The film "Oculus," which opened in theaters everywhere this past Friday, is not what it seems. Kaylie (Karen Gillan) tries to set her brother Tim (Brenton Thwaites) free from the burden he has been carrying around for 10 years after killing his father and watching him go crazy while torturing […]
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Sabrin Makes Campaign Stop at Ramapo College
Dr. Murray Sabrin, professor of finance at Ramapo, addressed students, staff and faculty on Tuesday as part of his campaign for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D) for the New Jersey U.S. Senate in November. "I believe I am on the right side of all these […]
Jackie Robinson Flick Hits it Out of the Park
42 serves as a blunt reminder that America's most beautiful and well-respected game was once muddied with racism and segregation. The biopic of esteemed baseball player Jackie Robinson, told with style and elegance, is capped with a triumphant finish. Robinson is played by Chadwick Boseman in the film, and the little-known […]
Mahwah Company Assists in Building Tallest Building in US
New Jersey had its hand in claiming yet another title for our neighbor, New York City. This time, in a little friendly competition over whose building is the tallest. Hytorc, an industrial bolting company in Mahwah, N.J., bolted down the 408-foot spire and its 14 communication rings to One World […]
MEVO Teaches Students Green Living Tactics
MEVO, Mahwah Environmental Volunteers Organization, Inc., along with a panel of experts, presented students with a seminar on sustainable living and how local food, farms and higher education promote healthy living in the Pavilion on Monday night. Eric J. Fuchs-Stengel, executive director of MEVO, founded the organization in 2008 while […]
News Round Up: Stories From This Past Week
The Ramapo News staff was off this past week for Thanksgiving break, but the holiday didn't prevent it from being a busy news week. Here's what you missed while we were gone. Metro Derailing: On Sunday morning, a Metro-North train derailed from the tracks in the Bronx. New York Governor […]
CCEC Brings Awareness to the Hungry, Homeless
This week, the Civic and Community Engagement Center is hosting Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week (HHAW), where students will have the opportunity to learn about and experience poverty. Ramapo students will be able to experience poverty firsthand at the third annual OxFam Hunger Banquet, learn about the fast food industry […]
SLIDESHOW: Ramapo News Holds Design Workshop for High Schoolers
Ramapo News editors and Waldwick High School juniors and seniors joined forces again for a design workshop on April 24, held at Ramapo College. The WHS student journalists, who produce the school newspaper "The Echo," visited Ramapo College to participate in an all-day program on newspaper layout, which included a […]
Ramapo Student Wins National Karate Title
Devin Javois's parents originally put him in karate classes to get him off the streets of Paterson, which they succeeded in, but they also helped Devin discover a sport that he was passionate about and inevitably extremely talented at. This past winter break, Devin Javois, a freshman at Ramapo College, […]
Finance Professor Might Run Against Booker For Senate
Murray Sabrin, professor of finance at Ramapo, said he is considering a campaign for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D) in this year's New Jersey U.S. Senate race. "I thought maybe this would be the perfect opportunity for me to run and present a platform that […]
