USG Discusses Increase in Student Activity Fees

By SOFIA SEMPER STAFF WRITER

In the past couple of weeks, the Fordham Rose Hill United Student Government (USG) has been discussing the possibility of increasing the student activity fees. For this increase to be put into action, a referendum must be sent out to the student body and at least 15% of the community needs to say yes in a simple majority from the students surveyed.

Executive President of USG Santiago Vidal, FCRH ’24, Vice President of Finance and Budget of USG Eron Maltzman, FCRH ’25, and Vice Chair of Finance and Budget of USG Lucas Hjertberg, FCRH ’26, shared their thoughts and reasoning behind the increase.

By SOFIA DONOHUE DIGITAL PRODUCER

Vidal explained that the activity fees are the only fees that can be increased solely with a vote from the student body. This referendum is started by USG because USG is the sole organizer and manager of all of the funds from the activity fees.

“Just to put it into context,

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Fordham Community Celebrates Women’ s History Month Across Campuses

By EMMA KIM NEWS EDITOR

Fordham celebrated Women’s History Month this March in different ways across the university.

Women’s History Month began in Santa Rosa, California, where the Education Task Force of the Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women planned a