As it gets closer to the holidays, we take time to plan and prepare ourselves to be with friends and loved ones. As college students, we save up as much money as possible, and, with the little money that we actually have, buy gifts. What are you planning to buy? Where are you going to

Whether it’s for social networking, media, business or shopping, we surrender our private identity to the Internet almost every time we log on. Growing up, we always were taught never to give out personal information to strangers, let alone to the entire world. Sometimes it’s hard to know for sure who you are communicating with,

There are many signs that point to the start of the holiday season: holiday music on almost every radio station, crazy shoppers and their love of discounts and of course, decorative lights that dress neighborhoods one house at a time. But at Rider, ever since the Student Government Association (SGA) decided not to put up

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

College: a testing ground of independence for millions of young adults. It’s also the time in our lives when we mold our abilities into worthwhile careers, when true love erupts between similar-minded individuals and when celebrations seem to occur at a moment’s notice. While I’m not as young as some of the other students beginning

If you are anything like the majority of college students and me, one of your first thoughts upon waking up in the morning is “I need coffee.” As a college student, it is easy to find yourself knee-deep in work. Oftentimes, it’s impossible to get enough sleep to keep you going. The solution? Coffee. Coffee

“Good grades, enough sleep and a social life. You can only have two in college, not all three.” This seems to be the idea that many college students, Rider students included, live by every semester. Midterms are finally over but finals have not yet begun, and it looks like it’s about that time when students