Photo courtesy of Ramapo College. President Cindy R. Jebb has nearly completed her first semester as both Ramapo’s fifth president and a member of the college’s community. In an interview with The Ramapo News on Dec. 3, Jebb reflected on accomplishments and promises made this fall, as well as some […]
Author: Natalie Tsur
Public Safety conducts survey for sufficient campus lighting
Public Safety conducted a campus lighting survey on Wednesday, Dec. 1 to examine areas within the main campus that are in need of adequate lighting. The project is in coordination with Student Government Association (SGA) as well as other student volunteers. The groups involved separated the campus into four sections […]
New Omicron COVID-19 variant has health professionals scrambling
Photo courtesy of Markus Spiske, Unsplash. As of November 2021, the deadly coronavirus has taken the lives of more than five million people worldwide and more than 700,000 in the United States alone. Now, a new variant poses a greater danger to humanity considering how the first U.S. case of Omicron […]
Just be yourself: A Peer Facilitator’s reflection of the application process
Photo courtesy of Gisselle Carino-Bazan. As interest meetings for the next Peer Facilitator cohort roll around, I reflect on what I felt as a freshman applying to the Peer Program and the numerous ways this program has impacted my life. Truly, if you were to tell freshman-year Gisselle all that would […]
Ramapo students honor victims of trans violence, call out anti-trans injustices
Photo courtesy of Tori D'Amico. The Grove was lined with signs on Nov. 19, each telling the name and story of one transgender person lost to violence in 2021. As students and faculty walked the Grove for Transgender Day of Remembrance, they reflected on the lives of the 47 transgender individuals […]
Visiting artist Jean-Marc Superville Sovak discusses the idea of representation through art
Photo by Tori D'Amico Visiting artist Jean-Marc Superville Sovak spoke to students about an array of his projects on Thursday, Nov. 11 in the Sharp Theatre. His most recent body of work is titled “a-Historical Landscapes” and revolves around the idea of representation. Since so much of Superville Sovak’s work […]
Bill providing traumatized children with support is even more important now
Photo Courtesy of US Department of Homeland Security, Wiki Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced RISE from Trauma Act on June 16, but it has proven to be necessary now more than ever. The bipartisan act would provide $600 million annually to expand support for […]
Professor Michael Riff reflects on his time at Ramapo
Photo by Natalie Tsur Ramapo’s halls quickly emptied in March 2020, ridding themselves of students, staff and faculty. Michael Riff, a history professor, left his office in then-operating library Linden Hall, collecting all he would need for remote instruction. When the college reopened in Sept. 2021, he found a new […]
Fair trade group pushes for more student involvement in societal change
Photo Courtesy of Howard Lake, Flickr Using fair trade is one step instructional institutions can take to prioritize sustainability. Ramapo created a fair trade initiative in fall 2018 as part of the college’s commitment to civic engagement. Neriko Doerr, assistant professor of anthropology and international studies, hosted the first returning […]
Students use public forum to air out frustrations with discrimination
Photo by Natalie Tsur Ramapo’s Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Compliance (EDIC) held its first student forum on Nov. 10, addressing issues concerning bias, the First Amendment and freedom of speech. The Center for Student Involvement (CSI) and members from Ramapo’s counseling services were also in attendance. The event […]