Letters to the Editor
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February 19, 20191,107
Letter to the Editor: The real ‘Biggest Loser’
“This is just disgusting,” a freshman Rider student said with a furrowed brow at the sight of advertising for Rider’s newest challenge, “The Biggest Loser…
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February 13, 2019477
Letter to the Editor: Encouraging the student voice
Since 1969, the Rider Student Government Association (SGA) has been an essential part of the Rider community. Over the past 50 years, manydi erent students…
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December 5, 20182,139
Letter to the Editor: Truth versus ego: dissecting xenophobia
When President Dell’Omo met with the Westminster faculty to say they would receive layoff notices, faculty criticized his continuing efforts to sell the college. The…
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December 5, 20182,179
Letter to the Editor: A case of academic money laundering
One of the world’s leading music schools, Westminster Choir College, which has for nearly a century educated many of the world’s pre-eminent musicians, seen its…
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November 7, 20181,860
Poor university due-diligence puts Westminster at risk
Letter to the Editor, Recently, General Electric (GE) terminated its CEO after just 14 months on the job. GE’s bonds hover around junk-bond status and…
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April 25, 20184,129
President Dell’Omo defends his position on WCC sale
Over the course of the past year, I have closely followed the news and opinions published in The Rider News regarding the Westminster Choir…
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April 11, 20181,756
Letter to the Editor: Professor suggests community think positively about WCC
It is becoming a regular occurrence: I pick up The Rider News and read yet another over-the-top editorial from a disgruntled faculty member condemning President…
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April 11, 20181,023
Letter to the Editor: Dean reflects on academic year with positive Rider review
On March 28, I squeezed into a standing room-only crowd in the Sweigart Auditorium for the exit session with our Middle States evaluation team. This…
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April 4, 20184,717
Letter to the Editor: WCC professor believes Dell’Omo has failed
To the editor: Historically, stewards were trusted servants who managed an owner’s estate. Today’s nonprofit universities have no owners. Instead they have stakeholders — students,…
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March 28, 20182,399
Letter to the Editor: Professor lacks faith in Dell’Omo’s business plan
To the editor: Rider’s administration continues to move forward with the plan to sell Westminster Choir College (WCC) to a struggling Chinese for-profit organization. They…
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March 28, 20185,893
Letter to the Editor: An optimistic Westminster voice for the WCC sale
To the editor: I am writing to let you know that there are those of us on the faculty at Westminster Choir College (WCC) who…
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