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The Fordham Observer Founded in 1981, The Observer is the award-winning student newspaper of Fordham College at Lincoln Center. It is Lincoln Center’s fourth paper.

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and even TikTok . Founded in 1981, The Observer is the award-winning student newspaper of Fordham University. Based at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center Campus in Manhattan, The Observer’s circulation also reaches Fordham’s Rose Hill Campus in the Bronx, making it available to all the students in the University’s undergraduate colleges and graduate schools. The first was “The Curved Horn” that was brought over from Rose Hill when the Lincoln Center Campus was built in 1968. Two other papers, “The Review” and “Evex” were started up. By 1981, all three papers had folded and the school was ready for a voice for students and “The Observer” was born.

For most college students, life runs on a loop between two places: home and campus — and for some, work is added on top ...
10/13/2026

For most college students, life runs on a loop between two places: home and campus — and for some, work is added on top of it all. Somewhere along the way, the idea of a “third space,” a spot that is neither home nor work (or school), became difficult to come by, especially in a city as expensive and overstimulating as New York. Lately, though, a very specific kind of third space has been filling that gap: the bookstore cafe. 

The concept is not new. Barnes & Noble built an empire on pairing shelves with a Starbucks counter, giving readers a reason to linger for decades. But the newest wave of bookstores doubling as cafes popping up around the city is doing something a bit different. They trade large-scale browsing for the kind of intimate, curated spaces that feel less like a chain and more like someone’s very literary living room.

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Written by: Lainey Collier
Photo by: Adrianna Pizzuta

There is a dreamscape utopia where water rushes blissfully; the wind is warm and clean, almost as if you could pinpoint ...
10/12/2026

There is a dreamscape utopia where water rushes blissfully; the wind is warm and clean, almost as if you could pinpoint the exact tree it last rustled. In these ideals, hills are reminiscent of a Windows XP Desktop background, and technology runs solely on clean energy, designed with seamless Frutiger Aero-esque displays. Solar panels, wind farms and hydroelectric power plants are built directly into the landscape. Rainwater is collected, natural resources are all accounted for and repurposed, and ecosystems run up and around urban cityscapes. This is the aesthetic of the solarpunk movement. 

There is a picturesque and electrifying aspect to solarpunk, with its hopeful nature and promise of a more ecologically advanced society. However, the major issue with these sorts of moments — specifically, the imagery attached to them — is their inherent risk of cultural dissonance and destructivity. The visual identity of any movement is often its most influential means of propagation. Solarpunk in particular has often been criticized  for its reliance on mood boards, Reddit threads and hashtags. Attached to solarpunk imagery is the notion that in order to coexist with the natural world, we must give up our individual and communal identities and surrender to the needs of wilderness. To begin the conversation about the harms that come with this sort of identity abandonment, it is important to first understand the initial goals and aspirations of the movement itself. 

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Written by: Ruby Strait
Photo by: Ruby Strait

The Iran War began on Feb. 28, 2026 after the United States and Israel launched air strikes on Iran, assassinating Supre...
10/12/2026

The Iran War began on Feb. 28, 2026 after the United States and Israel launched air strikes on Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (who was succeeded by his son, Mojtaba Khamenei) and several other Iranian officials, targeting nuclear and military infrastructure. 

Since then, the conflict has resulted in approximately 9,000 to 18,000 casualties across Iran, Lebanon, Israel, the U.S. and the greater Gulf region. Iran and Lebanon have seen mass displacement, infrastructure damage and humanitarian crises. Various neighboring states have faced Iranian military and drone strikes.

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Written by: Michelle Wilson
Photo by: Elisa Luna Enríquez

On Sept. 21, a line wrapped around the AMC Lincoln Square 13 theater, teeming with avid readers, moviegoers and pop cult...
10/11/2026

On Sept. 21, a line wrapped around the AMC Lincoln Square 13 theater, teeming with avid readers, moviegoers and pop culture enthusiasts alike. About 150 of these eager minds were granted entrance to an early screening of “Verity” — the latest movie adaptation of a best-selling, if controversial, Colleen Hoover novel.

The suspenseful film follows Dakota Johnson, who plays Lowen Ashleigh, a struggling author given the life-changing opportunity to ghostwrite hit novelist Verity Crawford’s (Anne Hathaway) horror series after a terrible accident leaves her unable to finish it herself. The film is set mainly during a harsh winter in a Vermont cabin where Verity and her husband, Jeremy (Josh Hartnett), live with their son, Crew (Brady Wagner). As Lowen takes up residence in the house to access Verity’s notes and outlines, she finds Verity’s hidden autobiography, which details sinister aspects of her allegedly perfect life. The book was already considered one of Hoover’s more intense works, as it deviated from her standard contemporary romance.

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Written by: Emaan Ehtasham
Photo by: Lucien Fischer

Many university students find that community is something that exists in their classes, friend groups and extracurricula...
10/11/2026

Many university students find that community is something that exists in their classes, friend groups and extracurriculars. But for Emily Owens, Gabelli School of Business at Lincoln Center (GSBLC) ’28, community is  found on the ground floor of the 140 West 62nd Street Building. Owens is the third student chief executive officer (SCEO) of Saxbys, Fordham’s student-run cafe.

A global business major with a marketing concentration, Owens applied to Saxbys last year as a team member. During her interview, Aidan Engelmann, GSBLC ’26, Saxbys’ inaugural SCEO, identified her as a potential candidate for the SCEO position. And after a lengthy interview process, Owens is now following suit.

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Written by: Maura Dagon
Photo by: Lucien Fischer

“Rage Against the Machine,” Fordham’s fourth annual Humanities Day, centered around the question: How does the rise of a...
10/10/2026

“Rage Against the Machine,” Fordham’s fourth annual Humanities Day, centered around the question: How does the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) make a humanities education all the more essential? Seven Fordham alums from a range of creative industries discussed their answers, explained how AI is being implemented in their fields and gave career advice on Sept. 30 in the McShane Center on the Rose Hill Campus. 

The event brought to light students’ fears around securing a job after graduation and what role human creativity will play in an AI future. 

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Written by: Michelle Wilson
Photo by: Lucien Fischer

Hollywood has spent years betting on what audiences are accustomed to, whether it’s through producing sequels and remake...
10/10/2026

Hollywood has spent years betting on what audiences are accustomed to, whether it’s through producing sequels and remakes, or casting recognizable stars. The quality of these films varies, with some maintaining the caliber of their predecessors and others offering little substance beyond nostalgia. 

Regardless, their financial appeal is undeniable. While lacking originality in their bones, films like “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” “Jurassic World: Rebirth” and “The Devil Wears Prada 2” continue to dominate the box office. I myself am a victim of this, frequently seeing films that can be placed in the “cash-grab” category, which I knew were such long before I bought the ticket. But where does that leave the underdog that lacks the properties that make these blockbusters a reliable bet? 

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Written by: Ian Rogers
Graphic by Toby Gui/The Observer

After eight days of programming across all five boroughs, Climate Week NYC 2026 has come to an end. This year, events we...
10/09/2026

After eight days of programming across all five boroughs, Climate Week NYC 2026 has come to an end. This year, events were hosted on both Fordham campuses: the State and Local Climate Policy Symposium at Fordham Lincoln Center and the Roots to Renewal Green Careers Reentry Summit at Fordham Rose Hill (FRH). The events focused on contemporary environmental policy issues, the effects of climate change across the city and employment opportunities in the green economy.

The State and Local Climate Policy Symposium offered sessions on a variety of subjects, including climate justice, food waste, and state-federal tensions in climate policy and data centers.

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Written by: Lilian Hertel
Photo by: Lilian Hertel

Clad in long johns, swim trunks and a dark sweater, standing on the coxswain’s seat with tiller ropes in hand is how For...
10/09/2026

Clad in long johns, swim trunks and a dark sweater, standing on the coxswain’s seat with tiller ropes in hand is how Fordham rowing founder and former coach John Mulcahy is remembered by the late Vincent M. Doherty, a Fordham College at Rose Hill (FCRH) graduate in 1918. Doherty, who was stroke of the first boat in Fordham crew’s history, said in an interview with Fordham Magazine that Mulcahy “had the voice of command,” and despite being “a stern master, he had the affection and respect of every man on the squad.”

Grounded in his experience as a national title holder and an Olympic champion, Mulcahy set the bar of excellence and hard work that continues to stand strong as the foundation for the Fordham rowing program over a century later. 

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Written by: Cora Cost
Photo courtesy of Fordham Athletics

Hollywood has spent years betting on what audiences are accustomed to, whether it's through producing sequels and remake...
10/08/2026

Hollywood has spent years betting on what audiences are accustomed to, whether it's through producing sequels and remakes, or casting recognizable stars. The quality of these films varies, with some maintaining the caliber of their predecessors and others offering little substance beyond nostalgia.

Regardless, their financial appeal is undeniable. While lacking originality in their bones, films like "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," Jurassic World: Rebirth" and "The Devil Wears Prada 2" continue to dominate the box ofice. I myself am a victim of this, frequently seeing films that can be placed in the "cash-grab" category, which I knew were such long before I bought the ticket. But where does that leave the underdog that lacks the properties that make these blockbusters a reliable bet?

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Written by: lan Rogers
Graphic by: Toby Gui

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