Author: Kim Bongard

Students partner to learn about eco-friendly initiatives

Photo courtesy of Neriko Doerr Students from Ramapo’s Introduction to Anthropology course collaborated with Paterson Upward Bound Math Science high school students to gather research for the Eco-Chic II art exhibit in the Paterson Museum. Aptly named Eco-Chic, the artistic fashion exhibit showcases eco-friendly clothing made from repurposed plastic items. […]

Logic’s new album under preforms upon release

Courtesy of Logic, Twitter Logic’s newest release, "Young Sinatra IV," or "YSIV" for short, is disappointing almost the entire way through. The first three cuts of the 12 song album act as a sort of intro, a grouping of songs that might as well be one long one. The tone […]

Dragon Prince shows off charm and binge-ability

Photo courtesy of Dragon Prince, Wikipedia Aaron Ehasz is one of the many people who brought the world the animated TV show “Avatar: The Last Airbender” in 2005. For three years, the show received commercial and critical acclaim, spawning a sequel series, several video games and an adoring fan base. […]

Nappily Ever After receives not so happy reviews

Photo courtesy of David Shankbone, Wikipedia There are two movies in “Nappily Ever After.” Torn between two contradicting tones, the film finds itself in the awkward position of mostly following the rarely challenged romantic comedy formula with few deviations. Viewers can predict the conflicts and journeys of each character with […]

Hell Fest comes out strong in direction and scares

Photo courtesy of Voltrondefender1998, Wikipedia Directed by Gregory Plotkin, “Hell Fest” is an American horror film that tells the story of a serial killer that uses a horror amusement park to complete massive killings, making it seem as if it’s included in the park’s theme. “Hell Fest” travels across the […]

Ramapo students get a taste of Mahwah

Courtesy of CARS, Twitter Peering in between the double doors of Friends Hall, four freshmen students listen for the chatter of the event inside. They’re 45 minutes early, and anxiously check their phones for the time. “We came early to get all the food,” jokes Rachel Azulay, freshman. On Friday, […]

Ramapo hosts successful Video Games and Chill

Courtesy of Twitter Video games have a unique ability to bring all kinds of people together. When in a public setting, those who are around will flock over to them in order to have fun playing with others. This is precisely what happened on Sept. 20, as gamers from […]

Mount Eerie’s emotional new album a must-listen

Courtesy of Frederic Minne, Wikipedia Mount Eerie’s “(after)” is a live attempt at recapturing the raw emotion of grief expressed in two previous albums, “A Crow Looked at Me” and “Now Only.” Recorded live from a performance on Nov. 10 of last year in the Netherlands at Le Guess Who? […]

Unique storytelling of Life Itself falls short

Courtesy of Cristiano Del Ricco, Wikipedia For the past several years, audiences have seen various television writers and directors attempt to bring their unique style of storytelling to the silver screen, and sometimes, that jump can end up being worth it in the long run. All that being said, writer […]