Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Photo courtesy of Shadywood Road Productions, LLC College fraternities have long been a standard source of comedy in film. The first major film to popularize fraternity life is arguably 1978’s “Animal House,” the John Landis-directed romp which still looms large in the popular imagination. In recent years, 2014’s “22 Jump […]
Photo Courtesy of United States Congress, Wikipedia College kids love free stuff. Ask around and you will find that if free food or prizes are offered at an event, people will go even if they are not interested in the actual theme. More often than not, when lounging about with […]
Photo Courtesy of David Lienemann, Wikipedia The issue of sexual assault, which has plagued college campuses across the United States, recently garnered national attention after receiving a nod of recognition from Vice President Joe Biden and Lady Gaga at the 2016 Oscars. Gaga’s performance — an intimate, homey ballad sung […]
Photo by ecigclick.co.uk, Flickr Creative Commons A recent fire alarm in my Bischoff Hall dormitory on Oct. 8 was set off due to a vape/electronic cigarette that was being used inside of the residence hall. Although Ramapo’s website and college policies explicitly state that smoking is prohibited in all academic […]
Photo Courtesy of Kate Sumbler, Flickr Creative Commons On a recent reporting assignment, I went around asking Ramapo students if they had watched the Oct. 13 CNN Democratic presidential debate and what their opinion on it was if they had one. I was somewhat surprised to find that very few […]
Photo source “I want this, but I’m so broke,” you say, wistfully, looking at a sweater that caught your eye. Being in college makes frivolous purchases much more of a luxury, but are you truly broke? Does your definition of “broke,” the one you just sighed about in exasperation, match up […]
Photo Courtesy of Bradley Gordon, Flickr Creative Commons Whether college students transfer to a new school because they did not like their previous school or are finished at a community college, everyone hopes that the switch will be easy. For some transfer college students, it is. Many students fit in […]
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 […]
Photo Courtesy of Maarten, Flickr Creative Commons It’s that time again: midterm week is upon us. The semester has flown by and many of us are catching ourselves dazed and confused as to everything we have learned so far. As we approach these frustrating exams and assignments, there will be […]
Photo Courtesy of Baleigh bugg, Flickr Creative Commons Social media exploded this week with support for the hundreds of students from at least five Jefferson County, Colorado schools who organized walkouts to protest an attempt by the School Board to squash civil disobedience among students. The students staged a protest, […]
