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Point-Counterpoint: Expanding Campus ILCs

ResLife’s Overexpansion of ILC Floors Infringes upon Students’ Living Space

  As a Jesuit institution, Fordham promotes many teachings of the Church, which are infused into the curriculum and students’ daily activities. The Office of Residential Life has dedicated particular buildings like Queen’s Court and Tierney, as well as several floors in O’Hare to Integrated Learning Communities, or ILCs. 2 comments

Give More to USA, Not Just Haitians

  When a crisis occurs in a foreign country, the international community responds to aid that country. The United States is typically one of those countries to respond. However, there comes a point when the United States needs to stop providing aid and focus on problems within its own borders.

Libertas et Veritas

Entangling Alliances

  Between the demise of neo-conservative ideology after President George W. Bush’s departure from the White House, the rise of Ron Paul and Tea Parties and other libertarian influences, there is a quiet but serious and growing debate amongst conservatives (and the Republican party) about which philosophy of national security we should follow.

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Fordham Basketball Budget Increase Valuable

University’s Desire to Rise in the National Rankings Is Aided By Increase Athletic Resources

  At first thought, the news can be staggering. So you’re telling me that the g—d— men’s basketball team, which just finished the season 2-26, which hasn’t won a conference home game since 2008, which we, the students, already pay $2. 6 comments

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Point-Counterpoint: Expanding Campus ILCs

ILCs Foster Positive Environments for Student Growth and Social Cohesion

  Cura personalis is a phrase we have all heard many times, from orientation leaders, professors and admissions counselors. It means, quite simply, “care for the whole person” and it is a tenet of Jesuit education everywhere. It is a part of Fordham’s identity.

From the Desk of Brian Kraker, Assistant Opinions Editor

  Church was never a large part of my life. No tyrannical regime enforced my weekly attendance at Mass, but rarely did I miss a Sunday sermon. I participated in youth group meetings and even taught a Sunday school class, but Christianity never truly impacted my personal life.

Poor Planning Wastes Scarce Money

The University Must Coordinate its Renovation Projects to Eliminate Aimless Cycle of Building, Destr

  Last summer, the walls of my room in Hughes Hall vibrated with earsplitting noise as work crews renovated the lounges on each floor and built a kitchen in the basement. Work crews tramped down the hall and the lounges were closed all summer, but it would all be worth it, because for years to come, freshmen could enjoy the lounges and kitchen.

Schools Become Businesses, Marketing Selves

  According to a recent study by Public Agenda, six out of every 10 Americans now believe that colleges operate like businesses and are more concerned with their financial success than the educational experience of their students. The study, commissioned by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, also concluded that 54 percent of Americans suspect that colleges could maintain a higher level of education while spending less.

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