Author: KARLITO ALMEDA

SGA Presidential Candidates Discuss Campaign

Photo by Micheal Pacheco The Student Government Association, also known as SGA, is holding elections for next year’s student representatives. All students are encouraged to vote via the link sent to their Ramapo email accounts late Monday night. Voting is open until Sunday night. Ryan Greff and Stephan Lally, both […]

North Korean Missiles Cause Geopolitical Tensions

Tensions are flaring up on the Korean peninsula again as North Korea provokes the U.S. by aggressively pursuing the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, also known as ICBM technology. Both countries have begun a series of actions designed to deter each other from making further provocations. As the New York Times has reported, […]

Protest Comes to Campus to Address Education Funding

Photo by Michael Pacheco Students, professors, faculty and union members from the American Federation of Teachers gathered Wednesday to hold a “New Orleans Jazz Funeral” to highlight the decreases in state funding for higher education and the overall deterioration of higher education in the State of New Jersey.    According to […]

The Transgender Issue of Bathrooms Comes to Ramapo

Photo by Caleb Herbst In light of President Trump’s rescission of Obama-era Department of Justice and Department of Education protections for transgender students, the debate over whether or not students who are transgender should be allowed to use restrooms corresponding to their gender identity has been reignited. President Trump’s decision, […]

Funds Prevent Colleges from Becoming Sanctuaries

Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr Since Donald J. Trump’s ascension to the presidency, there has been a concerted effort carried out by students, activists, faculty members, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program benefactors and undocumented immigrants to inhibit and challenge the President’s program of deportation. From the inception of […]

Trump Cabinet Rolls Out to Mixed Reviews

Photo courtesy of U.S. Congress, Wikipedia After a stunning electoral upset over Secretary Clinton, Donald Trump is poised to become one of the most influential leaders in the world as President-elect of the U.S. Already, President-elect Donald Trump’s actions have received a mix of positive and negative reactions from the […]