Whose Birthday Is It? February 13, 2019

Whose Birthday Is It? February 13, 2019

Sir Joseph Banks (1743) Banks was a British naturalist, botanist, and patron of the sciences. After inheriting a large fortune in his early 20s, he began traveling extensively, collecting plant and natural history specimens. He outfitted and accompanied James Cook’s […]

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Quote of the Day: February 13, 2019

Quote of the Day: February 13, 2019

I made up my mind long ago that life was too short to do anything for myself that I could pay others to do for me. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)  

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Word of the Day: February 13, 2019

Word of the Day: February 13, 2019

deprecatory Definition: (adjective) Tending to diminish or disparage. Synonyms: belittling, slighting Usage: He depresses me by his abject submission and deprecatory self-abasement when he fears he has gone too far. Discuss.  

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Another Conference Loss For Fordham

Another Conference Loss For Fordham

NEWS FROM FROM UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS Kellan Grady had 28 points as Davidson beat Fordham 79-69 on Tuesday night at the Rose Hill Gym in the Bronx. Grady made 10 of 12 free throws. Luka Brajkovic had 18 points and 12 rebounds for […]

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Pedro Changed The Landscape Of Wrestling

Pedro Changed The Landscape Of Wrestling

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Pedro Morales was not Bruno Sammartino. No, far from Bruno in many ways with popularity when it came to  what was then known as the WWWF championship. Morales was the first Puerto Rican holder of […]

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FREE Women Entrepreneurs “WE Connect” POWER Breakfast: “Leveraging Your Digital Toolbox” on February 27th at Fordham University

FREE Women Entrepreneurs “WE Connect” POWER Breakfast: “Leveraging Your Digital Toolbox” on February 27th at Fordham University

FREE Women Entrepreneurs “WE Connect” POWER Breakfast: “Leveraging Your Digital Toolbox” Wednesday, February 27th at Fordham University     (Bronx, NY – February 8, 2019) The New Bronx Chamber of Commerce and Women Entrepreneurs (WEnyc) present a Free “WE Connect” […]

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Bronx DA: Cases of Interest for the Week of February 11, 2019

Bronx DA: Cases of Interest for the Week of February 11, 2019

Cases of Interest for the Week of February 11, 2019   Monday, February 11, 2019 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details Dolan, M. Newbauer 96 Appearance Curtis Batchelor Indicted on Murder and Rape charges for the 1999 killing […]

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Whose Birthday Is It? February 12, 2019

Whose Birthday Is It? February 12, 2019

Cotton Mather (1663) Mather was an American Puritan leaderremembered for his role in the Salem witchtrials. Although his Memorable ProvidencesRelating to Witchcraft and Possessions fed thehysteria that led to the witch hunts, hedisapproved of some of the trials and arguedagainst the use of “spectral evidence,” a type of evidence basedon dreams. Deeply interested in science, Mather was the firstnative-born American to be a fellow of the Royal Society and wasan early supporter of what medical method? More…  

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Quote of the Day: February 12, 2019

Quote of the Day: February 12, 2019

A promise must never be broken. Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804)  

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Word of the Day: February 12, 2019

Word of the Day: February 12, 2019

gullet Definition: (noun) The passage between the pharynx and thestomach. Synonyms: esophagus, gorge Usage: The bird gave a gulp, and I felt the stone pass alongits gullet and down into its crop. Discuss.  

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Happy 40th Anniversary to the Guardian Angels. Photo credit: Robert Press

Guardian Angels 40th Anniversary Celebration

Guardian Angels Celebrate 40th Anniversary By Robert Press On February 10, 1979, thirteen young workers at a Bronx McDonald’s on East Fordham Road came together to do something about the steadily declining area around the IRT 4 train on Jerome […]

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Nick Honor Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week

Nick Honor Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week

Freshman guard earns fourth weekly honor  Fordham University guard Nick Honor (Orlando, Fla./Lake Highland) was named Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Rookie of the Week it was announced by the league office today. It is the fourth weekly honor of the year for […]

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Whose Birthday Is It? February 11, 2019

Whose Birthday Is It? February 11, 2019

Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839) Gibbs was an American mathematical physicist whose contributions to physical chemistry and thermodynamics have had a profound effect on industry, notably in the production of ammonia. He formulated the concept of chemical potential, and, in mathematics, […]

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Quote of the Day: February 11, 2019

Quote of the Day: February 11, 2019

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate. John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)  

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Word of the Day: February 11, 2019

Word of the Day: February 11, 2019

elusion Definition: (noun) The act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning). Synonyms: slip Usage: There was not much time, however, for thought or elusion, and she yielded as calmly as she could to the necessity of letting him overtake her. […]

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