Friday, June 27, 2025
Photo courtesy of United States Senate Wikipedia Indiana Governor Mike Pence (R) signed the Religious Freedom Restoration bill into law on March 26. The bill follows the lead of 19 other states and has been condemned by celebrities, businesses and politicians for its seemingly anti-gay rhetoric. The bill was intended to […]
Photo courtesy of Christopher Dilts, Flickr Creative Commons Last week, the United States Army charged Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was traded in a prisoner swap for five high-level Taliban commanders last year, with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. The entire situation has turned out to be another black eye for […]
Photo by Nicole Williams In response to the important updates to the Student Handbook, the Student Government Association has been working tirelessly to find alternatives to the increased sanctions enacted at the beginning of this semester. We have presented three forms of legislation proposing changes to the policies. Our main […]
Photo courtesy of United States Senate, Wikipedia On Monday, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) became the first major candidate to officially announce that he will be running for president in the 2016 election. During his speech at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., he outlined his core values of liberty and Christianity, as […]
Photo Courtesy of Light Brigading, Flickr Creative Commons I recently attended the Conversations on Race discussion series cosponsored by the Women’s Center and Civic and Community Engagement Center. While the event offered me the experience to sit with intelligent people to reflect on students’ perceptions of racism on campus, what […]
Photo courtesy of Ricardo Stuckert, Wikimedia Creative Commons The decades long feud between Cuba and America is far from over considering there are still substantial differences between the nations and the ideas that each country’s citizens hold dear. However, after an announcement by President Obama in late 2014, the push to […]
Photo Courtesy of Mayr, Flickr Creative Commons Mo’ne Davis, the only 13-year-old female pitcher to accomplish a shutout in the Little League World Series and who throws a 70 mile per hour fastball, has already accomplished some great achievements playing for The Taney Dragons, a Little League team that just […]
Photo courtesy of Andrew Goidell, Wikimedia Commons After mainstream media caught wind of two viral videos in which fraternity members chanted a racist song last week, the University of Oklahoma expelled Parker Rice and Levi Pettit, the students identified as having initiated the chanting, on Tuesday. The videos were recorded on […]
Photo by Nicole Williams A critical aspect of college life is having the opportunity to explore your identity through programming that often gives students a safe space to learn more about themselves and their respective cultural history. However, the divide in Ramapo’s student body in regards to heritage month celebrations […]
Photo Courtesy of American Cancer Society During the opening ceremony for the Ramapo College Relay for Life, I found myself in a spot in the back of the gym waiting to see what the night would have in store. I started the evening acknowledging that this event was for a great […]
