Friday, September 13, 2024
When walking around Ramapo’s campus in recent weeks, it would be difficult to tell whether it’s 2019 or 2023. In classrooms, the library, cafeterias and other public spaces, many students, faculty and staff have foregone mask-wearing since the administration relaxed mask requirements at the start of the spring semester. Melissa […]
Photo courtesy of Anna Schvets, Pexels. On March 3, Ramapo College sent out an email with the subject “Campus Communication on Coronavirus” explaining how the college anticipates mask mandates will be lifted, allowing the institution to transition to a “face covering friendly” environment. In other words, starting on March 28, […]
Photo courtesy of Charlotte May, Pexels. The slow return to normalcy is seen at Ramapo College in the form of reduced COVID-19 restrictions. However, the policy requiring students to wear masks indoors at all times — unless they have a medical exemption or are actively eating or drinking — remains. Since […]
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 […]
Photo courtesy of Mika Baumeister, Unsplash. On Aug. 9, Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order 251 which implemented a mask mandate for all students and staff in New Jersey public schools due to high exposure to the COVID-19 delta variant. Executive Order 251 has been implemented for all levels of schooling […]
Photo courtesy of Paul Hayes, RACGP We are in the middle of a deadly pandemic, one that has taken the lives of over 500,000 Americans. Currently, at least six states plan on lifting their masks mandates, despite increasing the possibility of spreading the virus. This news is so upsetting. […]
