Weekend Edition November 7th-10th

Today, Thursday November 7^th, don’t forget to donate to the annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, hosted by the Civic and Community Engagement Center, which will be taking place all through the month of November. Later, join College Programming Board at 9pm for a groovy 70s Night in the Alumni Lounges that will kick off a three day “journey through the decades”! Bring your friends and tie dye shirts and make your own lava lamps! Free pizza and mozzarella sticks will also be served.

Friday, November 8^th, the CCEC will be hosting a trip to House on the Hill, a daycare center in Goshen, NY that works specifically with children from immigrant families. This is a great volunteer opportunity, and you will get to work directly with the children and their teachers. Students interested in going should arrive at the Student Center parking lot at 8:20 am, and the bus will get back to Ramapo around 1 pm. That night, the College Programming Board will host an 80s themed event in Alumni Lounges at 9pm. Come play super-sized video games from the decade, including Pac Man, Donkey Kong, Super Mario Bros., and Mortal Combat! There will also be a free ice cream sundae bar with lots of delectable topping choices, so stop by and treat your sweet tooth!

Saturday, November 9^th, the CCEC will be holding its weekly volunteer trip to Teaneck, NJ where students will be tutoring kids in grades K-12. They will be focusing on subjects like Math, Language Arts, and Arts and Crafts but no tutoring experience is required, so any one is welcome to come! This is a great opportunity for people looking for a volunteer experience or for those pursuing a teacher education certificate. The bus will be leaving campus around 9am and will return around 1pm. For more information, contact the CCEC, located in SC-213, at extension 7586. That afternoon, watch the Men’s Swimming team compete against New Jersey Institute of Technology and the Women’s Swimming team compete against the College of New Rochelle at 2pm. Support your fellow roadrunners! And later, stop by J.Lee’s at 9pm for College Programming Board’s final decade-themed event of the week: a 90s night! Re-live your childhood with throwback 90s décor and get a chance to perform some 90s themed karaoke! Free Chinese food will also be served.

For more information on what’s going on around campus, visit Ramapo’s In the Loop page or check out the This Week in Ramapo video.

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