If the government wants to continue putting its people at risk in wars that are of no benefit to the country, they need to first focus on supporting the individuals they are sending out to fight for it. Our youth should not feel backed up against a wall in order to push them into the military, but if they choose to enlist, they should be guaranteed a strong support system while they are deployed and upon their return home.

Fordham will be increasing for the fourth year in a row, with tuition increasing by 4.5% and room and board increasing by 3.0%. While yes, the cost of everything is increasing and this tuition increase is not unique to Fordham, that doesn’t make it any more attainable for students to pay. College students across the country should be able to get a quality education without setting themselves up for a lifetime of financial stress, especially when there’s no guarantee of a return on their investment in the job market.

As a media-driven society, we are obsessed with looking like anyone but ourselves, and bringing back a frail and emaciated appearance as the “ideal body” can only bring extreme dangers to our population, especially for women and our youth. Though GLP-1s like Ozempic could be life-changing for some, this fad could result in an extreme increase in negative body image, leading to severe eating disorders that threaten the lives of much of our society.

The Iranian people have been in danger for a long time now, and sending missiles and tanks to their home is only adding to their pain. The longer this war goes on, the more risk we put to innocent lives in America, Iran and beyond. The U.S. government needs to put a stop to this war before the implications are irreversible.

“The revolution that began in 1776 has not ended.” Our fight against oppressive regimes is not over, and we will not give in to authoritarianism now just as we did not give in back then. Hopelessness is the privileged person’s excuse for choosing not to act, so we will find hope in this dark time and eventually come out victorious.

Every eligible citizen in this country should be afforded the right to vote, and if that is taken away, the rest of our democracy will crumble. Call your representatives and talk to people you know to inform them about the risks of this legislation. However you decide to respond, do not let the true impacts of this act go unnoticed.

If you are struggling, you are not alone. There are resources that can help you, and though it can be hard to get started, please do not suffer in silence. Do what you can to help others and get your work done, but at the end of the day, it’s okay to take a break. If you are in immediate crisis, call or text the National Suicide Hotline at 988.

If we as journalists and consumers of the free press allow incidents like these to slip under the radar, the government will continue to attack our basic rights until the country is stripped of everything that makes it a democratic republic.

Imagine you walk outside on a Monday morning to head to work and are greeted with the terrified screams of your neighbor, a young mother. Two masked men stand by an unmarked vehicle with guns raised, pointed...

Do not resign yourself to pessimism. To be sure, the world may certainly seem like a bleak and frightening place, and our constant criticism of its flaws may only serve to amplify this negative perception. Yet, at its core, it is truly anything but. Thus, for the last time in 2025, The Fordham Ram would like to issue a call to action: hold on dear to what you love and fight like hell for it. Nihilism and resignation are simply not the answer in a world with so much to lose.