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New York City Comptroller: 100,000 Bronxites Eligible for Obamacare

October 9, 2013

By KRIS VENEZIA STAFF WRITER The United States federal government may have shut down, but that did not stop the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, more commonly referred to as Obamacare,...

Fordham Nightly News Debuts Feature Package Format

October 9, 2013

  By EDDIE MIKUS STAFF WRITER   Regular watchers of Fordham Nightly News (FNN) may notice something different about the program this year. The channel debuted a new format on Oct. 7. “This...

CAB’s Family Weekend 2013, which featured performances, football and other activities, has been called “a great success.” (Photo by Michael Rezin/The Ram)

Family Weekend Features Students On the Field and the Stage

October 9, 2013

By GIRISH SWAMINATH ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR   Family Weekend, held from Oct. 4 to Oct. 6, united the families of the Fordham community from all over the country and the world. The university...

Peer Educators hope that their poster campaign helps keep students safer by making them more aware of risks. (Photo by Elizabeth Zanghi/The Ram)

Peer Eds Channels Mission through Poster Campaign

October 9, 2013

By ANISA ARSENAULT STAFF WRITER Awareness can enhance student safety. The issue is black and white. That is the point Peer Educators is trying to make in its newest poster campaign. The posters,...

CAB, which puts on some of the schools largest student-run events, is one of ten clubs with referendum status. Michael Rezin/The Ram

The Search for Spring Weekend Artist(s)Begins

October 3, 2013

By ANDREW MORSE CONTRIBUTING WRITER The Spring Weekend concert survey was sent out last week and, as always, it has created a buzz around campus. The survey is composed mostly of lesser-known alternative...

Fordham Digital Business Society helps students understand how technology is integrated into the professional world. (Photo by Elizabeth Zanghi/The Ram)

New Club Looks to Keep Students Ahead of the Digital Curve

October 3, 2013

By DYLAN DEMARTINO STAFF WRITER The Fordham Digital Business Society (FDBS) has been off to a strong start this year with a diverse line-up of events. The new Fordham club seeks to help all students...

Jennifer Lackie, formerly of the Office of Student Leadership and Community Development, looks forward to a new role. (Elizabeth Zanghi/The Ram)

Lackie Says Goodbye to Clubs, Assumes a New Position in OSLCD

October 3, 2013

By GIRISH SWAMINATH ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR   In mid-August, Jennifer Lackie concluded her term as assistant director for Student Organizations and Programming in the Office of Student Leadership...

Austim Speaks U Walk Looks to Raise Awareness for Autism (Photo by Christina Ferneini/The Ram)

Autism Speaks U Walk Looks to Raise Awareness for Autism

October 3, 2013

By GIRISH SWAMINATH ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Autism Speaks U – Fordham University hosted its annual 5K walk/run event in front of the McGinley Center on Sep. 28. The purpose of the walk/run was to...

PHOTO CAPTION In order to become Jesuits, young men must commit to a process that lasts over ten years, and is broken into four distinct learning periods.  (Michael Rezin/The Ram)

So You Want to be a Jesuit: An Inside Look into the Process

October 3, 2013

By EDDIE MIKUS STAFF WRITER   Although Jesuits abound on Fordham’s campus, the average student may not know the requirements for joining the Jesuit order. “We look for one who is experienced...

Fordham students frequently take advantage of the Rose Hill campus’ proximity to Yankee Stadium to attend games. (Courtesy of the Fordham Communications Department)

Pinstripes and Caf Swipes – Fordham and the Yankees

October 3, 2013
A short man in a Yankees hat walks across the diamond. The crowd cheers. “This guy is the biggest Yankee fan that you will ever meet,” the announcer praises. “And when he was growing up, he wanted to have one job: and that was to be the Yankee announcer.”

Amid Endorsement, University Goofs on Health Ranking

October 3, 2013

By CONNOR RYAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF In the heat of a high-profile endorsement, Fordham officials incorrectly publicized that the university was ranked number eight on a list of best colleges for mental...

Fordham professor Mark Naison’s novel, Pure Bronx, is to be released Oct. 15. (Photo by Qinrui Hua/The Ram)

Professor’s Novel Depicts the Realities of Street Life

October 3, 2013

By EDDIE MIKUS STAFF WRITER While Fordham professors are no strangers to the task of writing and publishing books, one faculty member recently branched into a form far more different than the scholarly...

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