Arts & Entertainment

Vague Characters and Uneven Plot Litter Christmas

Photo courtesy of Mingle Media TV, Wikipedia Directed by David Talbert, “Almost Christmas” is a typical family-oriented Christmas movie. The film revolves around Walter Meyer (Danny Glover), a man trying to make his deceased wife’s sweet potato pie for the holidays. Meyer lost his wife the year before, and now […]

Director Visits Ramapo to Discuss “(T)error” Film

Photo by Jessica Musinski The FBI practice of targeting of civilians suspected of engaging in terroristic activities was discussed Monday following a screening of the Sundance award-winning documentary “(T)error”  at the Trustees Pavilion. The film’s co-director, David Felix Sutcliffe, was on hand to present the documentary and answer questions during […]

Trolls Sing and Dance in DreamWorks Newest Film

Photo courtesy of Wikipedia From DreamWorks Animation, the creative force behind “Shrek,” comes “Trolls”: a colorful and melodious film starring Justin Timberlake as Branch, Anna Kendrick as Poppy and other stars including Zooey Deschanel and James Corden. The plot is based on Poppy, the leader of the trolls, as well […]

New Tastes for the Palate Provided by the CPB

Photo by Michael Pacheco The College Programming Board hosted its annual Cultural Food Fest in the Trustees Pavilion last Friday bringing in culturally diverse food from different restaurants in the surrounding area to be taste tested by the Ramapo community. About 100 students came and joined in on the delicious […]

Doctor Strange Joins the Marvel Universe

Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia The most recent Marvel film hitting theaters this month is “Doctor Strange,” directed by Scott Derrickson. It features the origin story of Dr. Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), an arrogant and talented neurosurgeon who gets into a horrendous car accident. After numerous attempts to surgically […]

Pumpkins Fly From Catapults on the North Field

Photo by Giancarlo Sepulveda Pumpkins rained down from a bright blue autumn sky Sunday afternoon as several student organizations came together on the College’s North Field to fling round, orange squash from homemade catapults in a competition modeled on the Discovery Channel’s annual “Punkin Chunkin” television special. The event was […]

Students Host Event to Raise Money for Web Series

Photo by Giancarlo Sepulveda A group of digital filmmaking students gathered in J. Lee’s lounge on Thursday night, serving pizza and selling merchandise while hosting a video game tournament aimed at raising money for their Web Series Production class, a yearly course offered at Ramapo compelling students to produce an […]

Fake News Websites Tarnish Journalistic Credibility

Photo courtesy of David Hawgood, Geograph During this election season, social media has run rampant with a wide variety of fake news sites. Occupydemocrats.com and rightwingnews.com are two such sites that publish biased news through popular platforms like Facebook and Instagram. These sites come from either side of the political […]