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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.

In the garden level of the 140 West 62nd Street Building, Saxbys and both bathrooms flooded due to heavy rainfall on Oct...
11/14/2025

In the garden level of the 140 West 62nd Street Building, Saxbys and both bathrooms flooded due to heavy rainfall on Oct. 30, causing Saxbys to close for two days. In their first month of operation, the student-run café is adapting to its new environment on the Lincoln Center campus.

The storm set record rainfall levels in select locations across New York City, causing flooding in basements, some streets and subway stations.

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Written by: Michelle Wilson
Photo by: Durga Desai

Most people like birds. After all, birds are everywhere — on the street, in parks, stealing your lunch at the beach — an...
11/14/2025

Most people like birds. After all, birds are everywhere — on the street, in parks, stealing your lunch at the beach — and they are very charming. Few other animals have adapted so well to living with humans, and in turn, we’ve grown very fond of their presence.

It’s no wonder, then, that over a third of Americans self-identify as birdwatchers. You’re probably a birdwatcher too, even if you don’t know it. Watched a huge flock of pigeons take flight from your office window? Snapped a photo of a pretty red bird in a courtyard? Pointed out a nest on a telephone pole to your family? That’s birdwatching.

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Written by: Lukas Ruano-Lumpris
Photo by: Lukas Ruano-Lumpris

Join us TODAY in G76A to network with journalism industry professionals, all of whom are former editors at The Observer....
11/10/2025

Join us TODAY in G76A to network with journalism industry professionals, all of whom are former editors at The Observer. You will have the opportunity to hear from our panelists about their careers, ask questions and engage in one-on-one conversations. Food from Empanada Mama and beverages will be served on a first-come, first-served basis. All Fordham undergraduate students are welcome!

A quote opens the exhibit “Cartographer’s Tunnel” in the Ildiko Butler Gallery: “Certain abstract paintings live as maps...
10/30/2025

A quote opens the exhibit “Cartographer’s Tunnel” in the Ildiko Butler Gallery: “Certain abstract paintings live as maps towards our interior labyrinth.”

The exhibit showcases the work of Mason Saltarelli, Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) ’01, and displays just four paintings by the alumnus.

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Written by: Elliot Richter
Photo by: Giana Visconti

Run@LC, Fordham Lincoln Center’s running club, is hosting a Strides for Strava mileage challenge from Oct. 1 to 31 to fo...
10/29/2025

Run@LC, Fordham Lincoln Center’s running club, is hosting a Strides for Strava mileage challenge from Oct. 1 to 31 to foster community, create motivation and encourage healthy competition among peers. The top three students with the highest total mileage will win Fleet Feet gift cards of $75, $50 and $25.

Students compete by logging the miles they run on the Strava app, which tracks runners’ data and distance and allows Run@LC to monitor participant progress. Additionally, each time they participate in a Run@LC group run, students are awarded five bonus miles to incentivize connections with other Fordham students.

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Written by: Annie Lanahan
Photo by: Kei Sugae

The Oct. 16 “Immigrant Rights and Immigration Law” discussion panel brought together legal professionals to address unce...
10/28/2025

The Oct. 16 “Immigrant Rights and Immigration Law” discussion panel brought together legal professionals to address uncertainty around U.S. immigration policies, offer advice on visa applications and guide students who want to pursue immigration law at the Lincoln Center campus.

The event was co-hosted by the Immigration Advocacy Club, United Student Government and the Asian Pacific American Coalition.

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Written by: Roop Somal
Photo by: Samantha Geiler

University President Tania Tetlow met with the student press on Oct. 16 and discussed tuition costs, school rankings, Gr...
10/27/2025

University President Tania Tetlow met with the student press on Oct. 16 and discussed tuition costs, school rankings, Graduate Student Union protests and recent university changes like administrative restructuring and donations to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs.

Last year, four Fordham students’ visas were revoked and later restored. Tetlow said that this year, Fordham’s visa application rate of success “was the same as last year, so that was a major achievement and not true at every institution.”

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Written by: Michelle Wilson
Photo by: Durga Desai

Fordham Women’s Tennis made team history at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Northeast Regional Championship...
10/27/2025

Fordham Women’s Tennis made team history at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Northeast Regional Championships, which took place from Oct. 9 to 14 at the University of Pennsylvania. Two singles players and one doubles team made it to the round of 16, with the doubles team ultimately winning their event.

According to Michael Sowter, head coach of the women’s tennis team, having this many players in the championships was a first.

“We’re all really excited. It’s never happened in the history of Fordham tennis,” Sowter said.

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Written by: Ana Winston
Photos courtesy of Fordham Athletics

From Oct. 9 to 17, seven young actors hit the Pope Auditorium stage in “By The Way, Meet Vera Stark,” a play that follow...
10/27/2025

From Oct. 9 to 17, seven young actors hit the Pope Auditorium stage in “By The Way, Meet Vera Stark,” a play that follows the story of an aspiring Black actress as she navigates the intricate racial stereotypes of 1930s Hollywood. Directed by Adrienne C. Williams, this play encapsulates the realities many Black women were subjected to when trying to build a career.

Williams, who has been directing plays since the early 2000s, brought over 30 years of acting experience and intimate knowledge of the drama world. She said that the show’s themes remain current, despite its period setting.

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Written by: Jordan Donegan
Photo by: Cason Doyle

An unknown man halted 18 military tanks exiting Tiananmen Square in Beijing on June 5, 1989. For three minutes, amid the...
10/26/2025

An unknown man halted 18 military tanks exiting Tiananmen Square in Beijing on June 5, 1989. For three minutes, amid the noises of gunfire and distressed civilians, he stopped a convoy all on his own.

The image of the encounter immortalized the man and earned him the moniker “Tank Man.” The story behind it, however, covered extensively by the CBS Evening News team, faced censorship from the Chinese government in 1989 and erasure from history in today’s China.

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Written by: Jane Roche
Photo by: Grace Santoli

If going to a history museum conjures up images of standing still in silence and squinting at black and white photos, it...
10/26/2025

If going to a history museum conjures up images of standing still in silence and squinting at black and white photos, it is time to refresh your perception. Derrick León Washington, anthropologist and curator of “Urban Stomp: Dreams and Defiance on the Dance Floor” at the Museum of the City of New York (MCNY), wants “more out of dance” and museum exhibitions.

“I was really persistent that this is going to change how exhibitions are done and what’s included in museums,” Washington said.

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Written by: Indira Bush
Photo by: Indira Bush

Members of the Fordham College Republicans (FCR) and the Fordham College Democrats (FCD) debated key issues like free sp...
10/24/2025

Members of the Fordham College Republicans (FCR) and the Fordham College Democrats (FCD) debated key issues like free speech, immigration, political polarization and the mayoral race on Oct. 20 in Keating Hall at the Rose Hill campus.

The event was hosted and moderated by the Fordham Political Union, a club focused on fostering healthy discourse between students of all political affiliations, which was the ethos of the debate.

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Written by: Michelle Wilson
Photo by: Grace Santoli

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