The State of the College Address on Oct. 16 opened with President Jebb giving a speech about the importance of a liberal arts education here at Ramapo and recognizing the theme of being unstoppable here at the college. President Jebb said, “We are unstoppable—we are on an upward trajectory towards […]
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International Student Organization hosts an international food night
The International Student Organization (ISO) and Dining Services hosted an International Food Night on Oct. 29, taking students’ taste buds on a trip around the world. Featured at this event were vegetable samosas from India, jollof rice from West Africa, Korean fried chicken, horchata from Mexico and chocolate mousse from […]
Raising awareness of domestic violence with ‘Take Back the Night’
On Thursday Oct. 24, The Office of Violence Prevention (OVP) hosted their annual event Take Back the Night. This event is one of the events that the office does to honor Domestic Violence Awareness Month here on campus. Take Back the Night, as stated by Marie-Danielle Attis, is “an international […]
New Jersey faces two new candidates for the United States Senate
Just a few months ago, New Jersey found itself in political turmoil as Democratic Senator Bob Menendez was convicted of accepting bribes from state businessmen to conduct favors for Qatar and Egypt, and meddling in two criminal investigations. Since then, what began as a turbulent campaign launch in light of […]
Men and women’s swim teams place second and are on the rise
On Saturday, Oct. 26, both the men’s and women’s swim teams placed second in a tri-meet against Marywood University and Hartwick College. The teams triumphed over Marywood while losing narrowly to Hartwick. The men’s team led a blowout against Marywood with a final score of 194-41 but also fell to […]
Men’s soccer team is pushed out of playoffs
On Saturday, the men’s soccer team lost a crucial New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) matchup against Rowan University, 1-0. The loss moved the Roadrunners to 8-4-4 overall and 3-3-2 in the NJAC, while Rowan continued their unbeaten season inside the conference at 6-0-2 and moved to 9-4-5 overall. The Profs […]
Field hockey fights hard against TCNJ and SUNY New Paltz
On Saturday, Ramapo’s field hockey team was defeated by The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), 3-0. In the first quarter, TCNJ sophomore Isabel Maher scored the first goal for the Lions at 6:55, followed less than two minutes later by junior Mackenzie Hart at 8:12. Both were assisted by senior […]
Canceled: Students debate the principles of cancel culture
PRO Notes app apologies, scripted videos with fake tears and deleted accounts are all the usual signs of “cancel culture” at work across the internet. Whether it be old insensitive social media posts resurfacing, or a recent joke in poor taste, it seems no one is safe from the […]
Katie Gavin’s new album has fans split
Katie Gavin, member of pop band MUNA, released her debut solo album, “What A Relief” on Oct. 25. Gavin teased fans with the release of singles “Aftertaste,” “Casual Drug Use” and “Inconsolable” over the past few months, leading fans, including myself, to eagerly await the album, but it proved a […]
Tri-state area under drought and raises concern of wildfires
New Jersey and its surrounding tri-state area is in the midst of a month-long drought. The drought has been accompanied by an abnormally warm October and has many worried about the prospect of wildfires. This year marks New Jersey’s driest October on record, experiencing only trace amounts of rainfall since […]