October 13, 2006

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 trees are being chopped down or stacks of pollution are billowing into the air. It is the simple daily decisions being made and a lack of awareness that is wreaking havoc on the environment. The opportunity to advance a sustainable environment dwindles as the clock continues to tick. Sometimes a harsh... MORE

A new student’s perspective:
Comfort of home vs. weekend blues

Everyone dreams at some point in their lives for more freedom than they already possess. For me, that came sometime around my senior year of high school, when all anyone... MORE

The Sensible One:
Paint brushes away fond memories

It’s one of the first things I noticed when I walked into Wright Hall on my first move-in day – the sometimes beautiful and sometimes crazy final products of Rider RHA’s...MORE

Election Day Countdown 2006

 

A World Observer :
Education goes global

As a student of Rider, the past several weeks have truly been out of the ordinary. Studying abroad at Bilkent University in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, is turning out to be an incredibly refreshing and rewarding...MORE

 

Letter to the Editor:
Relentless effort to instill tradition

An opinion piece in the Sept. 29 edition of The Rider News suggested that the Rider Rock and the administration’s near-obsessive implementation of it as a University tradition are both a little mystifying. My first instinct was to agree whole-heartedly...MORE