With cold and flu season on the horizon, students should be aware of the resources on campus here to keep them safe from illnesses. Students can get flu shots on campus. “We understand that students need access to the Flu shot,” said Kara Maxsimic, the associate director of Health Services, […]
Features
How Ramapo administration is adapting to AI
On college campuses across the country one of the biggest questions being discussed between both faculty and students is the implementation of generative AI inside the classroom, Ramapo being no exception. As it stands, there is no universal guideline regarding the use of AI at Ramapo, though the academic integrity […]
The bears and the bees: Bear raids campus hives
Campus honey sales might be temporarily halted due to Ramapo’s bear population this semester as the Ramapo College Beekeeping Club is only working with one hive. Over the summer, one of the club’s hives was lost to a bear on the far edge of campus. “It actually happened twice,” said […]
Welcoming Ramapo’s new Public Safety director to campus
As students return to campus they are greeted by familiar and unfamiliar faces. One new addition to the Ramapo community is Jason Balson, the new director of Public Safety on campus who was hired over the summer. Balson officially started at Ramapo on July 29th and has been met with […]
Senior spotlights: Seniors share about Ramapo experiences
Jenna Vesey Navigating college, keeping up with school work and staying active on campus are not simple tasks. Senior Jenna Vesey, however, makes it look easy. As a bioinformatics major with a minor in neuroscience, she has a lot under her belt here at Ramapo but continues to spread positivity […]
SGA announces 2024-25 election results
Elections for the Student Government Association (SGA)’s leadership in the upcoming 2024-25 school year have officially been finalized. SGA made the elections available to students through unique surveys sent to their email addresses from April 15-18. Results were posted on Friday, April 19. The positions up for election were president […]
Senior spotlights: Seniors reflect on time at Ramapo
Rojja Kharel For many seniors, their first and second years of college fit the conventional college experience, but for senior Rojja Kharel, her experience looked different. Kharel, a student from Nepal, is an international studies major with a minor in international business and entrepreneurship. Kharel spent her first year with […]
Upcoming SGA elections feature familiar faces
It’s almost Student Government Association (SGA) election time again for Ramapo students with voting starting in less than a week. Eighteen candidates are running for 2024-25 in a variety of positions, with two teams campaigning for the presidency and vice presidency. Victor Oluwagbemi & Oliver Mejia Junior Victor Oluwagbemi […]
CCEC gives students alternate spring break experiences
Since 1995, Ramapo students have been offered an opportunity to do an alternative break over winter and spring breaks. During the 2024 spring break, students were once again offered this opportunity. The previous Assistant Director of Civic Engagement Karen Booth started the program in the fall of 1995. Booth founded […]
Faculty reflect on 50 years at Ramapo
When professor Ira Spar saw an advertisement in the New York Times in the spring of 1973 for an ancient historian position at an unnamed college, he decided to take a chance and apply. With his last-minute oversized wool suit jacket, he flew to Mahwah for the interview and was […]