<p>I don’t think anyone here is out to hurt the image of Fordham in any way: I have been an ardent supporter of Fordham, a FAST member for some 30 years and stay active with the school as much as possible. Fordham has come a long way and is moving back up in stature and image: it was one of the very best Catholic school in the '50s and '60s, got caught up in the economic downturn and decay of NYC’s in the '70s, worked it’s way back and is now poised to climb back up to the upper echelon: we are ranked 53rd from 83rd, already firmly part of the (unofficial) “Catholic Ivy”, so anything that can be done to get better, stronger can and should be done. We may never become a top 20 ranked school, but we can try to come close…as they say: “Shoot for the stars and you will reach the moon”</p>
<p>Now, for as long as I can remember, the food has been a weak link in an otherwise strong chain that is getting stronger. My D, who is in her senior year at FC, has often talked about how most kids don’t like the food. While it is very subjective and not very substantiated by the surveys of some unhappy students, right or wrong, the fact that it made the Princeton Review for the worst food cannot be ignored. </p>
<p>We just opened the new Hughes/Gabelli B School and it looks terrific. Lincoln Center is 2/3 complete and also looking fantastic. Yet we now have this minor blot on our image that needs attention. With all the great things Fordham has accomplished, we can address this as well.</p>
<p>I see this as a correctable issue; I see this not as a horrible problem, but as a challenge that has to be meet. I don’t want to be like some other “Fans” of certain schools who see their school as perfect, ignoring their schools flaws while aggressively pointing to the flaws of others. The goal: not to ignore this issue (as it has made the news), but to set the goal that NEXT year, we are not even on this dubious list.</p>