Photo courtesy of Budiey, Flickr On March 16, trading card company Topps released a set of caricatures based on the events of the 63rd annual Grammys on Twitter. However, the company experienced heavy backlash when Twitter users saw the caricature of K-pop sensation, BTS. The piece included the seven members […]
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Dr. Chuck Stead continues talk on the Ramapoughs
Photo by Danielle Bongiovanni The Sustainability Committee invited Dr. Chuck Stead to continue his talk on “An Inside History of the Ramapough Lunaape Peoples” on March 11. He began by describing the connections between his own work at the college and the Ramapoughs. Stead has brought students to sites where […]
Ramapo hosts global talk focused on Croatia during war
Photo by Matthew Wikfors As part of its “Ramapo Global Talks” series, the Roukema Center hosted the Academic Programs International (API) Croatia Resident Directors for “Dubrovnik, Croatia: A City Under Siege” on Thursday, March 15 at 1 p.m. through Webex. The discussion was about the history and culture of Yugoslavia […]
Sierra Student Coalition welcomes new attendees at open house
Photo by Danielle Bongiovanni This past Thursday night, the Sierra Student Coalition Spring Open House virtually welcomed attendees from different high schools and colleges across the country. In 1991, Adam Werbach and other young people he had worked with to promote green legislation in California founded the SSC on the […]
Marvel’s first limited series “WandaVision” is a success
Photo courtesy of Walt Disney Television, Flickr After a year and a half of waiting since the last big Marvel Cinematic Universe release, “Spider-Man: Far From Home,” due to delays from the unplanned worldwide pandemic, fans were finally able to re-enter the largest superhero world starting Jan. 15, 2021 […]
Ramapo honors two faculty members with Thomases Awards
Photo by Tori D'Amico On March 10, Ramapo College honored Dr. Patricia Ard and Dr. Amanda Beecher as co-recipients of the Fred and Florence Thomases Faculty Award. Florence Thomases was a founding member of Ramapo College, and her husband Fred a major leader in the community. They endowed the college […]
Trial date for Chauvin is determined year after Floyd’s death
Photo courtesy of Jason Hargrove, Flickr On May 25, 2020, in Minneapolis, a Black 46-year-old man named George Floyd attempted to pay for cigarettes in a convenience store with a counterfeit $20 bill. The owner called the police as a result, and squad cars rushed to the scene. Attempting to […]
NY PopUp moves indoor to select Broadway theaters DONE
Photo courtesy of Diana Robinson, Flickr After a long year of empty theaters and cancellations, New York City is slowly bringing arts and culture back to life in a new arts festival called NY PopUps, NBC reports. The festival began hosting outdoor events at the end of February all over […]
Researchers are studying two new COVID variants
Photo courtesy of Prasesh Shiwakoti (Lomash), Unsplash For the past weeks, scientists have been analyzing two new variants of the coronavirus propagating throughout the country. A virus mutation known as the B.1.526 has been identified in New York City. The B.1.427 or B.1.429 strain also appeared in California. Researchers have found […]
Ramapo College welcomes fifth president Dr. Cindy Jebb
Photo courtesy of Ramapo College, Instagram Dr. Cindy R. Jebb will be Ramapo College’s fifth president, as this was announced on Friday, March 10 through email and the college’s social media platforms. President-elect Jebb will officially hold the role starting July 6. On Friday afternoon, the Board of Trustees voted […]