Photo courtesy of Paolo Miyashiro. October is, among many things, both Queer and Trans History Month, and Disability Awareness Month. This year’s annual Diversity Day honored the beginning of both, as well as the continually growing diversity at Ramapo College. Introduced by Chief Equity and Diversity Officer Nicole Morgan Agard, President […]
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Squonk Opera delivers unique and beautifully chaotic performance
Photo by Emily Melvin. Squonk Opera is a music group based out of Pittsburgh, Pa. that combines progressive rock music with uniquely absurd performance visuals. On Tuesday, Oct. 5 and Wednesday, Oct. 6, Ramapo College and the Berrie Center welcomed them to perform at the Bandshell Lawn. What makes Squonk […]
January 6th trials officially begin to mixed reception
Photo courtesy of Tyler Merbler, wiki. Federal agents have investigated Capitol rioters and issued over 600 arrests since Jan. 6. The Justice Department confirmed it is the largest investigation in American history and now, almost ten months later, new arrests occur on a weekly basis. Rioters — largely members of […]
New university Covid mandates helpful, but not foolproof
Photo courtesy of Phil Murphy, Flickr. Gov. Phil Murphy announced a total of 23 identifiable outbreaks across 22 school districts during a press conference on Sept. 22. The data of the K-12 positive cases has been recorded by the Department of Health, but New Jersey colleges have long undergone their […]
Covid-era concerts: both adaptive and largely unchanged
Photo courtesy of Hanny Naibaho, Unsplash. I’m sure we're all curious about how the COVID-19 pandemic will affect post-lockdown life. It will most likely never be the same, but what does this mean for events like concerts? These occasions are definitely high in risk, but they are finally back with modifications […]
Super Monkey Ball comes back with major flourish
Photo courtesy of Free Use, wiki. Some ideas are just so weird in concept that one cannot help but adore them when they come to fruition. This is the case with “Super Monkey Ball,” a platforming video game series that began all the way back in 2001 in arcades and […]
Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett make last hurrah count
Photo courtesy of Studio Sarah Lou, Flickr. Seven years after their debut album “Cheek to Cheek,” Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett have put out their final work together. “Love for Sale” is a collection of Cole Porter songs which the duo recorded over the last two years. Featuring classics such as […]
Ramapo women’s volleyball team begin winning streak with two triumphs
Photo courtesy of Ramapo Athletics. The Ramapo College women’s volleyball team hosted two games on Saturday, playing Lehman College followed by Immaculata University. The team went 2-0 for the day, improving their overall record to 5-8 so far. There was a lot to celebrate in both of these games. The first […]
Greta Van Fleet: from underground darling to TikTok-fueled stars
Photo courtesy of Troy Larson, wiki. Over the summer, a clip from rock band Greta Van Fleet's performance on “Saturday Night Live'' in 2019 went viral on TikTok. The clip was of lead singer Josh Kiszka performing the song "You're the One.” The humor most people found in it was the […]
Vacation spots and the needs of people who live there
Photo courtesy of Robert Couse-Baker, Flickr. As we head back towards normalcy, people are able to travel once again. As exciting as this news sounds, it also brings fear to the residents of these tourist-heavy destinations. The returning worry is that these destinations will be full of the remains left by […]