For the past three weeks, Student Government Association election candidates have been petitioning and campaigning, and on Friday, the winners were declared. For President and Vice President, sophomore Kevin Cottino and junior Caitlin O'Toole won, earning 258 votes. "I want to try to make Ramapo the best it possibly could, […]
Author: ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ
Students Celebrate Being Green at Second Annual Event
A shining sun, free food, live music, and numerous games and attractions greeted the attendees at this year’s GreenFest on Friday. Ramapo students turned out for the event on the Bandshell lawn, which was coordinated by multiple organizations including NORML, 1Step, Yoga Club and the Student Government Association. The […]
Teachers March to Birch Mansion for Contract Negotiations
Faculty and staff gathered yesterday to demonstrate in favor of a settled contract. Since last year, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) union has been negotiating with the state unsuccessfully. After marching to Birch Mansion, a few members met with President Peter Mercer to ask for an official statement in […]
Kappa Sigma Shaves Heads for Cancer Fundraiser
The Kappa Sigma Fraternity hosted a fundraiser last week, Buzz Away Cancer, for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. For every $40 raised, a brother shaved his head for the cause. In all, 30 brothers participated, raising over $3,000 and meeting their goal. Theta Phi ALpha supported the brothers’ third annual […]
Senior Wins Prestigious Award to Study in Spain Next Year
Come September, senior Nora Dougherty will be far away from the normalcy of move-in day, 8:00 a.m. classes and club meetings during common hour. While this is a luxury most other graduating seniors will be experiencing, Dougherty's case is slightly different- on April 18, the international studies major learned that […]
Two Film Classes Combine to Create Final Student Project
Professors Kelly Dolak and Addington added a new twist to their producing and directing classes this semester by combining them for a final film project. For Addington's fiction film class, this is the final film the students will be directing. They have spent the last third of the semester working […]
Ramapo Ultimate Frisbee to Participate in Professional Pracitce
The New York Rumble, the professional Ultimate Frisbee team of Major League Ultimate, hosted a clinic for West Windsor High School before their home opener on Saturday. They will hold a similar clinic for the Ramapo College Ultimate Frisbee team on May 3, before the Rumble's next home game against […]
Broadway Blueshirts Take on Broad Street Bullies in First Round
The New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers have not met in the playoffs since 1997, but that will change thanks to the NHL's new playoff format that has the Rangers and Flyers pitted against one another in the first round this year. It's Broadway vs. Broad Street in what will […]
Ghostly New Thriller Tells A Scary Tale
The film "Oculus," which opened in theaters everywhere this past Friday, is not what it seems. Kaylie (Karen Gillan) tries to set her brother Tim (Brenton Thwaites) free from the burden he has been carrying around for 10 years after killing his father and watching him go crazy while torturing […]
Sabrin Makes Campaign Stop at Ramapo College
Dr. Murray Sabrin, professor of finance at Ramapo, addressed students, staff and faculty on Tuesday as part of his campaign for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D) for the New Jersey U.S. Senate in November. "I believe I am on the right side of all these […]