Photo courtesy of Daniel Stockman, Flickr As a nation of 327.2 million people and counting, we should follow New York’s example of discontinuing the use of plastic bags. Nearly two weeks ago, it was determined that New York would become the second state to ban plastic bags, second to California […]
Tag: New York City
NYC offers exciting opportunities over spring break
Caption Sometimes you don’t have to look any further than your own backyard for a spring break vacation. Especially when said backyard holds 302.6 square miles of concrete jungle and is begging you to explore every inch of it. The “city that never sleeps,” Big Apple, or as it’s more […]
Ramapo professor displays photography in exhibit
Photo courtesy of Robbie Bulilan Professor Warner Wada’s one-person exhibit of black and white photography, featuring 1970s-era Pittsburgh and present-day New York City from as recent as 2018, is on display in the Pascal Gallery of the Berrie Center. Photographs from the exhibition titled “Warner Wada’s Photographs: Pittsburgh 1975-77, New […]
Stop-and-frisk should be reinstituted in Chicago
Photo courtesy of Dave Conner, Flickr In a speech to law enforcement leaders last week, President Trump suggested Chicago ought to bring back the controversial police tactic known as stop-and-frisk to dissipate violent crimes within the city. He went on to describe the violence in Chicago as a “terrible blight” […]
WRPR heads to New York for broadcasting conference
Photo courtesy of Eric Meola, Wikipedia The Ramapo College Radio Club, WRPR-FM (90.3) took a trip this weekend to New York City for the 78th annual Intercollegiate Broadcasting Conference held at the Hotel Pennsylvania in downtown Manhattan. The conference featured a number of informational panels, guest appearances by acclaimed musicians, […]