The Ramapo College Board of Trustees passed a resolution to make interior renovations to the College Park Apartments and additional renovations to the surrounding area during its most recent meeting. “The Board approved an initial drawdown of up to $275,000 from unrestricted net assets to hire design professionals and others […]
Author: MATTHEW SALERNO
THE WEEKLY GRIND: The Knowledge We Have
I am always amazed, when I stop to think about it, how much our brains can actually remember. As a journalist, I am inherently a people watcher, so I have picked up on many a conversation in my day. I am blown away by the number of sports facts that […]
Characters Come to Life in Humorous Sci-fi Performance
An escape pod swirls around the void of space; within it are four members of an abandoned mother-ship, all from different walks of life; so sets the stage for “Jettisoned.” The staged reading of this play was performed last Saturday evening in the Rehearsal Hall. The nearness of the semi-circled […]
NHL Fans Struggle to Understand New Playoff System
The National Hockey League is gearing up for the postseason once again as the regular season dwindles to the final stretch. But this year, fans are trying to figure out the new playoff system implemented by Commissioner Gary Bettman for the 2013-2014 season. “It is weird, I do not like […]
Volleyball Defeated by Nationally Ranked Stevens Institute
The Ramapo Roadrunners lost to the Stevens Institute Ducks Wednesday night, 3-1. Ramapo could not defend the Ducks for very long, only winning the second set of the game. The crowd was roaring and encouraging Ramapo, but it seemed that the Roadrunners just did not have what it took to come […]
Producer of Sexual Assault Documentary Ends Herstory Month
Students gathered in Friends Hall on Wednesday to wrap up Women’s Herstory Month with this year’s keynote speaker, Morea Steinhauer, the associate producer of the short documentary “It Was Rape.” “I don’t think sexual assault and rape is talked about enough. I feel like this is a really important event […]
Coffee House Brews Mixture of Talents
On a weekly basis, the lounge in Linden Hall is transformed into a tranquil coffee house where creative minds come to collaborate and perform. The evening began slowly with a few attendants meandering in and out, but as the night progressed, the room was livened with chatter, snaps, claps and […]
Popular Novel Adaptation Diverges From Banal Genre Norms
At this point, it is fairly evident that the comic book movie boom of the 2000s, while still a very lucrative industry, is passing the torch to films based on fantasy and science fiction novels in the 2010s. “Harry Potter” and “Twilight” paved the way for the trend up […]
The Entertainment World Continued On Despite Spring Break
For most students, spring break means a week of straying from their normal routine, whether that means going on vacation, picking up a few extra hours at work, or just taking time to veg out. So it’s understandable if you found yourself “unplugged” from it all, especially in the entertainment […]
Cultural Identity Defined by Unique Taste and Self Expression
The popularity of being a “hipster” in our time begins in the metropolitan areas of California and New York City. The idea of a hipster has been generally declassed in our society, but having an understanding of hipster culture is important, as this subculture has made such a splash in […]