Friday, July 4, 2025
Photo courtesy of Joe Penna, Flickr The Beta Rho Chapter of Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. shifted the conversation of Latin Heritage Month towards the microaggressions Latinos face every day during Monday night’s event, Que Dijo? The event pushed students to become more conscious of their statements and recognize how […]
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia The first of three presidential debates was held this Monday night at Hofstra University. The debate hosted by Lester Holt, NBC news anchor, highlighted the major differences between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump—not just political differences, but personal and stylistic differences as well. A […]
Photo courtesy of Zachary Moskow, Wikipedia Hillary Clinton continued her presidential campaign on Wednesday by stopping at the University of New Hampshire with former democratic candidate Bernie Sanders. “If you have the ability, you will be able to get a college education,” Sanders said with the mutual support of Clinton […]
Photo by Hope Patti Former New Jersey governor, Richard Codey, proclaimed Ramapo College stigma free on Wednesday as part of disability awareness month. Suicide is one of the leading causes of death among college students mostly because the stigma surrounding mental illness deters students from coming forward about their struggles. […]
Photo by Hope Patti As a prelude to the Disability Awareness month program coming up in October, the “In Their Shoes” exhibit encouraged students, faculty and staff at Ramapo College to become more understanding and compassionate toward people coping with mental health issues. “Mental illness is like air. Just because […]
Photo by Sarah Sanchez Ramapo College celebrated Bisexual Awareness Week last Thursday, leading up to Bisexuality Day on Friday. The goal of the week was to recognize and celebrate the bisexual community. The college also sought to accelerate acceptance of the bi+ community and draw attention to specific public policy […]
Photo by Hope Patti On Monday, the Omega Phi Beta Sorority hosted an event in cooperation with the Muslim Student Association as part of the Latino Heritage month. Organized by Lisaida Garcia and hosted by both Thalia Mercado and Rand Abdul-Raziq, the “Latinos and Islam” event covered a rarely-discussed topic. […]
Photo by Michael Riff Dr. Atina Grossmann, professor of history in the faculty of humanities and social services at Cooper Union in New York, visited Ramapo on Friday for a presentation on Jews during World War II. Her presentation, titled Revised Landscape of Jewish Persecution and Survival During and After […]
Photo courtesy of James Montgomery Flagg, Wikipedia Ramapo College made recent national headlines with controversy over an American-themed barbecue. CampusReform.org published an article on Tuesday claiming, “Students at Ramapo College were recently forced to change the theme of an ‘American BBQ’ because the administration deemed it too ‘offensive.’” The article […]
Photo by Hope Patti On Wednesday evening, Ramapo College launched its Year of Sub-Saharan Africa, a year-round program which aims to offer diverse opportunities for both students and faculty to engage with this unique region of the world. Throughout the 2016-17 academic year, the Roukema Center for International Education will […]
