The Women’s Center sponsored a keynote speaking event with Kristin Macdonald in the Student Center. Macdonald is a former Ramapo alumni and graduate. Kristen Macdonald was recommended by Lee Sennish, Director of the Women’s Center, because of the great work that she was involved in. “She knew very, really great […]
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New Club Brings Wizardry to Life on Campus
Ramapo’s new organization, Dumbledore’s Army, welcomes students looking to find their Hogwarts house, defend themselves against the Dark Arts or simply meet up with fellow wizards and witches. The club is named after a group Harry made to help his fellow students defend themselves against the villain Voldemort in the […]
Students Gather to Watch First Presidential Debate
In the first of three debates, President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney met to candidly express to the American public the differences in how they would each lead the country for the next four years. Both candidates humanized their position through stories of people they had met on […]
Bearded Lady Kicks off Queer History Month
Jennifer Miller, playwright, performer and founder of Circus Amok, joined the Ramapo community on Monday evening as the first Queer History Month keynote speaker organized by the Women’s Center. Miller has many unique qualities including her ability to juggle machetes and eat glass, but possibly her most unique quality is […]
Capital Campaign Slogans Leave Some Students Confused
Last fall, Ramapo debuted a marketing campaign with the slogan "Pushing Boundaries." The slogan has been featured in advertisements for the College, brochures, on the school website, highway billboards and masts posted throughout campus. At the same time as the "Pushing Boundaries" launch, the marketing team unveiled a secondary […]
National Activist Visits Ramapo for Hazing Prevention Week
Ramapo fraternities and sororities gathered this week to hear an anti-hazing activist speak about the severity and consequences of hazing. Rick Barnes, an anti-hazing activist who has traveled around the country to speak to more than 1,200 schools, delivered the National Hazing Prevention Week keynote speech to Ramapo Tuesday night. […]
Discounted NJ Transit Bus Passes Now Available Online
Ramapo students have long had access to the NJ Transit system and have enjoyed the benefit of discounts provided by the College. Now, they can hop in line to grab a discount before they hop on board. In the past, students wishing to use the discounted rail pass had to […]
Residence Halls Adapt to Under Capacity Dorms
College officials say the residence halls are emptier this year than they have been in the past. Pine and Linden Halls currently have empty rooms and Bischoff Hall has dropped down to two beds in each room on the top three floors full of transfer students, as opposed to three […]
Center for Reading and Writing Relocates
Ramapo’s Center for Reading and Writing has moved to a new location on the second floor of the library. The move from the hard-to-find E-wing corridor only took about a day, and the new Center for Reading and Writing is now up and running. “I think it’s great,” said Tom […]
State of the College is ‘Sound,’ Mercer Says
President Peter Mercer, in his 15th State of the College address, assured the campus community that Ramapo is still “sound.” Mercer was upbeat about the new academic year, adding that this year’s freshman class is “the most diverse in college history.” Although things are looking up, Mercer said the […]
