Photo courtesy of Ramapo College, Flickr. Since I started attending Ramapo, I became invested in pursuing one of the college’s study abroad programs. In 2019, I participated in a spring break global field experience with the Honors program to Nepal. That inspired me to sign up for a full semester […]
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Nets’ stumbling in early season does not foretell their entire season
Photo courtesy of GAMEFACE PHOTOS, Flickr. At the center of controversy for numerous reasons coming into the season, the Brooklyn Nets have played some less-than-inspired basketball over the first week of regular season basketball coming back. The Nets are currently 2-3 and could have easily been 1-4 if the 76ers […]
Ice hockey team ties with Hofstra after intense battle
Photo courtesy of William Jackson. Three periods and five minutes were not enough to decide Ramapo’s Saturday night rematch against Hofstra at the Ice Vault Arena, as the game ended in a 1-1 tie, moving the Roadrunners to a 2-0-1-1 record on the season. Though Ramapo still has yet […]
Teens’ TikTok tics are really unaddressed mental health issues surfacing
Photo courtesy of cottonbro, Pexels. TikTok usage exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic. The app was downloaded over 850 million times in 2020 and the active user base is anticipated to pass 1 billion members by 2022. This trend is no surprise. Isolation caused by the pandemic has inspired people to turn […]
Women’s soccer team celebrates Senior Day with first season win
Photo courtesy of Ramapo Athletics. The Ramapo College women’s soccer team captured its first victory of the season on Saturday, Oct. 23. The game ended with the Roadrunners shutting out the New Jersey City University Gothic Knights by a score of 5-0. With it being Senior Day for the team, it […]
Murphy holds steady against Ciattarelli ahead of election
Photo courtesy of Phil Murphy, Flickr. New Jersey residents will have a chance to elect their next governor on Nov. 2. The candidates are current Gov. Phil Murphy, who has held the position since 2018, and former state assembly member Jack Ciattarelli, who served between 2011 and 2018. Two gubernatorial […]
Adele makes long-awaited comeback with Easy on Me
Photo courtesy of Robst56, Wiki. Adele has graced our ears once more nearly six years after she last dropped an album. On Oct. 14, Adele dropped her new single “Easy On Me.” This single pleasantly surprised fans all around the world as the star hasn't dropped any new songs since her […]
Dune is a gorgeous slow-burn that demands a second part
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr. The latest film to hit theaters is “Dune.” As it turns out though, this film’s marketing is incredibly misleading, as the title of this epic science fiction adaptation is false. The movie is not called “Dune;" rather, the title that comes on screen once the […]
Critical Role premieres third campaign in theaters nationwide
Photo courtesy of Dungeons & Dragons, wiki. “Dungeons and Dragons” has had somewhat of a renaissance in recent years. While this is due to many factors, one of the biggest contributing phenomena has been actual-play shows. Describing when a non-scripted, genuine game of “D&D” is played on stream, many shows […]
Ramapo theater returns with hysterical Putnam County Spelling Bee
Photo courtesy of Jennifer French. Ramapo College’s theater department has been exclusively making virtual theater productions since the fall of 2020, and the school has not put on a live student production since March 2020. This is why “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” directed by Joe Kiely, is […]