Photo by Catherine Armstrong Last Thursday, the event “Fukushima Nuclear Disasters and Lessons for the U.S.” was held to commemorate the 4-year anniversary of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, which occurred on March 11, 2011. Sponsored by Ramapo Green, the United Asian Association, the master’s program in Sustainability Studies and the […]
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WRPR Back On Air after Over a Year of Silence
Photo by Nicole Williams After a year and a half of silence, Ramapo’s own radio station, WRPR, finally has an online presence thanks to a little help from ESPN broadcast personality and Ramapo alumnus Don La Greca. “Come on, wake up over there at Ramapo! I wouldn’t be here if […]
Process Streamlined for BCC Students Transferring to Music Program
Photo by Steve Fallon Bergen Community College students transferring into Ramapo’s music program will now have an easier transition, thanks to an agreement struck between the two colleges. Through the deal, Bergen graduates with an associate of fine arts (A.F.A.) in music business or technology are able to transfer to […]
Poetry Collection Publishes Works of Ramapo Students
Senior Danielle Corcione, as well as three other Ramapo alumni, have been featured in a poetry collection entitled “Verse: Collective New Voices.” This collection, put together by Dr. Michael O’Connell, was devoted to spotlighting the works of unpublished authors. “O’Connell’s focus is solely on the unpublished poet; poets whose own […]
Deputy Secretary of Higher Education Speaks on Issues Facing Colleges in NJ
Photo by Steve Fallon Gregg Edwards, the deputy secretary of higher education in the state of New Jersey, came to speak to Ramapo students and faculty on Friday. Edwards’s speech was the final event of Higher Education Awareness week; similar events and presentations took place earlier in the week, including a […]
SGA Goals Spelled Out in State of the Student Address
Photo by Nicole Williams During the State of the Student address on Monday, Lauren Fuhring, the president of the Student Government Association, detailed the actions SGA has taken to make the voice of the student body heard, specifically with regard to the issues President Mercer spoke of in his State […]
Minor Injury Sustained after Forklift Strikes Woman
Photo courtesy of Ramapo Athletics The mother of a prospective student suffered a minor head injury after being hit in the head by a forklift while she was crossing a campus road outside of the Bradley Center last Thursday, according to the Mahwah Police Chief, James Batelli. Steven Hudik, the […]
Sodexo Commits to Use Cage-free Liquid Eggs by 2020
Sodexo, the foodservice provider at Ramapo, has made a commitment to use only cage-free liquid eggs by the year 2020, effectively ending a cruelty campaign launched against them by the Humane League. Sodexo announced this commitment last Thursday. Cage-free eggs serve as the alternative to eggs sourced from battery cages. […]
Higher Education Act up for Reauthorization
With the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, Lamar Alexander, the chair of the U.S. Senate Higher Education Committee, stated that he hopes to make significant amendments to this piece of legislation. In particular, Alexander plans to simplify and deregulate higher education in this new edition. Last reauthorized in […]
Harvard and M.I.T. Sued for Inadequate Closed Captioning for Online Classes
Photo courtesy of Daderot, Wikimedia Commons Earlier this month, several disability advocate groups such as the Disability Law Center of Massachusetts and the National Association of the Deaf filed a lawsuit against Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the lack of, and inadequate use of, closed captioning in their online […]