Friday, July 11, 2025
Photo by Pauline Park The sound of Cuba filled Friends Hall Monday, as celebrated Cuban drummer Román Díaz and his band performed a lively set celebrating Ramapo’s Year of Latin America, which coincides with President Obama’s historic tour of the island nation. Díaz, a stateside champion of traditional Cuban music […]
Photo Courtesy of Michael Williams, Wikipedia While some college students spent their spring break on the beaches of the Virgin Islands, others joined thousands of fellow festival-goers in visiting South by Southwest, or SXSW, in Austin, Texas. The largest event of its kind, the over-one-week-long festival combines the likes of […]
Photo Courtesy of Yves Lorson, Wikipedia With a legendary career spanning 50 years in the business, the one thing audiences can expect from Iggy Pop is that he does not care about anyone’s expectations of him. The godfather of punk has been able to hold onto this esteemed title by […]
Photo Courtesy of Project Panther Ltd. The music-streaming platform Tidal has made waves recently, as superstar performers like Kanye West and Rihanna have released their latest albums exclusively through the online music streaming service. The platform includes over 25 million tracks and 75,000 music videos. The streaming platform claims to […]
Photo courtyes of Christopher William Adach, Wikipedia Released in 2015 internationally, “The Program” – a film about Lance Armstrong’s unprecedented rise to the top of the cycling world and his sharp descent – has finally come stateside. “The Program” follows Armstrong, played by Ben Foster, from Tour de France contender, to […]
Photo by Alex Baran A group of Ramapo theater students spent five weeks preparing for the new production “The Big Unknown: A Devised Theater Workshop.” Under the guidance of director Terra Vandergaw, the cast used the unique play as a medium for artistic expression, using music, dance and personal experience. […]
Photo courtesy of Guilechat, Wikipedia 3D printing has made great advances in recent years and has opened doors in the field of technology. 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, was created in 1984. Currently, Ramapo College owns a 3D printer open to all students for academic and personal use. […]
The Irish ensemble Cherish the Ladies took the stage twice on Saturday for a matinee and an evening performance of traditional music from Ireland. The sold-out crowd that enthusiastically greeted the group in the first show was a mixture of longtime fans and local enthusiasts of Irish music, as revealed […]
Photo courtesy of Mingle Media TV, Wikipedia Tina Fey’s new film “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot,” based on the memoir “The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan” by Kim Barker, is a tale of two movies: the first half of the film is a comedy, much likes its previews suggest. However, […]
Photo courtesy of In case, Flikr Creative Commons The title of La Sera’s fourth album, “Music for Listening to Music To,” may seem thoughtless to the uninformed listener, but the noise-pop duo has never before put as much effort into an album than they have on the latest release. For frontwoman […]
