By Katherine Johnson His life may be more than “unfabulous” now, but actor Markus Flanagan knows what it’s like to worry about landing auditions, as he addressed Rider’s fine and performing arts majors last week. “Everything layers up,” Flanagan said. “All the criticism, all the directors and casting agents can layer up and get in

By Melanie Hunter The women of Rider can look forward to having a continued voice on campus as HerStory, the university’s first feminist literary journal, is going strong into its second year. Julie Morcate, a junior English major and the president of HerStory, said the journal  will cover a wide range of women’s issues. “We

Course selection started on Oct. 19, and since then, classes have been closing left and right. Students have had to sit by and watch as their carefully tinkered schedules for next semester fall apart, class by class. It seems that the process of course selection is more stressful for students this year, and there are

By Jess Scanlon Above the Kroner Lot, a bat flies into a small dark box posted above a “No Freshman Parking” sign after a long night of hunting bugs. Bat houses are small structures that provide a safe haven for the animals during daytime hours. They are made of very rough pieces of wood so

By Kyle Collins Democratic control in Trenton has done great harm to New Jersey. Unemployment rates have soared. Taxes and fees have been raised on the hardworking people of this state. There has been a massive exodus of people moving out of the state. Businesses have fled and home foreclosures are up. All the while,

By Jonathon Padron Jon Corzine is the right choice for New Jersey students for the next four years. When it comes to issues of education, health care and the economy, Corzine has made the right choices to set us up for great successes in the future. When Corzine came into office, the national economy was

By Heather Shupe Over the last few months, New Jersey residents have seen television commercials and road signs supporting all three candidates for this year’s election. Instead of mudslinging, Chris Daggett has used his positive ideas on how to improve New Jersey to sway voters. Throughout these past months, Daggett has begun to make plans

Several weeks ago, the House of Representatives passed what Speaker Nancy Pelosi alleges is the “single largest investment in aid to help students and families pay for college in history, and at no cost to taxpayers.” This legislation, titled the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, will save taxpayers an alleged $87 billion over 10

By Corey Donetz The Rider field hockey team went into last weekend undefeated and atop the Northeast Conference (NEC). Unfortunately, the nationally ranked Broncs (13-1 overall, 4-0 NEC) fell to Rutgers  in a non-conference game on Saturday and were knocked down from their perfect season. Going into Rutgers on Saturday, the Broncs looked to stay