Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Photo courtesy of Rose Lincoln, Wikipedia. Ketanji Brown Jackson was officially confirmed on April 7 as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Although her appointment to the bench is delayed until next term when Justice Stephen Breyer retires, that doesn’t make the event any less historic. […]
Photo courtesy of Matthew Wikfors. The Office of Violence Prevention (OVP) and President Cindy Jebb delivered the opening proclamation for Sexual Assault Awareness Month on Monday, April 4 in the Grove. “Sexual violence is widespread and affects everyone in the community,” Jebb said. Survivors are often pressured into silence and Jebb […]
Photo courtesy of Andrea Piacquadio, Pexels. The culture of toxic wellness on social media and from big companies can poison perceptions of what it means to be well. When it comes to wellness, I find that the way to achieve it is through balance. Neglecting your body through lack of sleep, […]
Photo courtesy of Matthew Wikfors. Ramapo held its March ALICE Training presentations on March 22 in the Student Center. Two sessions were held that day, the first at 8 a.m. and the second at 1 p.m. It consisted of a presentation and drills that provided knowledge of active shooter threats and […]
Photo courtesy of Celine Panis-Pardo. As a follow-up to last week’s Russia-Ukraine discussion panel, the School of Humanities and Global Studies hosted another discussion panel on March 8 in the Alumni Lounges. The talk focused on the legal and human rights ramifications of the situation as it has evolved. This time, […]
Photo courtesy of Matthew Wikfors. Professor Jeremy Teigen hosted a panel discussing present military tensions in Ukraine on March 1. President Cindy Jebb, professor Dean Chen and professor Julie George of Queens College served as panelists while professor Mihaela Serban served as moderator. The discussion took place in front of […]
Photo courtesy of Matthew Wikfors. Students, faculty and staff packed Sharp Theater on Feb. 23 as President Cindy Jebb and guest speaker Brenda Fulton held a conversation about the intersections of being a queer woman at West Point advocating for LGBTQ+ rights in the military and allyship. The event, Ramapo’s […]
Photo courtesy of Matthew Wikfors. Speaker Christopher Kleps, a professor at Ohio State University, discussed the ambiguity of employment discrimination law in front of students and faculty on Feb. 10. The event was the first of the Law and Society Speaker Series. “Employment discrimination law, as written, is inherently ambiguous,” […]
Photo courtesy of MCanzi, Flickr. The unconstrained nature of the internet means that there is space for every kind of community imaginable on social media. From communities that share racial backgrounds to communities united by having the same career, the list is just as endless as that digital space. It also […]
Photo courtesy of Mali Maeder, Pexels. Residents of the Village received an urgent email from Village Area Director John Atti on Feb. 1, explaining that their recycling program was in jeopardy. Every single recycling dumpster has been contaminated with non-recyclables, meaning that each bin will go to landfill. “The biggest offender […]
