Author: DANIELLE COOKSON

Big Names Come Out on Top at 23rd Annual MTV Movie Awards

Just like every other year, the 23rd Annual MTV Movie Awards stirred up conversation from the audience like no other. With Conan O’Brien hosting the awards show, he added humor with a musical number featuring “Workaholics” star Adam Devine, created this year’s favorite movies into six second Vine videos, made […]

SLIDESHOW: Men’s Tennis Team Defeats Rutgers

The men’s tennis team earned their second Greater Northeast Athletic Conference match of the season Saturday with a 8-1 win over the Rutgers Newark Scarlet Raiders at home. Ramapo earned wins in first and second singles, but Rutgers Newark junior Derence Tejero topped Ramapo senior Miles Murphy 7-6, 7-6 in […]

Exclusive: The Ramapo News Interviews Big Sean

Big Sean headlined Ramapo’s annual spring concert on Saturday, April 5th, while the show was opened by 92.3 radio performer, DJ Toro. The event was sold out months in advance and drew in a massive crowed that crammed into the Bradley Center to see the hip-hop artist. After the show, […]

Greek Orgs Take Part in Various Week-long Competitions

Greek organizations took part in various activities as a part of Greek Week, including Greek Sync, which took place in the Auxiliary Gym on Tuesday night. They also competed in various sports on Sunday, including football and soccer. Greek Week Teams: Oozma Kappa: Sigma Sigma Sigma, Alpha Epsilon Pi, Tau […]

Caribbean Culture Shared During Banquet

The Students of Caribbean Ancestry hosted their First Annual Awards Ceremony Banquet in the Pavilion on Wednesday night. Filled with music, dancing and food, the event offered cultural perspectives with an infusion of both Caribbean and African descent. “We’re highlighting Ramapo Cares for Haiti,” said Ketsy Pierre, President of Students […]

Media’s Gender Bias Apparent in High Profile Spectacle

The politician awarded with the scandal of the week goes to the married Congressman Vance McAllister (R-La.) who was caught sharing a kiss with his staff member. He is not the first one to fall short of the very high standard of behavior held for our representatives-in fact, it would […]

Ramapo Ranked Fourth by Rehabs.com for Arson Incidents in 2012

A recent Rehabs.com poll ranked Ramapo College number four on its list for number of arson incidents in 2012. The poll was featured in a Huffington Post article. Its rankings were based on the amount of arson incidents per thousand students that attend each school.  Ramapo's website defines arson as, […]

Season Premiere Dethrones Former Record, Feud Fuels Rankings

quot;Game of Thrones" came back for its fourth season on Sunday, April 6. The episode "Two Swords" notched the highest ratings at 6.6 million viewers and became HBO's most watched program since The Sopranos' series finale back in 2007. Season four starts off in a forge. "Ice," Ned Stark's great […]

Ramapo Adds More Variety to Its Collection of Clubs

Ramapo recently added two new clubs, the Ramapo College of New Jersey Running Club and the Veterans Student Organization, to its repertoire. The Running Club was recently approved by the Student Government Association, and since then, they have been working hard to spread the word about the club through interest […]