Arts & Entertainment

Homegrown Band Showcase Features Student Groups

Photo by Amanda Krause On Nov. 21, the College Programming Board held the Homegrown Band Showcase in Friends Hall, featuring musicians straight from Ramapo’s campus. Students came to support their friends and enjoy food and refreshments. “There’s a lot of great performers tonight,” said Alyssa Puccio, Ramapo sophomore and musician. […]

Taylor Swift Wins Big at Performance-Heavy AMAs

Photo by Jana Zills, Wikipedia A slew of awards and performances were dished out on Sunday, as the American Music Awards, also known as the AMAs, celebrated its 42nd year. This year’s host was Jennifer Lopez, who opened the show with a 10-minute dance number that incorporated the biggest hits of […]

Students Perform at Poetry and Spoken Word Event

Photo by Emily Filocco The College Programming Board made themselves busy in Friends Hall on Friday preparing for their Slam Poetry event. “I completely forgot about this bad mamma-jamma,” junior Chris Cortez said, lugging a speaker across the room. At the back of the hall, others were laying out refreshments […]

All-star Cast Shines in ‘Spotlight’

Photo Courtesy of Gage Skidmore The uncovering of the Catholic Church’s systematic abuse of young boys and girls in January 2002 was amongst the biggest and darkest stories of the decade. Helmed by the “The Boston Globe’s” investigative journalist team, Spotlight, the scandal began with the Boston archdiocese and ended […]

Beloved Comic Strip Adapted With Same Style, Tone

Photo courtesy of Roger Higgins, Wikipedia From its humble beginnings as a comic strip in the 1950s, “Peanuts” has always been a heartfelt and dazzling cartoon series. Created by the late Charles Schulz, the beloved blockhead Charlie Brown and his buddies have delivered a number of timeless television specials over […]