In a typical residence hall room, all power outlets are filled to capacity with surge protectors and other energy-guzzling objects. Refrigerators, televisions, computers, DVD players, hair dryers, battery chargers, lamps — sometimes two of each — are the rule. Sara Keegan, a senior, spells out a representative attitude of the student body at Rider when it comes to energy consumption. “I’m paying for it, so I’m going to use it,” Keegan said. But according to Al Gore’s eye-opening film An Inconvenient Truth, to be screened at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 16-18, in the Bart Luedeke Center Theater – and numerous scientists around the world – Keegan and the rest of her generation will pay, for the rest of their lives, because of current apathy toward environmental sustainability.... MORE
MAACness 'Fright Night' to start season
Could the date of this year’s Midnight MAACness event spell doom for the men’s and women’s basketball seasons? Tonight’s event, dubbed “Fright Night,” takes arguably one of the most highly anticipated campus events and casts a dark, eerie atmosphere over it.... MORE
Adam Pascal knows how to please a crowd. And he doesn’t even have to mention the word “rent.” The Broadway star, best known for his role as Roger in the musical-turned-movie Rent, stunned a full crowd at the Bart Luedeke Center Theater on Friday, Oct. 6. Pascal performed songs mostly from his two solo albums, Model Prisoner and Civilian, with only a few Broadway tunes peppered in between....MORE
Editorial:
Time for action on environment
Before the lights go out, the administration and students need to take notice of the growing neglect of the University’s environment. It’s not that... MORE
Burtnett Immortalized
‘Father of Rider wrestling’ inducted into National Wrestling Hall of Fame
In the end, destiny prevailed. Barry Burtnett was not supposed to be a wrestler, at least not according to his parents. His father was a basketball coach. Shooting hoops was in the blood.... MORE
