Saturday, April 27, 2024
Photo courtesy of M&R Glasgow, Flickr Eighteen shooting incidents on school grounds in 44 days. That is 18 too many. In the days following the shooting at Stoneman Douglas that took the lives of 14 students and three staff members, I watched as my news feeds once again populated with […]
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia Long before he was elected president of the United States, Donald Trump was drowning in lawsuits. Six months after the election and four months into his term, these legal skirmishes are becoming the highlight of Trump’s daily agenda and shifting the attention from issues that affect […]
Photo courtesy of Michael Vadon, Wikipedia The signs were omnipresent throughout the campaign trail and in the early days of the new presidency. Photographed numerous times accompanying her father on meetings with business leaders and foreign representatives, Ivanka Trump’s role was left open to interpretation. Yet, the American public knew […]
Photo courtesy of EOF In response to declining retention rates, Ramapo College’s Educational Opportunity Fund, also known as EOF, is concentrating its efforts on programs that address the academic, financial and campus climate concerns that impact a student’s decisions to drop out of school. “These are first generation college students […]
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr It’s been more than two months since the inauguration and President Donald Trump has most definitely created a name for himself by dominating headlines around the globe. His most recent claim to fame involves the wiretapping allegations against former President Barack Obama and his […]
Photo by Giancarlo Sepulveda Continuously seeking ways to expand its services to cater to the needs of the Ramapo College community, the Center for Health and Counseling Services, CHCS, introduced the Men’s Group this spring semester. The Men’s Group is a confidential space organized by a trained psychologist to discuss […]
Photo courtesy of TED 2012 Conference, Wikipedia The Center for Health and Counseling Services, also known as CHCS, expanded its programs this semester by introducing “Introverts Unite,” a unique group therapy geared towards introverts. “A group like this helps introverts be the best versions of themselves,” said Dr. Michael Alcee, […]
Photo by Hope Patti The Center for Student Involvement, also known as CSI, and the Counseling Center created a safe space on campus for the Ramapo College community on Nov. 17 to share concerns related to the unprecedented presidential election. “We had an election last week and a lot of […]
Photo courtesy of Cecilia, Flickr The Jewish student organization Hillel and the Muslim Student Association, also known as MSA, worked to eliminate religious barriers at an interfaith dinner held on Nov. 21 called “Friendsgiving.” “We wanted to do something Thanksgiving-themed, since we thought gratitude was such an important concept, especially […]
Photo by Hope Patti Launching the monthly ReligiousiTea series, the Office of Equity and Diversity, also known as OED, partnered with the Women’s Center to host an informal discussion on the concept of a higher power in religion. “You find in a variety of religions that there is some concept […]
