On a recent Sunday morning, Fordham College at Lincoln Center’s mock trial team scrimmaged with Columbia College. With students playing roles of lawyers, defendants, experts, and witnesses, the scene felt more akin to a downtown courtroom than a classroom reserved for a practice run between friendly adversaries.
Tom Stoelker
Tom Stoelker is senior staff writer and visual media coordinator for Fordham News. After fifteen years as a freelance designer, Tom shifted his focus to writing and photography. He graduated from Lehman College, CUNY where he majored in English literature and photography and he received his master's in journalism from Columbia University. His work has appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Wall Street Journal, and The Architect's Newspaper, where he was associate editor.