Photo by DJ Mahoney Ramapo’s Greek community got to work this Saturday, painting, mending, cleaning and organizing the Bergen County Horse Rescue that sits across the street from campus, as part of this year’s Greek Week. Every year, the Greek community on campus comes together during Greek Week, which began […]
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Catalyst Foundation Speaker Offers Solutions to Child Trafficking in Vietnam
Caroline Nguyen Ticarro, founder of the humanitarian organization called Catalyst Foundation, was welcomed to Ramapo College on Friday. Ticarro presented the issues of internal child trafficking and adoption while discussing her multi-pronged approach for restoring dignity to ethnic minorities. She also discussed how best to help others build communities in […]
Sun Shines on 3rd Annual Run with Color, $9,322 Raised
Photo by Erica Coslop It was sunny and in the 80s this Sunday as Ramapo hosted its third annual Run with Color 5K, an event meant to both raise money and get students and community members active. However, this was no ordinary 5K run. During the race, runners encountered clouds of […]
Human Rights Concerns Arise in Olympic Preparations
The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro are set to start on Aug. 5. With the recent 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Brazil’s government and the International Olympic Committee, also known as the IOC, are receiving a lot of heat for the human rights abuses correlated to the mega […]
Representative of Sanders Campaign Visits Ramapo
Photo by Giancarlo Sepulveda Assemblyman John Wisniewski, a representative of the Bernie Sanders Campaign, came to campus on Tuesday for an event hosted by the Ramapo College Democrats. Wisniewski was available to talk with students at 7:30 p.m. in B-124. According to a website paid for by the Election Fund […]
Event Empowers Survivors of Sexual Violence to ‘Take Back the Night’
Photo by Hope Patti The Women’s Center sponsored Take Back the Night on Monday at 7 p.m. in the Alumni Lounges. Take Back the Night is an annual event held at colleges to sustain sexual violence awareness and support its survivors. In the past, it has been held at Ramapo […]
Campus Bathrooms Reflect Lack of National Commitment to Feminine Hygeine
Photo by Hope Patti If you have ever menstruated, you understand the panic and desperation that comes with needing a pad or tampon and not having one. In these situations, salvation may come in the form of a better-prepared friend, or a Good Samaritan who can empathize – or, […]
Senior Project Spreads Awareness of Student Veterans
The hosts of three events on campus this week, seniors Ariana Garbaccio and Kylan O'Shea, have spent their semester developing a senior capstone project, “The Next Step: Creating Community for our Vets.” This campaign, aimed at raising awareness of veterans on campus and the services they need, was created in […]
Multicultural Exhibit Displays International Artifacts
The Culture Club at Ramapo College hosted their annual Multicultural Exhibit this past Monday. The Culture Club sets out to spread awareness and celebrate the many cultures of the world, and there are many instances throughout the school year in which the club engages the Ramapo community with different programming […]
Successes and Challenges of Building a More Inclusive Campus Discussed at Forum
Photo by Giancarlo Sepulveda Students, professors and administrators of the College met on Thursday in the Alumni Lounges to discuss the successes and challenges of achieving diversity and inclusiveness on campus, as well as ways to strengthen Ramapo’s initiatives to achieve the objectives of the Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan works […]