Photo courtesy of Celine Panis-Pardo. Dr. Aaron Lorenz, dean of the School of Social Science and Human Services (SSHS), led a discussion on domestic racial violence called “Hate Crimes in the U.S.” on Jan. 27. The talk was the first of SSHS’ Dialogue series: Conversations on Race upon returning to campus. […]
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Photo courtesy of Dan Cox, Flickr. When We Were Young Fest (WWWYF), initially a one-day festival scheduled for Oct. 22 at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds, was announced earlier this month to the surprise of die-hard music fans. The lineup is what one could call a Warped Tour setlist dream […]
Ramapo scores third victory in men’s swimming this season
Photo courtesy of Ramapo Athletics. The Ramapo College men’s swim team had a very successful day at Widener University, securing a non-conference victory on the road, 119-67. The Roadrunners, winning seven events total at the meet, improved their record to 3-3 on the season. The Pride, on the other hand, […]
The losses COVID-19 dealt us, physically and spiritually
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Student athletes’ mental health has its importance highlighted
Photo courtesy of Inzmam Khan, Pexels. On the checklist of everything a college athlete must succeed at, mental health is usually not included. Instead, mental health is becoming the quiet crisis in college sports. Alarmingly, a recent National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) study found that college athletes will experience more […]
Poet Amanda Gorman’s debut book full of life and passion
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Ramapo in-person classes return with cautious optimism
Photo courtesy of Harlen Cruz. The hesitancy of last semester is changing to confidence, largely because of Ramapo’s decision to require the COVID-19 vaccine at the beginning of the academic year. Ramapo requires the vaccine for all students, faculty and staff who will be on campus in any capacity, reassuring […]
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