Photo courtesy of Nuru Mugsit Many know Peru as the home of Machu Picchu, the centuries old Incan citadel located high in the Andes Mountains. Today, in addition to its vibrant culture and rich history, Peru sits at the apex of a fast growing business environment in Latin America. Over […]
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Banquet Informs Students of Nearby Lunaape Tribe
Photo by Giancarlo Sepulveda Anthropology classes at Ramapo closed out Native American Heritage Month on Wednesday with a banquet in Friends Hall that highlighted the research that anthropology classes have done in partnership with the Ramapough Lunaape Nation. The banquet featured presentations from various groups covering the pressing matters that […]
Krame Center Hosts Event Encouraging Mindful Pauses
Icon courtesy of the Krame Center Many Ramapo students are a part of the nursing or social work programs, among the many other health care and mental health majors. The Krame Center for Mindfulness hosted two industry professionals last Friday to help these students learn how to help themselves while […]
“I Feel” Series Launches with Discussion on Trump
Photo by Hope Patti The Center for Student Involvement, also known as CSI, and the Counseling Center created a safe space on campus for the Ramapo College community on Nov. 17 to share concerns related to the unprecedented presidential election. “We had an election last week and a lot of […]
ReligiousiTea Series Sparks Talk on a Higher Power
Photo by Hope Patti Launching the monthly ReligiousiTea series, the Office of Equity and Diversity, also known as OED, partnered with the Women’s Center to host an informal discussion on the concept of a higher power in religion. “You find in a variety of religions that there is some concept […]
Professor Inspires Action Against Climate Change
Photo courtesy of Ayka Asgarova “Sometimes we don’t know our direction in life, and then we find it,” said Professor Aytakin Asgarova, who teaches Environmental Sociology at Ramapo. Asgarova, known as “Ayka,” began her career in medicine, training as a radiologist. She eventually came to realize that she was not […]
New Club Democracy Matters Hosts First Event
Photo by Pauline Park Just as the 2016 presidential election came to a close last week, a new organization called Democracy Matters was approved on Monday to be installed on Ramapo College campus. The club hosted its first event Tuesday evening called, “Who Owns Democracy? Money and Politics In The […]
Protest on Campus Two Days After Trump Election
Photo by Hannah Reasoner Two days after the election of Donald Trump, students – disheartened by the results and apprehensive of the future – gathered at the Arch and rallied together to voice their support for members of the Ramapo community regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation or religion. “We […]
Fifth Annual Oxfam Hunger Banquet Raises Awareness
Photo by Giancarlo Sepulveda The Civic and Community Engagement Center, also known as CCEC, hosted the fifth annual Oxfam Hunger Banquet on Wednesday night as part of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. Students who came to the event were given a card with their identity and were then divided into […]
Black Solidarity Week Closes with Vigil and Banquet
Photo by Hannah Reasoner The vigil and Black Lives Matter banquet on Friday night was one of the closing events for Black Solidarity Week, which held a series of events from Sunday, Nov. 6 through Saturday, Nov. 12. The week started with a church service and community cleanup on Sunday […]