Photo by Nicole Williams As spring comes forward and the cold winter months are left behind, the College Programming Board hosted one of their first outdoor events of the semester last Thursday, titled Toilet Cars and More. The unique event took place in the Laurel Courts where it drew a […]
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Tuesday Night Live Showcases Comedy with Three Acts
Photo by Hope Patti On Tuesday, comedian Jeff Scheen came to perform at this week’s installment of Tuesday Night Live. However, he was not the only performer that owned the stage: his opening act was fellow funnyman and student Warren Dolan. Dolan tended to make light of social and political […]
Tina Fey’s Netflix Comedy Proves Unbreakable in Second Season
Photo Courtesy of Josephine Sittenfeld, Wikipedia The latest season of Netflix’s popular “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” delves deeper into the mind of its protagonist. Produced by “30 Rock” alumni Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, the show stars Ellie Kemper as the titular Kimmy, a woman recently rescued from a cult in […]
‘Jungle Book’ Roars to Life in CGI Adaptation
Photo Courtesy of Tabercil, Wikipedia Over the years, there have been several “Jungle Book” movies, all adapted from Rudyard Kipling’s 1894 novel of the same name. The film adaptations started in 1942, with a live-action version, and that format was repeated in 1994. However, most people remember the classic 1967 animated […]
NYC-based Actor and Veteran Channels Shakespeare
Photo by Giancarlo Sepulveda The words of William Shakespeare melded with modern performance art Monday night, as New York City-based actor and US Army veteran Stephan Wolfert performed “Cry Havoc.” Wolfert's one-man play chronicled the experiences of combat veterans before a large audience in the Berrie Center’s Sharp Theater. The […]
Dining and Dancing in Zumba Event
On Tuesday night, Ramapo students and faculty were invited to join in the Zumba and Food Fest. The event played music provided by DJ Joe Cassano, and was presented by the American Studies Club, Coccia Foudation, Italian Club and Spanish Club. According to a representative of the Italian Club, the […]
Sexual Assault in the Music Industry Revealed as Women Come Forward
Although pop singer Kesha’s claims of sexual assault have only lately brought the topic into the national conversation, sexism in the music industry is hardly anything new. On April 6, New York Supreme Court justice Shirley Kornreich dismissed Kesha’s latest appeal against producer and collaborator Lukasz Gottwald, known professionally as […]
Private Companies Shoot for the Stars in Burgeoning Space Industry
Photo Courtesy of Blue Origin Recent progress by private corporations in sending humans to space as tourists is becoming increasingly competitive. Major players in this space race include Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' company Blue Origin, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s company SpaceX, and a new engine company called Aerojet. On Saturday, Blue […]
Women’s Center Hosts Reading of ‘Vagina Monologues’
Photo by Hope Patti The H-wing auditorium filled up in anticipation of the Women’s Center presentation of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” this past Friday. This Obie Award-winning play was performed by a group of actors and actresses who, dressed in all black, performed different monologues. “The Vagina Monologues” is […]
Melissa McCarthy is ‘The Boss’ of Comedy in New Film
Photo Courtesy of MingleMediaTV, Wikipedia Since Chris Farley’s passing, there has yet to be a comedic actor as adept at physical comedy as him – at least that was true until Melissa McCarthy hit the scene. After appearing on television in “Gilmore Girls” and “Mike and Molly,” McCarthy became a […]