The Fordham Ram Serving The Fordham University Community Since 1918 Volume 104, Issue 9
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April 6, 2022
USG FDM Hosts Proposes Annual New Dance Scholarships Marathon By SEBASTIAN DIAZ
By ISABEL DANZIS
On March 31, the United Student Government (USG) at Rose Hill passed a bill designed to provide more financial aid to international students. The bill, titled Expanding Financial Aid Access and Employment Opportunities International Students at Fordham University Rose Hill, introduces a new scholarship to provide full tuition and room and board costs for 15 international students on a yearly basis. Work on the proposal began in November 2021 and lasted about five months before the bill got passed through USG. The bill was a collaborative effort between Santiago Vidal, USG Senator for the class of 2024, who wrote the main core of the proposal; Frank Velez, USG senator for the class of 2023, who conducted the Peer Aspirant Research portion of the bill; and Keegan Roeder, USG senator for the class of 2023, who assisted with writing the “Benefits” section of the bill’s primary articles.
Fordham Dance Marathon (FDM) raised approximately $116,564 in support of the Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation at their main fundraising event, the dance marathon, on April 2. While it was announced at the event that FDM raised $115,822.83, according to Sarah Goldstein, FCRH ’23, co-executive director of FDM, a few donations came in after the event. This event serves as a conclusion to FDM’s year-long fundraising efforts for the B+ Foundation, an organization that raises money for pediatric cancer research. FDM works specifically with famiBy SOFIA DONOHUE lies ofDIGITAL childrenPRODUCER battling cancer in the New York City area; the children that the club works with are known as the “B+ heroes.” The club members work on both a year-long fundraising campaign to raise money to support these children and their families as well as develop relationships with them. According to Goldstein, this
SEE USG, PAGE 3
SEE FDM, PAGE 4
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NEWS EDITOR
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The Diversity Action Coalition’s “Bronx Appreciation Week” promotes student involvement in the Bronx.
Bronx Appreciation Week Makes its Debut at Fordham
By EMMA KIM
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
United Student Government’s (USG) Diversity Action Coalition (DAC) hosted Bronx Appreciation Week last week, March 28-April 1, collaborating with different organizations on campus in order to celebrate the Bronx.
Camila Gomez, FCRH ’22, one of the co-chairs of DAC, believes that the week is important in showing people all the things to love about the Bronx. “We want to break down myths and stereotypes about the Bronx and highlight the beautiful history and culture,” said Gomez.
On Monday, there was an event called “Bronx Scholarship,” which included three speakers — Mark Naison, Jane Edwards and Pamela Cora. Naison, professor of history and African & African American studies, spoke about the history of music in the Bronx, and one of his books, SEE BRONX, PAGE 4
Public Safety Begins Self-Defense Classes By DANA VATAFU
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
COURTESY OF THE FORDHAM FOUNDRY
Pitch Challenge gives the Fordham community the opportunity to share their business ideas with others and judges.
Amazonian Wins 6th Annual Pitch Challenge
By ISABEL DANZIS NEWS EDITOR
Amazonian, the company started by Elsie Ndema, director of Talent Acquisition at TheGuarantors, GSB ’13 and GSB M.S. ’22, was awarded $8,000 through the Fordham
Foudry’s sixth annual Pitch Challenge on March 26. The Fordham Foundry, a foundation focused on helping Fordham students and alumni with their business start-ups and ideas, hosts the Pitch Challenge annually to allow both students and
alumni to compete for start-up money by pitching their business ideas to a panel of experienced judges. Amazonian is a company that provides women over 5 foot 9 inches, a new way to buy clothes. SEE FOUNDRY, PAGE 5
Public Safety announced on March 25 that they will be hosting self-defense classes taught by the New York Self Defense Academy during the first and second weeks of April. The classes will be coordinated by Emergency Manager, Mike McGinn, with the assistance of his student administrative assistant, Lindsey Sullivan, and the director of the
fitness center, Sara Bickford. Currently, the plan is to hold these classes in the Ram Fit Center. Due to an overwhelming response from the student body, there are also plans to expand the classes to the Lincoln Center campus next semester and increase the number of sessions offered. These classes were not something offered in the past. The idea to host these classes came about as a result of two Fordham students who were referred to SEE SAFETY, PAGE 5
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News
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CSA Hosts Annual Commuter Week: Party in the CSA
Culture
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Reporter’s Death Shows Importance of Freelance Journallism
Opinion
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The irony of Painful Corsets in “Bridgerton”
Sports
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The Facinating Career of Fordham Alumn Nick Martinez