Author: ROSALYN BLAKE

‘Get Hard’ Disappoints, Despite Positive Numbers

Photo courtesy of Eva Rinaldi, Wikipedia Two of entertainment's most popular comedians teamed up in the R-rated comedy “Get Hard” which premiered this past weekend. Actors Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart are two funnymen whose appeal to a broad audience attracted a box office revenue of $35 million. “Get Hard” did […]

‘Fifty Shades’ Earns Big in Opening Weekend

Photo courtesy of Jonathan Ryan, Flickr Creative Commons BDSM, which stands for bondage, dominance, submission and masochism, has managed to extend beyond the realm of erotic novels. “Fifty Shades of Grey,” a novel written by British author E.L. James, is now also one of the highest earning R-rated premieres in film […]

Artists Dwelling in Underground Circles Await Discovery

Photo Courtesy of NPKP3, Flickr Creative Commons Hip-hop culture has influenced America’s youth and college students since the 1990s. It did so in providing outlets for specifically African-American youth to speak their minds in forms of rhythmic speech. Though the main demographic for rap artists is African-American, rap has found […]

‘Ouija’ Provokes Fear, Does Little Else

Photo courtesy of Feline bird, Flickr Creative Commons Horror fanatics may get a kick out of the supernatural horror-thriller, “Ouija.” When it comes to inducing fear, this movie, based around high school students and a childhood board game, did a decent job; keeping the audience on its toes from beginning to […]

It’s Alive! Halloween Traditions Thrive at Ramapo

Photo courtesy of Ewan Traveler, Flickr Creative Commons Ramapo students will be finding themselves on the other side of the door this Halloween season with the costume-toting and candy-hunting season just around the corner. There are plenty of ways to get into the Halloween spirit this year. With the holiday falling […]

Upcoming Fall Television Scares up Large Audiences

Photo Courtesy of Angela George, Wikipedia This Halloween season fall television will dive into the worlds of DC comic book super heroes Batman and the Flash. Television watchers may also be catching up with the characters of “The Walking Dead” or indulging in another season of the severely mind-bending “American […]

Students Come in Droves to Pottery Night

Photo by Grace Maute Coffee and tea can be a college student’s best friend when it comes to early morning classes, and luckily for Ramapo students, an opportunity to add a new mug to their collection arose at a College Programming Board event. This past Thursday, students were given the […]

Summer Time Superheroes Soar to Top of Box Office

Superheroes, mutants and extraterrestrial robots have landed in our movie theatres this summer, bringing excitement and action onto the big screen. Starring Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana, “Guardians of the Galaxy” accumulated approximately $280 million dollars in the box office.  Though maybe not as intense as “The Avengers,” Rolling Stone […]

Young People Dive Into Extreme Sports During Summer Time

Summer is less than a month away for many college students around the country, including the Ramapo community. It's time to get rid of those winter blues and seasonal depression and get ready to tan. Summer 2014 is coming quick and it's the time of the year where thrill-seeking culture […]