Monday, June 23, 2025
To celebrate cultural diversity and to start off Asian American, Pacific Islander and Desi (APIDA) Heritage Month here at Ramapo College, the South Asian Student Organization hosted their event Beyond Borders: A Cultural Celebration. This event, with the help of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies (CHGS), International Student […]
An event to commemorate Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage and Educational Opportunity Fund Awareness month was held on April 3 in the Alumni Lounges. Hosted by the Offices of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Compliance (EDIC) and the EOF Program, the event was kicked off with speakers, Associate Director […]
The Black Student Union (BSU) hosted a Soul Food Night with Ramapo Dining in the Birch Tree Inn on Feb. 4. The event featured favorites such as fried chicken, macaroni and cheese and caesar salad. Additionally, Ramapo College students had the opportunity to enjoy oxtail, collard greens, candied yams, cornbread […]
Ramapo’s Social Work Club hosted a bake sale that took place on Thursday, Nov. 14 on the second floor of the Student Center. The bake sale was in support of Hispanic heritage and invited students to experience Hispanic culture through food. The bake sale featured tasty desserts such as tres […]
Ramapo’s Black Student Union (BSU) and Dining Services hosted a Black History Month dinner on Tuesday. The dinner was a celebration of Black history and culture and informed students on how the community celebrates Black History Month. This event was one of many hosted throughout Black History Month at Ramapo. […]
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The 2023 Lunar New Year ushered in the Year of the Rabbit and the anticipated welcoming of spring. While this holiday, which began on Jan. 22, is celebrated at the start of the lunar calendar, it honors the various deities that people across many Asian countries worship. Within the zodiac, […]
Photo courtesy of Kevin Rheese, Flickr The College Programming Board hosted their annual Cultural Food Fest in Friends Hall on Friday night, presenting a wide array of foods representative of Mexico, China, India, Greece and Italy. “People seemed very excited to try cultural foods from around the area,” said sophomore […]
Photo courtesy of Jared Zimmerman, Wikipedia El Día de los Muertos, also referred to as the Day of the Dead, is often wrongly considered “Mexican Halloween.” Although Halloween and Day of the Dead share similar characteristics, they are two completely different holidays with completely different meanings. The Day of the […]
Photo by Kate Klinger Lambda Theta Pi hosted their fourth annual Una Noche Mexicana at J. Lee’s on Thursday night. Students that stopped by were welcome to try a variety of Mexican foods, beverages and candies. The food was catered by La Hacienda, located just a few minutes away in […]
