When I first toured Fordham University in 2021, mask and all, I was perplexed when my tour guide called the lawn in front of Keating Hall “Eddie’s.” It wasn’t the “Edwards Parade” I had studied on the map before visiting the Rose Hill campus. During that tour, I learned multiple acronyms and abbreviations of building names, and was left clueless when faced with the formal titles of each, unable to connect the two. I still learn new Fordham slang every year, as it can vary between school years and within social circles, and it took me three years to learn that the grammatically correct spelling was “Eddies,” without an apostrophe.
If you’re new to Fordham’s Rose Hill campus, you might notice that students have abbreviated versions of terms, mainly for locations on or surrounding campus. Here is your guide to the Fordham jargon.
New York Botanical Garden (NYBG): Botans
Edwards Parade: Eddies
Arthur Avenue: Arthur / Arthur Ave
Joseph M. McShane, S.J. Campus Center: McShane
Faculty Memorial Hall: FMH
John Mulcahy Hall: JMH
Campbell Hall, Salice Hall and Conley Hall: CSC
Marketplace: Dining Hall / The Caf
Urban Kitchen: Urban
The Grotto: POD / PODS / Boar’s Head / Boars
Dagger John’s: Dagger
Ram’s Deli & Pizza: Ram’s
Super Best Deli: SB / Super Best
The Best Deli and Grill: Best
Best vs SB: Best and SB are two delis on Fordham Road. Only a six minute walk away from each other, SB is located on Hoffman Street and Best is on Lorillard Place.
Pugsley Pizza: Pugsley’s
Howl at the Moon: Howl
Barnyard BBQ: Barnyard
Fordham Preparatory School: Prep / Fordham Prep
Alumni Court South: South
Alumni House / Rodrigue’s Coffee House: Rod’s
Belmont Avenue Security Gate: FMH Gate
E 191st Turnstyle Gate: Walsh Gate
Bathgate Avenue Security Gate: Bathgate
Third/Webster Avenue Gate: Metro North Gate / Fordham Plaza Gate
Fordham Preparatory Gate: Prep Gate
Matteo Ricci Circle: Roundabout Gate
Fordham University Emergency Medical Services: FUEMS (Pronounced: Fumes)
United Student Government: USG
Office of Student Involvement: OSI
Campus Activity Board: CAB
Residence Hall Association: RHA
The Fordham Ram: The Ram
Mimes and Mummers: Mimes
Counseling and Psychological Services: CPS
