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 […]
Author: MATTHEW WIKFORS
Ramapo relays love and funding to cancer survivors
Photo courtesy of Natalie Tsur. After months of planning and preparation, Ramapo’s American Cancer Society (ACS) successfully hosted their annual Relay for Life in the Bradley Center on Friday, April 1 — in-person for the first time since 2019. Over $11,000 was raised, all of which will be donated to […]
Ramapo lifts mask mandates in face of CDC guidelines and new variant
Photo courtesy of Ramapo College, Flickr. Ramapo College announced on March 25 in an email to all students that the administration will be relaxing its mandatory mask policy effective Monday, March 28, one week after returning from spring break. The decision stems from an earlier message sent on March 3, explaining […]
Black Girls Rock gives recognition to five women of color
Photo courtesy of Jordan Meredith Ebony Women for Social Change hosted the Black Girls Rock! Awards Ceremony on Friday, March 25. Four awards were given to notable Black women on campus to honor their achievements and contributions to the community. “This event is important for Ramapo because it allows a light […]
Low enrollment prompts Ramapo to promote minor programs
Photo courtesy of Tori D'Amico. As minor programs continue to grow at Ramapo, the college has begun to see an upward trend in overall minor enrollment status over the last five years, according to recent reports from the college’s Institutional Research census files. At the same time, however, these numbers vary […]
Samantha Sproviero’s time with Ramapo News aided her professorship journey
Photo courtesy of Samantha Spoviero. Teaching those around her is something Samantha Sproviero has been doing since her time as editor-in-chief (EIC) of The Ramapo News, where she led a staff of editors and writers towards growth and success each week. Now, Sproviero, class of 2017, attends Temple University to finish […]
Students debate about modern feminism’s minority inequalities
Photo courtesy of Aaron Acevedo. Our world is complex, and peoples’ identities can often clash with each other, especially when considering intersectionality in today’s modern society. These topics — and more — were discussed at the Hood Feminism workshop at the Women’s Center Thursday, March 24, as part of Women’s […]
The Front Bottoms reflect on self-titled 10 years later
Photo courtesy of Mark Jaworski. Between working shifts at Ramsey’s ShopRite and taking music production classes, Brian Sella spent his sophomore year at Ramapo writing songs. It wasn’t long before he asked his childhood best friend Mat Uychich to join as a drummer, regularly meeting to record material that they would […]
Ramapo News and great professors fueled this editor-in-chief’s future
Photo courtesy of Megan Anderle. As editor-in-chief, Megan Anderle created a staff which was determined to make their paper by deadline no matter the challenges thrown at them. She recounts a night where not only did her car break down on her way to production night, but a false report of […]
Judges’ and social workers’ roles and relations explained in-depth
Photo courtesy of Emily Melvin. March is National Social Work Month, which serves as a time to recognize the hard work and selfless efforts of upcoming, current and retired social workers. The 2022 theme, according to the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), is The Time is Right for Social […]