Photo courtesy of Rodnae Productions, Pexels. While writing reviews is an inherently personal and subjective form of expression — quite opinionated actually — I always try to present the art I am reviewing as objectively as possible. That will be almost impossible with “God of War” because of how essential the […]
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Personal essay: How I began loathing NYC and fell back in love with it
Photo courtesy of Joe Ferreri. All my life, I’ve been in love with New York City. I spent many of my younger nights in the basement of a Broadway theater, my dad’s office. The city is a part of me, or rather I’m a part of it, and it’s felt that […]
New Omicron COVID-19 variant has health professionals scrambling
Photo courtesy of Markus Spiske, Unsplash. As of November 2021, the deadly coronavirus has taken the lives of more than five million people worldwide and more than 700,000 in the United States alone. Now, a new variant poses a greater danger to humanity considering how the first U.S. case of Omicron […]
The power social media has in raising climate change awareness
Photo courtesy of Matt Palmer, Unsplash. There are way too many people around the world who do not believe in climate change or take it seriously. Lots of people brush it off as a hoax or something that will not impact them in their lifetime, but that is simply not true. […]
Summer Walker breaks monumental records with new album
Photo courtesy of Harlen Cruz. Summer Walker has made history by becoming the first R&B woman to top the Billboard 200 charts with her latest album “Still Over It.” Debuting at No. 1 soon after its Nov. 5 release, Walker has also become one of the only women to take […]
The best video games to gift your loved ones this holiday season
Photo courtesy of Igor Karimov, Unsplash. The holiday season is a perfect time for anybody who enjoys video games. Not only are all the new and old video games typically on sale, but we also finally have time to start clearing out our video game backlog during vacation.That is, until […]
Bill providing traumatized children with support is even more important now
Photo Courtesy of US Department of Homeland Security, Wiki Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced RISE from Trauma Act on June 16, but it has proven to be necessary now more than ever. The bipartisan act would provide $600 million annually to expand support for […]
YouTube is completely missing the point by hiding dislikes
Photo Courtesy of Christian Wiediger, Unsplash YouTube released a statement notifying users of the company’s decision to hide dislike counts from videos on Nov. 10. The new guideline comes after complaints surrounding online harassment were made by small creators who are more prone to “dislike mobs,” according to the Google-owned […]
Students gather against campus demonstrator
Photo courtesy of Tori D'Amico. Ramapo College is a public campus, meaning that anyone who has gained permission can visit at any time. This includes a demonstrator who identified himself as Stanley John and came to campus Thursday, Oct. 21, carrying a sign with the message “Don’t trust fake science, […]
The importance of studying abroad told through misadventures
Photo courtesy of Ramapo College, Flickr. Since I started attending Ramapo, I became invested in pursuing one of the college’s study abroad programs. In 2019, I participated in a spring break global field experience with the Honors program to Nepal. That inspired me to sign up for a full semester […]