By: KELLY CAGGIANO

  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 a...

By: JONATHAN GILLIS

  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, commissi...

By: ROBERT PERGAMENT

  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, a...

By: CHADWICK CIOCCI

  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 co...

By: CHRISTINE BARCELLONA

  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...

By: BRIAN KRAKER

  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 ...

By: BRIAN KRAKER

  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 Tiern...

By: CHRISTOPHER KENNEDY

  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...

By: TRAVIS COMSTEDT

  The library has been under some well-deserved scrutiny this year, as it has suffered major budget cuts and, in turn, closed the 24-hour-zone. This inspection has also been placed on its collection of movies and books, determining whether or no...

By: CHADWICK CIOCCI

  This past weekend, Washington, D.C. played host to the largest annual gathering of conservatives, the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), and the conference was larger than ever. Approximately 10,000 conservatives converged on our...

By: BRIAN KRAKER

  Lottery numbers should have been distributed this past Monday, beginning the epic campus wide struggle for rooming. Ravenous underclassman foam at the mouth as they canvas the campus, marking their territory on their first peer in possession of a n...

By: TOMMY SILK

  To The Ram, In issue four’s section, “From the Desk,” the author depicted the cafeteria as a pleasant eating environment due to its variety of dining options. However, I would like to remind everyone that quantity does not equal q...

By: CHRISTOPHER KENNEDY

  We have all been there. We have run to the bookstore between lunch and our 2:30 class, in hopes of grabbing the textbook from which the next class’ reading has been assigned. We have seen that there are no used copies left on the shelf, meani...

By: JEN CACCHIOLI

  After spending a good amount of time submerged in your daily routine at school, it always feels kind of odd when you spend a random weekend with family you haven’t seen in about a month. This was one of those weekends. However, to avoid the t...

By: CHRISTINE BARCELLONA

  Next Friday night, look at the crowds that gather outside dorms as they wait to make their noisy way through the darkness. Watch the women teeter on their high heels, watch them stagger through the ice like fawns taking their first steps. The cold ...

By: MIKE BURKART

  Recently, a New York Times article profiled a Fordham student who dated older professionals in the city because she claimed that she could not find enough qualified suitors among her peers. Given the fact that she attends Lincoln Center &ndash...

By: CHRISTINE BARCELLONA

  Students have watched the ongoing saga of the caf televisions with a fascination usually reserved for high-rating HBO series. Why not—each episode of the TVs’ history has been filled with mystery and inexplicable events that might rival...

By: ABIGAIL FORGET

  When I think back to my first Fordham visit, I recall being entirely mortified when my father asked the tour guide question after question regarding Fordham security. He was worried about his daughter being in the Bronx, understandable, but I ...

By: CHADWICK CIOCCI

  Not long after being the Republican presidential nominee, John McCain is facing a serious threat to his Senate re-election from former Congressman J.D. Hayworth. But Hayworth isn’t a Democrat; he’s a Republican, and he is challengi...

By: ROBERT PERGAMENT

  The University of Dayton’s women’s basketball team was stranded. Their game against Fordham had been postponed due to the snowstorm. I guess the NCAA, or whoever cancelled the game, was worried about leaks in the roof of the Rose Hill G...