Photo courtesy of Anjali Patel and Paolo Miyashiro, Instagram The Student Government Association elections for the 2021-2022 academic year are now open for students to vote. There are 19 student candidates running for various positions. A familiar name listed is Anjali Patel, who is running for re-election for SGA president. Patel […]
Tag: Voting
The DNC asks Americans to vote against moral beliefs
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr American presidential elections seem to consistently ask voters to choose “the lesser of two evils.” Now, as Joe Biden faces becoming the Democratic nominee, the ballot is asking Americans to vote between two alleged sexual assaulters. Last month, Tara Reade came forward on a […]
Impending state elections call for new voters
Photo courtesy of wikimedia commons, Wikipedia With the state elections rapidly approaching, the Civic and Community Engagement Center wants to remind everyone to exercise their right to vote! In November, New Jersey will be having its bi-yearly re-election of the state assembly, and one special election is occurring for the […]
Ramapo aids students in the voter registration process
Photo by Danielle DeAngelis Ramapo’s Civic and Community Engagement Center (CCEC) recruited students with a row of tables and posters on Laurel Hall’s basketball courts. The mission? Getting as many college students on campus to register to vote on National Voter Registration Day, Sept. 24. The voting registration event, annually held by […]
Democracy Matters event promotes student involvement
Photo courtesy of Mando Gomez, Flickr Democracy Matters, a non-partisan political club on campus, held a letter-writing event on Tuesday, April 16, to kick off the organization’s week of action. Each participant was granted the opportunity to reach out to elected officials, stating and advocating for any current issues concerning […]
Midterms brought a sense of voter responsibilty
Photo courtesy of Robert Couse-Baker, Flickr Go vote: it’s the words that many students have probably heard from their professors, all over social media or, even more likely, a nagging relative. This midterm election brought with it a sense of voter responsibility, as the turnout for voting passed previous midterms […]
New census question will help deter illegal immigrants
Photo courtesy of U.S. Government, Wikipedia The Commerce Department of the Trump administration stated last week that the question of citizenship status is going to be implemented into the 2020 census to draw a more accurate number of each district in the United States. This has set off a tirade […]
New Jersey residents elect Phil Murphy as governor
Photo courtesy of Phil Murphy, Flickr Chris Christie’s time as New Jersey’s governor has come to an end. On Tuesday, voters went to the polls to decide who would be his replacement and Democrat Phil Murphy came out on top with 55.6 percent of votes. Decidedly blue in presidential elections, […]
Students Should Vote for Their Favorite Staff Member
Photo courtesy of John Atti When I was younger, my parents used to put my report cards up on the fridge. I was pretty happy with my report cards back then, because I had almost all of the letters on them and I thought that was the goal. I would […]
Election Discussion Series Continues with “I Advocate”
The Center for Student Involvement took over Friends Hall on Thursday to present the third event in their discussion-based series “I Advocate” to the student body. This three-part series began in November when CSI held a similar “I Feel” event to create a safe space for students to discuss their […]