Archive for February, 2012


Swim and dive team falls short, but individual divers excel at MAACs
By Paige McAtee The women’s swimming and diving team was unable to repeat a MAAC Championship this season, while the men’s team clinched second for the third straight year. The event, postponed a week because of snow, was hosted by Loyola at the Mangione Aquatic Center. Diving Coach Dennis Ceppa won his second MAAC Diving

Thanks a Lot: WCC parking OK’d despite neighbors’ protests
By Jess Hoogendoorn It took two Princeton Regional Planning Board meetings, each one lasting 4½ hours, for the university to get permission to build a new parking lot with up to 91 spaces on the Westminster campus. The most recent meeting started at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, and ended around midnight, when Rider’s request
Behind the scenes of war epic

By Emily Landgraf People from Arkansas can hold their own with the best of Hollywood. That’s what Dr. Gregory Urwin, a military historian and professor, and his 13 recruits set out to prove when they traveled to Jekyll Island, Georgia to help film the Civil War epic Glory, which Urwin was an extra in. “Thank
Broncs falter in conference title contest

By David Pavlak Rider took to the ice this past weekend in hopes of a MACHA Championship. To achieve this goal, the team would have to defeat Penn State (PSU), Temple, and the University Of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). With the momentum of closing the season on a winning streak still fresh, the Broncs defeated
Body image an issue for everyone
By Amber Cox Body image issues affect almost everyone at some point in his or her life, according to a counselor. Rider’s Health and Fitness Week included a Body Image Seminar on Tuesday, Feb. 23, in the SRC Group Exercise Room. Amy Wirth-Nolan, a Rider graduate, presented a PowerPoint show addressing the issues of body
Security Briefs
Alcohol violation A student was cited by the Lawrence Township Police Department (LTPD) for underage drinking last weekend. On Friday, Feb. 19, at 1:49 a.m., Public Safety officers went to Switlik Hall to assist a male staff member in identifying students. The staff member said that while he was identifying the students, a male resident
Track and field claims awards at MAACs

By Victoria Lyons The track and field team added to its list of accomplishments while the men took second out of five teams and the women finished third of six at the MAAC Championships. Rider boosted its résumé with a number of honors. Head Coach Bob Hamer was named Men’s Coach of the Year, while
Volatile play leaves impression

By Cathleen Leitch In a hotel room outside of Oklahoma City, Agnes White (senior Joanne Nosuchinsky) stumbles drunk around the room. The phone rings but when she answers, no one speaks. It rings again and still no one is there. It rings yet again, and Agnes is now annoyed. She yells into the phone at
’77 cult film hits U.S., Rider

By Lacey Colby The organizers of the Horror Film Symposium are set to unleash one of the most aesthetically unusual films ever made onto the Rider community next week. Janus Films recently brought Nobuhiko Obayashi’s 1977 Japanese film House to the United States for the first time, and Rider will be the location of its
Dominant Thompson not enough in overtime thriller

By Corey Donetz Coming off a road win over conference foe St. Peter’s, the Broncs were back on the road again on Saturday to take on the Pride of Hofstra. The ESPN Bracketbuster contest went down to the wire as the Broncs fell 92-89 in overtime. Senior Ryan Thompson had a standout game, compiling a

















































