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Finance Professor Premieres Film about Federal Reserve

Finance professor Murray Sabrin premiered his documentary, “Federal Reserve: 100 Years of Boom and Bust,” in Friends Hall Wednesday night. The film examines the law that significantly reformed financial operations in the U.S. and will celebrate its centennial on Dec. 23. “Federal Reserve: 100 Years of Boom and Bust” discusses […]

Petition Urges for Tap Water All Over Campus

In just three days, an online petition has gotten more than 60 Ramapo students to make the commitment to stop buying bottled water and embrace the campus hydration stations. Brenda Griepenburg, a junior at Ramapo and vice president of 1Step, created an online petition asking the students of Ramapo to […]

Women’s Basketball Tops Rutgers-Camden

The Ramapo College women's basketball team earned a narrow victory over New Jersey Athletic Conference rival Rutgers-Camden on Wednesday. After jumping out to an early 10-0 lead, the Roadrunners had to fight in the final minutes to earn a 48-43 win against the Scarlet Raptors. "They're a good team, and […]

Amazon Unveils Plan to Start Ambitious Delivery System

On Dec. 1, 2013, the approximately $27.2 billion online retail giant Amazon announced Prime Air. Prime Air is a drone program that will deliver merchandise to customers in 30 minutes or less if they live within a 10-mile radius of one of Amazon's 30 fulfillment centers in the United States. […]

Magician Stuns The Last Tuesday Night Crowd

Coins disappeared and reappeared; money changed in value; cards vanished from decks and materialized in pockets. This was the scene at Friends Hall on Tuesday, at College Programming Board’s last Tuesday Night Live of the semester. The show featured magician Ran’D Shine, who brought students up-close and personal for a […]

Greek Life Orgs Collect Clothing for the Needy

Phi Kappa Sigma and Alpha Omicron Pi teamed up to collect over 25 bags of clothing during their annual “Strip For A Cause” clothing drive. The fraternity and sorority joined together to collect clothing donations to give to the Ramapo Reform Church to help out local families during the holidays. […]

An Open Letter to Ramapo College Students

Dear Ramapo, When was the last time you apologized to someone for being yourself? Was it last week? Yesterday? Today? Five minutes ago? I’d like to call out the 18- to 25-year-old demographic for apologizing too much. We care so much about what other people think of us that we […]

Student Spreads Kind Gesture Through 400 Created Certificates

For sophomore Megan Chan, the time it took her to create and distribute 400 "certificates of appreciation" to professors and offices on campus was nothing compared to the worth of each small gesture of kindness. "I feel it is important to acknowledge the contributions people make, both big and small. […]

Prepare for the Spring Semester before Break

The fall semester is almost behind you, and you and all of your fellow students are looking forward to a much-deserved winter break. However, before you pack your bags and head home for the holidays, there are a few steps that you should take to prepare yourself for next semester. "You […]

Basketball Fans Looking towards Exciting Season

The first NBA season following last year’s shortened lockout season has been one of intrigue, disappointments and blockbuster moves. Although the season is still young, it is shaping up to be exciting and unpredictable with a very formidable Western Conference and a rebuilding Eastern Conference. Basketball fans in our area have […]