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Archive for November, 2009

By Josh Veltrie
A dream that began four years ago came true for Shaun Clarida last Saturday in New York City as he was crowned the world champion in the lightweight division of the World Natural Bodybuilding Federation (WNBF).
Clarida, who graduated in 2005 and is working toward his master’s in organizational leadership, was able to dethrone [...]

By Michael Mack
The wrestling team managed to use last Sunday’s Binghamton Open as a turning point to get their season on the right track.
Coming off of a tough loss to nationally ranked Lehigh, the tournament was very important to the team, and some outstanding individual performances helped the Broncs find success.
Senior heavyweight Ed Bordas won [...]

Jason Smith
Despite hanging on late in the game and a valiant effort by junior guard Cintella Spotwood, the women’s basketball team lost its home opener to the Seton Hall Pirates 63-49 on Friday night.
Spotwood had 14 points and five rebounds in 24 minutes of play, but it wasn’t enough to bring the Broncs to victory [...]

By Paige McAtee
The men’s and women’s swimming and diving team split the weekend as it took on La Salle and Delaware last Saturday during a tri-meet hosted by La Salle.
Both teams were able to seal the deal against La Salle as the men finished with a 169-130 win and the women ended with a 165-130 [...]

By Jordan Hall
The defending Southeastern Conference (SEC) champions boasted five returning starters and one of the best post defenders in college basketball history. They were the 18th-ranked team in the country.
But none of that fazed Rider.
The Broncs pulled off the first and most significant upset of the college basketball season thus far, upending Mississippi [...]

By Amber Cox
Students are struggling to carry multiple plates without trays in Daly’s, recycling bins are taking over hallways and classrooms, and the university president has signed the Presidents’ Climate Commitment.
Yet Rider only received a “C” on its 2010 College Sustainability Report Card. The data for the report cards were collected from June to September [...]

By Dalton Karwacki
Social networking sites can be valuable tools in landing a job, according to a student presentation for an event planning class last week.
Seniors Danielle Weiss and Liz Stanton and juniors Lisa Steenstra, Brooke McDermott, Stephanie Santiago, and Candice Hershkorn gave a presentation, titled RU Linked In?, which looked at several types of social [...]

Hit-and-run
A female resident student’s vehicle was damaged in a hit-and-run last week.
It was reported to Public Safety on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 10:15 a.m. The car was parked in Z Lot.
The parked car was struck by an unknown vehicle, and the right rear bumper and quarter panel were damaged. The cost of the damage is [...]

Students may believe that Rider is a very green place. The school recycles, there are signs in the bathrooms reminding students to turn off the water and lights when they are not in use, and printers can be set to print on both sides of the page. But, on the College Sustainability Report Card, Rider [...]