Jesuit College Provides Sanctuary from City Life

April 4, 2010  
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David Cerotzke|Journalist

 Lodged deep with a bustling and otherwise undisturbed metropolis of New York, lays a peaceful, quiet, and very green oasis. This virtual paradise, Fordham University; New York’s Jesuit College. Upon stepping of the subway, I found little reason to believe anything more than street vendors and apartment complexes occupied the area I was told held the university’s campus. However, after crossing two very precarious streets and passing through a train depot, I strode through a gap in a chain like fence and into a different world. There, in the heart of everything that made the city a city sat a collection of gothic buildings surrounding several meticulously kept quads and common areas. The fastidious nature of the grounds keeping reflected also in the college’s structures. Each one had been carefully maintained and restored to their original 1841 specifications.

The institution appears to have a strong alumni base. This becomes particularly evident when viewing the newly constructed dorms, all oh which are of a sturdy stone construction and do not in any way hinder the pristine gothic theme of the grounds.

The school offers a formidable array of curriculum options, everything from African American Studies, to Communication and Media Management, and Engineering. The facility even boasts it’s own seismic observatory, a small brick bunker resembling a medieval pillbox.

Overall, Fordham struck me as a delightful repose from the surrounding bustle. With convenient subway locations, transportation to the inner city remains as easy as taking a stroll to the nearby Starbucks. In such a position, the college experience a Fordham prepares the student for not only numerous careers, but also life in a large city setting.

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