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

I write in response to last week’s majority opinion editorial’s “Poor planning causes chaos.” The editorial’s argument is the Student Entertainment Council (SEC) incorrectly estimated the draw comedian Kevin Hart would have. This error contributed to an inadequate “handling” of the crowd and resulted in “a small ruckus.” As I read the editorial, I was

Most of us have heard the famous words from Lord Acton, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” A few weeks ago, students in a Mercer County Community College (MCCC) political science class got their first lesson of Mercer County power abusing politicos. According to the MCCC school paper The College Voice, as

On Feb. 25, the rumors were confirmed by Dean Larry Newman that he was going to be merging departments within the College of Business. I have several observations and opinions about such mergers, many of which were raised not only by me, but by several other faculty members at the meeting. I would like to

I have always been very satisfied with the lighting on Rider’s Lawrenceville campus. All of the parking lots and walkways are very well lit, and I have never felt nervous walking around at night. However, now that I have become a commuter, I have found an area that needs some attention. When visiting friends in

As co-adviser of The Rider News, I was proud of the students’ coverage of class times in last week’s issue. I also think their findings should run up a red flag for departments. Faculty may be surprised to realize that the story grew out of student dissatisfaction with the lack of morning classes. The News

According to a College of Continuing Studies (CCS) brochure, “When Rider opened its doors 144 years ago, Civil War veterans comprised most of the inaugural class.” According to Michael Rosati, a CCS student and veteran of seven years of active duty with the U.S. Coast Guard, “Today, one in 12 Americans is a veteran and,

Here is a little story that happened to me the other day that I wish to share with the Rider community. Walking down the hall, I met a student who was in my math class last year. I asked how she had been and what classes she was taking this semester. She responded that she

Recently Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) applauded the Corzine administration and congratulated herself for the increased number of New Jersey children now covered by health insurance. Children’s health and access to quality affordable health care are issues of paramount concern to me, and the absence of access to health care greatly affects a notable segment

I really enjoyed reading your article about health care in the Oct.16 issue. There is a great deal of misinformation about this topic. Your article and the inset on page three focused perfectly on the kinds of coverage that college students, and all Americans, have and the changes that the Obama Plan would bring. Kudos

We are very pleased that The Rider News chose to highlight the university’s classroom space issues in its last edition. The quality and availability of our instructional spaces affect our academic environment in important ways.  Well-equipped and comfortable classrooms are more conducive to learning, and with an inventory of additional available classroom space, our ability