#8220;These cake balls are fantastic!” “Thanks! I found the recipe on Pinterest.” How many times do you think you’ve witnessed this exchange in the past year? For those who are not already familiar with Pinterest, it is a fairly new form of social media that allows users to create “pin […]

Big changes are always happening here at The Ramapo News. From reaching a Facebook milestone of 500+ likes to devising and distributing a readership survey, our spring semester has gotten off to a busy start! But as much as we want to focus on what we have going on right […]

On February 4, 2014, Rachel Frederickson, a former national competitive swimmer, was announced the winner on the NBC hit show, “The Biggest Loser.” I believe her weight loss is acceptable and approve of her lifestyle change. Winning a quarter of a million dollars, the winner lost a shocking 155 pounds […]

Music industry headliners Jay-Z and Beyonce's recent 22-day vegan diet change has not only raised many questions, but also has shed a very necessary light on an undervalued lifestyle choice. February 13th will mark my one-year dedication to an all-vegan diet, and there is certainly no end in sight. With vegans […]

Is it just me, or is our weather getting worse and worse over time? I am a born-and-raised Jersey girl, but as far as I can remember, our winters have been getting increasingly messy year after year. Or, maybe I'm just paying more attention now. After all, the weather outside […]

During last week's State of the Union address, I was proud to hear our president talk about higher education. President  Barack Obama has made our generation a priority to committing to build equal opportunities for students of all backgrounds. For instance, he discussed plans of a College Opportunity Summit, where […]

On Sunday, February 2, 2014, Super Bowl XLVIII was hosted at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, where the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks competed for that shiny trophy and the title of Super Bowl Champions. Though the game was disappointingly uneventful for Broncos fans, for anyone who is a Bruno […]

As The Ramapo News officially kicks off our spring semester, we’re channeling our inner Uncle Sam. WE WANT YOU to take our survey! In the beginning of September, the staff brainstormed our personal goals for the semester. (I blogged about it, remember?) We discussed how we felt we could improve […]

Dear Ramapo, When was the last time you apologized to someone for being yourself? Was it last week? Yesterday? Today? Five minutes ago? I’d like to call out the 18- to 25-year-old demographic for apologizing too much. We care so much about what other people think of us that we […]