The days following the election seem to be a brief window of time when everyone stops bickering back and forth with one another for at least a few days to look forward to the upcoming presidential term. After almost two years of campaign efforts on both the parts of Barack […]
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Ramapo Students Vote for the First Time
For many Ramapo students, this past election was the first time they were able to vote in a presidential election. Although many students knew who they were voting for, some students remained undecided right up until the moment they placed their ballot. Students' reasons for supporting each candidate varied, but […]
Explaining the Electoral College
Contrary to popular belief, overwhelming popularity does not guarantee a victory for a particular candidate, as the institution known as the Electoral College officially determines the U.S. President and Vice President. The Electoral College was established in the 18th century. Each state is allotted as many electoral votes as they […]
Candidates Fight for Swing States
Barack Obama carried the majority of the battleground states in Tuesday’s election, resulting in his re-election for a second term as President of the United States. According to Politico, eight of the nine battleground states-Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin-went to Obama. Both candidates spent […]
Elections Outside the White House
While most of the country may have been fixated on the presidential election Tuesday night, political battles were also fought at the state and local level. Incumbent Robert Menendez defeated Republican state Sen. Joseph Kyrillos in the New Jersey Senatorial race on Tuesday, garnering 58 percent of the […]
Ramapo Students Observe Election
President Barack Obama, in a presidential race that focused on the economy, unemployment and foreign affairs, won a second term Tuesday over rival Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts. It was a difficult night for both candidates as they waited out the results of the electoral votes, particularly in […]
Sandy Sweeps through Campus
Hurricane Sandy, described by many as ," hit the Mahwah area at approximately 6 p.m. Monday. It quickly became the biggest topic of discussion in the Northeast, receiving millions of tweets and Facebook posts referencing #HurricaneSandy. Students had already begun preparing for the storm when Ramapo's Alert-Me-Now texts, calls and […]
Disappointment at Design Derby: Ramapo Teams Fall Short
Ramapo's Creative Media Club attended this year's Art Directors Club of New Jersey Design Derby on Saturday at Sussex County Community College. Student teams from the Creative Media Club have won twice at this event in the past couple years, where they competed against student teams from across the state. […]
Students Experience the Saltbox
The Saltbox, a small house from the 19th century in Hillburn, N.Y., has been reconstructed and converted into a classroom, museum and research center. It was reconstructed right between a massive dirt-capped landfill and a Brownfield containing over 16 sites of toxic paint sludge left over from Ford Motor Company's old factory in the […]
Full-Time Teachers Settle Contract, Adjuncts Still Negotiating
A full compromise still has not been reached after more than a year of unsuccessful attempts at negotiation between the American Federation of Teachers and the state for an all-inclusive contract. In July 2011, the teacher's union labor contract expired. When no agreement could be reached, faculty, staff and students […]
