Author: KIM BONGARD

Pep band cheers on Ramapo’s basketball teams

Photo courtesy of David Marks The Ramapo pep band is providing a soundtrack to Bradley Center basketball games for the third season in a row. During its first two years, the pep band rooted for the men’s basketball team during historic games, including two NCAA and two NJAC tournaments. “The […]

Christmas Prince sequel doesn’t live up to first film

Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia “A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding” dropped on Netflix on Nov. 18, and the American film directed by John Schultz. The film is a sequel of the 2017 movie “A Christmas Prince” which shares the story of how Prince Richard (Ben Lamb) and Amber […]

CPB hosts Office Olympics mirroring the hit show

Photo courtesy of The Office, Twitter “The Office” enthusiasts were in for a treat this past Friday at CPB’s Office Olympics. Attendees who had assumed that the event was a battle between the different on campus offices were surprised to find they were to compete with each other and that […]

Darksiders III offers up a mediocre storyline

Photo courtesy of Darksiders, Twitter “Darksiders” is an overlooked video game franchise that was very nearly extinguished before it had run its course. Following the first two games in the series, studio Vigil Games planned a third entry, but after its parent company THQ filed for bankruptcy in 2012, the […]

New Meek Mill album has catchy beats, not lyrics

Photo courtesy of Meek Mill, Twitter Meek Mill’s latest album, “Championships,” has some serious competition being released so close to other more experimental recent hip-hop releases from the likes of Earl Sweatshirt and Anderson .Paak. Yet even while not going into much unexplored territory, it manages to be an engaging […]

Green Book is both thought-provoking and fun

Photo courtesy of Angela George, Wikipedia For as long as we can remember, racial inequality, regardless of how morally threatening it can be, has always influenced the everyday American environment. More importantly, however, is that its presence, unfortunately, is another case of “what else is new?” to the general public, […]

F is for Family offers up dark comedy in third season

Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia “F is for Family” cooks up more dark comedy with the release of its third season on Netflix. While the show’s creators were able to secure the new season, the show falls shy of becoming everyone’s favorite new adult cartoon because of its predictive […]

The 1975’s new album introduces complex lyrics

Photo courtesy of Begona, Wikipedia English alternative synthetic pop band The 1975’s third studio album, “A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships,” was released last Friday, Nov. 30. This album is the band’s first self-produced work, and it features fifteen songs after a two year hiatus. It is clear that this […]

Boy Erased underperforms, offers nothing new

Photo courtesy of Dick Thomas Johnson, Wikipedia “Boy Erased” is a biographical drama film based on a 2016 memoir of the same name written by Garrard Conley that follows a young gay man who goes through a gay conversion therapy program. Written for the screen and directed by Joel Edgerton, […]

Ramapo to offer dance classes in spring semester

Photo courtesy of Sandra Antognazzi During the spring semester, tango and basic modern dance classes will be offered as four credit courses to students of all levels and experiences with dance. Teaching as an adjunct dance faculty since 2002, Sandra Antognazzi has taught a wide range of students of different […]