The Rider News ran an article on multitasking entitled “Multitasking can be both essential and dangerous,” stating that, for the most part, college kids find it beneficial. It mentioned that you have to be trained to handle multiple things simultaneously. My life experience as a student and educator is the precise opposite. While in graduate
A recent talk by an invited speaker on campus discussed the idea of anthropomorphic global warming, as covered in the Oct. 14 The Rider News article, “Cullen traces global warming trend to humans.” The concept is that the earth’s climate is warming up to dangerous levels caused by human activity. We, therefore, must spend
The Sept. 23 issue of The Rider News carried an article on the negotiations between Rider’s faculty union — the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) — and the university administration. In it, the administration’s chief negotiator, addressing his AAUP counterpart, is quoted as saying that “we should not miss this important opportunity to take
As I sat in the audience at last week’s lecture by Gov. Chris Christie and visiting Gov. Mitch Daniels, I could not help but wonder: Where were the political malcontents that have been so outspoken in their displeasure with our leader? Since being elected in 2009, Christie has used his position’s line item veto to
Internships are a critical opportunity to build a personal network and gain experience in a tangible way that will bring any student options for employment when he or she graduates. All too often, however, Rider students wait until they can do an internship for credit before taking this effort seriously. At least for anyone interested
Last weekend, the Rider Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) attended the Northeast Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered Conference at Binghamton University in New York. Our weekend was filled with a lot of exciting activities including a drag show, keynote speakers about LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and intersex) people seeking asylum from discrimination, beatings and harassment, as well
After reading “Student Sees Lack of Assistance,” (Dec. 3) many thoughts came to mind. Who is the RA that prompted such an article? As a freshman, can the writer really have the insight to write such harsh things about the Residence Life program? After all, one bad experience surely cannot speak for the program as
It is all too common for students to look down the hallway during rounds and have one of two reactions when they see their Resident Advisor (RA). Students slam the door behind them as they hear the clacking of keys from the master block or sometimes students give a simple “hello” and a small conversation
We commend the Student Entertainment Council (SEC) for all of the entertainment it brought to Rider during our years there. In prior years, the acts weren’t the most popular with the entire student community, but we know SEC did its best with student polls. Last year, there was an overwhelming response to Sean Kingston coming
Even when placed in internships that largely involve clerical tasks (Old Law, New Questions, 4/23/10), Rider students can still come away with a quality experience. Success depends largely on the student’s own initiative. First, it helps to accept that in internships, one usually learns by osmosis; that is, an intern gains simply by soaking up
Last week’s edition of The Rider News featured an article entitled, “Making the Case: Colleges unite against Christie’s budget cuts to higher ed.” This is true. Many New Jersey college students understand the implications of Christie’s proposed budget cuts and are even moved to action. However, most of those students do not attend Rider. This
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