Weekend Edition 3/27-3/30

Thursday, March 27^th come to Pavilion Rooms 1 and 2 at 1pm for SCOTUS: Historical Gideon, hosted by the Civic and Community Engagement Center! The landmark 1963 Gideon v. Wainwright case determined in a 9-0 decision that the 6th Amendment grants the accused  the right to have the means to put up a proper defense and that the state as well as federal courts must respect that right. The discussion will be facilitated by the Law and Society faculty. Come learn about this case’s application in modern society and get some interesting facts on the history of the American legal system! Later support the Men’s Volleyball team as they compete against Mount Saint Vincent at 7pm, and finally at 9pm, head over to the Alumni Lounges for Fear Factor, co-hosted by the College Programming Board and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life. Face your greatest fears participating in competitive challenges to be crowned Fear Factor champion! There will be teams of two and one will be eliminated each round until the finals. Don’t miss out!

Friday, March 28^th at 9pm is Jammin’ with the Staff in Friends Hall, hosted by College Programming Board! This is an opportunity for students and staff to perform and play music together for the Ramapo community! Don’t want to perform? Sit back and enjoy the show and some treats from your seat in the audience. For information about the event and signing up to perform, contact Alex Hoteck at ahoteck@ramapo.edu or Noel Gordon at ngordon1@ramapo.edu.

Saturday , March 29^th the Men and Women’s Track and Field teams will be hosting the Ramapo Northeast Challenge and the Baseball team will be playing Rowan University in a double header starting at 11:30 a.m. Come support your fellow roadrunners! That night, drop by Friends Hall at 9pm for the College Programming Board’s Musical Chairs Scavenger Hunt event. Compete to find all the items on your scavenger hunt list and to be the last person sitting! Great prizes and food will also be available for everyone.

The fun doesn’t end with the weekend. Every Tuesday the College Programming Board presents the Tuesday Night Live Series. Each week features either a live performance by a comedian, musical artist, slam poet, spoken word artist or magician or an open mic night during which Ramapo students have the opportunity to showcase their talent. On April 1^st Eric O’Shea will be coming to perform at Ramapo! Eric is a comedian who has performed across the country at colleges and has been nominated 6 times for Campus Activities Magazine’s Male Performer of the Year title. You may know him from his “Songs from Commercials” bit, which got over 4 million hits on Youtube and a rave review from Steven Spielberg. He was also featured performing this act live at the 2009 Creative Emmy Awards alongside huge names in entertainment like  Carol Burnett, Betty White, Seth MacFarlane, Ted Danson, and Jamie Lynn Siegler, to name a few. For a sneak peek at Eric’s performance, watch his videos here. Eric has played for Ramapo crowds of 300+ in the past, so make sure to arrive early!

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