Author: ERICA COSLOP

‘Spring into Wellness’ Addresses Mental Illness Stigmas

Photo by Hope Patti Ramapo hosted its annual Spring into Wellness event on Wednesday, April 6 in the Bradley Center. While the event was mostly marketed toward third-year, Spring Into Wellness was open for the whole campus to participate in activities such as yoga, hip-hop dance tutorials, CrossFit, aroma therapy, […]

Women’s Herstory Month Ends with Closing Luncheon

Photo by Giancarlo Sepulveda The Women’s Herstory Month closing luncheon took place on Thursday in Friends Hall. During the luncheon, all of the clubs and organizations that participated during the month were recognized and asked to speak about their experiences during the month. Events included a positive body talk yoga […]

Student: Trump’s Latest Sexism ‘Will Not Go Unchecked’

Photo Courtesy of Jamelle Bouie, Flickr Creative Commons Last week Donald Trump managed to shift the national conversation from the three coordinated bombings that occurred in Belgium to the War on Women. Besides the fact that the world was still feeling the effects of the ISIS attacks in Brussels, Trump […]

Women’s Leadership Panel Addresses Future Leaders

A diverse panel of women leaders at Ramapo answered questions about discrimination, motivation and success to an attentive crowd in the Black Student Union office yesterday. The Women Leadership Panel was sponsored by the BSU and Sigma Sigma Sigma and was a part of Women’s HERstory Month, which comes to […]

Student: We Must ‘Combat Ignorance’ on Sexual Assault

Photo Courtesy of David Lienemann, Wikipedia The issue of sexual assault, which has plagued college campuses across the United States, recently garnered national attention after receiving a nod of recognition from Vice President Joe Biden and Lady Gaga at the 2016 Oscars. Gaga’s performance — an intimate, homey ballad sung […]

Carberry Receives Thomases Award

Photo by Giancarlo Sepulveda Yesterday, students and faculty gathered in the York Room to congratulate Sarah Carberry, assistant professor of chemistry and the 2016 recipient of the Fred and Florence Thomases Faculty Award. Carberry gave a brief presentation on her recent scholarship. “The Thomases Award is given annually to a professor […]

Planned Parenthood Representative Comes to Campus

Image Courtesy of Planned Parenthood On March 24, Christine Sadovy, the advocacy director of Planned Parenthood for the central and greater Northern New Jersey area, came to Ramapo College to discuss the politics of women’s reproductive rights. When she began her presentation, she first gave a general overview of the […]