Photo courtesy of Transylvania University Students, faculty and staff hopped on Webex this past Thursday to discuss diversity, equity and inclusion within higher education institutions as part of the annual "Welcome Back Reception for People Of Color & Allies." The event featured guest speaker Taran McZee, Associate Vice-President for Diversity, […]
Author: JENNA CRAIG
Coronavirus spreads amongst politicians at in-person events
Photo courtesy of The White House, Flickr During this past week, many politicians affiliated with the Republican party became ill with COVID-19. At least 13 people alone have tested positive within President Trump’s entourage, including his wife Melania, campaign manager Bill Stepien, White House adviser Hope Hicks, White House Press […]
Trump returns to the White House after brief hospitalization
Photo courtesy of Joe Biden, Flickr President Donald Trump returned to the White House Monday night after allegedly receiving clearance from his doctors at Walter Reed Medical Center. Upon his arrival, the president posed on the balcony for a photo-op without a mask, apparently breathing heavily, which critics raised as […]
Presidential candidates were unprofessional at first debate
Photo courtesy of Joe Biden, Flickr Tuesday night was the first 2020 presidential debate. The dead silent, darkened audience seemed to foreshadow what was to come. The debate epitomized the political conversation across the country: rather than discussing who is a better candidate, the discussion revolved around who is worse. Stepping […]
Berrie Center launches 2020 senior thesis exhibition
Photo by Danielle DeAngelis In the second floor Berrie Center art gallery, students, faculty and visitors explored the 2020 visual arts senior thesis exhibition during the week of Sept. 27. The collection, titled “Here Now,” presents various mediums of art created by graduated Ramapo art students, as it was postponed […]
Barrett’s nomination prompts court-packing proposal
Photo courtesy of wp paarz, Flickr Amy Coney Barrett has been nominated by President Donald Trump as the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s replacement. Many liberals and independents alike dread her potential approval as the ninth Supreme Court Justice. Even before RBG's death, conservatism was already the dominant political belief […]
President Trump and Melania Trump test positive for coronavirus
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr Early Friday morning, President Trump tweeted to confirm that both he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19. “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER,” […]
Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett as new Justice
Photo courtesy of The White House, Flickr On Sept. 18, 2020, the world dimmed ever so slightly. The flame of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg ceased to blaze. Justice Ginsberg was a beacon of light for American law, social justice and equality under the law. Her decisions on gay […]
Voting for SGA is live, here are your candidates
Photo courtesy of Ramapo Student Government Assocation, Facebook Today, you received an email from Ramapo’s Student Government Association encouraging you to vote for the 2020-21 SGA elections. The positions on the ballot include Senator-at-Large and various school senators. The polls opened today and will close on Wednesday, Sept. 30 […]
Ruth Bader Ginsberg will be remembered as a feminist icon
Photo courtesy of Supreme Court of the United States, Wikipedia Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, a beloved and inspiring champion of women’s rights, died Friday in her home in Washington with family by her side. She was 87. Ginsberg was suffering from a fifth battle with cancer, this time […]