Photo courtesy of Nick Feldman, Rowan University. Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy and Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli, former state assemblyman, faced off on Oct. 12 in the second and final debate before the Nov. 2 gubernatorial election. With three weeks left to campaign, both parties saw this debate as an opportunity to […]
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Season finale of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” worth wait
Photo courtesy of Government of California, Wikipedia The anticipated season finale of "RuPaul’s Drag Race" finally aired on Friday, April 23. After three lip syncs performed for a socially distant drive-in event, America's Next Drag Superstar was crowned. Symone, who received four main challenge wins throughout the season, rightfully won the […]
Ramapo expects to publish “Trillium” in the coming weeks
Photo courtesy of Ramapo College of New Jersey Ramapo College’s literary magazine "Trillium" will publish its 2021-2022 online edition before the end of the semester. There will also be a print edition of the magazine available on campus for the next academic school year. The goal for both editions, expressed by […]
Ramapo opens applications for name change requests
Photo courtesy of Sharon McCutcheon, Unsplash Last month, the Used Name Policy was adopted at Ramapo College, created to allow students to change their name on forms of campus identification to “ensure a positive and affirming environment.” On April 16, the application for student name change went live. This policy […]
SGA elections open: here’s what you need to know
Photo courtesy of Anjali Patel and Paolo Miyashiro, Instagram The Student Government Association elections for the 2021-2022 academic year are now open for students to vote. There are 19 student candidates running for various positions. A familiar name listed is Anjali Patel, who is running for re-election for SGA president. Patel […]
Ramapo ranks high for best New Jersey colleges
Photo courtesy of Ramapo College, Flickr Ramapo College was listed in the top 10 for New Jersey colleges in GradReports’ 2021 Best College rankings. This rating is based on median entry career salary data of over four million graduates from College Scorecard, the U.S. Department of Education’s collection resource. With […]
Reshma Saujani speaks at 15th Annual Diversity Convocation
Photo by Danielle DeAngelis To conclude Women’s Herstory Month, the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Compliance (EDIC) hosted the 15th Annual Diversity Convocation featuring guest keynote speaker Reshma Saujani, founder and CEO of the nonprofit organization Girls Who Code. This virtual event was held via Webex on Wednesday, March […]
Female professors serve as panelists for “Women in Academia”
Photo by Danielle DeAngelis In celebration of Women's Herstory Month, the Office of Violence Prevention (OVP) and the Women's Center and LGBTQ+ Services hosted “Women in Academia: Their Triumphs and Struggles” on Wednesday, March 24 at 5:30 p.m. This event was held virtually over Webex. OVP coordinator Marie-Danielle Attis opened […]
President Mercer delivers his final State of College Address
Photo by Danielle DeAngelis President Peter Mercer delivered his final State of the College Address via WebEx on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at noon. There were 280 viewers in attendance. The address was opened with President Mercer recognizing the recent struggles that Ramapo has had due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, […]
Author Amina Gautier discusses literary technique at online event
Photo by Danielle DeAngelis Award-winning author Amina Gautier virtually spoke to Ramapo College students and faculty on Thursday, Feb. 11 via WebEx. Professor Hugh Sheehy of the creative writing program hosted the reading and Q&A session. Gautier has published three short story collections: “At-Risk,” “Now We Will Be Happy” and, […]