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Author David Means Discusses His Work and Inspiration

Photo by Jeff Chimenti David Means, author of “The Secret Goldfish" and "Assorted Fire Events,” participated in an informal question and answer session before a reading with poet Cate Marvin on Monday. Means, an American fiction writer, has had his short stories appear in many publications, including The New Yorker, Esquire […]

Ramapo Ranked 5th among Northern Public Colleges

Photo Courtesy of Giancarlo Sepulveda "US News and World Report" has released its annual assessment of institutions of higher learning in the United States, and Ramapo has ranked fifth among the North Regional Public Universities. The ranking puts the College one spot up from the previous year. Ramapo also ranked 26th overall […]

Mexican Students Still Missing One Year Later

Photo Courtesy of Luis Romero, Flickr Creative Commons Saturday marked the one-year anniversary of 43 students going missing in Iguala in Guerrero state in Mexico, and family members of the students have still been getting little to no answers about the whereabouts of their loved ones. “Because they took them […]

Sexual Assault Statistics Double in Recent Crime Report

Photo by Steve Fallon Ramapo College's annual safety report for 2014 was released Wednesday, indicating a safe campus overall, but showing an uptick in the number of sex offenses year over year.  In 2014, there were no violations reported regarding murder/non-negligent manslaughter, negligent manslaughter, statutory rape, incest, robbery and arson. […]

Filmmaker Speaks at Latin@ Heritage Month Banquet

Photo by Giancarlo Sepulveda Jesus Nebot, a Spanish award-winning filmmaker and transformational speaker, called for immigration reform at the Latin@ Heritage Month banquet at the Trustees Pavilion on Wednesday. Jesus Nebot’s speech dissected misconceptions about Latin immigrants and addressed illegal immigrant crime rates and undocumented employment. He also proposed a solution […]

Abram Discusses Environmental Consequences

Photo by Hope Patti David Abram, an international lecturer who has spoken about cultural ecology, visited the Trustees Pavilion Tuesday to give a lecture on climate change as a consequence of failing to respect what we cannot see. “Since we can’t see the air and atmosphere, is there a real […]

Candlelight Vigil Part of Hazing Prevention Week

Photo by Hope Patti National Hazing Prevention Week came to an end last week, and the Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life at Ramapo hosted a candlelight vigil on Thursday near the Arch. Frank Albergo, a junior, describes this annual ceremony as, “a memory of everybody that passed away, to […]