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Fordham Has Big Plans for Lincoln Square Campus
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Submitted by Renato Besabe Jr., Jul 30, 2007 09:48

First and foremost, Fordham University did not evict the tenants of this land mid last century. New York City did. Let us all take a step back and really think about what is going on here. The purpose of that land was to add to the higher education and broaden the minds of NYC's ambitious youth. If in fact selling that sliver of land is the best way to promote this great machine of liberal minds, then Fordham University has and continues to do its part. Let me interject myself by stating that for personal reasons, I am against the University disposing of such valuable property. While the University is not a for-profit institution, the public must realize that in our society profit is a foundation necessary to build upon in order achieve the Jesuit's and New York City's goal of developing an enlightened community

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how will NYC continue its rise as a great "college town" ? Columbia ,NYU and Fordham ave seen their admissions... [MORE]	john hughes	Jul 30, 2007 17:56
This is wonderful news that one of the city's great educational institutions intends to expand its presence in Manhattan. This... [MORE]	Jonathan Rombough	Jul 30, 2007 12:20
Many of Fordham's statements are incorrect. The most egregious is its claim that it has fulfilled its contractual obligations to... [MORE]	Sidney Goldfischer	Jul 27, 2007 11:04
As far as we're concerned, legally they have no right to sell this property," the president of the condominium association... [MORE]	Roger	Jul 26, 2007 16:26
Fordham is part of an unrecognized higher education corridor along or within a block of Amsterdam Avenue that extends from... [MORE]	Bruce Rosen	Jul 26, 2007 11:11
First and foremost, Fordham University did not evict the tenants of this land mid last century. New York City did....	Renato Besabe Jr.	Jul 30, 2007 09:48
Renato Besabe't statement that Fordham dd not evict the poor tenants from its Lincoln Center site is not correct. Fordham's... [MORE]	Sidney Goldfischer	Jul 31, 2007 07:34
In the mid 70s when Howard Cosell declared The Bronx is Burning and books like Report From Engine Company 82... [MORE]	Bob D'Agostino	Aug 24, 2007 01:57

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