Photo courtesy of Josh Jensen, Wikipedia To put it plainly, growing up can sometimes suck, especially for someone considered a social outcast by his peers. Coming of age always includes the rather difficult journey to find a friend or social group that they feel like they truly belong to. With […]
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Hip Hop Evolution’s new season gets into more history
Photo courtesy of Shad, Facebook This past Friday, “Hip-Hop Evolution” was released for a second season on Netflix. The season includes four episodes that continue to take the audience through the history of hip-hop. The documentary series followed the host Shad Kabango as he learned legendary artists’ stories. The first […]
Lil Yachty’s got Nuthin 2 Prove with third album
Photo courtesy of Anton Mak, Wikipedia The rap landscape maintains some familiar faces in 2018 with the release of Lil Yachty’s “Nuthin’ 2 Prove.” The project is Yachty’s second studio album this year, and his third since the release of “Teenage Emotion” in May of 2017. Yachty has kept up […]
Beekeeping generates a buzz on campus
Photo by Erica Meline There’s been a lot of buzz about beekeeping in the past decade. Ramapo College has a considerable beekeeper population and the RCNJ Beekeepers club offers a meeting space for students and staff who share a passion for the insects. Additionally, members of the College’s beekeeping group […]
Ramapo hosts Diwali celebration ahead of festival
Photo by Erica Meline Autumn means something different for everyone. Some people think of horror movies and trick-or-treating, while others associate it with football and a big Thanksgiving feast. A few even see it merely as prep time for winter holidays. In South Asia, though, autumn is synonymous with Diwali. […]
Making a Murderer’s second season lacks purpose
Photo courtesy of WP:NFCC#4, Wikipedia The second season of “Making a Murderer” finally premiered on Netflix last Friday, Oct. 19. It has since received criticism for its representation of the opposing sides in the case. The Netflix docuseries’ second season primarily focuses on convicted murderer Steven Avery’s new lawyer, Kathleen […]
Clinton rejects Lewinsky scandal as abuse of power
Photo courtesy of United States Department of State, Wikpedia In an interview with CBS this past Sunday, Hillary Clinton outraged many supporters of the #MeToo movement. When asked by CBS correspondent Tony Dokoupil if her husband Bill Clinton’s past affair with Monica Lewinsky was an abuse of power, she told […]
Florida child dead after testing positive for influenza
Photo courtesy of Whoisjohngalt, Wikipedia An unidentified child in Florida, who had not received the flu vaccine, died sometime between Sept. 30 and Oct. 6 after testing positive for influenza, according to the Florida Department of Health’s Bureau of Epidemiology. This was the first pediatric death in Florida of this […]
Trump encourages assault on journalists at rally
Photo courtesy of Sheala Craighead, Wikipedia During a rally in Montana, President Donald Trump spent most of the time making sure that his crowd and supporters were going to vote Republican in the upcoming midterm elections, but in doing so, he also decided to take another shot at reporters and […]
Patriots fan throws a beer at Chiefs’ wide receiver
Photo courtesy of Tyreek Hill, Twitter During a Sunday Night Football matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots where the Patriots won 43-40, there was controversy because a Patriots fan threw a beer at Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill after scoring a touchdown. After the 75-yard touchdown […]