Friday, January 24, 2025
The new anime “Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End” has officially closed its first season, and now it’s time to agonizingly wait for more. The story was beautiful, capturing the journey of the elf mage Frieren, her human student Fern and the cowardly warrior Stark as they walk north to Aureole, their […]
Greece has just become the 16th European Union country and first Orthodox Christian nation to legalize same-sex marriage and equal parental rights for same-sex couples. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis “told his cabinet last month that same-sex marriage was a matter of equal rights, noted that similar legislation was in place […]
Baseball is back as spring training is fully underway, and fans are eager for the season to get going on March 30. But before MLB Opening Day is upon us, the best from each nation will represent their countries in the World Baseball Classic (WBC). Last played in 2017 in […]
Photo courtesy of Danny Choo, Flickr The world’s most renowned sporting mega-event, the Olympic Games, are a little over 100 days away. This year, the Summer 2020 Games are scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan on July 24 through Aug. 9. However, one question has risen among fans […]
Photo courtesy of Diana Ringo, Wikipedia The idea of Wes Anderson making an animated family film is a bit odd. Granted, the director's visual style, from his love of long takes and wide frames to his painterly aesthetic, seems almost tailored made towards animation. Audiences were already exposed to this […]
Photo by Hope Patti Ramapo College hosted a series of talks Friday involving the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster where Ramapo Professor Michael Edelstein discussed the topic of recovery. A portion of the event titled “Conversation on the Human Impacts of Fukushima Daiichi Disaster” also presented the opportunity to listen to Professor […]
Photo courtesy of Yuya Tamai, Flickr The world was watching as America went to the polls last month to select the next president. On Tuesday, Ramapo welcomed a Japanese newspaper editor to share an international perspective on the election of Donald Trump. Hiroyuki Nishimura is Deputy Editor of the Nikkei […]
Photo courtesy of Morio, Wikipedia The Formula One World Championship traveled to Suzuka Circuit in Japan this past Sunday, and Nico Rosberg took home the victory. The race did not disappoint. Rosberg entered the event with a 23-point lead in the standings over Briton Lewis Hamilton. The Mercedes-Benz teammates started […]
Next Friday, March 11, will mark the fifth anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, triggered by an earthquake and tsunami that ravaged the Fukushima prefecture of Japan. The natural calamities alone killed nearly 16 thousand people, and while the short and long term effects of the exposure to the leaked […]
Ben Levy, the director of international education at Ramapo, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to Japan. Levy has been with the College since 2010. His position is comprehensive and inclusive of all international programs and initiatives, including institutional strategic planning, program development and international risk management. The Fulbright […]
