Photo courtesy of Matthew Wikfors. Ramapo hosted its 10th annual Scholars’ Day on April 20 in Friends Hall. This year’s event featured 29 faculty-sponsored student submissions across 16 majors. According to Ramapo’s Scholars’ Day page, the event “showcases some of the most exemplary faculty-mentored student creativity and scholarly activities undertaken in […]
Author: MATTHEW WIKFORS
First editor Gerry Brennan values knowing your schools’ history
Photo courtesy of Tori D'Amico. Before the first classes began in 1971, Assistant Dean of Student Activities Ed Henderson invited incoming transfer students to the York Room to found student involvement on campus. He invited Gerry Brennan, who had worked on a different paper at his previous school Saint Peters, to […]
Ramapo faculty dissect biases behind book bans
Photo courtesy of Danielle Bongiovanni. On April 20, three Ramapo professors hosted “Book Banning in 2022: Unpacking a Moral Panic Targeting Race and LGBTQIA+ Issues” in the Alumni Lounges. The first portion of the event consisted of a presentation by assistant professor of sociology Dr. Paul Reck, assistant professor of literacy […]
Washington Post editor recalls days at The Ramapo News
Photo courtesy of Sam Kim. When the editor-in-chief of The Ramapo News was set to step down, Dorine Bethea, a staff writer, declared her interest in the position. Her editor wasn’t in her favor, so Bethea created a campaign for herself on campus, despite the role not being one students could […]
Ramapo recognizes importance of AAPI and EOF in April
Photo courtesy of Matthew Wikfors. The opening proclamations for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month and the historic first Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) Month took place on Monday, April 11 in the Grove. The Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Compliance (EDIC) and EOF program hosted the events, the […]
Road Run 5K supports St. Jude with $5,000 donation
Photo courtesy of Alex Lamattina. Ramapo College held a Road Run 5K fundraiser event on Sunday, April 10 underneath the Arch in the campus grove. The event was for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and each participant had an entrance fee of $20 to contribute to the donation. Before the event […]
NJPF acknowledges talent of Ramapo News staff
Photo courtesy of Emily Melvin. Every year, The Ramapo News partakes in the New Jersey Press Foundation (NJPF) College Newspaper Contest, a competition where all two-year and four-year colleges in New Jersey are invited to submit work from the past year to highlight their paper’s year of excellence. This year’s […]
Ramapo’s growth relies on collective efforts to be better
Photo courtesy of Matthew Wikfors. After four summits of Ramapo’s Future Series, students, faculty and staff gathered to discuss the present campus climate and ways in which tools learned from past programs can be implemented at the college. The president’s staff led the event, Future of Ramapo: Readiness & Resolve, in […]
Students seek more support when finding internships
Photo courtesy of Harlen Cruz. The LinkedIn newsfeed is like a parent’s refrigerator: a culmination of everyone’s accolades and achievements. Especially in the middle of spring, it seems like every post begins with “I am so thrilled to announce that…” followed by an amazing internship experience for the summer. For the […]
From the newsroom to the courtroom: past editor-in-chief reflects
Photo courtesy of Alison Sutak. As a reporter for The Ramapo News, Alison Sutak did not expect her first story to cover the start of the Iraq War in 2003. She remembers technical adviser Dan Sforza assigning this pitch to her and Joe Tropia and, a semester later, promoting the two […]