Fordham University past present & future.

  Theodore Roosevelt High School across the street from Fordham Prep. I was there once to get a college financial aid form that Fordham University, Rose Hill, had not received from my old high school. So, it was either go over there or hope to get back home before Mahopac High School closed on a Friday afternoon. Actually, my first trip was to Fordham Prep. They knew of the form but were out of them. So I then went across to Roosevelt. For a guy from the Putnam County suburbs it was my first attempt to see such varied "other" kinds of schools Fordham Prep, as I recall, was the most expensive Catholic High School in NYC at the time; Because the nearby Metro North station made stops at ‘posh’ towns like Scarsdale and Greenwich, that made sense. I saw carpeted halls and all those boys wore maroon colored jackets and ties. Yep, the ones that needed to be dry-cleaned. By contrast, Theodore Roosevelt was the first high school I ever entered with a metal detector (late 1970s). As I ...

  Repetitive Cage Refusal to squeal, spear-splitting scene. Ignore duty and career ambition. Claim passion shown when metal struck that beam; Last person alive breaks with admission. Modernist sees where lust may be hidden  He yearned for Billy but for ban or fate. Years past such lovers were things forbidden. What follows? Such feelings must turn to hate? Are we so enlightened, our views today? Helping the closeted at every turn. Look for meaning in a book, poem or play. No time is a zenith, of this we learn.     Are we clearer? Those shows do us slight favor with some ambiguous next door neighbor.

  Roc Nation at LIU  Graduates Its Inaugural Class 2025 “ I’m incredibly proud of what we accomplished at the Roc Nation School of Music Sports & Entertainment In 2025, we graduated the inaugural class,” said outgoing Dean Tressa Cunningham, in a LinkedIn post. “(We) renewed our position on Billboard’s Top Music Business Schools list, launched impactful high school programs, and hosted programming that both enriched and expanded opportunity for so many students.” ( https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7411239288366972928/ )   Roc Nation Speaker Series  The speaker series was highlighted with multi-platinum–selling artist, entrepreneur, & philanthropist Fat Joe.   Photo 1 The American Rapper was one of the first Latino superstars in the industry. https://tinyurl.com/5he3m3jr Moderated by Jason Kpana (LIU Class of 2002)- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkpana/ Spring 2025 Faculty & Staff Pictured here Photo 2 Roc Nation Sch...

  Second Person Dirty girl, oh my dirty girl. seems you couldn’t refrain. be it the Book of Rapture Create contrast; Hard to sustain. All alone laying down, Remember those books on the shelf? Perhaps squatted, certainly seated Yes, I’ve gone that to myself. We all know of ‘The Haircut’ You had to try it, your choice Grapes of Wrath’s, shortest entry Recall the Sound of My Voice? . It can get boring quite quickly, it can slow down the pace. And if Steinbeck was with us,  I’d tell that to his face. -Kevin Bergin

  Movies Filmed at Fordham-Love Story (1970) Photo 1 Starring Ali MacGraw, Ryan O’Neal and Ray Milland; it was directed by Arthur Hill. IMDb said, “ A boy and a girl from different backgrounds fall in love regardless of their upbringing - and then tragedy strikes. ” Roger Ebert said: The fact is, however, that the film of Love Story is infinitely better than the book. I think it has something to do with the quiet taste of Arthur Hiller , its director, who has put in all the things that (Eric) Segal thought he was being clever to leave out. Things like color, character, personality, detail, and background. Running time: 1 hour and 40 minutes TUBI Link: https://pluto.tv/us/on-demand/movies/5bd3337d67f34cef7af44869?utm_source=amazon&utm_medium=ossearch Fordham’s First Appearance 11:10 Fordham first appears in the film. Ryan O’Neal and Ray Milland, Academy Award Winning Actor for Lost Weekend talk and walk between the rear exit of the Rose Hill gym and the back side of the old bl...