Photo by Daniel Troise The smell of delicious foods from well-known Mahwah surrounding restaurants flooded Friends Hall last Friday night as the College Programming Board (CPB) hosted the annual “Taste of Mahwah” event. With food trays from restaurants including CARS, Nicky’s, Littio’s, Nonna’s, and Ju Lung, students were able to […]
Author: DANIEL TROISE
The Lumineers exceed expectations with new album
Photo courtesy of Juan Kattan, Flickr The band out of Denver, Colo., The Lumineers, came out with their third album ‘’III,” on Sept. 13, 2019. Wesley Shultz, Jeremiah Fraites, and Lauren Jacobson wrote this album. All of them are big parts of the Lumineers production team. Friates is a musician […]
Tool’s new album has underwhelming moments
Photo courtesy of Deep Schismic, Flickr After 13 years of no new releases, the waiting has finally come to an end, as Los Angeles-based alternative/progressive metal band Tool released their latest album "Fear Inoculum" on Aug. 30th. Unfortunately, with this album, Tool has put out their weakest effort to date, […]
Students premiere five-episode web series
Photo by Olivia Mendez Thursday night was the premier for student-produced web series “Deep End.” The series is the product of Ramapo College’s course, Producing a Web Series, led by professor Kelly Dolak. The premier kicked off at 5:30 p.m. with a pre-show reception outside of the H-Wing auditorium where […]
British royalty returns to Netflix in “The Crown”
Photo courtesy of The Crown Netflix, Twitter Season 2 of Netflix’s “The Crown” is royally chilling in more ways than one. The drama was definitely hyped up this season in comparison to the last one. Flashbacks are a key theme in each episode as characters recall jarring memories of the […]
Famous ballet teacher quits in wake of assault claims
Photo courtesy of KC Ballet Media, Wikipedia It has become quite common that claims of sexual assault and harassment have filled our news reports, and Peter Martins recently landed his spot on the ever-growing list. Martins, a renowned ballet dancer from New York City, removed himself from his teaching position […]
T.V. networks schedule 25 days of holiday programming
Graphic courtesy of Wikipedia It’s that time of year again for Freeform’s “25 Days of Christmas” movie marathon. This year Freeform will celebrate the 21st anniversary of their beloved holiday tradition. Freeform started the marathon in November to market people’s obsession with Christmas. The “25 Days of Christmas” movie lineup […]
Recipe of the Week: Christmas Crack Toffee Crackers
Photo by Brogan Wu My favorite part of the holiday season is baking. Baking cookies, cakes, breads and biscuits and gifting them to friends or family is the best way to get into the holiday spirit. For years, my mom hosted a cookie swap at our house where I would […]
James Franco honors cult hit with “The Disaster Artist”
Poster image courtesy of Wikipedia If you’re a fan of so bad it’s good films, then 2003’s “The Room” is one that you cannot miss. The movie’s bad acting, questionable dialogue and bizarre character motives make for an experience unlike any other movie. There’s a reason that limited-time screenings of […]
CPB gives students a spa night retreat from studies
Photo courtesy of Unique Hotels, Flickr Throughout the event, calming music was played to compliment the vibe of relaxation. Mood lighting was also used, as some lights in the space were turned off to provide a dim but peaceful aura. The coffee bar was lit up by a soft, blue […]