Colin McNeill, a final-semester senior and four-year student-athlete, passed away last Wednesday, Nov. 28. McNeill, 22, of Little Falls, had been comatose since a skateboarding accident in mid-November. McNeill was set to graduate this semester with a degree in social science and minor in law and society. He was a […]
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Professors Receive National Endowment for Humanities Grant
Professors Stephen Rice and Meredith Davis, of American studies and art history respectively, received the renewal of an education grant, courtesy of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The grant will be used toward the development of the 2013 workshop "The Hudson River in the Nineteenth Century and the Modernization […]
Ramapo SGA Senator Vows to Bring Important Changes
On Oct. 1, 2012, I was elected Senator of the Student Government Association of Ramapo College. During my tenure I have come to appreciate what the student government does for the College, and I have also seen improvements that could be made. I took part in what is arguably the […]
Keynote Speaker Visits Ramapo in Honor of World AIDS Day
Ramapo College acknowledged World AIDS Day on Monday with keynote speaker Hydeia Broadbent, who has been HIV positive since age three and predicted not to live past age five. She is now 28. Broadbent's speech was dynamic. She brought an uplifting presence to the stage, full of stories that could […]
Students Earn Stipends
When each semester comes to a close, some student leaders at Ramapo will receive compensation for their work with campus clubs and organizations that includes cash stipends, priority housing and registration and parking passes. The money is intended to offset losses faced by the students because the demands of their […]
Online Access to the NY Times Available to Ramapo Students This Spring
Students will now have access to The New York Times online in the spring 2013 semester. The plan to roll the electronic version has been in the works ever since the start of the fall semester, and the College plans to release an official statement at a later time with […]
Ramapo Transfer Students Protest Scholarship Gap
A small group of students participated in what was called the "March for Recognition" last Thursday, Nov. 29 at 1 p.m. It was a peaceful protest aimed to get approval for more scholarships for transfer and continuing upperclassmen students in good academic standing. The students involved performed a peaceful march […]
Dance Party Raises Money for Sick Kids
Ramapo College’s Dance Marathon Club, an organization entirely student-run “for the kids,” hosted its Fourth Annual Dance Marathon to benefit Children’s Specialized Hospital through Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals this past Friday night. The event was sponsored by Phi Delta Epsilon (PDE) medical fraternity, Zeta Beta Tau fraternity and the Student […]
Small Tuesday Snowstorm Sets Students Back
Students at Ramapo said Tuesday's snowstorm was a major inconvenience despite moderate accumulation totals. The storm, which blew into Northern New Jersey early Tuesday morning, deposited an average of 1.7 inches of snow in Bergen County, according to the National Weather Service. Snowfall observations were taken in Franklin Lakes, Tenafly and Ridgewood, with Franklin […]
Ramapo Adds Parking Spaces for Students with Disabilities
Some parking spaces on campus have been temporarily rearranged to allow for additional handicap-accessible parking spots in the Student Center, rear Pavilion and G-Wing lots. Plus, the Office of Specialized Services has made more mobility disabled student spaces available in the Pavilion, G-Wing and Student Center lots. According to Dorothy […]
