Arts & Entertainment

Jamming with WRPR EDM DJs

Turn on Channel 10 in your dorm or 90.3 FM on your radio from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m on a Tuesday night, and you’ll be hearing the sounds of Frank Hughes, Matt Monteiro and Ethan Wood on their Electronic Dance Music (EDM)-focused radio show. The show consists of four hours […]

Great Ways to Spice Up Your Spring Wardrobe This Season

April has arrived and with April Fools' Day comes the transition from cold to warm, hot coffee to iced coffee and, of course, winter wardrobe to spring wardrobe. With spring break over, our hopes for warm weather are at an all-time high and although the weather is not quite warm […]

“America’s Got Talent” Star Electrifies TNL

When one hears the phrase "electric violin," any number of images come to mind. Unless you're hopelessly obsessed, Taylor Swift probably isn't one of them. The same goes for dark wash baggy jeans. And certainly not a Chevy Camaro. Yet these were the songs, the duds and the wheels of […]

Addition to Series Delivers Hauntingly Exciting Features

The original “Luigi’s Mansion” is one of the top five best-selling GameCube games and was an innovative and fresh idea for its time. The game highlighted the brilliance of Luigi having a leading role through its humor and creative game mechanics. Now, 12 years later, a sequel has finally been […]

Much Anticipated Film Adaptation of ‘The Host’ Disappoints

#8220;The Host,” adapted from the 2008 novel by “Twilight” scribe Stephenie Meyer, is a film best described by what it’s not: it’s not really sci-fi, it’s not very romantic, and – most of all – it’s not very good. Its post-apocalyptic premise is undercut by an utter lack of suspense […]

Q&A with Hip Hop Violinist

This week’s Tuesday Night Live performer was recent “America’s Got Talent” contestant, SVET, a hip-hop violinist. Picking up the violin at the age of three, SVET combines popular music with classical to create a unique sound. The Ramapo News got to sit down with SVET for an interview, discussing his […]

BlackBerry Responds to iPhone Popularity with Upgraded Phone

It’s odd to think back and realize that BlackBerry used to be as popular as current smartphones a few years ago. The company used to be one of the most profitable phone companies around, until their popularity diminished abruptly. BlackBerry’s staggering loss in popularity has left the company crippled, as […]

Get Fit for Summer with Apps that Can Improve Your Health

Who said smartphone apps were only entertaining when it comes to the hottest games like Temple Run or Snapchat? While these are obviously very popular applications that are free and could be downloaded with the touch of a button, there are definitely other ways in which students are finding ways […]

“BioShock” Sequel Explores New Territory for Video Games

When the original “BioShock” was released in 2007, it shook up the first-person shooter genre by being more than a game about shooting people. The game dealt with how our choices define what kind of person we are and it delved into complicated philosophical, religious and political themes not often […]

Q&A with a Student EDM DJ

This week, The Ramapo News sat down with senior Frank Hughes to discuss his new radio show on WRPR. Hughes, known to listeners as DJ Frankie Wilde, along with co-hosts junior Matt Monteiro and Ethan Wood, host a four hour Electronic Dance Music (EDM) show every Tuesday night on WRPR. […]