Friday, June 27, 2025
Photo courtesy of Trey Menefee, Flickr Creative Commons In recent weeks there have been a series of student protests in Hong Kong. These protests, as reported by the New York Times, are in response to the Aug. 31 decision by the Chinese Parliament to limit the candidates for the highest office […]
A white Ohio woman is suing a sperm bank for artificially inseminating and impregnating her with the sperm of an African-American sperm donor instead of the chosen donor, a “blond hair, blue eyed individual,” reports Today.com. The lesbian couple is filing a “wrongful birth” lawsuit, a legal cause of action […]
ldquo;Let’s not talk about it.” That is where the conversation always ends—with my exasperated sigh of defeat. When it comes to "The Fault In Our Stars," the latest young adult literary phenomenon, fans cannot seem to see past the star-crossed lovers and I cannot seem to get them to understand […]
This week, self-described dissident feminist and social critic, Camille Paglia, published a Time magazine article entitled “The Modern Campus Cannot Comprehend Evil.” The article begins with the subtitle in bold letters: “Young women today do not understand the fragility of civilization and the constant nearness of savage nature.” At that […]
The high-profile cases of white Americans killing black teenagers have grabbed too many headlines in recent years. From Trayvon Martin to Michael Brown, it’s evident that America still has a real racial problem. The slaying of unarmed, black teenagers like Martin and Brown is part of a broader issue concerning […]
Photo Courtesy of David Shankbone, Flickr Creative Commons Earlier this summer, recent Brown University graduate Emma Watson was named a Goodwill Ambassador for U.N. Women, the United Nations organization dedicated to advocating for worldwide gender equality and the empowerment of women. Watson, a self-proclaimed feminist, gave a fervent speech at […]
Photo Courtesy of Baleigh bugg, Flickr Creative Commons Social media exploded this week with support for the hundreds of students from at least five Jefferson County, Colorado schools who organized walkouts to protest an attempt by the School Board to squash civil disobedience among students. The students staged a protest, […]
The Ramapo News sat down with Alexa Marques, senior environmental science major, SLF student coordinator and former vice president of 1Step on Earth Day to discuss ways that college students can live a more sustainable lifestyle. Ramapo News (RN): How did you celebrate Earth Day this year? Alexa Marques (AM): This Earth Day […]
The Roadrunners baseball team scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning and then made three straight outs in the top of the ninth to defeat the Drew University Rangers on Monday in a non conference game. Ramapo had an 8-3 lead after the third inning, but Drew […]
On Saturday, April 19, the Ramapo softball team split their New Jersey Athletic Conference doubleheader against Richard Stockton here at Ramapo College. Stockton beat Ramapo in the first game 1-0. Things were looking up in the second game when Ramapo beat Stockton 4-3 in the bottom of the eighth inning […]
