Saturday, May 18, 2024
#8220;A Tale of Two Cities” was the theme of President Mercer’s State of the College address yesterday, where he formally updated students, faculty and other members of the campus community for the 17th time since assuming office in 2005. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of […]
As of this academic year, campus engagement points will no longer be used to determine the time slot students receive to choose their housing assignment. The decision was made by the Student Engagement Steering Committee, although students will still have campus engagement points on their Co-Curricular Transcripts, said Patrick Chang, […]
Kevin McOwen, a 45-year-old post-baccalaureate student who completed Ramapo’s teacher education certification in 2012, was awarded the prestigious New Jersey Distinguished Student Teacher Award at Rider University this past June. “I was really happy to be nominated,” said McOwen, who is now teaching algebra II, pre-calculus and trigonometry at Ridgewood […]
Last semester, the Student Government Association and Residence Life developed an agreement for residents that would be living in the Village in the fall. The agreement, which was drafted to improve communication between residents and foster a better living environment in the Village, took effect on Monday. The agreement, officially […]
Recent Ramapo graduate and former Roadrunner Andrew Capizzi was hit and killed by a car on Sunday, June 2. He was 24 years old. Capizzi, who graduated from Ramapo in 2011 with a degree in psychology, was an avid cyclist and runner. He was preparing for the New Jersey Individual […]
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Stephen Dormer, a transfer business student, passed away on Friday, April 26. He was 25 years old. Dormer came to Ramapo in the fall of 2011 to study business administration. He transferred from Raritan Valley Community College and was set to earn his bachelor's degree next semester. Originally of Suffern, […]
For the third time in five years, Sigma Delta Tau has been found responsible for hazing, this time in a case that involved allegations of pledges being made to attend nightly meetings, line up in the dark for quizzes on sorority history and being scolded if they improperly addressed a […]
Jay Olephant, a University of Massachusetts graduate, created a webpage called University Primetime which offers exclusive information about sporting, nighttime, philanthropy, dining and campus events to individual colleges across the country. The idea formed from the recent graduate’s desire to avoid the standard 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. job. “I’d […]
Mechanical Equipment Specialist Vincent Catapano passed away on Saturday, April 20 after becoming ill last year. Catapano, nicknamed Vinnie, had been working at the College for over a decade. Catapano worked in the Office of Facilities Management mostly “troubleshooting, maintaining and repairing the heating and air conditioning systems campus wide,” […]
