Wake Up and Smell the Rodrigue's

As it is now officially COLD outside and coffee consumption is at its peak, the time has come for me to dedicate a post to the most post-worthy club on campus: Rodrigue's Coffee House.

In 1840, when the Jesuit college of New York was just an idea, architect and brother-in-law to John Hughes William Rodrigue built a house on Rose Hill Manor next to where he would build the University Church and St. John's Hall, which is now part of Queen's Court.

In the 1990s, Fordham students paid homage to the great Billy Rodrigue by turning his humble abode into the only student-run coffee house that sells fair trade organic tea and coffee, hot cocoa, and delicious specialty drinks.

On any given day at Rod's, student can be found chillin', caffeinatin', studyin' and philsophizin'. Rodrigues also hosts a number of $$$FREE MUSIC$$$ events throughout the year. From indie/alternative concerts to Fordham Battle of the Bands and Open Mic Nights, Rodrigue's has seen the likes of Matt and Kim, The Fiery Furnaces, and Sharon van Etten, not to mention all the Fordham student talent

PLUS, they just got these rad eco-friendly coffee cups:

In short, Rodrigue's saves lives. Friend Rod's on facebook.