Photo courtesy of Tingey Injury Law Firm, Unsplash For 10 years, Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni starred as the most iconic, television detective duo in “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” Their on-screen chemistry attracted a booming fan following, despite the pair never being romantically involved. Finally, after another 10 […]
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Fake vaccine passports may slow Covid-19 progress
Photo courtesy of Lukas, Unsplash As the number of distributed vaccine doses increase each day, the possibility of requiring “vaccine passports” grows higher. With this comes “fake vaccine passports”—think fake IDs, but falsified proof of your COVID vaccination. The wave of anti-vaxxers who are unwilling to get the COVID […]
Northern Highlands superintendent dismisses anti-racist movements
Photo courtesy of Google Maps Dr. Scot Beckerman, the superintendent of Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale, N.J. has recently caused a stir on social media and on the local news for allegedly dismissing movements like Black Lives Matter and Anti-Asian hate as political movements rather than human rights […]
SGA’s Sustainability Committee discusses single-use plastic
Photo by Danielle Bongiovanni A Global Day of Action was held on March 31 to encourage leaders, from the president of a college to the president of the United States, to #BreakFreeFromPlastic. In honor of this day, the Student Government Association’s Sustainability Committee screened “The Story of Plastic,” a documentary […]
Lil Nas X embraces queer lust and hellish imagery in new music video
If you ever wondered what going to hell is like, you might expect to enter the fiery afterlife on a stripper pole while wearing thigh high stiletto boots. Or at least that is how Lil Nas X plans on getting there before his date with the devil. On Friday, March […]
Democracy Matters brings visibility to disability rights
Photo courtesy of Sinn Féin, Flickr On Wednesday, March 31 at 5 p.m., Ramapo’s Democracy Matters club hosted an event titled “The Intersection of Money in Politics and Disability Rights.” The event began with a presentation. Nikolas Bykov began the presentation introducing how large corporations and billionaires hold influence over policy. […]
Biden advocates for tighter gun control upon recent shooting
Photo courtesy of Maria Lysenko, Unsplash President Joe Biden was deeply affected by the Boulder, Colo. shooting attack on March 22. Stemming from the heartache of losing family members in 1973, the head of state declared immediate action to prevent more people from becoming gun violence mortalities. Victims of the […]
Reshma Saujani speaks at 15th Annual Diversity Convocation
Photo by Danielle DeAngelis To conclude Women’s Herstory Month, the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Compliance (EDIC) hosted the 15th Annual Diversity Convocation featuring guest keynote speaker Reshma Saujani, founder and CEO of the nonprofit organization Girls Who Code. This virtual event was held via Webex on Wednesday, March […]
Biden’s American Rescue Plan may bring relief to taxpayers
Photo courtesy of New York National Guard, Flickr It’s common knowledge that the coronavirus pandemic has had devastating effects on the American economy. The devastation has spanned a year and two presidencies, both of whom tried to dole out financial relief in several different forms to American citizens and their […]
Contrary to mainstream radio music, rock is not dead
Photo courtesy of Julie Kramer, Wikipedia In mainstream music, the rock genre’s popularity has long been eclipsed by genres like hip hop and pop. Once the undisputed king of music in terms of popularity, rock now garners mixed responses regarding whether or not it still has any relevance. If someone […]