Thursday, April 25, 2024
A lot has happened in the world over the past week. Let’s catch up on the major news headlines: Texas wildfires continue Earlier this week, Smokehouse Creek, Texas was hit with a wave of devastating wildfires. The fight against these fires continued on Monday after lasting over a week, […]
Ramapo’s Chemistry Club hosted their Fem in STEM event that took place on Feb. 29, to kick off Women’s History Month here on campus. The event featured a panel of five professors including Dr. Susan Petro, Dr. Kokila Kota, Dr. Daniela Buna, Dr. Debbie Yuster and LaQuan Norman. The event […]
The Center for Health and Counseling Services began its “Free Condom Friday” initiative last Friday. Outside of the Health Services building, discreet brown paper bags with lollipops attached were on display for students to take. Acting Associate Director and Nurse Practitioner for Health Services Kara Maxsimic said that it is […]
Dr. Sarah Koenig, assistant professor of American studies, was recently awarded the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), a grant that will help grow Ramapo’s digital humanities program. The grant is approximately $150,000, the largest awarded in the state of New Jersey. The money will be used to train and […]
Newly recognized this year, Ramapo’s First-Generation Student Center has partnered with the First-Generation Counselor & Outreach Specialist in the Center for Counseling Services to support first-generation students during their academic journey. The partnership, while not new, is uncovering a new set of events to recognize first-gen students and their battles […]
The Women’s Center and LGBTQ+ Services, Health Promotion in the Center for Health and Counseling Services and the Office of Violence Prevention are teaming up to provide Ramapo students with the Healthy Love Party (HLP) program. The program offers students services to educate themselves on sexually transmitted infections (STIs), safer […]
All 194 seats of the H-Wing Auditorium were filled last Thursday for visiting poets Ross Gay and Steve Scafidi. The Schomburg Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program and Readings at Ramapo teamed up to host the event. Gay read from his books, the poetry book “Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude” and the essay […]
Hollywood Murder Mystery night The College Programming Board (CPB) hosted a new special event, Hollywood Murder Mystery, on Friday. All students were able to get a front row seat to a murder mystery game-night edition. Joined by two comedians, Paul and Steve, the night provided students with a night full […]
The Women’s Center along with the Black Student Union (BSU), Organization of Latin Unity (OLU) and Students of Caribbean Ancestry (SOCA) hosted their annual event, the Women of Color Collective Social on Tuesday. The event was an ode to the end of Black History Month and a kickstart event for […]
A lot has happened in the world over the past week. Let’s catch up on the major news headlines: Clinics pause IVF services after Alabama court ruling Three fertility clinics in Alabama announced last Wednesday that they would be halting in vitro fertilization services in light of a recent […]
