Monday, September 25, 2023
Jessica DeFino used to be just like us. She adored the beauty industry, so much so that one of her earliest writing jobs was as an assistant editor for the Kardashian-Jenner apps. There, she was exposed to the disgusting underbelly of the beauty industry. “I saw exactly how unattainable beauty […]
Wasps have created a hive in the upper level of the Student Center, resulting in an infestation of yellowjackets – both alive and dead – found throughout the second floor. The wasps were first reported on Aug. 24, the same day that many students participating in early move-in arrived. Exterminators […]
Photo courtesy of Mali Maeder, Pexels. Residents of the Village received an urgent email from Village Area Director John Atti on Feb. 1, explaining that their recycling program was in jeopardy. Every single recycling dumpster has been contaminated with non-recyclables, meaning that each bin will go to landfill. “The biggest offender […]
Photo courtesy of freestocks, Unsplash. Each year the holiday season brings immeasurable cheer, but it’s also accompanied by unsustainable waste. “Americans throw away 25% more trash during the Thanksgiving to New Year's holiday period than any other time of year. The extra waste amounts to 25 million tons of garbage,” Stanford […]
Photo courtesy of Celine Panis-Pardo. Fall festivities are coming to a close, but the harvest continues on Mahwah’s local farms. The Mahwah Environmental Volunteers Organization (MEVO), associated with Lovewell Farm and Fresh Roots Farm, proves how supporting local businesses and making sustainable food choices can go hand in hand. MEVO is […]
Photo courtesy of Sandie Clarke, Unsplash It’s always important to be environmentally conscious, but as Earth Day approaches us this Thursday, why not do our part in making more sustainable or nature friendly decisions? Here are five fun and easy things you can do this spring to raise self […]
Photo courtesy of "Solve Climate by 2030" Website On April 7, Ramapo hosted the Global Power Dialog for New Jersey on behalf of Solve Climate By 2030, an international climate education project started by Dr. Eban Goodstein at Bard College. The dialog focused on the incorporation of change into the […]
Photo by Danielle Bongiovanni A Global Day of Action was held on March 31 to encourage leaders, from the president of a college to the president of the United States, to #BreakFreeFromPlastic. In honor of this day, the Student Government Association’s Sustainability Committee screened “The Story of Plastic,” a documentary […]
Photo by Danielle Bongiovanni The Sustainability Committee invited Dr. Chuck Stead to continue his talk on “An Inside History of the Ramapough Lunaape Peoples” on March 11. He began by describing the connections between his own work at the college and the Ramapoughs. Stead has brought students to sites where […]
Photo by Danielle Bongiovanni On March 9, Amanda Nesheiwat was invited by Ramapo’s Sustainability Committee to present "What It Takes to Be a Sustainability Professional." She graduated from Ramapo College in 2012, teaches Environmental Studies as an adjunct professor, and has over a decade of experience working in the field. […]
