By Emily Landgraf Freshman Amy Crowe sent her application for a summer job to the Kiddie Academy in Hillsborough, N.J., in March. She hasn’t heard much from the day-care center since then. Crowe is looking for a job at a day-care center to gain experience working with children since she is an elementary education major.
By Julia Ernst The Liberian Ambassador to the United States, a CEO and retired company president and a professor from Texas will be joining the Rider class of 2009 at the three upcoming commencement ceremonies, all taking place in two weeks. The ceremony for graduate and College of Continuing Studies (CCS) students will take place
By Julia Ernst When you walk into the lobby of one of the new West Village apartments, you may have to take a deep breath and remind yourself that you’re in a college residence hall rather than a hotel. Though the buildings still smell of new paint, and there are miscellaneous bits of scrap wood
by Amber Cox Anyone with flu-like symptoms, such as fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, chills, or fatigue, should seek the appropriate medical care, according to the Health Center. However, students should know that there are no known or suspected cases of the new strain of influenza, the swine flu, on Rider’s campuses. As of
By Julia Ernst It really was a plain white tease, in the end. Two weeks after SEC Spring Concert artists Plain White T’s canceled their appearance with less than an hour to go before show time, it has been determined that the band will not be rescheduling the show for this semester, said Dave Keenan,
By Amber Cox Bryan Wentz, 2008-2009 photography editor for The Rider News, won first place in the regional Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence Awards contest. “I’m actually very surprised and excited that I won,” Wentz said. “It’s really cool. I can’t wait to go to the National Awards Ceremony in August.” That
This past year, The Rider News has dealt with many issues: cheering on the basketball team, protecting the environment, struggling in today’s economy and studying abroad. While two of these topics are also covered across the country, two of them are discussed specifically in The Rider News. First, to the world of sports. The Men’s
My father and I had two very different college experiences. Admittedly, he was a college student in the ’70s and went to school in New York when he lived in Brooklyn; but it wasn’t the location or decade, it was something else. At a recent honor society induction my dad was surprised to learn that
Looking back on my time at Rider, I realize that I am almost unrecognizable from the girl who graduated high school four years ago. She was shy and unsure of what she wanted out of life and found it difficult to talk to new people. At Rider, I found my voice. I was able to
I cannot believe that four years have already passed by. It seems like yesterday that I was just a wide-eyed, shy, young freshman, who felt completely lost. I remember coming to Rider with no sense of direction as to what I exactly wanted to do. It seemed like every other week I would fall in
It’s hard to believe another year is over. The past 10 months have had a profound influence on me. During this time, I witnessed my family, community and country all undergo significant change. When leaving a graduation party last June, a friend’s mother turned to me and said “It feels like the end of an
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