On March 28, Fordham University honored His Eminence Luis Antonio G. Cardinal Tagle, Archbishop of Manila, in a ceremony that highlighted the strong and abiding ties between the University, the New York Province of the Society of Jesus, and the Republic of the Philippines. Cardinal Tagle, center, is pictured with Edward Cardinal Egan, right, and Joseph M. McShane, S.J., president of Fordham. Photo by Bruce Gilbert Award-winning fiction writer Alice McDermott greeted the freshman class at Fordham College at Lincoln Center on Aug. 27, 2013. Photo by Patrick Verel Immigration reform is the key to both the nation’s and the Republican Party’s future, Jeb Bush told a capacity crowd on Nov. 18, 2013. Photo by Bruce Gilbert The Cold War Kids heated up Martyrs’ Lawn for Spring Weekend on April 26. Photo by Samuel Joseph Tony-winning scenic designer Christine Jones held the 2013 Denzel Washington Chair in Theatre. Photo by Tom Stoelker Soul/gospel legend, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, and civil rights icon, Mavis Staples, was awarded “Artist of the Year” honors at WFUV’s Annual Gala on May 8 at Gotham Hall in New York City. Photo by Chris Taggart On Aug. 8, 2013, Gen. Keith Alexander, commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of National Security Agency, joined John Brennan, FCRH ‘77, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and Robert Mueller, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to discuss issues of cybersecurity and privacy at the International Conference on Cyber Security. Photo by Chris Taggart After resisting for 41 years, former New York Governor Mario Cuomo finally watched Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather with Larry King, on Oct. 20, 2013. Photo by Bruce Gilbert Mary Jo White, chairwoman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, delivered the 14th Annual A. A. Sommer, Jr. Lecture on Corporate, Securities, and Financial Law at Fordham Law School on Oct. 4, 2013. Photo by Dana Maxson On April 16, Nobel Prize winning economist Amartya Sen, Ph.D., asked “Why Do We Tolerate Poverty in a Rich World?” in a talk that built on his work on poverty, gender inequality, Indian history, and philosophy. Photo by Dana Maxson With many of his siblings in attendance, P.J. Carlesimo, FCRH ’71, accepted the Johnny Bach Award for contributions to basketball at Fordham’s Annual Tip-Off Dinner, held Nov. 5, 2013. Photo by Nicholas Roman