March 3, 2006

Surviving Spring Break
A few dos and don’ts to make your experience worthwhile

During an eight-week spring break period in 2005, U.S. students accounted for two deaths, 360 arrests, four injuries that required medical evacuations out of the area, one rape and 495 reports of lost or stolen property, according to the U.S. Consulate in Merida, Mexico. Despite how startling that sounds, more than 170,000 college and high school students go on spring break every year and are placed in these situations... MORE

A cruise is one of the many vacations that students look forward to taking during their spring break. While having fun is important, safety is also a vital concern.

 

New class in the fall: elementary Chinese

During the spring semester, the second cohort of Sanda students at Rider continues to adjust to American culture. The Sanda students have been studying subjects such as American business, language and the arts. But it hasn’t been all work for the cohort though, because they have had the chance to experience things for the first time... MORE