The Fordham Ram Serving The Fordham University Community Since 1918 Volume 105, Issue 8
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March 29, 2023
Walsh Library Museum Reopens to Public
Students Reflect on Tetlow’s Transition
By SOFIA DONOHUE
By ALEXANDER HOM
On March 6, the Museum of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Art reopened in Walsh Library after undergoing renovations. On June 1, 2021, the museum closed after having 99 items seized by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. As a result, the museum underwent renovations beginning in summer 2022 in order to accommodate new and old antiquities. Jennifer Udell, curator of university art, headed the renovation of the Fordham Museum. A few major renovations include refinished floors, the demolition of old display cases and the custom fabrication of new cases and new paint in certain areas of the museum. “Mostly the installation was a way to rethink how the objects should be displayed and grouped,” said Udell. Though the Fordham Museum reopening was a celebration, there were challenges which came along with the renovations. Udell noted that scheduling different aspects of the job such
President Tania Tetlow began her term in July 2022. Tetlow serves as the university’s first female and layperson president. As with any presiding officer of a collective, her constituents have had much to say; the students she serves speak loudly of her actions. Many students have remarked on the key highlight of Tetlow’s administration: her public presence, and her emails to the community. Tetlow met with cultural club leaders on March 2, making good on her pledge to student outreach. “I want to hear the ways you constantly work to make Fordham better, and the ideas you have for the future,” she stated in a promise emailed to the Fordham community on the morning of her first day in office. “I think President Tetlow does listen to student voices,” said Asian Cultural Exchange (ACE) President Alex Tamsi, FCRH ’24, who was invited to and attended the meeting. “I appreciate the time she took to meet with student leaders of cultural organizations on campus, seeking our input on what the cultural landscape at Fordham looks like and in what ways it could be improved.” Like Tetlow, Tamsi is a newlyappointed president, selected in February to head up ACE, a student-led organization celebrating customs represented by Fordham’s diverse communities of AAPI ancestry. “Tetlow’s meeting was very student-led, and centered on us voicing our concerns, observations and experiences. She’s very approachable, which can be difficult from a position representing the entire university. I feel she really considered what we said, because she not only listened, but offered responses contextualized by the information she could share with us.” “President Tetlow did the right
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SEE WALSH, PAGE 4
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To expand options for the student population, the Marketplace will be closed for most of next year.
McShane Marketplace to Close for 2023-24 Academic Year By CEARRA PERRY
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
In a recent United Student Government (USG) meeting, it was announced that the McShane Campus Center cafeteria, Marketplace, will be closed and under renovation during the 2023-24 school year. Beginning between Sept. 1 and Oct. 1 of 2023, the Marketplace closure will coincide with the start of “destination
dining,” which will include the installation of various temporary dining options. These new dining options will be dispersed across campus in locations such as the McGinley Ballroom, Bepler Commons, the McShane basement, expanded seating at Starbucks and Cosi and food trucks. Construction of the “destination dining” locations will occur over the summer, with the
McShane Center “Grab-NGo” construction currently in progress. “This location will be open each and every hour of each and every day that the student center is open,” explains Demin Yaun, dining services contract liaison. “In many ways, there are going to be more options available while the caf is under construction, both in locations SEE CAF, PAGE 5
Fordham Releases Course Evaluations By EMMA KIM NEWS EDITOR
graduated with a degree in communications in 1949. He helped create the WFUV radio station and wrote for the sports column of The Fordham Ram. The mass was primarily organized by the Fordham Campus Ministry and Office of the President. According to
This March, Fordham College at Rose Hill and Fordham College at Lincoln Center students were given access to course evaluations. The course evaluations, which are known as Fordham’s Student Evaluation of Educational Quality (SEEQ), were originally filled in person. They were moved to an online system in 2013, which Fordham still utilizes. The course evaluations are now available to students under Blackboard, a course-management system. It is accessible under “Tools” and then “Student Feedback Report.” The database includes evaluations from 2018 to 2022. The course evaluations are meant to be a tool for students when selecting courses, and they
SEE SCULLY, PAGE 3
SEE EVALS, PAGE 3
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Vincent Scully was a Fordham alum and sports personality for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Remembering Fordham Alum and Broadcaster Vincent Scully By ANTONI ZLATANOVSKI STAFF WRITER
On March 22, 2023, a memorial service was held at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in honor of Fordham alum, Vincent Edward “Vin” Scully. Scully passed away on Aug.
2, 2022 in Hidden Hills, Calif. A life-long member of the Fordham community, Scully graduated from Fordham Preparatory School in 1944 and spent two years in the United States Navy. Upon completing his service, he enrolled at Fordham University and
SEE TETLOW, PAGE 4
in this issue
Opinion Page 8
To Live or Not To Live: A Question Posed by U.S. Healthcare System
Culture
Page 13
Calling All Poets: Black Sheep Poetry Hosts First Open Mic
Sports
Page 20
Baseball Wins Five in a Row, Sweeps Seton Hall