Canada has rung in the new year by starting a trial period where people who possess 2.5 grams or less of hard drugs will not be criminalized. The drugs included in this new legislation are cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, fentanyl and morphine. This trial period will last for three years, ending […]
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Ramapo releases 2021 security & fire safety statistics
On Sept. 30, the “Ramapo College Annual Security & Fire Safety Report” for 2022 became available. According to the email informing students of the report’s publication, each year the Department of Public Safety is required to disclose “information regarding campus safety and security in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure […]
American Vandals explores social media use in second season
Courtesy of Disney, Flickr Netflix has recently released its second season of their cult followed anthology series “American Vandal.” There is something familiar and gripping in watching adolescent drama played out in extreme ways. In the first season the story was fairly simple: the students’ investigation was to prove delinquent […]
Agatha Christie remake is well worth a one-way ticket
Photo courtesy of Angela George, Wikipedia Adapting “Murder on the Orient Express” to film in our contemporary period is a bit of a challenge. The original Agatha Christie classic created an unnerving claustrophobic setting accompanied by a great focus on detailed conversations and investigation that mystery stories of that time […]
Return to the Amanda Knox Trial in New Netflix Film
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia When a British girl, Meredith Kercher, was murdered in Italy – allegedly by an American girl, Amanda Knox – it was the biggest news story in 2007. Amanda Knox spent four years in an Italian prison and now she is currently trying to build a new […]