A Sustainable Rider?
Students waste tons of energy
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..... MORE
Controversial author Irshad Manji takes questions in the BLC Theater as she crusades to reform her Muslim religion.
‘Gay Point Average’ could disappoint
Some lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender (LGBT) students worry not only about being accepted to a college but also about whether they will feel welcomed once they are on their chosen college campus. Students can now use The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students to help steer them in the right direction during the college decision-making.... MORE
At the young age of 14, Irshad Manji was expelled from her Islamic madressa for
asking questions. Now she urges everyone to do just that. Manji, a journalist and best-selling author of The Trouble with Islam: A Muslim’s Call for Reform in Her Faith, spoke on Tuesday, Oct. 10, in a filled-to-capacity Bart Luedeke Center Theater to launch this year’s Unity Day event.... MORE
Films shown to juries and a puzzling David Lynch movie will be discussed as part of the “Movies in America” guest speaker series. Professor Jessica M. Silbey, of Suffolk University Law School, will speak on Filming in the Precinct House: Those Troubling Video-taped Confessions on Wednesday, Oct. 18, from 4:30 – 6 p.m. in Sweigart Auditorium 115.... MORE
Used computers have high value once recycled
Every few years the computers used in labs around campus are recycled and replaced. Now, Rider will get paid to recycle, or trade in, old computers. Each year during the
summer break, Krystyna Rykowski, director of the Office of Information Technology (OIT) Support Services, would gather... MORE
Unity Day exposes campus to different cultures
The University encouraged unity and diversity on Wednesday, Oct. 11, during its ninth annual Unity Day celebration. Several activities throughout the day exposed the campus community to diverse cultures. One of these activities was the Multicultural Food Fest in the Bart Luedeke Center (BLC) ... MORE
Student dancers glide into the virtual world
Six Rider students joined a dance class at New York University (NYU) on Friday, Sept. 29. They watched the dancers at NYU perform
several different movements and
performed the same movements with them. Their dancing was then critiqued and perfected by an instructor in New York.... MORE
