Photo by Giancarlo Sepulveda The words of William Shakespeare melded with modern performance art Monday night, as New York City-based actor and US Army veteran Stephan Wolfert performed “Cry Havoc.” Wolfert's one-man play chronicled the experiences of combat veterans before a large audience in the Berrie Center’s Sharp Theater. The […]
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Dining and Dancing in Zumba Event
On Tuesday night, Ramapo students and faculty were invited to join in the Zumba and Food Fest. The event played music provided by DJ Joe Cassano, and was presented by the American Studies Club, Coccia Foudation, Italian Club and Spanish Club. According to a representative of the Italian Club, the […]
Sexual Assault in the Music Industry Revealed as Women Come Forward
Although pop singer Kesha’s claims of sexual assault have only lately brought the topic into the national conversation, sexism in the music industry is hardly anything new. On April 6, New York Supreme Court justice Shirley Kornreich dismissed Kesha’s latest appeal against producer and collaborator Lukasz Gottwald, known professionally as […]
Private Companies Shoot for the Stars in Burgeoning Space Industry
Photo Courtesy of Blue Origin Recent progress by private corporations in sending humans to space as tourists is becoming increasingly competitive. Major players in this space race include Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' company Blue Origin, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s company SpaceX, and a new engine company called Aerojet. On Saturday, Blue […]
Women’s Center Hosts Reading of ‘Vagina Monologues’
Photo by Hope Patti The H-wing auditorium filled up in anticipation of the Women’s Center presentation of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” this past Friday. This Obie Award-winning play was performed by a group of actors and actresses who, dressed in all black, performed different monologues. “The Vagina Monologues” is […]
Melissa McCarthy is ‘The Boss’ of Comedy in New Film
Photo Courtesy of MingleMediaTV, Wikipedia Since Chris Farley’s passing, there has yet to be a comedic actor as adept at physical comedy as him – at least that was true until Melissa McCarthy hit the scene. After appearing on television in “Gilmore Girls” and “Mike and Molly,” McCarthy became a […]
‘Hardcore Henry’ a Weak Attempt at Innovation
Photo Courtesy of Steffany Díazwki, Wikipedia Filmed entirely from a first-person perspective, “Hardcore Henry” is a bizarre, bloodthirsty mess of an action-adventure movie, handicapped by uneven writing and a propensity to place style over substance of any kind. The Russian-American production follows the exploits of the eponymous Henry, an amnesiac cyborg […]
Something Wicked This Way Comes as Student Production of Macbeth Hits Sharp Theater
Photo by Alex Baran On the most versatile and impressive set since the theater program’s 2014 production of Spring Awakening, the intense tragedy of Shakespeare’s Macbeth unfolds in measured breaths. Macbeth (Nick D’Ambrosia), juggles with the insidious interpretations gleaned from witches who prophesize his rise to power in coded proclamations. Macbeth’s […]
Weezer’s Newest Album Serves as a Reminder of Their Early Sound
Photo Courtesy of Jules Minus, Flickr Creative Commons Twenty years have elapsed since the release of the classic “Pinkerton,” the album that contributed to Weezer’s early success, making it all the more apt that on their latest album, “Weezer (The White Album),” the alternative rockers harken back to their formative […]
Students String Together Creations to the Sound of Ambient Music
Photo courtesy of Yarnmarflickr, Flickr For the first time ever, the College Programming Board hosted a Knitting Night last Thursday in the Alumni Lounges. The College Programming Board's on-campus programmer, senior Tom Mannion, said that the idea of the knitting program came from a committee member last semester. The initial event […]