The Fordham University Rose Hill United Student Government (USG) discussed their statement regarding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and other law enforcement officers being allowed onto Fordham’s campus.
In the statement, they state that no member of the Fordham community should ever have to worry about their safety while attending class. The USG will advocate for transparency on university policies regarding law enforcement and federal agencies’ access to campus.
Executive President Eron Maltzman, GSB ’25, said that he feels that it is the responsibility of USG members, as representatives of the school, to release this statement.
Maltzman also presented new changes to the USG Bylaws to complete the integration of the International Integration committee into USG. He also opened up a discussion regarding the possibility of a Study Abroad committee.
He explained that, instead of creating a whole new Study Abroad committee, the Study Abroad Student Advisory Council would send a delegate to every USG meeting and they would give updates from the Study Abroad Office and share student concerns with them, as well. They tabled their discussion regarding the bylaws until next week’s meeting.
The founder and co-founder of the Furries at Fordham club presented their club proposal to the USG. They first addressed misconceptions of the furry community and that the furry fandom is simply a subculture interested in anthropomorphic animal creatures. The purpose of this club would be to foster creativity and self-expression, build a welcoming environment for marginalized groups, promote education for furry culture and support diversity.
They also stated that Fordham would not be the first university to do this as there are 80 other universities internationally that already have accepted furry clubs into their community within the Anthropomorphic Animal Appreciation Association (AAAA).
Their first official meetings would include activities like helping members find their “fur-sona” (furry persona). They hope to hold events throughout the semester including furry game nights, art events and sewing workshops. For funding, they said that they would need funding for pizza for general meetings, tickets for local furry conventions, furry meetup events and art supplies for drawing workshops.
Senator Grace Shin, FCRH ’28, was awarded Senator of the Month for January. The Fordham Asian Cultural Exchange (ACE) club was voted as the January Club of the Month for their Lunar New Year festivities.
Vice President of FCRH Emma Blake, FCRH ’25, presented a budget request for three dozen donuts for the FCRH Dean’s Council’s Student Wellness Subcommittee tabling.
The Vice President of the Gabelli School of Business (GSB) Catie Flores, GSB ’25, presented a budget request for the GSB Dean’s Council’s Valentine’s Day pop-up event. She requested funding for roses, donuts and stickers for the event.
Vice President of Communications Shreya Anand, GSB ’26, presented a budget request for a Canva Pro subscription.
Maltzman announced that each class senate will now have a senate head who is responsible for coordinating tablings with their other senators and, overall, be a central point of contact for that class. Senator Jude Ortega, FCRH ’25, Senator Ananya Grover, GSB ’26, Senator Anna Brown, FCRH ’27, and Senator Grace Shin, FCRH ’28, were all appointed as the senate heads.
Senator Jude Ortega, FCRH ’25, said that he is continuing to work on his proposal and he also hopes to work on getting more programming with the Career Center. Senator Grace Shin, FCRH ’28, also said that she is continuing her work on the MTA MetroCard proposal and the Wellspace proposal.
