Photo courtesy of Tori D'Amico. As part of Black History Month, students are being encouraged to engage in discussions about the many facets of racial inequities, including environmentalism. The Student Government Association and the Ramapo Garden Club co-sponsored “SOIL: Carving Out Space For BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People Of Color) Farming,” a […]
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The importance of teamwork: a Ramapo News editor-in-chief story
Photo courtesy of Sean Oates. At the end of Wednesday’s production nights, Sean Oates would take his regular route home with a first stop at JB Offset Printing in Westwood, N.J., dropping off printed master pages for Thursday’s publication. Only a few hours later would he find himself there again, loading […]
Inventing Anna is a thinly-stretched misrepresentation of a criminal
Photo courtesy of Harald Krichel, Wikipedia. In May of 2018, New York Magazine published an article titled “How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People.” Journalist Jessica Pressler, who was pregnant at the time, spent months gathering information and conducting interviews, including interviews with Anna Delvey, which was the only story […]
Mary J. Blige is still a marvel in her latest album
Photo courtesy of musicisentropy, Flickr. If you’re looking for a new R&B album to listen to throughout this month, check out the notable Mary J. Blige’s Good Morning Gorgeous, which delivers in a way that the genre hasn't done in a very long time. Blige’s new album seemed to come out […]
#MomTok is turning babies into influencers
Photo courtesy of Donnie Ray Jones, Flickr. Whenever I’m on TikTok, I watch content from some of my favorite TikTok moms. I check in on Lena and her jokes, I see if Franklin has started to talk yet and I watch Maia make “babas” for her babies nicknamed “Scotch” and […]
For better or worse, mask mandates are being lifted
Photo courtesy of Karolina Grabowska, Pexels. New York and New Jersey were ravaged by coronavirus and were among the states that set more stringent restrictions regarding masks and social distancing. They haven’t wavered in their strict policies during the course of the pandemic, until now. COVID-19 appears to be going in […]
Fight to stay alive in this chilling new indie horror game
Photo courtesy of RODNAE Productions, Pexels. Welcome to Heilwald Hospital, where it is impossible to die. “The Heilwald Loophole” was released Friday, Feb. 4 on Steam by German developer and publisher Jan Malitschek. This is Malitschek’s second released game on Steam. The puzzle horror game is set in a German hospital […]
As It Is revisits pop-punk roots in fourth album
Photo courtesy of Unknown Author, Wiki. After their experimental third album, As It Is has returned with “I WENT TO HELL AND BACK,” another new endeavor in sound that fits perfectly in their discography. For some bands, returning to the roots of their music after a heavy step away can feel […]
NYT’s Wordle purchase highlights struggle of keeping entertainment free
Photo courtesy of Celine Panis-Pardo. There has been a six-letter word in everyone's mouths recently and that is “Wordle.” This is a web-based word game akin to ‘Hangman,’ and it has been the subject of public craze for the past few weeks. The game was created by a software engineer in […]
Questions arise as Biden administration covers Covid testing costs
Photo courtesy of Jernej Furman, Flickr. Access to COVID-19 tests has proven to be difficult to find in recent times. With cases rising at a steady rate, long lines and hours of waiting at testing centers are a common sight. Almost two full years after the coronavirus pandemic began, at-home Covid […]