News briefs

Sophomore remains hospitalized
As of Nov. 18, John Francisco, a sophomore business major, remains in the intensive care unit at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Francisco was airlifted to the hospital following a car accident on Nov. 6 when his car left Route 1 for unknown reasons and struck a tree. The Rider News was not able to obtain his condition status.

New president update coming soon?
A statement for The Rider News from Michael Kennedy, chair of the Rider Board of Trustees and Presidential Search Committee, issued at 7 p.m. on Nov. 18:
“The Presidential Search process is progressing well. Very soon, the committee will be able to provide more information regarding the status of the search and the expected next steps. I am thankful for the commitment and hard work done by the search committee and I am very confident that this process will allow us to select the best candidate to lead Rider into the future.”