Friday, June 27, 2025
Photo by Hope Patti David Abram, an international lecturer who has spoken about cultural ecology, visited the Trustees Pavilion Tuesday to give a lecture on climate change as a consequence of failing to respect what we cannot see. “Since we can’t see the air and atmosphere, is there a real […]
Photo Courtesy of World Leaks, Flickr Creative Commons Apple recently announced the arrival of the iPhone 6s, due to hit stores on Sept. 25. With new features such as an updated camera and an iOS 9 update to the new 3D Touch, the cost of the new iPhones will range from […]
Photo Courtesy of IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation, Flickr Creative Commons The Syrian Civil War is leaving millions of refugees homeless. Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey took in the majority of the four million Syrian refugees, but these people are not allowed to work because these countries have very high employment rates. […]
Discussions on artistic pursuits, or the prevalence of clichés in popular culture, are often met with eye rolls toward the person complaining. Likewise, a person who speaks out against Hollywood film remakes is often pictured as a snobby aspiring artist who wears a beret and sits in a café. However, […]
Photo courtesy of Planned Parenthood On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that cuts off all federal funding to Planned Parenthood for one year due to allegations of illegal activities. These allegations stemmed from videos released by the anti-abortion group, Center for Medical Progress (CMP). According to the […]
Photo Courtesy of Alexandra Simone It’s On Us —Ramapo College— to spread the message that everyone is responsible for ending sexual assault. In January 2014, President Obama created a White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault. Campuses across the country have started their own It’s On Us […]
Photo Courtesy of Carter County Detention Center, Wikimedia Commons Over the past few weeks, a woman who once held no social importance ascended to national prominence, and not for something that should be deemed virtuous. Believe it or not, celebritizing individuals is seldom uncommon in American culture, whether it be […]
For the longest time, the gay and lesbian community was openly criticized and persecuted by the public. The hatred for the lesser-known preferences went beyond common sense and led to a countless number of tragedies, such as the Tyler Clementi case at Rutgers University. However, these days, as laws allowing […]
Photo Courtesy of Kate Elizabeth, Flickr Creative Commons I am writing this on September 10, 2015. To some, this is just another regular day on the calendar, but to others, it is known as Suicide Awareness Day. The word suicide holds a lot of heaviness and is a subject most […]
Photo courtesy of Myri_bonnie, Flickr At the bottom of a dead-end street, 15 minutes away from Ramapo College’s campus, there is a place where second chances exist; that place is Ramapo- Bergen Animal Refuge (RBAR). In attempts to explore the stereotypes and connotation that attach themselves to animal shelters, a friend […]
