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Volume 105, Issue 20
November 8, 2023
Rose Hill University Responds Clubs Discuss Budget to Security Changes Breach By SOFIA DONOHUE
By EMMA KIM
An emotionally disturbed man entered campus through the Walsh Gate turnstiles and entered a suite in Walsh Hall on Nov. 3. The man was subdued by Public Safety officers and then transported by NYPD to a local hospital where he was later arrested. No students were physically injured. Public Safety notified students of the incident in an email shared with the Fordham community on Nov. 4. According to the Public Safety advisory email, the man entered campus by squeezing behind a student returning to campus through the Walsh Gate turnstile. The email states that Public Safety has increased security at Walsh Gate. “Public Safety cars are now located at the Walsh turnstile to prevent ‘piggybacking’ when they are not on an assignment. We also have a video monitor at our security base that is fixed on the turnstile,” said Robert Fitzer, associate vice president for Public Safety.
Fordham College at Rose Hill budget packets were due on Nov. 2 for all student clubs. This comes after spring 2024 budgets for each event-funded club were capped at $5,000. The Budget Committee in United Student Government (USG) is responsible for allocating the funds and reviewing the budget packet requests. Eron Maltzman, GSB ’25, vice president of finance, explained the amount of clubs has greatly increased over the past several years. “All Budget Packets are reviewed by the Budget Committee on one day By called Budget Day where we SOFIA DONOHUE have aDIGITAL limited PRODUCER amount of funding to allocate to all 171 clubs on campus,” said Maltzman. “In the past several years, the amount requested by all clubs greatly exceeds the amount of funding that we have available to allocate to clubs, so in the past, we have been put in a difficult position of having to limit the amount of funding
SEE WALSH, PAGE 6
SEE BUDGET, PAGE 4
ASST. NEWS EDITOR
NEWS EDITOR
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The Committee on Sexual Misconduct hosts a “Week of Action” to raise awareness for sexual violence.
CSM Begins Semesterly Week of Action with Clothesline Project By GRACE GALBREATH ASST. NEWS EDITOR
This week, the Committee on Sexual Misconduct (CSM) in United Student Government (USG) is hosting their bi-annual Week of Action. The week, which runs from Nov. 6 through Nov. 10, will feature several lectures and conclude with bracelet making. CSM Co-Chair Eliza Collins, FCRH ’26, said that the goal of
the week is to ignite change within the community and create a space for students to connect. Collins said, “Each year, we host Week of Action to connect with our peers and increase visibility on campus about our committee and the issues for which we stand. Our goal is to provide a platform for peer education and invite students
to participate in these events, which change our community for the better!” This year, Week of Action opened with “The Clothesline Project.” Set on Edwards Parade, the event welcomes students to write messages of support to survivors of sexual misconduct. The messages are written on T-shirts and displayed across the lawn’s fence. SEE CSM, PAGE 4
Fordham Music Presents Bad Bunny Forum
By MARY HAWTHORN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
COURTESY OF INSTAGRAM
On Nov. 2, Campus Ministry held a bilingual mass and decorated an ofrenda.
Campus Ministry Celebrates Día de los Muertos By EVA ELIZONDO
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
On Nov. 2, Campus Ministry celebrated Day of the Dead with a bilingual mass at the University Church and a gathering at the McShane Campus Center. This
two-day tradition, properly known as Día de los Muertos, is a Mexican holiday that honors loved ones who have passed away. This holiday is distinctly characterized by the colorful, festive and lively altars and parades. Day of the Dead is aligned with All Saints’ Day and
All Souls’ Day, Catholic holidays that commemorate saints and “All the Faithful Departed.” The Day of the Dead celebration hosted by Fordham’s Campus Ministry highlights one of the distinct traditions, rituals and celebrations of life and death SEE MINISTRY, PAGE 5
The Fordham Music Program held a Bad Bunny Forum on Nov. 2, 2023, to discuss the significance of Bad Bunny’s music in contemporary Puerto Rico and worldwide. The forum was run by Petra RiveraRideau, Ph.D., the author of “Remixing Reggaeton: The Cultural Politics of Puerto Rico,” and Vanessa Díaz, Ph.D.,the author of “Manufacturing Celebrity: Latino Paparazzi and Women Reporters in Hollywood.” Rivera-Rideau is an associate professor of American
studies at Wellesley College. She served as a consultant of several reggaeton-related projects, including Bad Bunny’s historic 2023 Coachella headlining performance. Díaz is an associate professor in the Department of Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies at Loyola Marymount University. In addition to being a professor, she works as a filmmaker, ethnographer and journalist. Both of them created the Bad Bunny Syllabus, which seeks to “educate the public on Bad Bunny’s global impact & how it reflects political, artistic, and cultural triumphs and struggles within Puerto Rico.” SEE MUSIC, PAGE 3
in this issue
News
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Opinion
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USG Debates Possible Mental Health Committee
Fordham Students, Lend Us Your Ears
Culture Page 14
Sports
Archie Saves Fordham Students From the Dog Days
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Men's Basketball Narrowly Wins Season Opener in OT