Volume 103 Issue 17

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The Fordham Ram Serving The Fordham University Community Since 1918 Volume 103, Issue 17

TheFordhamRam.com

November 3, 2021

Mold Issues in O’Hare Hall

More Severe Weather Closures

By MARY SCHEIDEL

By ISABEL DANSIZ

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

On Thursday, Oct. 21, O’Hare Hall residents received an email with the subject line “Change of Season and Mildew and Mold.” The email discussed the Office of Residential Life’s planned response to the “higher than usual number of work order requests” concerning mold or mildew in O’Hare. It also informed residents that Facilities staff would be working alongside a contracted company to inspect and clean the building that same day. O’Hare resident Anita Millsom, GSB ’24, said that while some residents were unaware of the growth in O’Hare, “almost all the students had known that the mold was a problem for a while.” She shared residents’ photos of growth on vents and even on the ceiling of a common area. “It wasn’t until everyone started submitting work orders that they finally did something about it,” said Millsom. Despite the number of work orders that were submitted, the Residential Life email assured students that an increase in mold and mildew is not unusual during “the change of seasons and the kind of warm weather we are having late into this

On Tuesday, Oct. 26, in-person classes were canceled or moved to a virtual format due to severe weather conditions. Public Safety made these announcements to the Fordham community via email. On Oct. 25, New York City put into effect a travel advisory that extended from the evening until the afternoon of the following day. Additionally, the National Weather Service put in place a flash flood warning for the city. Overall, the Fordham neighborhood received 4.73 inches of rain. The storm that hit New York on Oct. 26 was classified as a Nor’easter, a large and aggressive storm that tends to occur on the East Coast of the U.S. and becomes most powerful and dangerous around the New England area or at the Maritime Provinces of Canada. Despite the intensity of the storm, water damage and flooding on Fordham’s campuses was minimal which differs from the flooding Fordham experienced earlier in the semester that affected many campus buildings. “Minor water damage occurred in a number of Rose Hill buildings, but all were immediately addressed by our Facilities Operations personnel,” said John Carroll, the associate vice president of Public Safety at Fordham. “Public Safety does repeated inspections of our facilities and reports their findings for Facilities for follow up.” The decision to cancel classes was based on considerations regarding students’ and faculty's ability to commute to campus safely and “checking multiple weather information sources,” according to Carroll. “[We were] checking with

COURTESY OF TWITTER

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams was elected as the second Black mayor in New York City history on Nov. 2.

Adams Claims Victory Over Sliwa in NYC Mayoral Race By ABBEY DELK NEWS EDITOR

On Tuesday, Nov. 2, New York City residents elected Eric Adams to be their next mayor. Polls closed yesterday evening at 9 p.m. The Associated Press called the election in Adams’ favor at 9:10 p.m, when polls had Adams with over 50 points above his Republican opponent Curtis Sliwa. Adams is the current Brooklyn borough president, as well as a former New York City police captain.

He will be the second Black man to be elected as New York City mayor. The first was David Dinkins, who was elected as mayor in 1989 and served in the office until 1993 when he was succeeded by Rudy Guliani. Adams tweeted out his thanks to New York voters shortly after polls closed last night. “To our supporters, volunteers & endorsers of all backgrounds, faiths & from every corner of NYC: Thank you, from the very bottom of my heart, for being a part of our team,” wrote Ad-

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ams. “Tonight, we celebrate — because tomorrow, the real work begins!” New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted his congratulations soon after news outlets began to call the election for Adams. “A graduate of our public schools. A decorated NYPD veteran. A brave voice for justice in our streets. A bold public servant with Brooklyn spirit and style. [Eric Adams] embodies the greatness of our city. He will SEE MAYOR, PAGE 4

Fordham TV Returns This Fall By RACHEL GOW EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

COURTESY OF UNSPLASH

Columbus Day has sparked controversy in recent years because of the historical figure’s ties to the legacy of colonialism.

Italian Americans at Fordham Discuss Columbus Day’s Meaning By SOFIA DONOHUE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Christopher Columbus is a source of pride for many Italian Americans. They view Columbus Day as a day of celebration of Columbus’s accomplishments as an

explorer, as well as their Italian history and culture. While the holiday has been widely accepted by many Italian Americans, there has been a push to abolish the holiday amid controversy surrounding of Christopher Columbus’ ties with colonialism and

abuse of Indigenous people. This debate remains prevalent in American culture. Fordham students who identify as Italian American weighed in with their views on the holiday. “Columbus Day has never been SEE ITALIAN, PAGE 5

Fordham Student TV, the university’s broadcast organization, returned to the Rose Hill campus following several years of hiatus. The Communication and Media Studies (CMS) department hired Katie Corrado, FCRH ’12, a decorated broadcast journalist with WPIX-TV, to work as the club’s faculty advisor. Corrado was a news anchor for Fordham Student TV throughout her college career and worked as the student manager for the station her senior year. Fordham TV was Corrado’s “second home” and hugely influential in her post-Fordham successes. “You need a demo reel to get on air; the TV station was the only way for me to generate that material,” Corrado said. “Without it, I don’t think I’d have my job.” Katie Corrado is not the only Fordham Student TV alumni to SEE TV, PAGE 3

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in this issue

Opinion

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Howard University Protests Expose Failed Leadership

Sports

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Men’s Basketball Team Ushers in a New Era

Culture

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Fordham A Capella Hosts Halloween Teaser Event


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