Monday, October 7, 2024
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr An ever-looming battle has been raging in the background of the Trump administration: the president's infamous tax returns. This battle has been the epicenter for many claims about the president, such as whether he has committed tax fraud, if he is indebted to Russian […]
Photo courtesy of Antilong, Wikipedia China has revised their constitution and approved a plan to abolish presidential term limits, allowing current President Xi Jinping to remain in office for life. China’s National People’s Congress, the country’s national legislative body, voted almost unanimously to approve the change, which now allows Xi […]
Photo by Micheal Pacheco The Student Government Association, also known as SGA, is holding elections for next year’s student representatives. All students are encouraged to vote via the link sent to their Ramapo email accounts late Monday night. Voting is open until Sunday night. Ryan Greff and Stephan Lally, both […]
Candace Beboe, a junior Law and Society major, gave a presentation Monday sponsored by the Theta Nu Xi multicultural sorority to educate students on what is happening in the world of politics, especially in regards to Donald Trump. “Often times us college students are so caught up in our day-to-day […]
Photo by Hope Patti Since taking office, President Donald Trump has taken on illegal immigration as one of his main issues. David Nachman of Nachman, Phulwani, Zimovcak Law Group came to Ramapo on Wednesday to lead a discussion on how Trump’s immigration rules and policies could affect international students. Nachman […]
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr As articulated in Article 2 of the United States’ Constitution, the president is “vested” with numerous powers, albeit restricted, as the head of the government and symbol of the country. Although the constitution does not endow the president with any formal power to introduce […]
Photo courtesy of Luminary Traveler, Flickr The United States has enacted a ban on Syrian refugees as of Friday, Jan. 24. The ban, created by President Donald Trump’s Executive Order, has also suspended immigration from Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen. “We don’t want them here,” the New York […]
Photo by Hannah Reasoner Two days after the election of Donald Trump, students – disheartened by the results and apprehensive of the future – gathered at the Arch and rallied together to voice their support for members of the Ramapo community regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation or religion. “We […]
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia In the early hours of Nov. 9, it became official: Donald Trump is the next president of the United States. After winning several very important swing states, Trump secured the 270 electoral college votes he needed to defeat Hillary Clinton, bringing to an end […]
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr Election Day is a time for the celebration of civic duty and the power of the vote. However, it has been no secret that the mood in the air is rather dry and lacking in enthusiasm as the chief candidates, Hillary Clinton and Donald […]
