Friday, July 18, 2025
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia Regardless of the director at the helm, when a viewer watches an “up-close and personal” movie concentrating on World War II or WWII-related event, more often than not, they know what to expect. Several films, such as Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan,” and more […]
Photo courtesy of United States Senate, Wikipedia After what seemed to be the longest campaign season ever, we can finally relish in the fact that we won’t have to see another political advertisement blowing up our televisions until the next election comes about. Many of the people running for office […]
Photo courtesy of Maryland GovPics, Wikipedia Less than 24 hours after he was reinstated, DJ Durkin, the head football coach for the University of Maryland’s Terrapins, was fired after public pressure and backlash. Durkin was the coach when former player Jordan McNair, 19, collapsed during workouts and later died of […]
Photo by China Summers This past week, colleges have been encouraging students to vote and celebrating those newly elected in Congress, but students of color at Ramapo College have been celebrating something different: Black Solidarity Week. Black Solidarity Week has been a weeklong commemoration of unity and support within a […]
Photo by Scott Yunker Members of the New Jersey Legislature spoke at a Black Student Union-hosted banquet commemorating Black Solidarity Day in the Alumni Lounges on Monday night. Assemblyman Gordon Johnson (D-37) and Jamel Holley (D-20) stressed the importance of black youth participation in community and national politics. BSU President […]
Photo courtesy of Ruben Ortega, Wikipedia The initial artistically violent shooting scene that opens the Spanish film “Gun City” aligns with the title excellently. A group of soldiers lies dead in front of a weapons train. Federal Police Inspector Aníbal Uriarte (Louis Tosar) prepares his search for Catalan criminals to stop […]
Photo by Dana Wehmann This year marks the 49th anniversary of Ramapo College, and the campus came together on Wednesday to celebrate in the annual Founders’ Day event. From 1-3 p.m. around the arch, students, faculty and staff joined in this birthday bash to show school spirit and appreciation for […]
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia Released this past Friday, “Nobody’s Fool” is an American film that was written and directed by Tyler Perry. The romantic comedy follows the love life of Danica (Tika Sumpter) and her sister Tanya (Tiffany Haddish) who has just been released from prison. The two […]
Photo by Dana Wehmann Student cast and crew members are preparing to perform an adaptation of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” in the Sharp Theater this weekend. The Ramapo theater production arrives during the bicentennial anniversary of the novel’s original publication. Two hundred years following its first publication, the original “Frankenstein” […]
Photo courtesy of Robert Couse-Baker, Flickr Go vote: it’s the words that many students have probably heard from their professors, all over social media or, even more likely, a nagging relative. This midterm election brought with it a sense of voter responsibility, as the turnout for voting passed previous midterms […]
