Men swirled in skirts and dresses. Women donned mustaches and trousers. The purpose: aesthetic expression without judgment. This was the scene at the Gender Bender Costume Ball on Thursday, a Women’s Center After Dark event supported by numerous on-campus clubs and organizations, encouraging students to dress up in the conventions […]
Arts & Entertainment
SLIDESHOW: “Galumpha” Acrobatics Entertain
Acrobatic choreography combined with physical comedy and visual effects distinguished “Galumpha,” Sunday’s Sharp Theater show. The goal of “Galumpha” was to create a sensory experience for the audience, leaving them laughing and amazed. The performers demonstrated their physical strength and flexibility with difficult lifts and stunts.
‘Carrie’ Remake Improves on Visuals, Falls Short on Fear
The revamped movie "Carrie" brought back the same horrors from the original Stephen King tale for the new generation. The plot remained the same for the most part, escalating during the main points in the movie. Chloe Grace Moretz takes on the role of disturbed and reserved girl Carrie White. […]
Kimmel Segment Points Out Celebrity Criticism On Social Media
Social media has both positive and negative effects on society. In today's age, the Internet is often used as a tool to insult others and spew words of hatred. People often hide behind their keyboards because it is easier than confronting someone simply because they are scared. Social media users, […]
‘The Voice’ Contestant Commands Stage at TNL
Singer and songwriter Nelly’s Echo gently commanded the stage in front of an intimate audience in Friends Hall last Tuesday. Nelly’s Echo was charming, comical, and most importantly, incredibly talented. His stint on NBC’s singing competition “The Voice” does not define the gentle spirited man behind the guitar who so […]
Keep Your Halloween Spirit Alive This Year
As the final weeks of October slip by, Halloween is getting closer and closer. With the semester in full force, midterms are upon us already, papers and assignments are due, and there’s still a full month until Thanksgiving Break. With all of this work, it’s easy to forget to enjoy […]
‘Steel Magnolias’ Captures What it Means to Be a Woman
This past weekend was the opening of "Steel Magnolias," put on by the College's theater department at the Adler Theater in the Berrie Center. Written by American writer, producer and film director Robert Harling, the comedy-drama is set in a beauty parlor in northwest Louisiana. Here, a group of six […]
Pumpkin Themed Foods a Favorite Every Fall
Fall has been well underway for a couple of weeks now. What's more apparent than the fall weather and the fall fashion is the food that many have been waiting to return since this time last year, mainly pumpkin foods. Pumpkin picking is not the only thing pumpkins are good […]
Finding a Balance Between Jobs and Academics is Key
Being a student is a full-time commitment and balancing the coursework of four to five classes takes energy and planning. A typical class will assign hours of reading, an equivalent amount of homework, group assignments and anything else that a particular professor deems necessary. Although academic work is every student’s first […]
Orchestra Jazzes Up Set With Popular Tunes
The stage of the Sharp Theater glistened with gold trumpets, trombones and saxophones on Saturday as the Westchester Jazz Orchestra played a set of pop and jazz standards for Ramapo College. The show, entitled “Westchester Jazz Orchestra Plays Pop,” included jazzy arrangements of songs from artists like Joni Mitchell, Stevie […]
