Photo by Danielle DeAngelis The Women’s Center sponsored a trip to Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts to attend the Civil Liberties and Public Policy conference that took place April 13 and 14. This was the college’s 31st year attending the conference. Those who organized the trip were introduced to a […]
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Provost discusses changing Ramapo from 4 to 3 credits
Photo by Alyssa Rabinowitz In recent weeks, provost Stefan Becker has proposed transitioning Ramapo College’s 4-credit course system to a 3-credit course system. The Student Government Association invited the provost to its general meeting on Wednesday to encourage a dialogue between Dr. Becker and the students this potential change would […]
Third annual ‘Spring into Wellness’ is celebrated
Photo by Scott Yunker Student and faculty volunteers assembled at the Arch courtyard this Wednesday afternoon to host the Ramapo Wellness Coalition’s third-annual “Spring into Wellness” celebration. The College radio station WRPR DJed the event, which featured a bicycle-powered smoothie blender, a meditative “labyrinth walk” and other activities promoting mental […]
Shamell Bell’s workshop highlights street dance activism
In a follow-up to her presentation in the Berrie Center, Shamell Bell hosted a dance workshop at the Arch on Thursday, April 4. The workshop taught students and faculty about Bell’s work in “street dance activism,” and offered for them to try it. Street dance activism is a group-focused effort […]
Sexual Assault Awareness Month tabling educates students
Photo by Kim Bongard The Office of Violence Prevention (OVP) set up a table this week in the Student Center’s Fish Bowl to inform students that April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. OVP student coordinators explained the meaning behind the phrase “I #ASK for Consent,” which was coined by the […]
Academics explore the significance of black protest art
As another installment of Ramapo’s “!!!Public Art???” series in the Berrie Center, academics Deshonay Dozier and Shamell Bell spoke on the subject of black protest art. Both visiting scholars had explored different ways black communities used art as a form of protest throughout the years. Dozier’s work focuses on poetry […]
Relay For Life raises $36,000 for cancer research
Photo by Tori D'Amico Ramapo's Relay for Life event was a huge success this past Friday in the Bradley Center's Auxiliary Gym. Clubs, teams, honor societies, Greek life and other groups came together for this beach-themed event, "Surfing for a Cure," and were able to raise over $36,000 for cancer […]
Ramapo celebrates Asian Pacific Islanders month
Photo by Tori D'Amico Asian Pacific Islander Month, celebrated in April, will feature a variety of events at Ramapo College that highlight the experiences of Asian Pacific Islanders. Among these heritages are native Polynesians whose identities have been acknowledged less since Hawaii became the 50th state. To begin the celebrations, […]
Ramapo Honors program visits Nepal over spring break
Photo by Scott Yunker Ramapo College’s honors program launched its first-ever “alternative break” this March, sending 15 students abroad to Nepal for a week of sightseeing and service learning. The trip was cosponsored by the Center for Student Involvement and the Roukema Center for International Education, which provided funding and […]
NYC offers exciting opportunities over spring break
Caption Sometimes you don’t have to look any further than your own backyard for a spring break vacation. Especially when said backyard holds 302.6 square miles of concrete jungle and is begging you to explore every inch of it. The “city that never sleeps,” Big Apple, or as it’s more […]