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The Women’s Center and LGBTQ Services is holding a Gender Affirming Clothing Drive throughout October to celebrate Queer and Trans History Month. Slightly-worn clothing as well as binders and other gender-affirming garments are being accepted through Oct. 25. Coordinator for the Women’s Center & LGBTQ Services Alex Woods said in […]
Student Panel for Disability Awareness Month On Oct. 11, Ramapo’s Office of Specialized Services (OSS) held a panel discussion where students were able to speak about their experiences with disabilities. Organized by Abbe Benowitz, a disability counselor with OSS, the panel serves as a part of OSS’s events to honor and […]
A team of over 45 Roadrunners attended Bergen County’s American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Out of the Darkness Walk at Saddle River County Park on Sunday morning. Together, Ramapo’s team raised $1,137 for AFSP. The walk began with a brief speech and some opening remarks. The all-volunteer event staff […]
This week, the Gross Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies hosted its first scholarly symposium in partnership with the Jewish Studies program at Purdue University. Titled CONTACT: The Movement and Meeting of Jewish People and Artifacts across Cold-War Boundaries, the symposium showcased the work of over 15 domestic and international […]
The Women’s Center and LGBTQ+ Services held Ramapo’s sixth annual Pridefest on Oct. 11, which happened to be National Coming Out Day. The afternoon was filled with activities to celebrate Ramapo’s vibrant LGBTQIA+ community. On-campus and local organizations had tables in the Grove to support the community and promote involvement. […]
The First Responders Club held a K9 demonstration performed by the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday. Officer Fred Rivera, who has been on the force for 24 years and has worked with K9s for 16, gave a short speech and a question and answer session before bringing 11-year-old Sirus […]
The Women’s Center and LGBTQ+ Services continued their programming for Queer and Trans History Month on Tuesday with Clued In: Queer and Trans Sex Ed. Cosponsored by the Center for Health and Counseling Services, Health Educator Megan Johnston and Student Trans Outreach Coordinator Cecil Borgono led the event. They started […]
Coloring for a Cause The College Programming Board (CPB) raised money for the Maui Disaster Relief Fund on Oct. 5 by offering coloring pages for $1 each. Programmer Christine Defeo said the cause was agreed upon unanimously by the CPB’s e-board. Students gathered in Friends Hall for the cause and […]
In the past month, bold red, black and blue flyers with a white fist have been posted throughout the academic wings, on bulletin boards and on professors’ office doors. The flyers explain that the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) union’s contract with the state of New Jersey expired on June […]
The Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Compliance (EDIC) hosts Diversity Day each year to celebrate the many identities that make up Ramapo’s student body. On Oct. 5, the Grove was decorated with flags from over 100 different countries, and various clubs and organizations set up tables to bring attention […]
