Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Photo Courtesy of Tyler Driscoll, Flickr Creative Commons Former mayor of New York City Rudy Guiliani sparked a debate amongst politicians and all Americans with a comment he made about President Obama at a private event. Guiliani’s remarks, made at a New York fund-raising event for Gov. Scott Walker of […]
Photo courtesy of Calamity_Sal, Flickr Creative Commons A grand jury indicted the man who fatally shot three Muslim students over an alleged parking dispute in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Feb. 17, initiating a national conversation on religion and race. Craig Hicks, 46, is the perpetrator of the heinous crime and […]
Photo courtesy of Rodrigo Ferrari, Wikimedia Kanye West is known as a music icon, branded for his headline-making stunts and arrogant behavior. The rapper often calls himself a “creative genius” and has made outlandish claims that his music can cure cancer. He has even gone as far as to say that […]
Photo Courtesy of PVS Bond, Wikipedia The Yankees announced on Monday that they will be retiring three players' numbers including Bernie Williams (51), Jorge Posada (20) and Andy Pettitte (46), in pregame ceremonies at Yankee Stadium this season. Recently, there has been media controversy on whether or not those three […]
Photo by Nicole Williams Many conversations have been centered on race relations, equality and class warfare in the last few months, splitting the nation into many opposing factions. The seemingly constant debate over what advantages or disadvantages society gives out based on race or economic backgrounds damages the mission behind […]
During my first semester at Ramapo I was given an assignment to write a paper on a news story that had been rarely discussed in mass media. The assignment involved going to a website that shares news topics not often addressed by the mass media, which got me thinking: the […]
Photo Courtesy of Yik Yak Yik Yak, an emerging social media application where individuals can share their thoughts anonymously, has been a hot button issue on college campuses across the nation. The app is essentially an anonymous version of Twitter that identifies your location and allows you to communicate with […]
When individuals usually think of anarchy, their mind rears to images of chaos, extreme violence, clowns with bad makeup or creepy masks destabilizing the social order and making life miserable for everyone. What if I were to tell you that the image of anarchy in your head is pure fabrication, […]
Ramapo Emergency Medical Squad was disbanded on April 29, 2011 due to a lack of volunteers, which lead to the organization being unable to cover the College at all times. This prompted the College to instead use a third party ambulance service. The College also stated that discontinuing Ramapo EMS […]
The Ramapo College Administration enforced new policy changes to the Student Handbook this semester. According to the new regulations, underage students that are caught consuming alcohol at a party or social gathering and are transported to the hospital are subject to pay no less than a $400 fine. Each of […]
