city life

yenrod
Thu, 13 Jan 2011 02:29:51 +0000

My friends and I love that Fordham is in the city and I think we take great advantage of this location. There’s tons of things to do in the Bronx, from the cheap bars and restaurants, to the botanical gardens/zoo, parks, cheap shopping, and museums. We’ll go into Manhattan about once or twice a week, usually early on a weekend night. We’ve seen a lot of Broadway shows (I saw five last year at an average cost of $12 a ticket). There’s also a lot of free and discounted events at museums, such as a Great Gatsby party at the Met my friends went to last year. I also went to the Marina Abromovic exhibit at the MoMA and saw Lady Gaga there by coincidence!

Some of my classes have also required or suggested museum or performance visits and I think this has enhanced my education. For example, my ancient history professor conducted a tour of the Met’s ancient Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman exhibits and my medieval art history professor showed us around the Cloisters museum. I also saw on Broadway The Merchant of Venice with Al Pacino with my lit class when we were reading The Merchant of Venice.

Many Fordham students also have internships/jobs in the city, both during the summer and school year.

After all this fun in the city, it’s always nice to come home to Fordham’s traditional college campus.