Photo courtesy of Ramapo Athletics. The Ramapo College softball team improved to 8-3 after their sweep of a doubleheader against the Mount Saint Mary College (MSMC) Knights. The Roadrunners’ two wins came in completely different ways. One was a convincing Ramapo victory while the other was a heartbreaking loss for the […]
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Ice hockey season ends with bronze medal win
Photo courtesy of William Jackson. The Ramapo College ice hockey team took home third place in the Federation Cup, beating the University of South Carolina in the bronze medal game. The win came after a disappointing overtime loss to the University of Binghamton on Tuesday in the semifinals. On their trip […]
Baseball season starts with two hard-fought wins
Photo courtesy of Ramapo Athletics. The Ramapo College baseball team started its season off on the right note on Sunday, March 6 with a doubleheader sweep against St. Joseph’s Long Island (SJLI). The Roadrunners walked out of Opening Day with a 2-0 record, and they won both games in convincing fashion. […]
Student schedules don’t ease for spring break
Photo courtesy of Andrea Piacquadio, Pexels. Spring break is designed for students — especially college students — to get a break from the stress of their everyday lives. They theoretically get a week of no classes, assignments, tests or papers. Unfortunately this spring break will be filled with more work than […]
“Bulletproof Ambition” celebrates the life and work of Jerry Gant
Photo courtesy of Jenna Craig. A plethora of colorful pants cover the back wall of the Kresge Gallery from the ceiling to the floor. Each pair of pants was dyed in layers, switching back and forth between fabric dye and bleach. The technique, part of “Gantalism,” and the recognizable design […]
Ice hockey Roadrunners lose Emperor’s Cup finals to Farmingdale
Photo courtesy of William Jackson. This weekend was a tough end to the season for the Roadrunners, as after defeating Quinnipiac University in the semifinals, Ramapo fell to Farmingdale State University in the Emperor’s Cup Finals. Farmingdale State’s Brendan Dixson scored five minutes into the third period, sealing a 4-3 victory […]
How college newswriting prepped Scott Yunker for nationwide writing
Photo courtesy of Scott Yunker Jr. “Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” These are the words former editor-in-chief of The Ramapo News Scott Yunker Jr. lives by as he navigates his life as a professional journalist. Yunker, class of 2019, entered the newsroom for the first time his freshman […]
Professors and faculty need to step in to make sure students keep masks on
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 […]
William Paterson boots Ramapo out of women’s basketball tournament
Photo courtesy of Ramapo Athletics. The Ramapo College women’s basketball team headed into the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Basketball Tournament ranked as the fifth seed. On Tuesday, Feb. 22, the Roadrunners traveled to take on No. 4 seed William Paterson University. During the regular season match-ups, Ramapo had lost both […]
Ramapo breaks several school records in women’s swimming tournament
Photo courtesy of Ramapo Athletics. The Ramapo College women’s swim team finished its 2021-22 season by competing at the Metropolitan Collegiate Championships in New Brunswick, N.J. over the weekend. The team placed eighth out of 16 teams, while multiple Roadrunners broke school records. The day was headlined by senior Carissa Campbell […]