Author: Erica Meline

Women’s Month wraps with Power Closing Luncheon

Photo by Erica Meline In the past year, women have banded together and proved that feminism is not a trend, but is instead a necessary measure needed to dismantle inequality throughout the world. From the #MeToo Movement to the Women’s March, women have demonstrated unity and showed that being female […]

Students head south for alternative Spring break trip

Photo courtesy of Dana Wehmann Instead of taking the time to relax over spring break, nine Ramapo students traveled to Asheville, North Carolina where they spent four days participating in numerous community service projects around the city. Three of the days were spent working with Asheville Greenworks, a local nonprofit […]

Trans-activist delivers presentation on transfeminism

Graphic courtesy of Devin Kira Murphy, Wikipedia The Women’s Center and the the Diversity Peer Educators hosted a presenation given by trans-activist Johanna Durazzi last Tuesday on the transfeminism movement to usher in Women's Herstory month. Durazzi has worked as an outreach specialist at Ali Forney, the largest homeless shelter […]

Herstory month creates platform to get involved

Photo by Hope Patti Women have played an integral role in shaping history, but many of their contributions go unnoticed. From history textbooks that often represent a white male’s narrative, to the lack of diversity seen throughout the country’s presidents, the United States has not always fostered inclusivity. While the […]

Students unpack issues with eating disorder portrayals

Photo courtesy of Full House, Wikipedia As a part of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, students gathered in the Women’s Center to discuss toxic portrayals surrounding eating disorders in the media. By talking about characters in books, movies and television shows, students uncovered problematic discrepancies between stereotyped media portrayals and […]

Study abroad program brings students to the Amazon

Photo courtesy of Eric Wiener A rustic ecolodge. The world's largest river. An indigenous Peruvian community. Those are just some of the adventures that await students headed to the Peruvian Amazon, one of the unique options offered by Ramapo College's study abroad program. The details of the Peruvian study abroad […]