Austin Boland-Ferguson, managing editor

Austin is a senior from Piscataway, New Jersey, studying sports media and political science. He has been writing for the Rider News since his freshman year, and this is his first year in the sports editor position. Austin covers men’s baseball, basketball and soccer and women’s volleyball, outside of his studies, Austin enjoys music, spending time with friends and traveling. He hopes to become a sports broadcaster after college, and eventually get involved in national politics. Email: bolandferga@rider.edu.

Tatyanna Carman, news editor

Tatyanna Carman is a senior journalism major from Somerset, New Jersey. Tatyanna has been writing for The Rider News since her freshman year. She became a copy editor in the spring of her freshman year. Tatyanna also enjoys writing opinion articles. Tatyanna decided to join The Rider News Staff because, “I love writing articles and wanted to know how a newspaper operated.” Email: carmant@rider.edu

Dylan Manfre, sports editor

Dylan Manfre is a junior journalism major. He discovered his passion for sports writing during his junior year at Metuchen High School after he stopped running on the track and cross-country team. He stopped trying to be a great athlete because he wanted to write and report about those who will be. Aside from sports writing, Dylan loves to play classic rock songs on guitar, take nice photography pictures and hang out with his friends. Follow Dylan on Twitter @Dylan_Manfre11 for the latest on Rider Athletics. Email: manfred@rider.edu

Qur'an Hansford, opinion editor

Qur’an is from Plainfield, New Jersey and she is a senior journalism major. Being a journalist was not always a dream of hers, but, her love for writing always remained a hobby. She kept journals filled with thoughts on her life experiences and current events and decided writing was something she wanted to do as a profession. Going into her second year writing for the paper she fell in love with hearing the many different voices, experiences and perspectives from the school’s student body. Public opinion shapes the way the media produces news, which is why hearing the opinion of the student body is very critical. She loves writing for opinion and writing for Rider. Email: hansfordq@rider.edu

Nicoletta Feldman, copy editor

Nicoletta is a senior double major in secondary education and Spanish with concentrations in ESL and bilingual education from Mullica Hill, New Jersey. She is currently in her fourth year at The Rider News and serves as a copy editor. In five years, Nicoletta sees herself in a high school classroom, teaching either Spanish or ESL. Despite not studying communications, she has always liked journalism and enjoys the opportunity that The Rider News gives her to still be involved with it. Outside of work or the classroom, Nicoletta can often be found baking, watching football on Sundays, or playing with her dog. Email: feldmann@rider.edu

Emily Kim, copy editor

Emily Kim is currently a junior at Rider and she is an English major with a concentration in English writing and a journalism minor. Along with her participation in The Rider News, she is also involved in several on-campus clubs and organizations. When Emily is not working in the newsroom, she is copy-editing for The Venture Literary and Art Magazine. She is an active player on the Rider Club Softball team and will be serving as the captain for the 2020/2021 season. Emily was also selected to serve as a mentor for the Peer-to-Peer and General Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies (GLASS) Mentor Program. She has recently joined the Club Sports Council Executive Board as the communications liaison. Emily has also been elected as the President of Sigma Tau Delta, an international English honor society. As a freshman, Emily initially started as a writer for The Rider News. In the spring of 2019, she then became a copy-editor. This will be her third semester as a copy-editor, and she is looking forward to continuing her involvement while effectively and passionately contributing toward upcoming weekly issues. Email: kimem@rider.edu

Cristalia Turck, copy editor

Cristalia Turck is a senior majoring in organizational psychology and minoring in event planning and production. She started working for The Rider News in her junior year and serves as a copy editor. In addition to The Rider News, Cristalia will be serving as the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Career Counselor Assistant for the 2020-2021 academic year and has previously served as an embedded tutor for the Academic Success Center. Outside of school and work, Cristalia enjoys photography and traveling. Email: turckc@rider.edu

Dr. Jackie Incollingo

“Professor I.” teaches journalism in Rider’s Department of Communication and Journalism. She is a former newspaper reporter and Washington correspondent. “I believe student journalism should be independent, fearless and creative,” Professor I. said. “I am proud of the work of Rider’s student journalists. In the spring of 2017, The Rider News staff won a record number of state and regional collegiate journalism awards.” Follow her on Twitter @jincoll