February 17, 2006
Cutting Back Education: Student loans left behind

Student debt is about to increase.
The average college student owes between $17,000 and $20,000 in loans upon graduation, according to “Good Morning America” financial analyst Mellody Hobson.
However, 68 percent of Rider students will have an average debt of $30,519 ... MORE

Senior Chris Manning bemoans the loss of some of his financial aid. As a result of the Deficit Reduction Act, more than $12 billion will be cut from federal student loan programs over the next five years.

TKE: Celebrating a new
beginning
One of the longest-running rumors regarding Rider’s campus history is the mystery of Tau Kappa Epsilon’s (TKE) charter being taken away in 1980. Rumors have run rampant about the one final act that caused the administration to throw the book at the TKE chapter. More than 25 years later, the fraternity is making a comeback . .. MORE

Pistolia CD out of this world
For many musicians, making a new album, especially a debut, is something of a journey — a process that leads them down many different paths, which can in turn define who they are as artists. San Diego-based band Pistolita has been on this path for nearly two years since the release of a four-song EP in December ... MORE

Editorial:
Putting students deeper in debt

There is no way President Bush can be living in the same reality as the rest of us. If he were, he’d be able to understand the consequences of the vicious cycle he’s only perpetuating with the preposterous budget-cutting bill he approved last week.
Mark your calendars, everyone, because you’re all going to want to remember February 8th. It’s the day that college students everywhere got pretty nicely screwed.... MORE

Wrestling Slays Princeton
Rider easily defeats Princeton, splits a double-header

A shutout in any sport, under any circumstance, is always a welcome and much celebrated outcome. But when that shutout comes against one of your biggest rivals and an Ivy League school to boot, there just might be a bit more cause for elation.
In a dual meet on Saturday, Feb. 11, Rider University wrestling crushed Princeton 46-0 ... MORE

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