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Ramapo College of New Jersey
Ramapo College of New Jersey is a public Liberal Arts college located in Mahwah, New Jersey . It was established in 1969 . There are about 5,500 undergraduate and 350 graduate students. Ramapo has 171 full-time faculty, of which 95% have doctorate or terminal degrees. This faculty is supplemented by adjunct specialists and other visiting scholars. Ramapo College, designated "New Jersey's Public Liberal Arts College," was recognized by two national publications as among the best in the north. In the 2006 edition of America's Best Colleges, released by U.S.News & World Report, Ramapo College is ranked number one among regional public comprehensive colleges. In the listing, "The top public comprehensive colleges," which is subdivided into four geographical quadrants, Ramapo College is first among comprehensive colleges in the north. Ramapo College also is one of 224 select colleges and universities profiled by The Princeton Review in the 2006 edition of The Best Northeastern Colleges. It has an independent FM radio station, 90.3 WRPR Mahwah , and boasts many clubs and activities such as a Community Choir, Model United Nations, and Science Fiction & Comic Book Club. The school's men's basketball team, coached by Chuck McBreen, is a perennial winner. In the 2002-03 season, the team reached the Elite 8. In 2003-04, they won the ECAC Metro Championship. In 2004-05, they won their first ever New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championship and reached the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament. Chuck McBreen has the highest winning percentage of any coach at any level in New Jersey men's basketball programs. HISTORY Ramapo College's most well known features are "The Havemeyer Arch" and "The Birch Mansion". The Birch Mansion The mansion is located in a prominent spot in the main Quad . The red brick Queen Anne style mansion was completed in 1890 at the cost of $100,000 for Lillie and John Mayer as a gift from their parents, who lived across the road from them. It is known as being haunted, as Lillie was shot inside of it. It was allegedly accidental, but rumors subsist to this very day that the mansion is haunted. It is now used for events and office space. The Havemeyer Arch The arch is located in the main quad. It is an arch from a homefront in New York City which was brought to Mahwah to decorate their property. It is now a prominent centerpiece upon the campus. It is known for being a gathering spot, and it's deep red hue lends itself to Ramapo's colors. RESIDENCE LIFE There are currently five residence halls: Pine and Linden (reserved for incoming freshmen), Oak, Maple, and The Overlook. Additionally, there is the fifteen-building College Park apartment (CPA) complex, and The Village, a twenty-two townhouse community. Select CPA apartments and the Village are the only wet (alcohol-permitting) residence areas. A sixth residence hall, Laurel, is currently under construction and slated to be partially completed for the Fall 2006 semester. Students will be housed in Laurel hall, but the entire building will not be open. The College Park Apartments and The Village are apartment-style living. The College Park Apartments are built in two styles but each are charecterized by their free standing cabin style buildings. Each of these holds at least four suites containing a kitchen, living room, and bathroom with tub. The College Park Apartments' lounge is located in a large building and features a pool table, extra kitchen, and free video game machine. In years previous, there were known to be friendly rivalries between the College Park apartments and Pine and Linden, due to their locations on either side of the campus. Because new dormatories have been built, this rivalry has fizzled out. The Village, built in a modern, townhouse style, features single bedrooms and a large kitchen and living room area. Many students are known to use their strangely huge bathroom for things other than its original intent, such as a lounge. Pine is set up as three rooms (two people in each) in a suite with a shared bathroom for the six residents. Linden consists of two separate rooms in a suite with a bathroom joining in the middle. Oak, previously an Honors Freshman dorm as well as standard sophomore and other upperclassmen area, holds two people per room, each with a bathroom. Maple is set up much the same way, but with three people to a room. The Overlook, currently the newest of the residence life buildings, has two rooms per suite, each with two people in them, and a bathroom for each room. The suites are joined by a common room (living room area) in the center. These residence halls provide students with microwaves, refridgerators, cable television and high speed internet access. In previous years, the college was thought of as a commuter school, but due to increasing numbers of students wanting to reside at Ramapo, some students have not been able to get housing. DINING SERVICES There are two all-you-can-eat style cafeterias, The Marketplace at the Birch Tree Inn (commonly known as The Birch) and the Pavilion. There is also traditional retail dining available at the Curtain Call Cafe, located in the Berrie Center, and The Atrium, located next to the Birch in the Scott Student Center. While the cafe serves traditional cafe style fare, The Atrium serves food-court style foods such as burgers, pizza, and sub sandwiches. EXTERNAL LINKS
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