Saturday, April 27, 2024
Photo by Nicole Williams Starting in the Spring 2015 semester, Ramapo College will now offer a minor in food studies. According to the food studies minor’s website, “The program will situate the study of the production, distribution and consumption of food in the context of social, biological and cultural analyses. […]
Photo Courtesy of Evernote Corporation Gone are the days of spending hours correctly citing, and handwriting notes. Now, citation and writing websites are available and highly used. Some even have apps for smart phone users. Easybib is a citation website that allows the user to format information into any kind […]
Photo Courtesy of Kevin Tong, Flickr Creative Commons Every year, many students struggle to find a major that's the right fit for them. Indeed, making a decision on a major can be complicated, but there is help available. According to Joseph Connell, director of student services, reading up on majors […]
Photo by Hope Patti Motivational speaker Paul Wichanksy gave two keynote speeches in the Alumni Lounges last Thursday as part of Disability Awareness Month. During his keynotes, he shared his day-to-day experiences as someone who was born with cerebral palsy. “[A] smile is very important. It shows to yourself and […]
Photo Courtesy of Citroen Car Club Display, Flickr Creative Commons Maneuvering off campus can be a difficult task without a vehicle; however, Ramapo offers a few options at little to no cost. The Ramapo shuttle is a great option to get some shopping done on Route 17. The shuttle provides […]
Photo by Rebecca King Ramapo formerly offered a fleet of 12 passenger vans that were usable for the college community. Starting this year, Ramapo is no longer allowing students to drive these vans, better known as Rama-Vans. Generally, these vans were used for college club events as well as sporting […]
Photo by Nicole Williams Every seat was filled in the H-wing auditorium yesterday, leaving many standing, as Rigoberta Menchu, a 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner and activist for rights of indigenous peoples, spoke to the Ramapo community in an address entitled “Student Engagement: Towards a Promising Future.” Menchu is a […]
Photo by Steve Fallon Jacqueline Ehlert-Mercer, co-founder of the Edible Garden, held the sixth annual edible garden event at the Havemeyer House last Thursday, this time featuring Food Network star Ellie Krieger. Attendees were served a dinner made from the food produced by the edible garden, which is grown by […]
Apps, apps, apps! There is an app for almost everything you can imagine nowadays. Everything from clothing stores to social media has its own app. Everyone knows about the chain restaurant food apps (Subway, Dunkin Donuts, etc.), but did you know that there are food apps that deliver a burger […]
As of this year, Ramapo College has decided not to offer Immediate Decision Day, or IDD, to incoming freshman. IDD is a day held during the summer when incoming freshman visit Ramapo and are interviewed by Admissions that day. Immediately, they are informed whether or not they are accepted to […]
