As a student activist and queer-identified individual, people oftentimes ask me about the extensive LGBT acronym that only seems to get longer each time it’s mentioned. I laugh, remembering all the letters chucked in there like alphabet soup. The shorthand LGBT acronym covers those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and […]
Author: YOVANNA GARCIA
‘The Voice’ Contestant Commands Stage at TNL
Singer and songwriter Nelly’s Echo gently commanded the stage in front of an intimate audience in Friends Hall last Tuesday. Nelly’s Echo was charming, comical, and most importantly, incredibly talented. His stint on NBC’s singing competition “The Voice” does not define the gentle spirited man behind the guitar who so […]
Non-Residential Students Considered Guests to Ramapo Campus
Dear Editor: My name is Michael Fleischmann, secretary of Commuter Affairs. I saw Monika Lasocha’s article, “Ramapo Commuters Don’t Measure Up to Residents,” in the Ramapo News late last month. Monika wrote about several policies in the Guide to Community Living that she strongly felt limited the college experience for […]
GREEK SPEAK: Introducing the Greek Life Ladies
It’s amazing to see how quickly half the semester has already flown by. While you may be busy with midterms, papers and projects, Ramapo’s Greek community is busy with that plus more! Welcome to the first edition of GRΣΣK SPΣAK, the first Greek blog for The Ramapo News. This blog […]
NJ Becomes 14th State to Legalize Gay Marriage
Governor Chris Christie announced Monday morning that he would abandon his legal challenge against same-sex marriage in New Jersey, only a few hours after many same-sex couples tied the knot just after midnight. "Although the Governor strongly disagrees with the court substituting its judgment for the constitutional process of the […]
Pumpkin Themed Foods a Favorite Every Fall
Fall has been well underway for a couple of weeks now. What's more apparent than the fall weather and the fall fashion is the food that many have been waiting to return since this time last year, mainly pumpkin foods. Pumpkin picking is not the only thing pumpkins are good […]
‘Steel Magnolias’ Captures What it Means to Be a Woman
This past weekend was the opening of "Steel Magnolias," put on by the College's theater department at the Adler Theater in the Berrie Center. Written by American writer, producer and film director Robert Harling, the comedy-drama is set in a beauty parlor in northwest Louisiana. Here, a group of six […]
Ramapo Welcomes Newest Trustee to the Board
Ramapo’s newest member of its Board of Trustees, Mahwah resident Gary Montroy, was appointed by Governor Chris Christie at just the right time. Montroy has been Mahwah Township’s construction official for over 30 years, and now, he hopes to bring his engineering experience to the College, which coincidentally is in […]
March Empowers Speaking Out Against Detrimental Violence
Students made sure their voices were heard in a very literal fashion as they spoke out against violence in the second annual Take Back the Night event Thursday. Take Back the Night, an event hosted by the Women’s Center, allowed students to speak out about their experiences and later march […]
Library Adds Popular Books to Its Collection
The George T. Potter Library has added a bestsellers section to its stacks. The library decided to set aside part of its budget to pay for the creation of a new bestsellers section after getting requests from students for more popular, newly released books. "We had a survey last year. Quite […]
