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Archive for October 2nd, 2009

By Emily Firth
The field hockey team continued its perfection last Friday as Rider shut out an impressive West Chester team, 3-0.
The Broncs were led by the usual stars. Sophomore Virginia Egusquiza finished the day with a goal and two assists while senior goalkeeper Lyndsie Johnson recorded her fifth shutout of the season and her third [...]

By Josh Veltrie
Consecutive hat tricks and senior leadership led Rider’s ice hockey team to victories over Millersville to open the season as the Broncs won 8-5 on Friday, Sept. 25, and 6-3 on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Freshman forward Frank Garvey recorded a hat trick and three assists in the first game of his career. Senior forwards [...]

By Rocco Schirripa
The volleyball team has had its ups and downs this season, but it seems that things are beginning to improve as the Broncs defeated the first place team in the MAAC last weekend.
“The players are putting together what we are learning in practice and utilizing this information during the match,” said Head Coach [...]

By Jordan Hall
The golf team put together another solid performance at the Cornell Invitational while sophomore Brent Wolgast highlighted the weekend by breaking a school record.
Rider has consistently finished in the middle of the pack this season, and they did so again, concluding the rain-shortened invitational eighth out of 15 teams.
“Our team expectations were the [...]

By Paige McAtee
The women’s soccer team had two tough losses in away games against Canisius and Niagara last weekend. Rider had their first MAAC game of the season on Friday, falling 3-1 to Canisius.
“We played well, but came up against a team playing at home that was better than us that night,” said Head Coach [...]

by Julia Ernst
Club presidents who are setting up their next meetings will have to plan an additional 48 hours ahead of time before sending out e-mails and meeting advertisements. Students and faculty who are debating class schedules for next semester should consider whether or not they would mind having a class from 4:30-6 p.m.
The “classroom [...]

by Amber B. Carter
The Alumni Gym isn’t the only thing on campus that is receiving a facelift. The Bart Luedeke Center (BLC) Theater will be expanded to accommodate the rapidly expanding enrollment in the Westminster College of the Arts theater, music theater and dance programs.
The expansion will turn the back of the theater into dressing [...]

Compiled by Emily Landgraf
Hit and run
A commuter student’s car sustained some serious damage after a hit-and-run accident in the commuter lot on Thursday, Sept. 24.
The car was struck sometime before 11:23 a.m., the student said.
The majority of the damage was on the driver’s side of the car. Paint from another car was found as well. [...]

By Charles Cartagena
Area colleges’ losses are now Rider’s gains. The new dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Education and Sciences (CLAES), Dr. Patricia Mosto, comes from Rowan; her counterpart, Dr. Sharon J. Sherman, the new dean of the School of Education, comes from The College of New Jersey (TCNJ). In addition, Dr. Jonathan Millen, [...]