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 […]
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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 […]
Student Stable after Pedestrian/Motor Vehicle Accident
A student was severely injured Sunday night in a pedestrian/motor vehicle accident, leaving him in serious but stable condition, according to an email from the Office of the President on Monday. “Our thoughts are with the student and his family,” said President Peter Mercer in the email. The message from […]
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 […]
Students Digitize Jane Addams’ Historical Documents
Photo Courtesy of Adam Cuerden, Wikipedia Ramapo College welcomes an exciting new initiative known as the Jane Addams Papers project. Once known as "the most prominent woman in America," Jane Addams was a hero of the Progressive movement in the 19th and 20th centuries. The Jane Addams Papers project mission is to […]
Donna Rockwell Tells Students to Focus on the Present in Mindfulness Presentation
Dr. Donna Rockwell, a psychologist, researcher and meditation teacher, invited Ramapo students, faculty and community members on Thursday to ease their troubled minds and take a break from their daily stresses with an informative and interactive workshop on the practice of mindfulness, hosted by the Krame Center for Contemplative Studies and […]
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 […]