TikTok star turned pop princess Nessa Barrett has just dropped the second song off her upcoming album “AFTERCARE,” titled “DIRTY LITTLE SECRET.” Barrett is known for her soft pillowy vocals against relatable, hard-hitting lyrics and this song has the perfect combination of both. It is a complete thematic flip from […]
Author: Amanda Jones
Ryan Murphy capitalizes on Menéndez brothers case
You may think that after all the backlash “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” received — including from myself — television writer, director and producer Ryan Murphy wouldn’t create a similar work, but here we are. On Sept. 19, “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story” was released on Netflix. The […]
Multicultural Center hosts ‘Journal Your Journey’
On Monday Sept. 30, the Multicultural Center, with a collaborative effort from Counseling Services and the Office for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Compliance (EDIC), hosted a “Journal Your Journey” event in honor of Suicide Prevention Month. Students were able to color and decorate their own little journals as a way […]
Trump survives second assassination attempt
On July 13, former president and current candidate Donald Trump was shot in the ear in an assassination attempt during a rally in Butler, Pa. Thomas Matthew Crooks, the gunman, was reported to have “fired from the roof of a warehouse less than 500 feet from Mr. Trump before being […]
‘Speak No Evil’ is shockingly captivating
“Speak No Evil,” James Watkins’ newest film, is a twisted psychological horror that keeps you guessing. I went into this film thinking it was going to be almost two hours of overused thriller tropes and predictable plotlines, but I was pleasantly surprised with the direction it took. On a vacation […]
Moo Deng requires protection after aggravated attention
If you’re familiar with some of my work here at The Ramapo News, then you know my stances on animal rights and zoos. Pretty much all of my closest friends continuously send me cute animal videos on Instagram and TikTok, and the latest animal sensation popping up on my feed […]
Men’s and Women’s cross country teams are headed to METs Championships
On Friday, the men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the Herb Lorenz Invitational at the College of New Jersey, where they both placed third overall. The women earned 87 points and the men acquired 89. Senior Zoey Cassavell was the first Roadrunner to cross the finish line, finishing […]
Ilona Maher rightfully speaks out against body shaming on social media
There is an immense amount of pressure on people to look a certain way in today’s society. Body shaming and negative comments run rampant on social media platforms and it feels like change is an unreachable goal. However, social media is also seeing a rise in body positivity focused content; […]
Men and women’s cross country teams make a mark
On Saturday, the Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams took to Manhattan College to compete in the Jasper Fall XC Invite at Twin Ponds on the Farm. The men raced in the 8k Open Race and placed second overall. Junior Ryan Pena clocked in at 26:25.9, earning him a first-place […]
From horror to humor: Movie reviews of the summer
From silly movies like “The Garfield Movie,” to book adaptations like “It Ends With Us,” to freaky films like “Longlegs” and gripping stories like “Twisters,” the summer of 2024 brought many long-awaited sequels, remakes and original films to theaters. As an avid movie-goer and Cinemark rewards member, I saw several […]