The Fordham Ram Volume 106, Issue 5
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Congestion Pricing Comes to Lincoln Center Campus
Fordham’s Ram Print Closes its Doors
By CRISTINA STEFANIZZI
By SOFIA DONOHUE
New York City is working towards implementing congestion pricing — charging drivers who enter Manhattan from 60th St. and south a daily toll — as an effort to reduce traffic and improve air quality in midtown and lower Manhattan. Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus resides exactly on 60th St., where the congestion tolls would begin taking effect. Fordham’s Ram Van service that travels between the Rose Hill and Lincoln Center campuses would be subject to paying this toll each day. The toll, which was approved by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) board in a 9-1 vote, is currently set at $15 for passenger vehicles such as cars, a middle ground from the previously outlined costs ranging from $9 to $23, according to NBC New York. Tolls will cost $24 for small trucks such as moving vans, $36 for large trucks and $7.50
Ram Print, Fordham’s print shop, provides the Fordham University community with a cost-sensitive alternative to retail copying establishments. Ram Print, located in Faculty Memorial Hall, supplies the community with goods and services such as pamphlets, books, posters, signs and ID cards. Starting July 1, the print shop will operate through an online print portal and services will be outsourced at an offsite Canon facility in Long Island. As a result, Ram Print’s five Fordham employees have been laid off, effective July 1. Anthony Grono, interim vice president for finance and assistant treasurer, attributes the modernization of Ram Print to a decrease in print volume. “For more than 20 years, Ram Print has served our community with a hybrid workforce comprised of both Fordham and Canon employees. Post-[COVID-19], print volume across the university has decreased dramatically by 50%, and we see no signs of print
SEE PRICING, PAGE 4
SEE PRINT, PAGE 4
ASST. NEWS EDITOR
February 21, 2024
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
COURTESY OF MIGUEL SUTEDJO FOR THE FORDHAM RAM
Fulbright Scholars can engage in research, complete a masters program or teach English internationally.
Fordham Named Top Producer of Fulbright Scholars By NORA MALONE NEWS EDITOR
Fordham University has been recognized as one of the top producers of Fulbright Scholars by the U.S. Department of State. Fordham has had more than 200 Fulbright recipients, with 11 chosen in the 2023-24 academic year. “It makes complete sense
that a Fordham student that has already involved themselves in community can show [in their application] that when they go on a Fulbright, they’re going to involve themselves in their [new] community,” said Dr. Marisa Iglesias, assistant director of the Fellowships Office. Students who apply for a Fulbright can propose a
year of research, a year of graduate studies or they can spend a year being an English Teaching Assistant (ETA). Students generally start working on their applications in the spring of their junior year and usually submit them in October of their senior year. Alumni are also encouraged to apply. SEE FULBRIGHT, PAGE 5
Orientation Leader Applications Open By ADITHI VIMALANATHAN ASST. NEWS EDITOR
COURTESY OF INSTAGRAM
Tetlow discussed Fordham’s connection with the Belmont community and answered student questions.
President Tetlow Attends Student Life Council By SOFIA DONOHUE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
On Wednesday, Feb. 14, the Student Life Council (SLC) held its first meeting of the semester. The SLC, composed of students, faculty and administrators, aims to foster open communication
between students and the Fordham University administration by hosting monthly meetings. The council welcomed President Tania Tetlow to the meeting. The meeting began with a question and answer session with Tetlow. Students voiced questions
and concerns ranging from transparency within the administration to Fordham’s evolving relationship with the Belmont community and student engagement. In regards to concerns surrounding SEE SLC, PAGE 5
The Orientation Team is currently developing their group of orientation leaders for the upcoming academic year. New Student Orientation is a threeday process that introduces incoming first-years to other members of their class, the campus and important information about life at Fordham University with the goal of making the transition to college
a smoother process. The orientation team is responsible for preparing many of the key events that students remember as hallmarks of New Student Orientation, such as the carnival, Glow Rams and the candle lighting ceremony that happens on the day of move-in. While these events are planned during the summer, the orientation team is currently focusing on a more SEE LEADER, PAGE 4
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News
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Opinion Page 8
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Culture Page 12 New York Celebrates the Year of the Dragon
Sports
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Overtime: Tom Thibodeau, Costing the Knicks Their Playoff Hopes