Last weekend the men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the METS Outdoor Championships hosted by the New Jersey Institute of Technology. The men’s team placed sixth overall out of nine teams, while the women’s team placed seventh out of ten teams. On the men’s team, many of the […]
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U.S. narrowly avoids government shut down
With the deadline quickly approaching, the U.S. government was able to narrowly avoid a full government shutdown just before midnight on Sept. 30. The stopgap bill signed by President Joe Biden will extend the deadline until mid-November, continuing funding to government agencies and allocating billions of dollars for disaster relief. […]
K9 demonstration educates Ramapo students about working dogs
The First Responders Club held a K9 demonstration performed by the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday. Officer Fred Rivera, who has been on the force for 24 years and has worked with K9s for 16, gave a short speech and a question and answer session before bringing 11-year-old Sirus […]
Queer and Trans History Month continues with sex education talk
The Women’s Center and LGBTQ+ Services continued their programming for Queer and Trans History Month on Tuesday with Clued In: Queer and Trans Sex Ed. Cosponsored by the Center for Health and Counseling Services, Health Educator Megan Johnston and Student Trans Outreach Coordinator Cecil Borgono led the event. They started […]
In Other News: Week of Oct. 4 on campus
Coloring for a Cause The College Programming Board (CPB) raised money for the Maui Disaster Relief Fund on Oct. 5 by offering coloring pages for $1 each. Programmer Christine Defeo said the cause was agreed upon unanimously by the CPB’s e-board. Students gathered in Friends Hall for the cause and […]
Ramapo professors affected by AFT negotiations
In the past month, bold red, black and blue flyers with a white fist have been posted throughout the academic wings, on bulletin boards and on professors’ office doors. The flyers explain that the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) union’s contract with the state of New Jersey expired on June […]
Ramapo’s Diversity Day brings campus communities together
The Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Compliance (EDIC) hosts Diversity Day each year to celebrate the many identities that make up Ramapo’s student body. On Oct. 5, the Grove was decorated with flags from over 100 different countries, and various clubs and organizations set up tables to bring attention […]
New NYC congestion tolls are unfairly costing commuters
Here we are with another article regarding New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Instead of crime fighting robots, this week it’s congestion pricing, which Adams and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul gave the green light to back in June. You’re not alone if you don’t know what congestion pricing means. […]
Cell phone use is causing mental health and educational struggles
Over the last couple of years there has been a growing issue with the mental health of pre-teens and teenagers regarding phone usage. In recent months, the issue has drifted into finding health consequences linked to excessive phone use. Studies have found that brain development and attention span are suffering […]
Banned Books week spotlights conversations about censorship
The topic of American book bans is a significant on-going conversation. With Banned Books week just passed, continuing these conversations about banned books and what is and isn’t appropriate content is essential. During the 2022-2023 school year, 3,362 books were banned in school districts across the United States. Some of […]