By Jess Hoogendoorn Incoming freshmen will have to take a closer look at their finances now that Gov. Chris Christie has proposed a state budget that would slash aid to higher education to help cope with the multi-billion-dollar budget shortfall he inherited. Christie has proposed a $173 million funding cut to public and private colleges
By Melanie Hunter Representatives for the Rider chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) called Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed cuts to higher education “disastrous” on Wednesday. In an e-mail sent out to all faculty on campus, Dr. Judith Johnston, professor of English and chair of the Assembly of State Conferences of the AAUP,
By Amber Cox In 2000, Rider resident students received U.S. Census forms to fill out on their own. For 2010, Residence Life will be handling the forms for the April 1 national count. Roberta Butler, director of housing operations for Residence Life, said that U.S. Census Bureau workers will be coming in to help complete
By Dalton Karwacki The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has the potential to become a major player in the world if the devastating civil war can be brought to an end, according to Rider graduate Arthur-Kalala Katalayi. Katalayi, who graduated in 2009, serves as a senior adviser and global ambassador for an organization known as
No luck of the Irish Bad luck came in the form of a water leak on St. Patrick’s Day, affecting 10 Lincoln Hall residents and a commuter student. The leak was reported by a male staff member on Wednesday, March 17, at 8:21 a.m. Because of the heavy rains, water came in through the windows,
By Kaitlin MacRae The expression “it’s all in the family” rang true for one Rider student last month, when junior Ashlee Bennett interned for NBC’s The Today Show. Bennett, whose father served as a cameraman for Saturday Night Live, turned her family’s history of working for NBC into a seven-week co-op. NBC was covering the
By Nicole Veenstra Over the past year or so, Rider students Whitney Haddard, Jack King and Dasha Bunks have been busy trying to establish and make names for themselves and their businesses, despite the shaky economy that might seem uncertain for business startups. A sophomore journalism major, Haddard created a business named SweetPea&Co., which sets
Photos by Rachel Gouk Bollywood Romeo, a play written and directed by Aneesh Cheruthottil, a junior business administration major, was presented March 11 in the Yvonne Theater. The production was Cheruthottil’s first experience at directing and writing a play. The modern-day Bollywood comedy surrounds a quest for true love, including popular Bollywood music, dancing, beautiful
By Jordan Hall In most sports, it’s always difficult to beat a team three times in a season, and for Siena, it sure wasn’t easy against the Broncs. Rider defeated St. Peter’s 69-57 on March 6 to set up a third meeting with the Saints. In the semifinals of the MAAC Tournament, the Broncs gave
By Rocco Schirripa The wrestling team finished strong in its conference tournament before faltering in the NCAA Championship. Rider started out at the CAA Championship slowly, ending the first day in fifth place out of eight teams. However, the team came back out fighting the second day and finished third in a come-from-behind fashion, winning
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