This past Sunday, the 85th Academy Awards honored this year's brightest talent in the film industry. Seth McFarlane hosted the prestigious ceremony with off-color commentary and catchy musical numbers. McFarlane was entertaining and, unsurprisingly, used Family Guy type humor to make the show his own. The Oscars is the biggest event […]
Author: BRIAN ROCHA
College is for Learning, Not Binge Drinking
In college, a hierarchy exists that puts first-year students at the bottom of a methodical food chain. Freshmen, often too eager to enter their first college semester, anticipate the freedom away from their parents. In many cases, in an attempt to assimilate into a new culture and keep from being […]
THE WEEKLY GRIND: Style, Schmyle
It’s safe to say all of us editors at The Ramapo News are pretty nerdy. (Sorry guys.) Some of us geek out over computers and cameras (ahem, Steve), and others are snobs about Adobe software (the designers, of course). As for the rest of us, we’re pretty weird when it […]
Slideshow: Volleyball Victory
The men’s volleyball team extended its winning streak to seven games with a win over Lancaster Bible College on Saturday. After a four-game road stretch, the Roadrunners defeated the Chargers in four sets during their first home game in nearly three weeks. With the win, Ramapo has bounced back from […]
Apple Returns to Roots
Apple executives must have been listening to Neil Diamond, because production of Mac computers is “Coming to America.” President Barack Obama even mentioned Apple during his State of the Union because of their move to the United States. It sure sounds like wonderful news. In fact, it’s fantastic. Finally MADE IN […]
Environmental Artwork Exhibit
Ramapo College is currently hosting “It’s the End of the World as We Know it (and I Feel Fine),” an exhibition of artwork dedicated to bridging the gap between art and environmental science. The exhibition in located in the Kresge & Pascal Art Galleries of the Berrie Center for Performing […]
Cleaning up Your Web Presence
One day you are moving into your freshman dorm at college and hugging your parents goodbye and the next you’re walking through the arch on graduation day saying farewell once again. Your parents may not be ready to see you move on, but every parent would like to believe that […]
‘Shape of Things’ Reflects College Life
Ramapo’s Berrie Center will be presenting “Shape of Things,” a play directed by Pirrone Youselzadeh and managed by Rachel Frescella. “This show represents college students’ extremes and behaviors throughout their young adult life,” Youselzadeh said. “I think every Ramapo student will find something to connect to through this show.” This […]
Meteor Lights Up Sky in Russia
A 55-foot meteor exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia on Feb. 15, NASA reported. The explosion released over 500 kilotons of energy and injured about 1,200 people in the region. A meteor is an object from space that comes in contact with the Earth’s atmosphere and burns as a result of the […]
Student Symposium on Eating Disorders
#8220;In the U.S., eating disorders are more common than Alzheimer’s disease: five to ten million people have eating disorders compared to four million with Alzheimer’s disease,” according to DoSomething.org. Although not all students on campus are suffering from eating disorders or body image issues, they probably know someone who does. […]
