all students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the start of the Fall 2021 semester in an email from Rev. Joseph M. McShane, President of the University, on April 16. 

The university announced that it will resume its contributions to eligible employees’ retirement plans starting April 9, 2021, in an email from Rev. Joseph M. McShane, S.J.,...

“Maria Bartiromo and Doreen Mogavero have placed themselves firmly in opposition to the university’s mission by actively and repeatedly spreading falsehoods that undermine American democracy,” the petition states.