Colby Mccaskill

1 month ago | fordhamobserver.com | Colby Mccaskill

At least two additional Fordham student visas have been revoked since as early as Thursday, May 8, according to a university official. The two affected students are different from the four students whose visas were revoked in early April, Fordham spokesperson Bob Howe explained over email. Howe said that the way revocations have worked this time around has been different.

1 month ago | fordhamobserver.com | Colby Mccaskill

On Sunday, April 13, a long, wide table in the South Lounge of Ram Café was set for a Seder dinner. The table was adorned with objects and symbols. Haggadot — books that tell the story of the Exodus from Egypt in rituals, songs, stories and prayers — were scattered about. The Seder plate, a platter of symbolic foods, sat in the middle. Matzah bread, bottles of grape juice and plates of leafy greens dotted the table.

1 month ago | fordhamobserver.com | Colby Mccaskill

A small group of the Fordham community learned about the federal budget process at a midday lecture on April 15. Jacob Smith, an assistant political science professor, gave the talk in McMahon 109. The event was the fourth in a series of general political education programs hosted by the FitzSimons Presidential Initiative on Civics and Civility. Tony Berry, Fordham’s FitzSimons fellow, moderated the event and introduced Smith before his talk.