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Ramapo celebrates third annual diversity day

Photo by Scott Yunker Student organizations celebrated their cultural identities at the College’s third annual Diversity Day, held in the Grove this Wednesday afternoon. A lineup of musical acts performed on stage in front of the Arch as guests toured rows of activity tables and sampled cuisine served in themed […]

Bad times at the El Royale hails impressive reviews

Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia “Bad Times at the El Royale” belongs in the vaunted category of “Tarantino Knock-Off Hall of Fame” which includes such titles as “Snatch” and “Oceans 11.” This is, without a doubt, a Tarantino knock-off by the way. Right down to the title cards, Jeff […]

Brandon Vestal’s set draws crickets in the audience

Photo courtesy of Brandon Vandal, Twitter Californian comedian Brandon Vestal performed stand-up comedy at CPB’s recent installment of Tuesday Night Live in the H-wing auditorium. Vestal’s introverted personality and self-deprecating humor made for many drawn out jokes that did not land among many students. Vestal started his routine by asking […]

Latin@ Heritage Month celebrates in closing ceremony

Photo by Isaiah McCall The Latin-pop anthem “Despacito” rocked the speakers in Friends Hall this past Monday, Oct. 15 as students and faculty trickled into the area to celebrate the last day of Latin@ Heritage Month. Students from a multitude of cultures and backgrounds celebrated the event by enjoying a […]

Men’s soccer gets second tie of the season

Photo courtesy of Ramapo College of New Jersey The Ramapo Men’s soccer game concluded in a 3-3 draw with Western Connecticut State University. The Roadrunners played through two overtimes securing their second tie of the season. A modest start to the game eventually erupted into a scoring fury as each […]

Giants season continues amidst struggles

Photo courtesy of Keith Allison, Wikipedia The Giants’ 1-5 start to the 2018 regular season has fans feeling similarly dispirited to how they felt last year when the Giants finished 3-13. In their most recent game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday Night Football, they handed in a ho-hum effort, […]

New Halloween trends bring in creative costume ideas

Photo courtesy of Istolethetv, Flickr In addition to Comic-Con, Halloween is the one day a year where people can dress up as something completely exotic, basic, scary, sexy or comedic. Over the years, there have been some extreme changes with this particular holiday, especially considering the clowns who stormed through […]

Apostle is an exaggerated yet interesting film

Photo courtesy of iDominick, Wikipedia When “Apostle” isn’t devolving into cheesiness and scenery-chewing performances, it’s an impressive new movie in the Netflix original lineup. Director and writer Gareth Evans creates a grim world, offering more than two hours of shadowy, half-obscured nightmares. It begins with slow pacing, a dark, heavy […]

Stop-and-frisk should be reinstituted in Chicago

Photo courtesy of Dave Conner, Flickr In a speech to law enforcement leaders last week, President Trump suggested Chicago ought to bring back the controversial police tactic known as stop-and-frisk to dissipate violent crimes within the city. He went on to describe the violence in Chicago as a “terrible blight” […]