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page 2 the paper november 14, 2018 Fordham 15, pg. 3 Helvetica, pg. 9 Arctic Art, pg. 15 F&L, pg. 20-21 Wax, pg. 22 the paper “What Thanksgiving Dish Are You?” c/o Office of Student Involvement Editors-in-Chief Fordham University Colleen “Toasted Marshmellow Sweet Potatoes” Burns Bronx, NY 10458 Claire “Guilt” Nunez [email protected] Executive Editor http://fupaper.blog/ Michael Jack “Sid From Ice Age” O’Brien News Editors the paper is Fordham’s journal of news, analysis, comment and review. Students from all Christian “A Whole Wheat Roll” Decker years and disciplines get together biweekly to produce a printed version of the paper using Andrew “Butter” Millman Adobe InDesign and publish an online version using Wordpress. Photos are “borrowed” from Opinions Editors Internet sites and edited in Photoshop. Open meetings are held Tuesdays at 9:00 PM in McGin- Jack “Green Bean Casserole” Archambault ley 2nd. Articles can be submitted via e-mail to [email protected]. 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Here at the Sloth, Guacamole, Cats, The Ram, The Ram Using All of Our Fricken’ Ink, the paper, we encourage creativity and uniqueness, spark dialogue and discussion, and foster Your Annoying Relative, Tinder Matches, McGinley 2nd, Lady Gaga a community where students are free to fully express themselves. november 14, 2018 the paper page 3 The Fight for Fordham’s $15 Wages by Gabby Curran Fordham reluctantly raises minimum wage for student workers Copy Editor worked for Fordham’s admissions about paying less than what is legally in what bothers us. That needs to By January 2019, per Governor office over the summer as an intern, allowed.” change.” Andrew Cuomo’s 2016-17 State said that she was “heartbroken.” “A lot In response to Fordham’s plans The petition got 26 signatures in its Budget legislation, “big employers”–– of students are forced to work during and fellow students’ outrage, SAGES first four days before the need for it companies that have 11 or more the school year to ensure that they can created the “Fight for Fordham’s 15” was halted by an email from Fordham’s employees–– will be obligated to pay even go to Fordham,” she stated. “To not petition. It demanded that the minimum Senior Vice President, Chief Financial their workers at least $15 an hour. raise the student’s wages is incredibly wage be raised accordingly by January Officer and Treasurer Martha Hirst on This is a $2 raise from the previous unfair. In order to keep its price tag as 2019. It also went a step further, October 29th. It informed students that $13 established in early 2018, and Fordham wasn’t planning on raising will be one of many steps Cuomo has the minimum wage due to budgetary taken to ensure that all workers in New issues and was intending to do it the York are paid a living wage. Fordham following year instead. Nevertheless, University, then, as a so-designated Hirst wrote, Fordham was ultimately “big employer”, would have to raise its able to find sufficient funds in its budget student workers’ wages accordingly. to cover the minimum wage increase, However, according to an email from and would proceed to raise it to $15 on SAGES (Students for Sex and Gender January 1st, 2019 (Fordham’s Student Equity and Safety) a few weeks ago, Employment Office rectified the date to both Fordham’s Student Employment January 9th in an email sent the next Office and its Human Resources day). Management had other plans. As for whether or not students’ On Thursday, October 25, the Lincoln reactions and the petition influenced Center branch of the SAGES Coalition well as its range of students, it must using the minimum wage issue as a Fordham’s final decision, one can sent an email out to Fordham’s student give students the chance to be here jumping off point to call for sufficient only speculate. Olivia Del Vecchio workers informing them that Fordham and pay them accordingly.” Anthea work hours for student workers to meet (FCRH 2020), a WFUV employee, said had no plans to increase its students’ Vishegonov (GSB 2022), an employee their allocated funds, an increase that she “[didn’t] think the petition wages come January, despite it thus of the Athletics Department’s Event in student workers’ financial aid, a was effective at all in playing a part far having done so incrementally Staff, concurred that although she bimonthly pay schedule (as opposed in Fordham’s ultimate decision or according to Cuomo’s legislation. enjoys being a student worker at to the monthly one currently in place), was ever going to change opinions or SAGES shared a screenshot of an Fordham, she wanted her student a public statement that Fordham will perspectives of key decision makers on email from Fordham’s Office of Human worker position because of Fordham’s not discriminate against minorities this matter [because] a minimum wage Resources Management in September high tuition, and because “even with in its hiring practices, and sick leave increase is mandatory by the state of 2018 that stated that Fordham would the scholarship [she] received, [her] for students unable to work due to an NY, and since Fordham is an employer “exercise its right, under Article 19, family is unable to cover the cost of my illness or disability. Student workers in the state, they must comply to laws Section 651 of the Minimum Wage Act education at Fordham and therefore responded positively to the petition, and regulations.” [which allows students working for a have taken out very large personal leaving concurring comments and Despite the lack of transparency non-profit organization that operates loans.” Caroline Viola (FCRH 2020), suggestions in its margins on Google on Fordham’s part, some student exclusively for “religious, charitable, or a Student IT Consultant, expressed Documents. On the subject of the workers remain hopeful for the future educational purposes” to be excluded her disapproval towards Fordham’s petition, McGuire felt that “[Fordham’s of the university’s student workers. from the minimum wage increase] to initial decision. “Fordham should have student body is] one of the “least heard As McGuire puts it, “As someone who cap the minimum wage for covered been planning for the minimum wage by the administration” student bodies is honored to be a Fordham student student workers at $13 per hour.” increase since it has been a known in the nation. As a school that preaches regardless, I hope they are honest Student workers who caught wind plan for NYC for a while now,” she said. to “be bothered by the injustices in the and try to maintain that honesty in the of the news did not react positively. “It just struck me as poor planning and world”, it is shocking how little they let future, rather than in reaction to how Katherine McGuire (FCRH 2020), who irresponsibility that they would think us actively attempt to make a change we react.” page 4 the paper november 14 2018 Midterm Roundup: Viva la Democracia by Suresh Hanubal Who, what, when, where, why on the 2018 Midterms (F*ck Trump) Staff Political Pundit Illinois, etc.) will give Democrats at least have won the popular vote in the including Medicare for all, free university On November 6, 2018 the Democrats a degree of control over redistricting in last decade, they have had difficulty and the UBI in these states.