As far as the sacrifices of my class, which you so daringly challenge, WE were the ones to open our dormitory doors when strangers could not get to their homes during the terrorisst attacks, we were the ones who openned our doors during the blackout! We were the ones who donated more as a graduating class than our preceing classes, we were the ones who brought significant student involvement to basketball, we are the ones who are about to be the graduating class with this history and as such, I feel no remorse in criticizing this school for its choice in commencement speaker. -- Fordham Rams Basketball Message Board

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Date Posted: Sat April 23, 2005 02:04:14
Author: Ram6it
Subject: As far as the sacrifices of my class, which you so daringly challenge, WE were the ones to open our dormitory doors when strangers could not get to their homes during the terrorisst attacks, we were the ones who openned our doors during the blackout! We were the ones who donated more as a graduating class than our preceing classes, we were the ones who brought significant student involvement to basketball, we are the ones who are about to be the graduating class with this history and as such, I feel no remorse in criticizing this school for its choice in commencement speaker.
In reply to: Ram6it 's message, "I absolutely respect where you have came from as a Fordham student when the Sept. 11 attacks happenned, but my 3 years of enjoyment, as you so kindly put it, have been spent with students who have lost their mothers, their fathers, their brothers and sisters, so don't you dare question my statements regarding the imapact of those events. I have met a lot of smart and successful individuals, but a smart and successful individual is not necessarily a Fordham man. If you had been to Fr. McShane's speech tonight, you would realize that we are trying to distinguish Fordham as THE marquis (not marquee) Jesuit school in the country. In as far as that goal reaches, inviting a competing school's president over for a free degree disagrees with our hopeful achievements." on Sat April 23, 2005 02:01:48

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If this makes me less of a Fordham man in your eyes, because I only want the best for my school, than I wish to have no affiliation with a school striving for mediocrity and lack of notoriety.We were the ones who donated more as a graduating class than our preceing classes, we were the ones who brought significant student involvement to basketball, we are the ones who are about to be the graduating class with this history and as such, I feel no remorse in criticizing this school for its choice in commencement speaker. If this makes me less of a Fordham man in your eyes, because I only want the best for my school, than I wish to have no affiliation with a school striving for mediocrity and lack of notoriety. (NT) -- Ram6it, Sat April 23, 2005 02:07:48

Shhh.. Can you hear it? That�s the world's smallest violin playing for you. Please stop hyping yourself up into something special. We have all made alot of sacrifices. You shouldn�t be rewarded for what you have done because its part of being at Fordham. I would hope your class gift is more than the ones before it just due to the fact that Fordham�s classes are larger in size every year. No one on this board is going to shed a tear for you. Also if you weren�t so naive, you would understand it is common practice to have another school president be a speaker. Georgetown does it, BC does it, and yes NYU does it. Get over yourself and grow up. (NT) -- Dadas78, Sat April 23, 2005 11:53:28

Yawn........... -- Dadas78, Sat April 23, 2005 12:01:08

Please don't try to personally attack me. I have given you an opinoin and I have heard and respected yours. Oh, your girlfriend is in my class! We probably know eachother on a personal level. (NT) -- Ram6it, Sun April 24, 2005 01:12:59
- Your lost. Not even close to a personal attack. Just trying to let you know there are those who have come before that have made sacrifices. Stop tooting your own horn. (NT) -- Dadas78, Mon April 25, 2005 08:55:39