Sunday, April 28, 2024
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia President Trump fulfilled one of his campaign promises by issuing an executive order halting the entry of citizens from certain Muslim majority countries on Jan. 27. This order also put an immediate freeze on the U.S.’s refugee system. Ramapo College’s Muslim Student Association held […]
Photo by Pauline Park On the second floor of the C-wing, the Ramapo Women’s Center holds their Coffee Talks. These discussions take place in a comfortable atmosphere where students lounge in chairs and debate current issues. This week’s topic was relevant, but has roots that date back to when the […]
Photo by Nicole Williams This month, Ramapo and the rest of the country celebrate the many rich cultures and contributions of the indigenous people of the Americas during Native American History Month. Ramapo’s Mu Sigma Upsilon hosted an informative event last week on the history of the Mayans. The Mayan […]
Photo Courtesy of Adam Cuerden, Wikipedia Ramapo College welcomes an exciting new initiative known as the Jane Addams Papers project. Once known as "the most prominent woman in America," Jane Addams was a hero of the Progressive movement in the 19th and 20th centuries. The Jane Addams Papers project mission is to […]
Photo by Nicole Williams Over the summer, Ramapo College renovated the Atrium on the lower level of the Student Center, updating the cafe with a modern design to give it an open feel and a bright and welcoming atmosphere. With the Atrium’s new operating hours (open Monday through Thursday 7:30 […]
Photo by Steve Fallon Ramapo’s Building Tomorrow club held a fundraiser this past Tuesday to reach their final goal of $3,500 to build a classroom in Uganda in Ramapo’s name. Members of Ramapo’s Building Tomorrow club are dedicated to helping students in underdeveloped parts of the globe get access to an […]
Photo by Emily Filocco Ramapo welcomed back poet and writer Victoria Redel this past Tuesday to discuss her latest novel, “The Border of Truth.” Redel had previously spoken at Ramapo College last November. Dr. Michael Riff, director of The Gross Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies, invited Redel back, as her […]
Photo by Emily Filocco Interim Executive Director of Children’s Rights Sandy Santana was the moderator at this month’s installment of the Law and Society Faculty Convening Group’s Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) discussion series. Children’s Rights is a national non-profit watchdog group that advocates for the rights of minors […]
Photo Courtesy of Justin Brown, Flickr Creative Commons David Dobkin’s new film, “The Judge,” is remarkable, as it is one of those rare occurrences where audiences get to see Robert Downey Jr. not running around solving crime in Victorian England or saving the world dressed up as a tin can, […]
Photo Courtesy of Halle Pineiro An estimated 400,000 demonstrators flooded the streets of Manhattan on Sunday for the People's Climate March, the largest climate change demonstration in history. Among their ranks were dozens of Ramapo students, calling upon the world to take action against the climate crisis. “This whole event […]
