Three male Rider students were robbed at knifepoint during two separated but similar attacks, according to an email sent to the Rider communited. According to the email, the  first attack occurred Friday, Dec. 9 at 11:30 p.m. in the area of Susan Drive when two Rider students were approached by an unknown individual who brandished

By Rachel Stengel Rider announced a $3 million contribution from the Henry L. Hillman Foundation of Pittsburgh, Pa. on Tuesday, through a press release distributed to the university. The monetary gift will support the construction of a new academic and performance building on Westminster’s campus, which will cost $7.5 million. President Mordechai Rozanski said in

By Katie Zeck While some find that the best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear, Rider’s Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity (TKE) spreads it by opening its doors to at-risk, underprivileged youth. On Saturday, Dec. 3, TKE hosted its annual Christmas party for children of the Anchor House, an agency

By Rachel Stengel Rider’s enrollment numbers are following the national trend with an increase in the number of Hispanic students enrolling in college, according to statistics from the Office of Enrollment Management. College enrollment among Hispanic students was up 24 percent from 2009 to 2010, a report from the Pew Hispanic Center said. Rider has

This summer, Daly’s Dining Hall, Cranberry’s and the Westminster Dining Commons will be renovated in time for the start of the fall 2012 semester, according to Jan Freidman-Krupnick, assistant vice president of Student Affairs.  Above are the blueprints for the renovations that have been presented to both the Lawrenceville and Westminster senates. Josi Suslov, a

’Tis the season to lend a helping hand for those less fortunate. The Law and Justice Society’s toiletry collection for the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) has been extended to today. It is collecting toothbrushes, toothpaste, disposable razors, shampoos, body washes, deodorants and lotions. Drop-off bins are located in Sweigart Hall, Science Hall, Memorial Hall,

By Katie Zeck Presentation pressure Imagining the audience in its underwear didn’t work too well for a female resident student, who fainted while giving a presentation in front of her class on Monday, Dec. 5, at 8:44 a.m. Public Safety and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) arrived at Memorial Hall and met with the student’s professor,

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE   by Samantha Conforti      ‘Tis the season of giving! Why not give a gift that keeps on giving?       Today, so many companies are teaming up with organizations to spread awareness about important issues and raise money for those in need. This holiday season, by giving one gift you not only are making

By Rachel Stengel Dr. Austin Ayers Winther, former professor in the Graduate School of Education at Rider, pled guilty on Monday to charges resulting from an online FBI sex sting in March, according to a press release issued by the United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.   Winther, 65, of Philadelphia pled guilty

By Katie Zeck Senior computer information systems major Derek Rogers became the fifth victim of a motor vehicle theft trend that has developed in the past two weeks in the Lawrence and Ewing Township area. According to Lt. Charles Edgar of the Lawrence Township Police, Rogers parked his black 1997 Acura CL in R lot