Author: AMY DADAMO

Krame Center provides guided meditation in the library

Photo courtesy of Nickolai Kashirin, Flickr Ramapo’s Krame Center for Contemplative Studies and Mindful Living helped students relieve the stress of finals week. From Tuesday to Wednesday afternoon, members of the Krame Center provided stress-reducing exercises in the Potter Library, truly helping students increase their focus and prepare for finals. […]

ABC airs star-studded Disney special for holiday season

Photo courtesy of Marc Levin, Flickr Disney kicked off the holiday season last Thursday evening on ABC with their annual “Wonderful World of Disney: Magic Holiday Celebration.” Emmy Award winner Julianne Hough returned to host the event, alongside multi-platinum recording artist Nick Lachey. In typical Disney World fashion, the night […]

Community honors heritage month with closing banquet

Graphic courtesy of Ramapough Lenape Nation, Facebook To honor the end of Native American Heritage Month, Ramapo hosted a closing banquet in Friend’s Hall Tuesday evening. The Ramapough Lunaape tribe helped organize the event, along with the Women’s Center and the Center for Student Involvement. The event was used to […]

Lenape Chief gives talk on rights of indigenous people

Graphic courtesy of Ramapough Lenape Nation, Facebook November is Native American Heritage Month, sometimes referred to as American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. In honor of this month, Ramapo College invited elected Lenape Chief Dwaine Perry to join the Civic and Community Engagement Center, or CCEC, for a discussion […]

Ramapo community celebrates 48th Founders’ Day

Photo by Alyssa Rabinowitz Ramapo College celebrated its 48th birthday on Wednesday afternoon at the annual Founders' Day event. President Peter Mercer was joined by Ramapo’s Student Government Association and the Board of Trustees for the occasion. The Founders' Day event honors the College’s first faculty, who were instrumental in […]

Companies take part in breast cancer awareness month

Photo courtesy of Marylan Gov Pics, Flickr Large-scale companies, such as Estée Lauder, promoting Breast Cancer Awareness campaigns each October has come to be known as “Pinktober. While breast cancer research used to receive minimum funding, these campaigns have helped raise awareness. Today thousands of women come together for breast […]

Students discuss experiences with invisible disabilities

Photo courtesy of Project Eye-To-Eye, Wikipedia The Women’s Center held a discussion panel on invisible disabilities on Wednesday. The panel was made up of four Ramapo College students who were willing to share their personal experiences with invisible disabilities in order to raise awareness, educate and advocate for those with […]

Wellness Wednesday returns to destress students

Photo courtesy of Hamza Butt, Flickr The Krame Center hosted its annual  Wellness Wednesday event  in collaboration with the Ramapo Wellness Coalition. On September 28, yoga mats, a labyrinth walk and calm music filled the Alumni Lounge. Wellness Wednesday began with an hour-long yoga class taught by junior, Amie Wuchter. […]