By Rocco Schirripa Athletes from all of Rider’s sports teams came out to show their support for the women’s soccer team as the Broncs defeated Wagner 2-1 on Tuesday during their “Code Cranberry” event. “We had some good performances by our upperclassmen, Nat Sica and Stacy Belgiovene,  and also our two goal scorers, Musumeci and

By Michael Mack The Rider cross country teams traveled to Van Cortlandt Park, N.Y., Saturday to compete in the Iona Meet of Champions. While several individuals performed well at the meet, the teams did not get the results they wanted. The women’s team finished 15th out of the 21 teams that competed. Finishing first for

By Kaitlin MacRae As Rider continues its efforts to go green, the Energy and Sustainability Steering Committee (ESSC) is sponsoring a Green Film Series to emphasize the importance of environmental awareness and the harmful impact we continue to have on our world. Set to run from September until April 2010, the educational films are meant

By Lacey Colby It is a difficult task to remake a long-standing series according to contemporary standards while remaining faithful to the original material. The filmmakers of the Star Trek reboot had to face the possible alienation of the large fan base devoted to the old plot lines if they chose the more contemporary approach

By Brandi Lukas Peace, love and music. Forty years ago, the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair transformed a small farm in Bethel, N.Y., into a cultural phenomenon in August 1969. As young men, two of Rider’s sociology professors, Dr. Jeffrey R. Halpern and Dr. Barry E. Truchil, traveled from different parts of New York to

The New Jersey gubernatorial election will occur Nov. 3. Incumbent Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine is fighting for re-election against two other top candidates — Republican Chris Christie and independent Chris Daggett. All three candidates have been to Rider in order to present their views on what are considered to be the most important topics for

by Kyle Collins In 2007, U.S. Attorney Chris Christie announced the indictment of former state Senator and Newark Mayor Sharpe James. These allegations included charging thousands of dollars to city credit cards to take James and his cohorts on lavish Martha’s Vineyard vacations. All the while, a large number of the children of his city

by Jess Scanlon This November, New Jersey voters will make the vital choice of who will be the next governor. The Democratic Party nominee is the incumbent, Gov. Jon Corzine. He is a former business executive and served as a U.S. Senator before being elected governor in 2005. However, his background tells the story of

by Heather Shupe For the last few months, the television has been bogged down with commercials concerning the election for governor of New Jersey. Candidates Chris Christie (Republican) and current Gov. Jon Corzine (Democrat) have been using these commercials to sling mud on their opponents. One candidate, however, has not put down either candidate in

by Angelina Franco As students settle back into their academic routines, many have been spending time sitting in class, studying and working. Now it’s time to enjoy ourselves and kick off this weekend with this year’s annual Homecoming Dance at Westminster. The theme for this year’s Homecoming is a spinoff of the popular ’80s television