Photo Courtesy of Matthew Wikfors The Berrie Center invited Puerto Rican performance group The Combat Hippies to perform their provocative theater piece “Amal” on Nov. 16 in celebration of Puerto Rican Heritage Month and Veterans and Military Families Month. The show explores the search for purpose and identity through the […]
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Community honors heritage month with closing banquet
Graphic courtesy of Ramapough Lenape Nation, Facebook To honor the end of Native American Heritage Month, Ramapo hosted a closing banquet in Friend’s Hall Tuesday evening. The Ramapough Lunaape tribe helped organize the event, along with the Women’s Center and the Center for Student Involvement. The event was used to […]
President Trump should focus on helping Puerto Rico
Photo courtesy of Carmen Yulin Cruz, Twitter When President Trump was mass tweeting about NFL players kneeling and the recent Senate health care bill, 3.4 million Puerto Rican residents were facing the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. A week after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico President Trump waived the Jones Act, […]
U.S. vs P.R. Players Stir Up Fight Over Celebration Plans
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia After the events of the March 22 World Baseball Classic international baseball tournament finals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, an issue arose from team Puerto Rico catcher Yadier Molina. Molina caught word that team USA outfielder, Adam Jones, was not fond of team Puerto Rico’s […]