The Office of Violence Prevention (OVP) hosted their annual symposium last Wednesday to kick off Sexual Assault Awareness Month, an event designed to educate and highlight the available resources for students. Student Outreach Coordinator Gracyn Nutt, fellow coordinator and Psychology Intern Reagan Griemsman, Bachelor of Social Work Intern Katherine Andino, […]
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Project Arch hosts The Freedom of Speech Fair
Project Arch came through for Ramapo students with another exciting event in Friends Hall last week. The organizers held the event to celebrate democracy and every American’s right to exercise their freedom of speech and expression, specifically focusing on the power of words. According to their website, Project ARCH, or […]
Proclamation kicks off the start of EOF Awareness and APIDA Heritage Month
An event to commemorate Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage and Educational Opportunity Fund Awareness month was held on April 3 in the Alumni Lounges. Hosted by the Offices of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Compliance (EDIC) and the EOF Program, the event was kicked off with speakers, Associate Director […]
The Women’s Center holds closing Women’s History Month luncheon
As Women’s History Month came to an end on Monday, Ramapo’s Women’s Center held a closing luncheon to honor the women of the Ramapo community and celebrate the center’s 50 years on campus. The event welcomed current and former Women’s Center staff, featuring student and staff speakers, as well as […]
News rundown: What you missed week of March 26
Protest at Route 17 Tesla dealership Hundreds of people were at the Tesla dealership on Route 17 in Paramus N.J., on Saturday to display both support and disapproval of Elon Musk and the Trump administration. The day was originally scheduled to be a protest against Musk and Tesla beginning at […]
Midnight Book Club hosts banned books meeting
The banning of books has become an increasingly scary issue across the country. In order to educate Ramapo students on the topic and to encourage them to read these texts, the Midnight Book Club hosted a banned books meeting on March 26. President of the club Rebecca Bleich ran the […]
April Fools!: Ramapo welcomes new mascot
Ramapo College announced a mascot change on Tuesday, April Fool’s Day. Bidding farewell to Rocky the Roadrunner, the college said hello to the yet-to-be-named Ramaduck, Ramapo’s new bright yellow feathered-friend. Ramapo students passing through The Grove in the morning would have seen giant inflatable yellow ducks strewn across the courtyard. […]
CHGS hosts antisemitism and Islamophobia lecture
Ramapo’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies (CHGS) continued its Open Classroom Series with an “Antisemitism and Islamophobia in Contemporary Germany” lecture on Friday. The lecture was hosted by CHGS Director Dr. Jacob Ari Labendz and guest speaker Dr. Armin Langer. Langer, scholar and professor of European studies at the […]
Trump signs executive order to dismantle the DOE
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education (DOE) on Thursday, March 20 claiming that education should be a state’s responsibility to sustain, not the federal government’s. In other words, if this order is implemented, there will be no nationwide standards regarding education, no regulation […]
Ramapo introduces Richard E. Fertel Emerging Scholars Endowed Prize
Ramapo College of New Jersey has announced the establishment of the Richard E. Fertel, z”l, Emerging Scholars Endowed Prize and Lecture in Holocaust and Antisemitism Studies, a new initiative made possible through the generosity of his wife, Bonnie Fertel. The recipient will receive an honorarium and the opportunity to deliver […]