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When Choosing a Major, Do What You Love

December 4, 2013

By ANDREW MORSE STAFF WRITER In a lot of ways, it is not fair. How can you seriously ask an 18, 19 or 20 year old kid to pick a major and effectively set up a career path for the rest of his or her...

Do Commuter Students Have it Made?

December 4, 2013

By MICHAEL DAUBER Staff Writer A few years ago, I went with my sister to tour her future college,, Barnard. She was one of only about 15 commuters from her class and many expected her to have little...

Editorial: When Will USG Make An Impression?

November 20, 2013

By The Editorial Board On the rare occasion that the average Fordham student mentions United Student Government (USG), it is usually to gripe about how the group does nothing. Anyone who has been to a...

From the Desk of Canton Winer, Managing Editor

From the Desk of Canton Winer, Managing Editor

November 20, 2013

Please stop trying to be perfect. Many of us have this twisted notion that everything we do must be flawless. Any flaw or failure is a sign of weakness. Any less-than-intelligent question is a sign of...

Pope Francis’ remarks on social issues, such as homosexuality, has angered many conservative Catholics, leading to doubts about of his universal appeal. (Courtesy of  Wikimedia)

Pope Opens Arms to All Catholics, So Should We

November 20, 2013

By JOE CLINES STAFF WRITER Pope Francis’ papacy has granted him fame and influence. In less than a year, he has risen from relative obscurity on the world stage to rock star status, particularly...

You Matter, So Act Like It

You Matter, So Act Like It

November 20, 2013

By AMANDA PELL COLUMNIST As we all watch Congress come to what I would tactfully describe as a “screeching halt,” it’s hard not to question whether the very structure of government doesn’t...

3-D Printers Bring Challenges

3-D Printers Bring Challenges

November 20, 2013

By Conor Fucci Columnist   A new technological innovation has recently become available to the public called 3-D printing. 3-D printing is literally a printer that, instead of printing ink...

Sharing on the Web, Not For Retweets, but A’s

Sharing on the Web, Not For Retweets, but A’s

November 20, 2013

 By Joe Vitale _____________________________________________ In the spring semester of my freshman year, I took a class called “Dangerous Words: Censorship and the Literary Imagination.” During the...

The death of print journalism remains a fear for many students.(Photo by Elizabeth Zanghi/The Ram)

Are Print Journalism’s Days Numbered?

November 20, 2013

  By FELICIA CZOCHANSKI        CONTRIBUTING  Writer If you know anything about me, it would be no surprise to hear that I have always thought I would go into a career in writing, such as journalism....

Handouts Are Not the Answer

November 20, 2013

By Joseph Clines ___________________________________________ For the richest nation in the world, poverty and ever-increasing income inequality remain a massive problem. In everything from airline seating...

The MTA recently unveiled a potential plan which would replace its fleet with single-car trains to some riders dismay. (Photo by: Julian Wong/The Ram)

New Subway Design Should be Derailed

November 20, 2013

By ANDREW SANTIS Staff Writer   Last month, the MTA proposed new subway cars for the systems a part of a 142-page report outlining a “21st Century Transit System.” The MTA would replace...

Editorial: The Heat is Too Damn High

November 13, 2013

By The Editorial Board We’re having a heat wave, a tropical heat wave. Even as the temperatures in New York plummet, Faculty Memorial Hall continues to bake in a climate that closer resembles sub-Saharan...

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