December 1, 2006
‘Tsunami of Spam’ Floods Webmail

OIT finally has an answer to student frustrations over recent problems with Webmail: a brand new server. According to Carol Kondrach, associate vice president of the Office of Information Technologies (OIT), the new server should be launched by Jan. 19, 2007, in time for the spring semester. The new server will be an upgrade to the current server and will provide students with an improved Webmail interface along with additional disk space, said Kondrach. Currently, OIT is assessing the options in brands, models and prices, which will be determined within the next week. “The wild card in terms of determining the date is how quickly we can get the hardware here,” said Kondrach. “It’s not just going to Best Buy and taking something off the shelf. That’s what we are working on now.” The boiling point for many students occurred during Thanksgiving break, when OIT did serious work in... MORE

Carol Kondrach of OIT explains the rack of servers that filter and distribute 375,000 e-mails daily on Rider’s campuses.
 
 

From Hollywood Acting to Irish Dancing
GSA hosts Rider-inclusive variety show, raises money in remembrance of friend

Sophomore Sarah Lydon had been dancing for 13 years when she spotted an opportunity to use her background for an on-campus performance... MORE

No scripts, no problem for Alpha Psi’s improv

Sophomore Kim Vogel has played various roles in the past year and a half, but none so challenging as this: “a human being trying to be the girlfriend of a tractor.” “It was a game called ‘Tractor Accountants,’” she said. “It’s beyond crazy, the kind of characters that we come up with.” This game, bizarre as it sounds, is all a part of Alpha Psi Omega’s improvised ...MORE

 

 

Editorial:
New server offers hope for Webmail

Life could not be better when technology works like it’s supposed to. Sure, on occasion these tools are allowed a hick up or sniffle causing... MORE

So Far, So Good
Impressive Broncs win four of five, including four-game streak

Sure there have been some exceptionally close calls – such as a game-winning lay-up with five seconds to go in one contest and a miraculous game-tying three-point heave at the end... MORE