Photo courtesy of Time, Twitter It's safe to say 2017 has been quite a year. Time magazine hit the nail right on its head when its editors named Donald Trump the 2016 Person of the Year. In this year alone, Trump has been part of almost every single news report […]
Author: Daniela Herrera
Everyone will suffer because of the new tax bill
Photo courtesy of the United States Senate, Wikipedia This past Saturday, many of us woke up to see our phone screens full of notifications from our news apps notifying us that the U.S. Senate passed a 479-page tax bill while we were all asleep. The issue here isn’t that they […]
Arab-Israeli speaker shares journey to support Israel
Photo courtesy of HillelNNJ, Instagram An Arab-Israeli who was threatened for supporting Israel came to Ramapo College on Monday to speak about his experience and how the Jewish state is viewed in the Middle East. At an event sponsored by Hillel, Yahya Mahamid spoke about growing up Muslim in a […]
Women’s Center holds discussion on religious beards
Photo courtesy of M. Garten, Wikipedia In honor of No Shave November, the Women’s Center hosted Illustrious Beards, an event to discuss the history of facial hair and how religion plays a role in the reasoning behind why many men wear their beards and hair a certain way. The event, […]
Bruno Mars cleans house at the American Music Awards
Photo courtesy of Chrizta T., Flickr Award shows are usually a blur. Between the crazy performances and celebrities debuting something new, even one moment away from the television means missing out. This year, one of the most anticipated award shows of the year, the American Music Awards, was definitely one […]
Event brings awareness to unfair pay for Latinas
Photo courtesy of Ken Teegardin, Flickr The Women’s Center celebrated Latina Equal Pay Day on Nov. 2 to bring awareness to two very important facts about the unfairness of Latina women’s pay in the United States. The first issue is that Latinas make 54 cents to a white man’s dollar […]
Fashion Month Recap: Fenty Beauty and 80s fashion
Photo courtesy of Celebrity ABC, Flickr The fall fashion season is among the most highly anticipated moments in fashion every year. While college students are preparing to move into their dorms, fashion editors are setting up their out-of-office email so that they can prepare to report on the upcoming season’s […]
NY Fashion Week Unveils the Latest from Top Designers
Photo Courtesy of Event Photos NYC, Flickr Creative Commons Among all the fashion weeks hosted around the world, New York Fashion Week (NYFW) is one that often defines the standard of beauty in the United States. But the new pieces designed by iconic fashion houses were not the talk of […]
Women Leaders Give Advice in Panel
Photo by Steve Fallon In honor of Women’s Herstory Month a panel discussion was held this Tuesday, hosted by Brothers Making a Difference (BMAD) and the Association of Latinos Moving Ahead (ALMA), for women who hold leadership positions on and off campus. The panel discussion gave these women leaders an opportunity […]
SGA Goals Spelled Out in State of the Student Address
Photo by Nicole Williams During the State of the Student address on Monday, Lauren Fuhring, the president of the Student Government Association, detailed the actions SGA has taken to make the voice of the student body heard, specifically with regard to the issues President Mercer spoke of in his State […]