Ramapo’s Health Awareness Team held their “Love Your Body: Media and Body Image” event yesterday in the Alumni Lounges. The event offered students food, selfie stations, tables with themed activities and a screening of the film “Killing Us Softly 4.” Heading into National Eating Disorders Awareness week, which begins […]
Author: DEANNA NUCCI
Low Attendance at African Ancestry Month Events Sparks Critical Discussion
Photo by Pauline Park African-American History Month has served as a catalyst for faculty members and student leaders to air their dissatisfaction with overall student attendance at events aimed at promoting awareness of racial issues on campus. February represents a month-long celebration of black achievements, allowing for a national conversation […]
Dean Chakrin Announces Retirement From Ramapo
Photo by Nicole Williams In January, Provost Beth Barnett announced the retirement of Lewis M. Chakrin, dean of the Anisfield School of Business. Chakrin, who has been at Ramapo for 10 years and initiated several major projects for the school, will officially retire on June 30 of this year. Chakrin […]
Student Ambassadors Bring Voter Registration Movement to Campus
Photo by Nicole Williams With the 2016 presidential campaign well underway, two Ramapo students are taking strides to make sure their peers are among those heading to the polls in November. Freshmen Houda Essafi and Nina Schulze connected with the Andrew Goodman Foundation in December and made the partnership official […]
Black Student Union and Sodexo Team up to Bring African Ancestry Month to Birch
Photo by Hope Patti This Wednesday, the Black Student Union, or BSU, and Sodexo collaborated to bring menu items reflective of African heritage to the Birch Tree Inn. In celebration of African Ancestry Month, the Birch dining hall served several different food items to celebrate black culture from around the […]
Speaker Links Civil Rights and Mental Health
Photo by Hope Patti Sheila Robinson-Kiss, a motivational speaker and author, hosted an event called “Civil Rights, Caffeine and Twitter: A Mental Connection” in the Alumni Lounges on Tuesday. “So what does mental health have to do with civil rights? Everything,” said Robinson-Kiss. Robinson-Kiss shared the story of her grandfather, […]
#BlackLivesMatter Discussed During Recent Coffee Talk
Photo by Pauline Park The Women’s Center hosted an event on Wednesday for students to address diversity and the social climate on campus. This event was the first of their “coffee talk” series, with this one properly titled, “Coffee Talk: #blacklivesmatter – Campus Climate at Ramapo.” In a packed room, […]
Alpha Kappa Alpha Fundraises for Flint, Michigan
On Wednesday, the Rho Gamma Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. held a fundraiser in response to the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. In 2014 Governor Rick Snyder and other Michigan officials in charge of budgeting in Flint decided to make cost-effective changes by switching the city’s water supply […]
Ramapo Athletics Implements Live Video Broadcasting
Photo by Brandon Herrera Beginning this year, Ramapo athletic spectators will have the ability to watch a live video stream of their favorite sporting events on campus from the comfort of their dorms. The new live stream, called by juniors Ryan Morik and Scott Thompson, has become available on the […]
Ramapo Joins #GivingTuesday, Pledges to Donate 31K
This year, the Ramapo College Foundation has joined #GivingTuesday, a global movement that “harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide,” according to a press release. #GivingTuesday was started by the 92nd Street YMCA in New York City, and is now […]
