by Amber Cox Alumni Gym’s water-damaged and warped floor is putting a damper on some regular activities at Rider this fall. Midnight MAACness, originally scheduled for Oct. 16, is in the process of being “reformatted” for this year. Dean of Students Anthony Campbell stated that the floor in the gym will “not be ready for

By Josh Veltrie Adversity struck in an odd way at Rider on Aug. 22, as part of the floor inside Alumni Gym became soaked in water after 7.6 inches of rain poured down on campus that day. (See MAACness, p. 1) Since about 30 percent of the floor was damaged, according to Athletic Director Don

By Jordan Hall Past success leads to high expectations, which can often result in added pressure. But for the Rider field hockey team, lofty goals have made them perform at an even more elite level. With a 13-7 record last season, an appearance in the Northeast Conference (NEC) Championship game and 14 returning letterwinners, the

by Amber Cox A large front passing by the East Coast dumped more than 7 inches of rain on  the Lawrenceville campus on Aug. 22. The torrential rain on that day caused flooding in a number of places on campus, especially Alumni Gym. There was also slight damage in Cranberry’s and the parking lot by

By Christina LoBrutto Last weekend was action-packed for the volleyball team, as it lost to the Manhattan Jaspers on Saturday and the Siena Saints on Sunday. Saturday’s match was the conference season opener for both Rider and Manhattan. After falling behind the Jaspers two sets to none, the Broncs rallied to tie the match, but

by Emily Landgraf While the gubernatorial candidates do not agree on much, all three concur that the state’s economy is in need of a makeover. Faced with $38 billion of debt, high unemployment rates and other serious monetary problems, New Jersey is a state where the economy is a top priority. Incumbent Democratic Gov. Jon

By Josh Veltrie Stellar play from Rider graduate student Eric LeFante led the Broncs to a fifth-place finish at the 21st annual Leo Keenan Invitational, hosted by St. Bonaventure on Sunday and Monday. LeFante placed first of 72 golfers with a two-day total of 138 on the par-70, 6,308-yard Bartlett Country Club course. It was

by Dalton Karwacki You don’t have to know Mandarin to start a billion dollar business in China, according to an Ivy League graduate and former Wall Street investment banker who spoke on Wednesday, Sept. 16, in the Bart Luedeke Center Theater. Jack Perkowski explained how he decided to found a company in China and why