As the new school year gets back into gear, students may find themselves falling back into the same old patterns. Freshmen may be starting to get the hang of college life and upperclassmen may feel trapped by the all-too-familiar halls of Ramapo. For those looking for a change of scenery, […]
Author: LAURA HECKELMANN
College Introduces Wi-Fi Across Entire Campus
Photo by Nicole Williams Ramapo College now has something in common with your favorite Starbucks. While the coffee here has not changed, the school’s internet connectivity has. Ramapo College has gone from students bringing their own personal access points to school-hosted wireless internet. Boasting campuswide coverage, Ramapo promises to connect […]
Residence Assistants Become First Responders to Party Complaints
For years Ramapo has encouraged peer-prompted conflict management, often facilitated with the help of residence assistants, who serve as a bridge between the students who live on campus and the Residence Life administrators. This year a new policy has been put into effect, in which RAs are asked to respond […]
Ramapo Commemorates 9/11 Anniversary With Flags
Photos by Nicole Williams Last Thursday, Ramapo commemorated 9/11 with a ceremony dedicated to those who died in the attacks. Over 3,000 American flags decorated the Grove, one for every life lost. The ceremony began at the Salameno Spiritual Center, where students and staff were invited to reflect on and […]
Ramapo Students See No Increase in Tuition
Photo by Nicole Williams It is no secret that tuition rates have been increasing at an alarming rate for quite a while now, but Ramapo students will be given a reprieve from this ongoing trend. As reported by The Star Ledger, Ramapo College and the College of Saint Elizabeth decided […]
Student Journalists React to ISIS Beheadings
Courtesy of Will White, Wikimedia Commons In the wake of the recent killings of two American journalists by the Islamic terrorist group, ISIS, many student journalists at Ramapo feel undeterred from their prospective careers in news. President Barack Obama, in a televised speech on Sept. 10, assured Americans that the […]
Ramapo Community Loses Two Beloved Members
Photo by Michael Pacheco Two fixtures of Ramapo College, EOF director Lorne Weems and founding faculty member Henry Bischoff, died this summer and were honored with memorials last week that paid tribute to their committment to education and their dedication to making sure students reached their potential. Weems was Director […]
Ramapo Eliminates Immediate Decision Day
As of this year, Ramapo College has decided not to offer Immediate Decision Day, or IDD, to incoming freshman. IDD is a day held during the summer when incoming freshman visit Ramapo and are interviewed by Admissions that day. Immediately, they are informed whether or not they are accepted to […]