Photo by Catherine Armstrong A discussion on health care subsidies was held in the Adler Center on Tuesday with special guest Dr. Kathleen Burke, a registered nurse and assistant dean in charge of nursing at Ramapo. This discussion was inspired by the Supreme Court of the United States ruling on the Affordable […]
Author: CONOR GARVEY
American Children in Need of Food Assistance Met with ‘Noticeable Silence’
Photo Courtesy of M., Flickr Creative Commons One of the most coveted days of the fall season is rapidly approaching: Thanksgiving. While this holiday does not mean fun costumes or presents, it is the one day of the year where calories do not matter and one is never full. The […]
Additional School Lunch Regulations Needed
Photo Courtesy of Ishikawa Ken, Flickr Creative Commons Students from Prince George’s County Public Schools in Fort Washington, Maryland. recently claimed that they were served moldy and undercooked food in their cafeteria lunch, and after reportedly appealing to the school district, they have not received an official response. Pictures of […]
Educational Inequality: Dismantling the ‘Broke College Student’ Myth
Photo source “I want this, but I’m so broke,” you say, wistfully, looking at a sweater that caught your eye. Being in college makes frivolous purchases much more of a luxury, but are you truly broke? Does your definition of “broke,” the one you just sighed about in exasperation, match up […]
Social Media Causes Stress and Pressure Among College Students
Photo Courtesy of Michael Clesle, Flickr Creative Commons Social media is a tool that is used by millions of people, especially college students. In fact, Mark Zuckerberg was a college student when he created Facebook. Since then, other social media apps like Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat have been added to […]
Student: ‘There is a Danger in the Isolation of Religion’
Photo Courtesy of Lawrence OP, Flickr Creative Commons In recent months, following the Kim Davis controversy and Pope Francis’s visit to the United States, we have, as a nation, begun to question the role religion should play in society — most notably in the political arena. It is important to […]
T-shirt Logo Sends Wrong Message About Women
The campus recently hosted an interactive theater program about bystander intervention on campus by a Rutgers student group that travels around the country to teach about sexual assault on college campuses. Prior to the event, the performers learned popular Ramapo slang in order to relate to the audience, and it […]
Children of Undocumented Immigrants Hinder Economy
Children born in the United States whose parents are in the country illegally have become an issue in the race for president, as several candidates have referred to the practice of bestowing citizenship on those who are born in this country as in need of reform. The term "anchor babies," […]
Sexual Assault Statistics Double in Recent Crime Report
Photo by Steve Fallon Ramapo College's annual safety report for 2014 was released Wednesday, indicating a safe campus overall, but showing an uptick in the number of sex offenses year over year. In 2014, there were no violations reported regarding murder/non-negligent manslaughter, negligent manslaughter, statutory rape, incest, robbery and arson. […]
Transfer Student Offers Advice for School Transition
Photo Courtesy of Bradley Gordon, Flickr Creative Commons Whether college students transfer to a new school because they did not like their previous school or are finished at a community college, everyone hopes that the switch will be easy. For some transfer college students, it is. Many students fit in […]