On Dec. 1, 2013, the approximately $27.2 billion online retail giant Amazon announced Prime Air. Prime Air is a drone program that will deliver merchandise to customers in 30 minutes or less if they live within a 10-mile radius of one of Amazon's 30 fulfillment centers in the United States. […]
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Greek Life Orgs Collect Clothing for the Needy
Phi Kappa Sigma and Alpha Omicron Pi teamed up to collect over 25 bags of clothing during their annual “Strip For A Cause” clothing drive. The fraternity and sorority joined together to collect clothing donations to give to the Ramapo Reform Church to help out local families during the holidays. […]
Student Spreads Kind Gesture Through 400 Created Certificates
For sophomore Megan Chan, the time it took her to create and distribute 400 "certificates of appreciation" to professors and offices on campus was nothing compared to the worth of each small gesture of kindness. "I feel it is important to acknowledge the contributions people make, both big and small. […]
Ramapo Plans Music Studio with Two Gifts
Ramapo College plans to build a state-of-the-art music studio after receiving a generous gift from the Les Paul Foundation and the Foundation of Ramapo College of New Jersey. A customized Ramapo and Les Paul Foundation Gibson Les Paul guitar and a check were presented by Michael Braunstein, executive director of […]
We’re Going Digital (For a Week)
The Ramapo News is going digital… for the week of Dec. 2 to Dec. 6! As part of a week-long special project, we will be diving into digital-only publishing in place of producing a print issue for the end of the semester. After Thanksgiving break, we’ll be back covering the news online Monday […]
Zumba Class Being Held to Raise Money for Toys for Tots
Senior students in Advanced Topics in Marketing are hosting a Zumba dance class open to the Ramapo community on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 11 a.m. Cost for participation will be $5 at the door. The event will raise money for the Toys for Tots Foundation and will be held in […]
JFK’S Assassination 50 Years Later
The day John F. Kennedy died, an entire nation stopped in its tracks. His assassination-the first successful attempt on a president’s life in more than 60 years-was as unexpected as it was crippling to the American morale. Though half a century has now passed, an entire generation still has the […]
Women’s Center Holds Forum to Discuss Possible Name Change
The Women's Center held an open forum to reveal the results of a survey sent out to the Ramapo community last year and to further discuss with students the possibility of changing the Women's Center's name. "We as a center were asking ourselves, 'What could we do to get students […]
Ramapo Community Remembers JFK’s Death
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald on Nov. 22, 1963. Now, 50 years later, we asked Ramapo faculty and staff members to reflect on that fateful day in history. “I was a sophomore at River Dell High School and sitting in class when our principal very […]
Ex-CIA Officer Shares Insight on US Security
Students got an inside look into the life of a CIA agent on Wednesday at a presentation with David Hunt, an ex-CIA intelligence officer. Students quickly learned that the life of a CIA intelligence officer does not include an epic theme song, gun battles or retro sports cars. David Hunt’s […]
