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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.

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It’s the second Giving Tuesday of the month! So today, we’re sharing more about what The Observer means to us and our co...
12/06/2022

It’s the second Giving Tuesday of the month! So today, we’re sharing more about what The Observer means to us and our community! At Fordham University at Lincoln Center, The Observer strives to tell stories in ways that truly matter to our Fordham community. As we complete four decades of collegiate journalism in service to the Fordham community, we stand unwavering in our role as “The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center.”

In order to keep our content so strong, we rely on the support of the Office of Student Involvement and donors like you that recognize strong student journalism and help us make our paper exceptional both in print and online.

If you are able to support our mission this Giving Tuesday, thank you — from the bottom of our hearts. We do it because we love what we do. And we couldn’t have done it all these years without you.

Find our GiveCampus in the link in our bio!

Content warning: discussion of eating disorders.As a first-year student, I arrived at Fordham full of worries about adju...
12/06/2022

Content warning: discussion of eating disorders.

As a first-year student, I arrived at Fordham full of worries about adjusting to life in New York City, balancing my course load and making friends. Despite my past struggles, my relationship with food wasn’t at the top of my list of stressors. However, even though I was a year and a half into my recovery from an eating disorder when I started the school year, I still felt a bit of regression in my progress. The extensive hours of orientation left me with little time to eat and a hunger in my stomach. I was hopeful that once I settled into a routine, my eating habits would return to what they were before the first few days of college — healthy, with regular snacks and meals. 

After my first trip to the Community Dining Hall, I knew this would not be the case. To my surprise, the dining hall listed calories on every item on the menu. Calories are usually listed on food items in order to fight obesity. A recent study from the National Library of Medicine found that 88% of New Yorkers who noticed the labeling were influenced to choose the option with the lower number. The adverse effects of this strategy are often overlooked.

There is a healthier way to go about losing weight (if medically necessary) than hyperfocusing on numbers and restricting your food intake. So many college students struggle with disordered eating, with some finding comfort in restricting what they eat due to an unpredictable future. With stressors all around us, why are we pressured into focusing even more on food?

Written by: Kelly Schwint
Photo by: Lauren Moon

The New York City subway system is used by New Yorkers and tourists alike, serving as a vital function of many people’s ...
11/30/2022

The New York City subway system is used by New Yorkers and tourists alike, serving as a vital function of many people’s daily mode of transport. According to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), the subway maintained a ridership of approximately 2.4 million daily passengers in 2021. On Sept. 21, the subway system transported 3.8 million people, due to the convergence of riders using the MTA for school, work, concerts, games and other special events across New York City, surpassing the MTA’s previous record of 3.7 million riders on Sept. 20. These are the highest ridership numbers since March 2020 as the city continues to recover from the pandemic. 

The transit lines offer 28 rail services that run through the city’s five boroughs. The subway holds the stories of passersby as they set out on their daily commute, as well as tourists who visit the city. These accounts also include those of the employees of New York City Transit (NYCT), a subsidiary of the MTA that employs the New Yorkers who transport millions throughout the city. 

We intended to accurately represent the faces of the transit employees in an effort to bring attention to their work and lives. Working our way down from the 72nd Street station to the 59th Street-Columbus Circle station, we captured the workers of the 1, 2 and 3 lines.

Written by: Maryam Beshara and Aurelian Clavaud
Photo by: Aurelian Clavaud

Films about celebrities such as “Elvis” and “Blonde,” about Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe respectively, are seen as i...
11/30/2022

Films about celebrities such as “Elvis” and “Blonde,” about Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe respectively, are seen as independent auteur visions, powerful artistic statements and showcases of fantastic performances. However, it’s more accurate to categorize these movies as dumbed-down retellings of tragic stories for the sake of Hollywood elites earning golden trophies and a lot of money. 

Baz Luhrmann’s biopic on the life of Elvis Presley, who is played by Austin Butler, glosses over Presley’s life and paints him as a tortured artist who just wants to sing but is crushed by “the system.” In “Blonde,” directed by Andrew Dominik, we see Ana de Armas’ Marilyn Monroe similarly suffocated by Hollywood, but she’s even less of a fully developed character. De Armas’ version of Marilyn has no complexity, and the movie focuses primarily on her state of suffering rather than deeply interrogating why she acts and behaves the way she does. 

Written by: Bivas Thapa
Graphic by: Nickole Lopez

At Fordham University at Lincoln Center, The Observer strives to tell stories in ways that truly matter to our Fordham c...
11/29/2022

At Fordham University at Lincoln Center, The Observer strives to tell stories in ways that truly matter to our Fordham community. As we complete four decades of collegiate journalism in service to the Fordham community, we stand unwavering in our role as “The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center.”

In order to keep our content so strong, we rely on the support of the Office of Student Involvement and donors like you that recognize strong student journalism and help us make our paper exceptional both in print and online.

If you are able to support our mission this Giving Tuesday, thank you — from the bottom of our hearts. We do it because we love what we do. And we couldn’t have done it all these years without you.

Find our GiveCampus in the link in our bio!

We are conducting an anonymous survey regarding differences in campus culture between Fordham’s undergraduate campuses a...
11/28/2022

We are conducting an anonymous survey regarding differences in campus culture between Fordham’s undergraduate campuses after hearing concerns from students regarding educational value, on-campus facilities and the overall college experience.

If you are an undergraduate student at Rose Hill or Lincoln Center, we would like to hear from you!

Find our 5-minute survey in the link in our bio.

For Allison Pfingst, Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) ’14 and current professor of fashion studies at Fordham, t...
11/28/2022

For Allison Pfingst, Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) ’14 and current professor of fashion studies at Fordham, the university’s fashion studies program isn’t just an impressive amalgamation of disciplines ranging from finance to fine arts, nor is it simply one of the university’s most rapidly expanding programs — it’s a homecoming of sorts, the fruit of years of Pfingst’s labor. 

Much of this labor happened close to home, both in the halls of the Lowenstein Center as well as museums scattered around Manhattan. As an undergraduate art history student insistent upon writing all of her papers on fashion, and more recently as an adviser and administrator of fashion studies at Fordham, the intersection of art, fashion and education has long been a cornerstone of Pfingst’s academic and professional careers. 

After graduating from Fordham in 2014, Pfingst worked in art galleries, later receiving an accreditation from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in collections management. Further study of dress and textiles history led her to Scotland, where she completed her postgraduate studies in 2017 at the University of Glasgow. 

Written by: Madeleine Signore
Photo courtesy of: Allison Pfingst

Sentiments such as “We don’t get funded like Rose Hill does!” or “Of course, Rose Hill gets a new student center, and we...
11/22/2022

Sentiments such as “We don’t get funded like Rose Hill does!” or “Of course, Rose Hill gets a new student center, and we don’t!” can be heard just about anywhere on Fordham Lincoln Center’s campus. Though grumbles about a lack of resources are valid, a question is presented: Are resources at Fordham Lincoln Center (FLC) really underfunded, or just underused? 

I’ve observed through various platforms that our generation is typically hesitant to believe that our calls for additional resources and overall change in institutions will be answered. As young people in a quickly changing world, it’s difficult to hand over issues we deem important to our representatives, officials or, in this case, university administrators. I share the same sentiments. 

Though we aren’t tasked with solving these issues, we do need to do a little digging into what we consider important, whether that is state law, representation or how to do research for our Composition II class. Resources are available to help cross the bridge from problem to solution, especially here at FLC. 

Written by: Madeleine Bamford
Photo by: Gabriel Garcia

Fordham’s attendance policy expects students to attend every class for the courses they are registered for and allows fl...
11/21/2022

Fordham’s attendance policy expects students to attend every class for the courses they are registered for and allows flexibility for attendance at the professor’s discretion. As a result, whether unexcused absences are penalized or permitted is contingent on the instructor.

An unexcused absence, per the university’s definition, is any reason for missing class other than a religious holiday, serious illness, death in the student’s immediate family or required participation in a university-sponsored event. The student must provide the appropriate documentation to their dean by filling out an excused absence form. According to Jenifer Campbell, dean of students at Lincoln Center, the university opted to use the form to monitor the different reasons students were requesting absences in order to make the process for filing for an unexcused absence consistent. 

The maximum number of total absences, excused or unexcused, allowed in a class per semester is six for a class that meets three times a week, four for one that meets two times a week and two if it meets once a week, unless otherwise noted in the professor’s syllabus. Professors have the liberty of deciding how many of those absences can be excused or unexcused, ranging from zero to the maximum number allowed by the university. 

Written by: Madelyn Kinzel
Photo by: Andrew Dressner

We are conducting an anonymous survey regarding differences in campus culture between Fordham’s undergraduate campuses a...
11/17/2022

We are conducting an anonymous survey regarding differences in campus culture between Fordham’s undergraduate campuses after hearing concerns from students regarding educational value, on-campus facilities, and the overall college experience.

If you are an undergraduate student at Rose Hill or Lincoln Center, we would like to hear from you!

Find our 5-minute survey in the link in our bio.

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11/15/2022

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The Fordham women’s basketball team took to the court for the first time in the regular season on Nov. 7 with a new coac...
11/12/2022

The Fordham women’s basketball team took to the court for the first time in the regular season on Nov. 7 with a new coach at the helm, and their energy was unmatched as they defeated the Yale University (YU) Bulldogs, 80-67. 

Although the Rams broke out quickly in the first quarter with an eight-point run, the Bulldogs stayed within reach. It wasn’t until multiple productive scoring frenzies in the second half that Fordham secured the win. Anna DeWolfe, Fordham College at Rose Hill (FCRH) ’23, put on a 3-point shooting clinic, hitting four of eight attempts from behind the arc. DeWolfe was not alone in defeating the Ivy League institution, as Asiah Di**le and Kaitlyn Downey, both Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) ’23, and Sarah Karpell, Gabelli School of Business at Rose Hill (GSBRH) ’23, each contributed on both ends of the floor. 

Despite DeWolfe’s accurate long-range shooting attempts — she has converted at a 33% clip on her career — the Rams struggled from behind the arc. However, efficient trips to the foul line and easy interior shots broke down an otherwise sound Yale defense. 

The game started with opening blows from the stars on both sides. Point guard Jenna Clark, YU ’23, knocked down a 10-foot jumper, fading to her left in the first minute of play. DeWolfe responded seconds later with a fake pass, sending two Yale defenders flying. Setting her feet, she sank a 15-footer.

Written by: Aurelian Clavaud
Photo courtesy of: Fordham Athletics

After a two-year pandemic which led to the creation of “Folklore” and “Evermore,” two alternative albums that steered aw...
11/08/2022

After a two-year pandemic which led to the creation of “Folklore” and “Evermore,” two alternative albums that steered away from Taylor Swift’s typical genre, pop Taylor is out of the woods with the release of her 10th studio album — “Midnights.” 

When announcing the “Midnights” album, Swift described it in an Instagram post as a “collection of music written in the middle of the night, a journey through terrors and sweet dreams.” She strings these nights together with a new sultry, electronic pop sound, which is much darker and experimental because of its inspiration from her “late nights.”

The opening track, “Lavender Haze,” beautifully encapsulates the themes of the album — from love to anxiety, setting the scene for the new cool, calm and collected Taylor. It perfectly opens the album as Swift invites her fans to “meet (her) at midnight.” The title of the song comes from the television series “Mad Men,” and she explained in an Instagram reel that the song describes an “all-encompassing love glow.” Lavender becomes the new “red” for Swifties as she describes her love for her current boyfriend, Joe Alwyn. 

Written by: Amira Motair
Photo courtesy of: Access Hollywood via Wikimedia Commons

The latest installment of the Graduate School of Education’s (GSE) annual “Barbara Jackson, Ed.D. Lecture” invited Prest...
11/07/2022

The latest installment of the Graduate School of Education’s (GSE) annual “Barbara Jackson, Ed.D. Lecture” invited Preston Green III, a professor of urban education at the University of Connecticut and educational law scholar. The lecture, “Developing a Model Civil Rights Statute in the Age of School Choice,” included discussions about the impact of public education funds on lower-income school districts and community resources. The lecture was live streamed on Oct. 19 at 5:30 p.m. and was hosted by Alvarado.

Green has written extensively on the topics of educational access and school choice as well as  has sought to promote the achievement of equal educational opportunity through collaborations with the Southern Poverty Law Center, the University of California Los Angeles Civil Rights Project, the Century Foundation and the National Education Policy Center. 

Written by: Kassidy De Nobrega
Photo courtesy of: Preston Green

In accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its guidelines, Fordham updated its COVID-19...
11/02/2022

In accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its guidelines, Fordham updated its COVID-19 policies and protocols to mandate that anyone seeking access to campus receive the bivalent booster dose by Nov. 1, according to Marco Valera, vice president for administration and the university’s COVID-19 coordinator. In an email sent on Sept. 26, Valera announced the new vaccination guidelines, which have since sparked reactions across the campus community both for and in opposition of the mandate.    

Prior to the announcement in September, the university’s weekly “Five Things” email newsletter, which contained Fordham’s COVID-19 announcements and updates, noted in its April 1 update that “it may be necessary to require a second booster shot for eligible individuals beginning in September 2022.” The updates were released approximately every eight days beginning on Aug. 11, 2020, until the newsletter was discontinued on May 6, 2022.

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In accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its guidelines, Fordham updated its COVID-19...
11/02/2022

In accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its guidelines, Fordham updated its COVID-19 policies and protocols to mandate that anyone seeking access to campus receive the bivalent booster dose by Nov. 1, according to Marco Valera, vice president for administration and the university’s COVID-19 coordinator. In an email sent on Sept. 26, Valera announced the new vaccination guidelines, which have since sparked reactions across the campus community both for and in opposition of the mandate.    

Prior to the announcement in September, the university’s weekly “Five Things” email newsletter, which contained Fordham’s COVID-19 announcements and updates, noted in its April 1 update that “it may be necessary to require a second booster shot for eligible individuals beginning in September 2022.” The updates were released approximately every eight days beginning on Aug. 11, 2020, until the newsletter was discontinued on May 6, 2022.

Written by: .beshara
Photo by: .beshara

In accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its guidelines, Fordham updated its COVID-19...
11/02/2022

In accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its guidelines, Fordham updated its COVID-19 policies and protocols to mandate that anyone seeking access to campus receive the bivalent booster dose by Nov. 1, according to Marco Valera, vice president for administration and the university’s COVID-19 coordinator. In an email sent on Sept. 26, Valera announced the new vaccination guidelines, which have since sparked reactions across the campus community both for and in opposition of the mandate.    

Prior to the announcement in September, the university’s weekly “Five Things” email newsletter, which contained Fordham’s COVID-19 announcements and updates, noted in its April 1 update that “it may be necessary to require a second booster shot for eligible individuals beginning in September 2022.” The updates were released approximately every eight days beginning on Aug. 11, 2020, until the newsletter was discontinued on May 6, 2022.

Written by: .beshara
Photo by: .beshara

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A thoughtful op-ed in the Fordham University student newspaper, The Fordham Observer, on horse-drawn carriages and Council Member Robert Holden’s bill to transition to electric, clean, humane carriages.
Here is an delightful little Jazz video from Fordham Lincoln Center.
It is entitled Daybreak, Lincoln Center Campus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2F8NYhq9WE

It was written by Nathan Lincoln-DeCusatis, D.M.A., Associate Professor of Composition and Theory at Fordham University New York, New York. 🎷🎺🎹 (From the Fordham Class of 1980 Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/groups/537184563628982)
Director David Gibson discusses a past CRC panel on abortion and reproductive rights in an article exploring the campus reaction to the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade in The Fordham Observer.
Vince Scully, Fordham University, Class of 1949, Hall of Fame broadcaster for the Dodgers in Brooklyn & Los Angeles, died @ 94: https://news.yahoo.com/vin-scully-hall-fame-broadcaster...
(RIP-Fordham Class of 1980 Facebook site: https://facebook.com/groups/537184563628982)
THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY TOP LINE SPORTSCASTERS FROM FORDHAM.
Being led by perhaps the greatest of them all Vin Scully-recently retired from 60+ years with the Brooklyn/LA Dodgers; No doubt aided by the strong radio program at WFUV and the dominance of the local NYC sports market, here are just a few of them.

Check out this Pinterest site for many names: https://www.pinterest.fr/.../famous-fordham-sportscasters/

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This Post Originally Appeared in the Fordham Class of 1980 Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/groups/537184563628982
THERE WILL BE 3 NEW JESUITS ORDAINED SATURDAY AT FORDHAM UNIVERSITY CHURCH-ACCORDING TO JESUIT EAST-YOU CAN WATCH IT LIVE:

Jesuitseast Tomorrow, June 11 at 10:30 am, the USA East Province will ordain three Jesuits to the priesthood at the Fordham University Church: Matthew Cortese, SJ; Sean Hagerty, SJ; and Sudzer Charélus, SJ (Province of Canada). Click here to watch it live: https://ed.gr/d31rc

Fordham Class of 1980 Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/groups/537184563628982
Awesome piece in The Fordham Observer about our very own Edona Thaqi and her (and her family’s) incredible journey:

https://fordhamobserver.com/68429/sports-and-health/from-walk-on-to-beloved-teammate-edona-thaqi-looks-back-on-womens-b-ball-career/

Fordham had its own farm from its inception in 1841 until some times in the 1910-20s. The location was in the northwest corner of the Rose Hill campus-where Fordham Prep now stands. (More on this very soon.)
ANYONE ELSE A FAN OF THE CBS SHOW B-POSITIVE? ONE OF THE REGULARS GABBY, IS A NURSING HOME WORKER. SHE IS PLAYED BY FORDHAM'S OWN KETHER DONOHUE.
She is a 2008 graduate of Lincoln Center with a degree in Communications and film study. She studied at the Anthony Meindl Acting Center. She received a Critic's Choice Television Award nomination in December 2015 for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in the FX/FXX series You're the Worst. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kether_Donohue#)
(Below Right) Here is Kether Donohue “sandwiched in” between castmates Darryl Stephens and Annaleigh Ashford in B Positive (2020)
(Below Left) Donohue at the series premieres of You're the Worst and Married in July 2014

Kevin Bergin (Gabelli 1980)
Fordham Class of 1980 Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/groups/537184563628982
PHOTO OF THE MARYMOUNT COLLEGE CAMPUS.
It was purchased by EF International in 2008. They are providing English Language courses for university level entry and even offer summer programs for high school age students. They maintain the campus and in their brochure reference dormitories and a 6 lane swimming pool. (EF stands for Education First and was founded in 1965.)
In the distance that is the Tappan Zee Bridge traversing the widest point on the Hudson River. At that location-much like Moon River 🎼-it is "wider than a mile". Fordham Class of 1980 Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/groups/537184563628982
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“Just scored his 10th Oscar nomination, extending his record as the most-nominated Black actor in Oscars history.”

“Washington's latest nod lands as the only above-the-line nomination for Macbeth, Apple's ambitious black-and-white retelling of the classic Shakespeare drama, with the actor portraying the titular role and Oscar winner Frances McDormand costarring as Lady Macbeth.” The Fordham Observer Rams Nyc

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Kudos! Bold and strong performance!

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Maya Addie is a new Radio City Rockette!
With the holiday season is full swing it was so cool to see a Fordham Graduate and a member of the Alvin Alley Dance Company giving her all to entertain NYC. 😀• Ailey/Fordham Alum

Fordham Class of 1980 Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/groups/537184563628982
"Women deserve changes in the social stigma and lack of research surrounding contraceptive care."

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COLIN POWELL: Soldier, Diplomat, Political Force (w) Ties to Fordham University

Colin L. Powell was an American politician, diplomat, statesman, and four-star general who served as the 65th United States Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005. He has the distinction of being the first African-American Secretary of State in the history of the USA. His early years of training brought him in direct contact with Fordham University.
Completed his ROTC Training at Fordham University Rose Hill
Powell was raised in the South Bronx and graduated from the now defunct Morris High School in 1954. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the City College of New York (CCNY) in 1958.
There are approximately 35 New York Metro area colleges and universities that supplement their Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) with the assistance of the program at Fordham University on the Bronx campus (Rose Hill). General Powell was one of them-see photo below. He was a member of Pershing Rifles, an ROTC fraternal organization and drill team begun by General John Pershing. Even after he had become a general, Powell kept a pen set, on his desk, that he had won for a drill team competition.

Did It Without A West Point Diploma.

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) is the highest-ranking and most senior military officer in the United States Armed Forces. At age 52, he became the youngest officer, and first African-American/Afro-Caribbean (of Jamaican Parents), to serve in this position. Powell was also the first JCS Chair who received his commission through ROTC. In addition to being only the 3rd CJCS who did not attend a service academy (USMA or Annapolis).
The Fordham University Military Hall of Fame is established to recognize the achievements of Fordham University veterans and graduates of Fordham University’s Army Reserve Officer Training Corps who exemplify the ideals of men and women in service to others. Powell was included on the 2002 roster. (https://forever.fordham.edu/s/1362/18/interior.aspx...)

Later Career

Vietnam War: Powell served a tour in Vietnam as a South Vietnamese Army (ARVN) advisor from 1962 to 1963. While on patrol in a Viet Cong-held area, he was wounded. Later, he returned to Vietnam as a major in 1968, serving as assistant chief of staff of operations for the 23rd (Americal) Infantry Division. During the second tour in Vietnam he was decorated with the Soldier's Medal for bravery after he survived a helicopter crash and single-handedly rescued three others.
Secretary of State: From 2001 to 2005 he served as Secretary of State during the administration of George W. Bush. After the September 11 attacks, Powell came under fire for his role in building the case for the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. In a press statement on February 24, 2001, he had said that sanctions against Iraq had prevented the development of any weapons of mass destruction by Saddam Hussein.

April 5, 1937 – October 18, 2021

The cause of death was complications of Covid-19, his family said in a statement, adding that he had been vaccinated and was being treated at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md., when he died there.
A spokeswoman said his immune system had been compromised by multiple myeloma, for which he had been undergoing treatment. He had been due to receive a booster shot for his vaccine last week, she added, but had to postpone it when he fell ill. He had also been treated for early stages of Parkinson’s disease.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
(The First African American Secretary of State, Colin Powell Archived June 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, The African American Registry.)
O'Sullivan, Christopher D. (April 16, 2009). Colin Powell: American Power and Intervention From Vietnam to Iraq. Rowman & Littlefield. p. ix. ISBN 978-0-7425-6535-7.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Powell#cite_note-23 Retrieved (October 19th, 2021)
Title 10 of the United States Code
"The 14 Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff". https://www.defense.gov/
https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2019/07
Finlayson, Reggie (2003). Colin Powell. Biography (A & E). Twenty-First Century Books. p. 55. ISBN 9780822549666.
Colin Powell, Who Shaped U.S. National Security, Dies at 84, N.Y. Times Obit October 18, 2021
This article originally appeared on the Fordham University Class of 1980 Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/groups/537184563628982
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