The Rival at Fordham University

Whether you’re on the come-down from celebrating the weekend with friends, or taking the final exhale after packing up your apartment, we’ve got your post-long-weekend content with a final reflection from senior editor Emma Carey on her time at Fordham:
”There’s a reason we don’t notice how nice a walk around campus is until we’ve moved off. It’s the same reason we never realize that the cherry blossoms have bloomed until their petals are raining across campus, and why we seem to meet some of the best people second semester senior year.”

Looking Back With Joy: A Senior Retrospective Well, well, well … If it isn’t the course of time passing exactly as expected. Maybe this is just because I’ve been packing my apartment into boxes for the past two days, but does there seem to be an extra pressure lately to compartmentalize our lives away? It feels like an unspoken countdown ...

Ah... spring semester. You can smell it, can’t you? Temps are rising, Eddie’s is blooming, and darty texts are rushing in. But just as May’s flowers require April’s showers, so, too, does our relaxation require some heavy spring-cleaning. And for some of our student body (*ahem*) that might literally mean coming clean about the puke you left in the South elevator to avoid another community fine.
But FEAR NOT fresh-meat, our resident expert, Ryan Green, has got you covered on how you can Marie Kondo your mess of a life. Behold, The Freshman Refreshment: “When every first-year wakes up from their six-month bender and decides to get their sh*t together.”

The Freshman Refreshment A few somewhat troublesome months have likely ensued… Here’s how well (or not) Fordham freshies are turning things around. By: Ryan Green Whether you’re a freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior, Fordham students have completed roughly 75% of the 2018-19 school year. We’ve (almost) made it. Y...

Fordham’s expecting🤰...... check out Caroline Forier‘s sweet letter to our babies-to-be to!

For Ziggy’s and Barnyard, Our Unborn Babies For Ziggy’s and Barnyard, Our Unborn Babies Dear Ziggy’s Cafe and Barnyard BBQ,As the day that you will enter this world comes closer and closer, there are a few things I need to say. First of all, we are so excited to meet both of you. We always knew there was something missing. When we found o...

"I’d like wings, please, large fries and a Cosmopolitan." To pay homage to Carrie Bradshaw and her countless life lessons, we present, "S*x and the BX." Follow this tumultuous saga of "WYD" Snapchats, Mugz’s make outs, and the foggy mix of emotions that come with being a second semester senior.

Article by: Fiona Shea

S*x and the BX By Fiona Shea ONCE UPON A TIME, A [FORDHAM] JOURNALIST LIVED IN NEW YORK - Carrie Bradshaw At a school like Fordham, many students grow fond of city living and decide to continue their urban lifestyles with a southern, post-grad migration to the island of Manhattan. To stay in the city is

Fordham.... You’re Trash! 😷

Staff Writer, Selin Berberoglu, exposes Fordham’s lack of green procedures in her investigative interview with Fordham’s Sustainability Committee. 🌲

Read up on why you should hold your university more accountable ⬇️

Fordham, You’re Trash! Fordham, You’re Trash! By Selin Berberoglu Walking past the garbage cans in “Dagger John’s” yields an unseemly sight: unlabeled holes in countertops stuffed with recyclables and garbage in a chaotic blend. One look around and you instantly realize, there are no recycling bins in a dining are...

According to staff writer Fiona Shea the best party of the fall semester actually happened…on campus?!?!
Rodrigue’s, the on-campus, student-run coffee shop, hosted Rose Hill’s first ever drag show. Read how drag queens Harmonica Sunbeam The Comedy Queen, Ariana Trenta, and Sugga Pie Koko New York stole the hearts of Fordham students and celebrated q***r art at Rose Hill. 💃🏽

The Best Party of Fall 2018: Rose Hill's First Drag Show By Fiona Shea A misty, cold November evening had Rose Hill’s campus quiet and restful. With Thanksgiving break just a few days away, the once vibrant leaves and light blue skies had been traded in for dark afternoons and long days in bed. As I walked to Rodrigue’s, the on-campus coffee shop, I p

'Christmas Eve Mass has everyone ready to party. It’s like the best pre-game ever. But instead of drugs and alcohol you rip spiritual shots and get high off of fresh pine and incense.'

By: Fiona Shea

https://fordham.therival.online/content/2018/12/24/is-christmas-eve-mass-kinda-lit

"In my three years at Fordham, I have never seen a song unite a community more than “All I Want For Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey (henceforth known as AIWFCIY). It’s akin to 'We Are the World' for Fordham students."

By: Christina Czachor

How “All I Want For Christmas Is You” Can Get You Out of Any Sticky Situation By Christina Czachor In my three years at Fordham, I have never seen a song unite a community more than “All I Want For Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey (henceforth known as AIWFCIY). It’s akin to “We Are the World” for Fordham students. Sober or intoxicated, AIWFCIY can brighten anyone's...

"Why do they keep teaching you what a cornucopia is? Yes - the pilgrims put all of their Thanksgiving goods into those woven horn-shaped centerpieces. But why are they telling you this, really?"
By: Emma Carey

The Cornucopia Effect: A Thanksgiving Conspiracy By Emma Carrey I want you to tell me your first memories of Thanksgiving. Or - should I just tell you? You traced the shape of your hand into a turkey cut-out to hang in your elementary school hallway, even though the only reference you had of what a turkey looked like came DIRECTLY FROM these

We couldn't make the holiday TOO easy for you.

But if you're tryna blow up the internet next TGivs 👀

By: Fiona Shea

How To Get The Most Likes on Thanksgiving If you haven’t thrown something up on the ‘gram in a while, maybe it’s because you’ve been saving your epic comeback for the holidays. Perhaps you’ve been planning to drop a picture that catches the attention of many of your most notable followers. Thanksgiving day is actually the ideal ti...