Hopefully, the spotlight on mental health right now will demonstrate the need for increased availability of resources in the long term.

While it complicates the category’s qualifications, the new title serves to show that “foreign” may not be the best way to refer to these films. The victory of “Parasite” also proves that these films are far from limited to this category alone. 

As much as we are all grieving the tragedy of the situation, there are many who are affected in such a way that we cannot imagine their devastation. To think of any of these surviving family members reading a headline that wrongly identified victims should make any journalist think twice about rashly publishing unconfirmed stories. 

The Fordham Ram condemns the sensationalism of some media outlets' coverage of the death of Sydney Monfries, FCRH '19.