Ramapo’s Women’s Center and LGBTQ+ services, the Office of Violence Prevention (OVP) and the Center for Health and Counseling Services hosted a vigil and proclamation for Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) on Nov. 20. TDOR is observed annually on Nov. 20 and serves to memorialize those who have been killed […]
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Raising awareness of domestic violence with ‘Take Back the Night’
On Thursday Oct. 24, The Office of Violence Prevention (OVP) hosted their annual event Take Back the Night. This event is one of the events that the office does to honor Domestic Violence Awareness Month here on campus. Take Back the Night, as stated by Marie-Danielle Attis, is “an international […]
Candlelight Vigil Part of Hazing Prevention Week
Photo by Hope Patti National Hazing Prevention Week came to an end last week, and the Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life at Ramapo hosted a candlelight vigil on Thursday near the Arch. Frank Albergo, a junior, describes this annual ceremony as, “a memory of everybody that passed away, to […]
Suicide Awareness Vigil Held for Awareness Week
Photo by Rebecca King A suicide awareness vigil to honor victims of suicide and spread awareness of mental illness was held on Friday at 7 p.m. by the arch. At the event, which was hosted by the Active Minds club, students were encouraged to bring a poem, speech or picture […]