Rose Hill Gem: Fordham’s basketball arena is home to a century of history, and the compromises that came with it
The New York Post 01-15-2025
Fordham’s Rose Hill Gymnasium is the neighborhood joint where everything is the way you remember it. It is where you’ve never been or where you’re certain to return. It takes one trip to learn it like the back of your hand because it isn’t much bigger. “There is no bad seat because you’re right on top of everything,” said Jim Murphy, Class of ’83. “It brings you back in time. They don’t make ’em like this anymore.”
The anniversary was also noted in other publications, including WNBC, New York Amsterdam News, and NY Sports Day, among others.
Merrick Garland exits with his record under scrutiny and the Justice Department bracing for upheaval
The Associated Press 01-18-2025“Merrick Garland has not, I think, been a very effective public defender of the integrity and impartiality of the Department of Justice,” Andrew Kent, a Fordham University law school professor, said in an email. Given the issues the department faced, Garland needed “to explain to the public more frequently and more specifically how the Department’s actions are consistent with a commitment to nonpartisan and impartial justice.”
Biden’s Guantánamo legacy ‘one step forward, several steps backwards’
NPR 01-18-2025
When Biden first came into office, “there was a sense of aggressive movement” on working to shutter the prison and resolve its remaining legal cases, “and then it just sort of dissipated,” said Karen Greenberg, director of the Center on National Security at Fordham Law School and author of the book The Least Worst Place: Guantanamo’s First 100 Days.
Only 37% Of Employees Say They Are Treated With Respect At Work
Forbes 01-19-2025
They’ll go beyond just doing what it takes to get a task done; and in that extra effort is where we can find innovation, resource/asset protection, incremental margin, and competitive advantage,” (said) Debbie Sabatani Hennelly, an adjunct professor at Fordham University law school’s corporate ethics and compliance program.
“A Burning House” — MLK and the American Experiment at The Apollo Theater
WYNC 01-19-2025
“I think we should start thinking about power and empowerment, because Dr. King not only believed in educating others about their individual power, but also in empowering not just individuals, but collective groups of people—not just in the U.S. South, but across the United States and the globe,” said Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University.
Even With a Ceasefire, Gaza Has No Future | Opinion
Newsweek 01-15-2025
“Even with a ceasefire, Gaza will remain a Mad Max world for over two million human souls. Its children, receiving little formal education and having witnessed horrors beyond description, will face a future utterly without hope. In Gaza, the emptiness of all the West’s promises, and the hypocrisy of proclaimed human rights standards, will remain on display for the world to see,” said John Davenport, professor of philosophy and director of peace and justice studies at Fordham University.
Live Updates: Supreme Court Backs Law Requiring TikTok to Be Sold or Banned
The New York Times 01-17-2025
But the federal government has historically pushed against too much foreign influence of any major communications network, said Zephyr Teachout, a professor of law at Fordham University. In 1975, President Gerald Ford established the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, a multiagency body that vets foreign investments in U.S.-based assets.
After Indictment, Eric Adams Collects $250,000 From Donors
The New York Times 01-15-2025
Christina Greer, a political science professor at Fordham University, said that the mayor’s fund-raising numbers showed that he still retained institutional strength. “If Eric Adams is still raising money after an indictment, resignations and questions about his management style and the future of the city, it points to the power of incumbency and the fact that labor and the business and real estate communities have been silent,” she said.
Tina Fey, Seth Meyers, and More SNL Stars Who Were Head Writers
NBC 01-16-2025
[Streeter] Seidell’s roots are in stand-up comedy. He began getting on stage to perform stand-up routines while in college at Fordham University, then took his writing talents to the website College Humor, where he eventually became editor-in-chief, according to a profile in Fordham Magazine. He was hired as a writer at SNL in 2014 and became a head writer in early 2022, midway through Season 47.
Russia and Iran become closer in their relationship with each other
Audacy 01-19-2025
Russia and Iran laid out a 20-year strategic partnership on Friday which will deepen their military and technological ties. This as Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to cozy up to global powers hostile toward the U.S. For more on this, KCBS Radio news anchors Jennifer Hodges and Shane Shane Guinness spoke with Beth Knobel, Professor of Journalism at Fordham University and former CBS News Moscow Bureau Chief.
95% of workers say paychecks fail to keep up with cost of living spikes
HR Dive 01-16-2025
“Inflation continues to drive up the cost of living, with 85% of workers expecting increasing salaries to offset these pressures; however, only 11% have received raises commensurate with inflation, so far, creating a significant gap,” Giacomo Santangelo, a Monster economist (and professor at Fordham University) said in a statement. “The financial strain is evident.”
Under the Dome: Farley to put his photo in every NC elevator. Could it lift his profile?
The Charlotte Observer 01-16-2025
They also lifted her electoral prospects, according to a 2015 article co-authored by political scientist Jacob Smith while he was a doctoral student at UNC-Chapel Hill. “These places were really excited to vote Republican [for labor commissioner]just from the elevator,” Smith, now an associate professor of political science at Fordham University, said in a phone interview.
Talkin’ Bob Dylan Spinnerpalooza
The Dylantantes Podcast 01-25-2025
Nina Goss is Editor of or contributor to the volumes Tearing the World Apart: Bob Dylan and the 21st Century and Dylan at Play. She is a contributor to various anthologies and presented at the first World of Bob Dylan conference (2019), and Dylan and the Beats conference in Tulsa (2022). She teaches at Fordham University.
For Betty Gilpin, Coming to Broadway in Oh, Mary! is A Dream Come True
Broadway Direct 01-14-2025
“Speaking of taking over for Cole, let’s bring in Betty Gilpin. Betty, you majored in theater in college at Fordham University at Lincoln Center, but you have been very busy working in the TV and film world. This is your Broadway debut,” said Frank DiLella, reporter for Broadway Direct.
Lacking Trust
Politico 01-16-2025
Travis Proulx, formerly SUNY’s vice chancellor for agency and community engagement, has joined Fordham University as vice president for external affairs.
Smooth(ie) Operator: A Flight Attendant’s Dream Takes Off in Hell’s Kitchen
W42ST 01-17-2025
Noah Keller, a regular and student at nearby Fordham University, can attest. “It’s really nice to support a local business,” he said, while ordering. “I’ve tried all the different juice places around here, and my drink is the Berry Up smoothie with vanilla whey protein. It’s the most delicious thing, and a really good price.”
Fordham University’s historic Rose Hill Gymnasium turns 100 years old
WNBC 01-17-2025
Fordham University’s Rose Hill gym is celebrating a new milestone: 100 of continuous action, the longest in America. The gym remains the home court for the Rams men’s and women’s basketball teams.
Iconic Fordham University Rose Hill Gymnasium turns 100
Amsterdam News 01-16-2024
A century ago today, on Jan. 16, 1925, the Fordham Rams defeated Boston College, 46-16, in the first-ever game at Rose Hill Gymnasium, the oldest continually used NCAA Division I gym in the nation. Since that first game, Rose Hill Gym, on Fordham’s campus in the Bronx, has been used as an athletic facility except for the 1943–1944 academic year, when it was converted into a U.S. Army barracks during WWII.
Grand Old Gym at Rose Hill
NY Sports Day 01-16-2024
There’s a 100th anniversary up at Rose Hill in the Bronx. The campus at Fordham University has an old and new look, iconic and famed structures of lecture and study halls. The Jack Coffey field for football in the fall and baseball season where surrounding trees are in bloom. And history at the Lombardi Athletic Center in honor of the late Hall of Fame coach.
Fordham’s Rose Hill Gym celebrates 100 years of hoops
CluthPoints 01-16-2025
The Fordham Rams defeated Boston College 46-16 on January 16, 1925. It was a game of basketball. And it took place in the Rose Hill Gymnasium in The Bronx, New York. That game was the first played in what is now endearingly known as the historic Rose Hill Gymnasium. One hundred years later, Fordham University’s basketball teams – among other programs at the school – still call the gym home. It’s the oldest gym still being used by a NCAA Division I basketball team.
Fordham-UMass game broke so many records and had insane moments on Rose Hill’s 100-year anniversary
The New York Post 01-16-2024
Fordham’s tiny on-campus arena in The Bronx opened with a 46-16 win over Boston College on Jan. 16, 1925 and Wednesday’s game on the eve of the 100-year anniversary may as well have been a different sport with the teams scoring nearly four time as many points — albeit across 15 extra minutes.
Celebrating a Century of Basketball at Fordham’s Rose Hill Gym
FootBoom 01-16-2025
This year marks a remarkable milestone in the annals of collegiate sports, as the Fordham University’s Rose Hill Gymnasium celebrates its centennial anniversary, solidifying its status as the oldest actively used gymnasium in NCAA Division I basketball.
College football history: Notable firsts and milestones
NCAA 01-20-2025
This is a quick guide to some of college football’s most notable firsts and historic moments. In 2019, the sport celebrated its 150th anniversary. First, the TL/DR version: The first college football game on TV was between Fordham University and Waynesburg University on Sept. 30, 1939. The game was broadcast by NBC and aired on W2XBS.
20 American Colleges Where the Cities Make Campus Life Even Better
Ultimate Travel Advice 01-09-2025
Fordham University, located in New York City, offers a unique blend of Jesuit tradition and urban vitality. This section examines how Fordham’s location enhances its academic programs and campus life, providing students with access to a wide range of professional opportunities and cultural experiences.
Rollins’ Latest Law & Order: SVU Season 26 Return Is Just Plain Insulting To Kelli Giddish
ScreenRant 01-19-2025
Rollins supposedly left to take a job teaching forensics at Fordham University, but the character had never shown interest in this career path before her exit story.
Denzel Washington claims freedom to preach
Arkansas Democrat Gazette 01-18-2025
The young Washington was in his mother’s Mount Vernon, N.Y., beauty parlor, after horrible grades forced a leave of absence from Fordham University. An elderly woman, Ruth Green, who many believed had unique spiritual gifts, looked him in the eye and asked for a piece of paper.
TikTok Ban: What’s It Really About? – VIDEO UNAVAILABLE
Spectrum News NY1 01-16-2025
“The court is careful to say that it’s limited to the circumstances in this case. Remember, this is a case that is principally about Chinese influence and control over the consumer, the information consumers get, and the data harvesting of U.S. consumers. So if you limit it to that, which is what the court tries to be careful on, it doesn’t reach as broadly.” said Olivier Sylvain, a Fordham Law professor.
