Spoken word poet José Canta brought his syncopated rhythms and artful language to Friend’s Hall for this week’s Tuesday Night Live. The College Programming Board’s biweekly event corresponded with Latin Heritage Month this week, and fittingly Canta expressed his Latin-American perspective through his work. Spoken word is a type […]
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Nintendo Announces Upcoming Releases for Various Systems
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Men’s Soccer Plays to Scoreless Overtime Tie
The Ramapo College men’s soccer team hosted the Drew University Rangers in a non conference game on Wednesday. Neither team was able to capitalize on their opportunities in regulation. The teams played two 10 minute overtime periods, but after 110 minutes of play, the game was declared a draw. Roadrunners […]
SGA TODAY: President Encourages Student Involvement on Campus
For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Vinny Guinta, and I am your Student Government President at Ramapo. I will be writing blogs for The Ramapo News on a bi-weekly to monthly basis in order to hear what you, the students, want to see changed at […]
Professors Recognized for Their Excellent Teaching
Professors James Hoch and Jeremy Teigen shared the spotlight at this year’s Henry Bischoff Excellence in Teaching Award reception, held yesterday at 3 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge. Hoch, professor of creative writing, and Teigen, associate professor of political science, were recognized by their colleagues as outstanding faculty members that […]
Queer Youth Speak Up About Heterosexual Privileges
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Your Best Fantasy Football Draft Picks
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