Photo courtesy of Sony Picture Releasings, Wikipedia Within the past several years, the action genre has gone through both ups and downs when it comes to the overall quality of films audiences have been receiving. On one hand, long-time franchises like “Mission Impossible” and “Mad Max” have breathed new life […]
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Ramapo College honors adjuncts at AFT awards
Photo by Scott Yunker Long-time adjunct faculty members were honored for their life’s work in education by the Ramapo Federation of State College Teachers (American Federation of Teachers Local 2274) at its second annual AFT Adjunct Awards, held in the Alumni Lounges on Wednesday afternoon. Adjunct faculty members comprise 52 […]
eSports is taking over video game tournaments
Photo courtesy of John Puchalski In this new era of gaming we’ve begun to say goodbye to the days of hosting shady, poorly put together video game tournaments in the depths of your grandmother’s basement and instead, started saying hello to one of the most lucrative industries in recent years; […]
Ramix Recordings releases second album on Spotify
Photo courtesy of Ramix Recordings, Facebook Ramapo’s independent record label, Ramix Recordings, released their second compilation album that highlights students’ original music. This year’s volume is available on Spotify and features a diverse mix of genres including rock, hip hop, pop and EDM. The album features 10 songs from current […]
Giants building a winning culture for future seasons
Photo courtesy of Keith Allision, Wikipedia With a first-year head coach, an aging quarterback in Eli Manning and a defense that lacks talent at multiple positions, the Giants have been pitiful at best this season, and their 1-7 start before the bye week reflects that fact. While this has been […]
Trae Young struggles in his inconsistent season
Photo courtesy of Trae Young, Twitter Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young’s emergence into the league was just as theatrical as his rollercoaster rookie season itself. He was picked fifth overall in the 2018 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks, but they ended up trading his draft rights to the Hawks […]
Alumna Danielle McCartan on Ramapo and career
Photo courtesy of Danielle McCartan, Twitter Ever tune into Ramapo’s non-commercial radio station, WRPR-FM (90.3) on Sunday mornings? Well if you have, I’m sure you’re very familiar with Ramapo’s very own alumna, Danielle McCartan and her radio show “60 Minute Overtime” that airs live every Sunday morning. “60 Minute Overtime” […]
American Meme looks at social media influencers
Photo courtesy of Meghan Roberts, Wikipedia “The American Meme,” a documentary initially released in April and recently put on Netflix, takes on four different major personalities: Paris Hilton, Josh Ostrovsky, Brittany Furlan and Kirill Bichutsky. It also offers insight into the transgressive world of being an influencer and public figure […]
First K-pop band featured in Philadelphia’s Jingle Ball
Photo courtesy of Z100 New York, Twitter Q102’s Philadelphia Jingle Ball finished out its run featuring Monsta X, the first K-pop group to ever perform on the tour on Wednesday, Dec. 5. The Korean idol group performed at five of the event’s locations, alongside other international American favorites like Shawn […]
Bumblebee impresses despite some shortcomings
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia If there were ever a Hollywood property in dire need of a complete makeover, director Michael Bay’s “Transformers” films would most definitely fit the bill. Since 2007, both Bay and Paramount, the films’ distributor, have managed to establish a major franchise that, despite its […]