Remembering Ryan Marsich

Dean of Students Anthony Campbell (far right) and President Mordechai Rozanski address attendees at the memorial service for Ryan Marsich in the Gill Chapel on Thursday. Marsich died Oct. 5 of a brain tumor that was diagnosed just a week earlier.

By Julia Ernst

For the past decade, Dean Joseph Nadeau’s workdays have focused on behind-the-scenes efforts that students only see as final results.

“I’m in charge of about 25 departments and programs,” noted Nadeau, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Education and Sciences (CLAES).

Now, after 10 years as dean and as a professor in the Geological, Environmental and Marine Sciences (GEMS) department, Nadeau will retire. The spring semester will be his last.

By Amber B. Carter

Similar to college freshman, Dr. Adriano Duque (pronounced “doo-KAY”) is beginning his first year here at Rider.

Between meeting new colleagues and getting involved with extracurricular activities, Duque knows this all too well.

Duque is experiencing his first year of being a part of the Rider staff in the department of Foreign Languages and Literatures department. Although he was born in Italy, he lived in Spain for sometime.

By Paul Szaniawski

For the second time in two weeks the Rider community been shaken by bigotry. After a racial slur was written on multiple doors in a residence hall last week, demeaning comments marked the Facebook.com “wall” of a Latin American Student Organization (LASO) member on Tuesday.

Just say no. Those are all too familiar words. These three simple monosyllabic words were drilled into our heads over and over again in the drug education we received. When you think about it, the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) we had in elementary and middle schools did not really address the facts of substance abuse. Counterproductively, it evoked the motto parents would often have for saying no to us. How many times have we all been told “no” by mom or dad and gotten the unsatisfying response of, “Because I said so?”

By Annmarie Mercieri

Because of recent past events, the University has undergone many major changes to enforce the new alcohol policy on campus. One of these that I believe is still raising eyebrows is the admission of minors into the Pub on designated nights.

By Jetty Hartsky

Imagine walking out of your residence hall room, and noticing a racial slur on your whiteboard or in the hallway. Perhaps this has happened to some of you. At the very least, you may even know someone affected. In fact, I am sure many of you have seen at least something unexpected written on yours or someone else’s board throughout your college life. Whiteboards serve as a fun way for you to communicate with your neighbors, but all too often, they are used as tools to receive strange anonymous messages.

By Nicholas Ballasy

Securing an internship can be a difficult task, especially if college students around the country are vying for the position. When I was asked to write about my summer internship in Washington, D.C., I decided I would tell a little bit about the kind of work I did leading up to my time in Washington, where I successfully nabbed an internship at CNN, some of my experiences there, and provide a few tips on how to secure a solid internship.

by Kristie Kahl

Stomping to victory over two more Northeast Conference (NEC) teams has helped Rider’s field hockey team clinch its eighth straight play-off berth as well as the No. 2 seed going into the postseason.

Rider (10-8, 6-1 NEC) overtook Monmouth (4-10, 3-3 NEC) 3-2 in overtime before beating Sacred Heart 3-1.