by Jeff Frankel

Fifty years after its establishment, the campus chapter of the Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) fraternity has been shut down, University administrators said last week.

After repeatedly facing charges of violating the University’s Code of Conduct and falling short of standards set by the administration during a probation period, ZBT brothers learned on Nov. 19 in a letter from Dean of Students Anthony Campbell that recognition of the Beta Mu chapter was rescinded.

by Julia Ernst

The conflict in the Middle East is something that the media covers everyday, but it’s not often that these stories are heard from people who experience them firsthand.

Students were given a closer look at the conflict when the paths of Dr. James Castagnera, associate provost, and Dr. Jonathan Mendilow, professor and chair of the Political Science Department, crossed at Hillel’s “Speech on Terrorism.”

Thirty-five thousand Christmas lights illuminated the Moore Library yesterday while carolers from Westminster Choir College sang tunes to brighten the holiday season.

by Danielle Flood

A nude painting is still turning heads, causing debate and alarming critics 350 years after its creation.

Rembrandt van Rijn’s “Bathsheba” is critiqued by many for its nudity as well as historical context. This was Mary Tompkins Lewis’ main focus in her Nov. 7 speech entitled “The Nude in Narrative.” She compared Rembrandt and Paul Cézanne.

A pipe burst in Wright Hall on Saturday, Nov. 24 at 3:17 a.m. Public Safety found a room on the first floor of the B-wing that was flooded. Other rooms on the first floor, including the residence hall’s office, were flooded as well. A check of the pipes found that the hot water pipe on the second floor B-wing had burst. The area was cleaned by UNICCO cleaning services and the students whose rooms were affected were notified. Total damage is still unknown.

A female trespasser was found sitting in the Bart Luedeke Center Commuter Lounge over the
Thanksgiving break. On Friday, Nov. 23, at 9:50 a.m., Public Safety found an exterior door propped and found her sitting in a chair. She gave the officers many excuses as to why she was in the building but could not give any information about herself or say if she was a Rider student. Lawrence Township Police were called and escorted her from campus. She has been PNG’d by the University.

A University-owned laptop was stolen from the basement of Delta Phi Epsilon on Tuesday, Nov. 20. It was reported stolen by a male staff member of the Office of Information Technologies. A female reported seeing it in the basement at 6 a.m., but by 10 a.m. it was missing. Lawrence Township Police were called to investigate the disappearance, and a surveillance tape of a possible suspect was handed over by Public Safety. The laptop’s value is $600.

A combination DVD/VCR was removed from a lounge in Conover Hall. The theft occurred sometime between 11 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 18 and 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 19, in the B-lounge a female staff member discovered. A search found no obvious signs of forced entry into the building.

by Valis Vicenty

University House on fraternity row was once adorned with the Greek letters of three organizations. Then about two months ago, Lambda Theta Alpha’s (LTA) disappeared without announcement.

The sorority known as Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. lived in the University House for years, until this semester. The reason for the change was simply a matter of not having enough housing space for Greek residents. Last semester the group only had three members, two of whom graduated in May.

By Monique Guz

When it comes to the topic of global warming many people ask themselves, “What difference can one person really make?”

Lecturer and environmentalist Dana Isherwood replied, “The smallest changes make the biggest impact.”

Isherwood proved this point and shared her own impact with students on Oct. 30 in Science Hall.