Author: ERICA COSLOP

GaySL Seminar Concludes Disability Awareness Month

Photo by Giancarlo Sepulveda On Monday, Ramapo hosted a GaySL seminar to educate students about the intersectionality of marginalized groups. Hayden Kristal, a recent graduate of the University of Missouri and a stand up comedian, gave the presentation on sign language and intersectional accessibility as a part of Disability Awareness […]

Ramapo Contributes to the Polished Man Campaign

Photo by Hope Patti Banding together in solidarity with other male organizations on campus, the Health and Awareness Team sponsored the Polished Man project at Ramapo College to raise awareness about widespread violence against children. “The meaning of the campaign is to stand against violence and let children know that […]

SCOTUS Leads Debate on Coal Company Regulations

Photo courtesy of Kym Farnik, Flickr The role of the Environmental Protection Agency in regulating energy companies was debated Monday in the latest edition of the College’s SCOTUS discussion series. Professor Sanghamitra Padhy moderated the event, presenting the court cases of West Virginia et al v. United States EPA and […]

Trump and Clinton Address Their Plans for Minorities

Photo courtesy of Mr. Sean Elliot, Wikipedia When it comes to matters involving minorities such as Blacks, Muslims, Latinos, immigrants and the LGBTQ community, there is a clear difference between the positions held by Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Clinton has managed to gain most of the support of minority […]

Roukema Center Offers Language Happy Hour

Photo courtesy of Joomlatools, Flickr This semester, the Roukema Center for International Education continues to host its Language Happy Hour: one-hour sessions devoted to raising awareness about a specific language and culture. The languages currently offered are German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Hindi and Polish, with French soon to be scheduled. […]

An Overview of the Candidates’ Environmental Policies

Photo courtesy of Eric Kounce, Wikipedia In the current election, the discussion of environmental policy has also included discussion of energy policy and the economic impact of both policies. Both candidates have made arguments regarding their environmental policy on the basis of the form of energy they were looking to […]

SCOTUS Discussion Examines Police Brutality

Photo by Hope Patti In the latest deliberation by the SCOTUS discussion group, Dr. Paul Deck, professor of sociology at Ramapo College, brought the group’s attention to police brutality and its relation to legal precedents and processes. Deck first brought up a few legal cases relevant to the subject of […]

ASL Club Enlightens Students with Silent Talk

Photo by Jessica Musinski The American Sign Language Club made its debut at Ramapo College by educating the community about deaf culture during an event associated with Disability Awareness Month. “We believe in more than fighting the stigma. We want to push for equality and respect,” said junior Kira Abrams, […]