Author: ERICA MELINE

Dumbledore’s Army Hosts Nerdy Trivia for Geek Week

Photo by Erica Meline As co-hosts of Ramapo College’s Geek Week – a seven-day-long series of “nerdy” events held by several on-campus clubs – the school’s Harry Potter club, Dumbledore’s Army, hosted Ultimate Nerdy Trivia last Tuesday night. The game’s format resembled that of popular television quiz show Jeopardy!, as […]

A Fresh New Look at a Tale as Old as Time

Photo courtesy of Georges Biard, Wikipedia More than 25 years after Disney graced audiences with one of its most popular animated movies of all time, the studio has brought “Beauty and the Beast” back to the big screen with a live-action remake filled with a fantastic cast, amazing visuals and […]

Rock and Pop-Punk Bands Play at Tuesday Night Live

Photo by Daniel McElrone Rock bands Teenage Halloween and Hold On, Caufield opened for pop-punk group Slaughter Beach, Dog last Tuesday night, in the latest installment of the College Programming Board’s biweekly Tuesday Night Live series. The two-and-a-half-hour concert took place in Friends Hall, beginning at 9 p.m. as a […]

Emmy-Winning Folk Band Performs at the Berrie Center

Photo courtesy of Marek Hajdasz The Grammy-nominated, Emmy-winning ensemble Cherish the Ladies delivered its third annual performance at the Berrie Center last weekend, playing two shows on Sunday in the Sharp Theater. The Irish-American folk band formed in 1985 under the leadership of Joanie Madden, a multi-instrumentalist born in the […]

Wolverine Returns to the Big Screen with R-Rating

Photo courtesy of Maximilian Bühn, Wikipedia The latest addition to the “X-Men” film franchise, “Logan,” is a true masterpiece, as excellent action sequences and well-written characters combine to create one amazing movie. In the year 2029, the number of mutants born annually has decreased drastically: no births of superhuman children […]

Film Modernizes Religious Icons with Diverse Cast

Photo courtesy of NASA Billngalls, Wikipedia “The Shack” tells the story of Mack Phillips (Sam Worthington) as he begins to deal with a traumatic experience by growing closer to God. After his youngest daughter is kidnapped and presumed dead, Mack struggles to get over what happened to her and slowly […]

Nintendo Revamps Hyrule in Latest Installment

Image courtesy of Wikipedia The “Zelda” video game franchise has delivered players engaging, critically acclaimed adventures for more than 30 years: the first game in the series, “The Legend of Zelda,” was released in 1986. However, the franchise has long been marked by a lack of originality, as nearly all […]