Author: MUJAHID SHEIKH

Lenape Chief gives talk on rights of indigenous people

Graphic courtesy of Ramapough Lenape Nation, Facebook November is Native American Heritage Month, sometimes referred to as American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. In honor of this month, Ramapo College invited elected Lenape Chief Dwaine Perry to join the Civic and Community Engagement Center, or CCEC, for a discussion […]

Ramapo community celebrates 48th Founders’ Day

Photo by Alyssa Rabinowitz Ramapo College celebrated its 48th birthday on Wednesday afternoon at the annual Founders' Day event. President Peter Mercer was joined by Ramapo’s Student Government Association and the Board of Trustees for the occasion. The Founders' Day event honors the College’s first faculty, who were instrumental in […]

New Jersey residents elect Phil Murphy as governor

Photo courtesy of Phil Murphy, Flickr Chris Christie’s time as New Jersey’s governor has come to an end.  On Tuesday, voters went to the polls to decide who would be his replacement and Democrat Phil Murphy came out on top with 55.6 percent of votes. Decidedly blue in presidential elections, […]

SGA travels to ACUI VII for educational training

Photo courtesy of Jessica Ryan Members of the Ramapo College Student Government Association attended the annual ACUI VII Conference in Baltimore, Maryland this weekend. The group participated in a multitude of leadership panels, workshops and “conversessions” to learn more about progressive education, training and research in college unions and student […]

Communication students share abroad experiences

Photo courtesy of Mehnaz Ladha Studying abroad is an enriching and valuable experience that Ramapo students have the privilege of taking part in if they so choose. From Japan to London to India, there are over a hundred programs to fit the needs and desires of each student. Ramapo’s communication […]

SGA passes bill to enforce proper recycling on campus

Photo courtesy of J. Smith, Wikipedia Ramapo’s Student Government Association passed legislation on Oct. 2 that will affect organizations hoping to co-sponsor with the legislative body in the future. The bill concerns the enforcement of Ramapo College’s waste disposal guidelines, stating that “all organizations that the SGA co-sponsors with are […]

Ramapo reflects on month-long campus wide project

During the month of October, Ramapo celebrated Campus Sustainability Month. When President Trump withdrew the country from the Paris Agreement over the summer, Ramapo was one of the 183 colleges and universities to sign the “We Are Still In” pledge, maintaining the ideas from the agreement on their campus. Sustainability […]

Cahill hosts networking roundtable to assist students

The Cahill Career Center hosted a networking roundtable event for students on Wednesday in the School of Social Science and Human Services intended to help students meet potential employers and learn about careers that may interest them. There were 15 employers in attendance whose primary function is helping people in […]