Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Photo courtesy of @EntirelyAmelia, Twitter Recently, the magazine Canadian Running published a piece highlighting the achievements of three transgender women who managed to qualify for the women’s division of this year’s Boston Marathon, Stevie Romer of Woodstock, Illinois, Amelia Gapin of Jersey City, New Jersey and Grace Fisher of Hancock, Maryland. […]
Photo by Hope Patti As spring rolls around and the weather gets warmer, so to comes the time-honored Scholars Day. The sixth annual Scholars Day took place in Friends Hall this past Wednesday, and with it came the opportunity for the students to share with their peers and faculty the […]
Photo courtesy of Wmeinhart, Wikipedia As various countries and industries try to meet their assigned cuts in carbon emissions, the shipping industry across the world is facing pressure to meet these deadlines enforced by the Paris Climate Accords. The shipping currently contributes 4 percent of current global greenhouse gas emissions, but […]
Photo courtesy of Priese Hamburg, Wikipedia When the idea of social media first cropped up in the imaginings of early internet pioneers such as Jimmy Wales, creator of Wikipedia, it differed from social media in its present state. The goal was to create a network of common interests while simultaneously […]
Photo courtesy of Andres de Wet, Wikipedia Cape town has often served as a haven for tourists in South Africa, as well as a lovely locale for the locals. However, this reputation threatens to be upended as the cosmopolitan area is subjected to one of the most severe droughts in […]
Photo courtesy of Federal Communications Commission, Wikipedia On Nov. 21 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released plans to dismantle rules regarding net neutrality, which prohibits Internet Service Providers (ISP) from blocking, slowing down or charging more for the delivery of certain internet content of their choosing. It is feared that […]
Photo courtesy of Angela George, Wikipedia Adapting “Murder on the Orient Express” to film in our contemporary period is a bit of a challenge. The original Agatha Christie classic created an unnerving claustrophobic setting accompanied by a great focus on detailed conversations and investigation that mystery stories of that time […]
Photo courtesy of J. Smith, Wikipedia Ramapo’s Student Government Association passed legislation on Oct. 2 that will affect organizations hoping to co-sponsor with the legislative body in the future. The bill concerns the enforcement of Ramapo College’s waste disposal guidelines, stating that “all organizations that the SGA co-sponsors with are […]
Photo courtesy of Aaron Webb, Flickr Last Saturday, the Berrie Center hosted comedians Michele Balan and Eddie Brill. Balan was the main act, while Brill did a brilliant job heating up the crowd as the warm-up act. As the audience filed into their seats and the house lights dimmed, Eddie […]
Cartoon courtesy of Chet Hexvold It's fair to say that people are still recovering from the horror unleashed on countless innocents in Las Vegas on the tragic night of Oct. 2. As the days have gone by, many of the familiar subjects these events tend to bring up have come […]
