Author: ERIC KRALJIC

History Lecture Analyzes Causes of Haiti’s Poverty

On Monday the Ramapo College Culture Club hosted Dr. David Colman, associate professor of African American history, who gave a lecture on Haitian history. His lecture focused on the ways Haiti went from one of the wealthiest colonies in the Americas during the 18th century to the most impoverished country […]

Role of Women in UNRRA Explained at Presentation

Ramapo welcomed Dr. Ellen Ross on Thursday for a presentation titled “Food and Shelter for Seven Million: The Women of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) 1945-1947.” The Gross Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies sponsored the event, which took place in the Alumni Lounges.  Emerita Professor Ross was […]

Panel Addresses the State of Budget at Roundtable

Photo by Giancarlo Sepulveda On Feb. 16, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie outlined his proposed state budget for the 2017 fiscal year. While the governor did not spend much time on the topic of higher education, he indicated that the appropriations devoted to senior public institutions, community colleges and NJ […]

Senator Nellie Pou Comes to Ramapo College

Photo by Pauline Park It is currently Higher Education Awareness Week and on Wednesday, the SGA and the Office of the President invited New Jersey Senator Nellie Pou to deliver a keynote speech. Sen. Pou is the Vice Chair of the Senate Higher Education Committee and serves the 35th District […]

First Spring 2016 SCOTUS Discussion Focuses on Unions

Photo by Pauline Park The first Supreme Court of the United States, also known as SCOTUS, Discussion Series of the semester was held on Monday. The topic was the Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association et. al case, focusing on labor, unions and the First Amendment. The SCOTUS Discussion Series holds […]

Ebony Women for Social Change Examines Stereotypes

Photo by Pauline Park Students gathered in the Black Student Union office on Tuesday to discuss stereotypes associated with the black community today and how people can go about trying to break "the chain" of those characterizations. The event was hosted by Ramapo’s Ebony Women for Social Change. Members of […]

Soap Operas Could Come Back in Netflix Generation

Popular entertainment has seen many changes in the last few years. Cinema seems to have been taken over by better quality television series. Popular shows have moved to the Internet and binge-watching might be the favorite way to consume them. However, the format that has taken the biggest hit is […]

Delaying Scalia Replacement Selection is Unrealistic

Photo Courtesy of Steve Petteway Supreme Court of the United States, Wikipedia After the recent death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the common sense decision should be to have the Obama administration deal with the process of naming Scalia’s replacement. Although it is an election year and the recent death left […]