Photo courtesy of Tom Hagerty, Flickr Many people label Bo Jackson as the greatest athlete to ever live, and Deion Sanders a close second as the only athlete to ever participate in both the World Series and Super Bowl. Sanders and Jackson each famously played in both the MLB and […]
Author: EVAN GRAZIANO
Trump’s Travel Ban Hits NBA Players Hard
Photo courtesy of Luminary Traveler, Flickr On Jan. 27, President Trump signed an executive order banning travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries into the United States. This order would keep out both refugees and immigrants for a minimum of 120 days. The seven countries affected by this ban are Iran, […]
Women’s Basketball Confident at Start of New Season
Photo courtesy of Ramapo Athletics The Ramapo College women’s basketball team will begin its 2016-17 season on Nov. 15 against Yeshiva University. The home opener marks the ninth season with head coach Mike Eineker at the helm, and with the new season comes fresh expectations. “Our goal is to constantly […]
Giants and Jets Have Early Playoff Hopes
Photo courtesy of New Jersey National Guard, Wikipedia Through two weeks of the NFL season, there is a reserved optimism for fans of both New York football teams. The Giants, off to their first 2-0 start since 2009, spent lots of money to improve their defense and make a return […]
‘Self-righteous Left’ Hinders Freedom of Speech on College Campuses
Photo Courtesy of Robin_Ottawa (I'm on the phone!), Flickr Creative Commons The self-righteous left strikes again. Around the country, colleges are celebrating the re-emergence of warm weather with outdoor activities, sporting events and, as is customary on nearly every campus, a spring concert. George Washington University is no different and […]
Pavoncello Presents Italian Politics
Photo by Hope Patti On Thursday, Ramapo welcomed Franco Pavoncello, the President of John Cabot University in Rome and a professor of political science, to lead a presentation in the York Room on “Lessons Learned from Contemporary Italian Politics.” The discussion focused on the United States' standing as a world super power […]
Giants, Jets Load Up In Free Agency, Hope for Playoff Appearance in 2016 After Continuing Postseason Droughts
Photo courtesy of New Jersey National Guard The new league year for the NFL began on March 9, just over a month after the Super Bowl was played. The transition into a new year came with the start of the free agency, the first foray into a months-long down period […]
Phife Dawg Passes Away at 42
Photo courtesy of Super User, Wikipedia Malik Izaak Taylor, better known as Phife Dawg of the rap group A Tribe Called Quest, recently passed away at the age of 45. The legendary rapper had been dealing with diabetes for decades, and ultimately, complications from the disease took his life on […]
Bob Willard Discusses Sustainable Strategies
Bob Willard, whose previous professional experience includes a management level position at IBM Canada for nearly four decades, was the keynote speaker at the Business Case for the New Sustainability presentation on Wednesday. His talk encompassed aspects of the business world that are primarily concerned with sustainability, which he described […]
Janet Biehl Applies Bookchin’s Social Ecology to Today
On Wednesday night in Friend’s Hall, Professor Michael Edelstein hosted a presentation on the late Murray Bookchin, who taught at Ramapo College during the early seventies. Social ecology and Bookchin’s own theory, libertarian municipalism, were the main topics of the discussion, as well as how and where these ideas can […]