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		<title>Security Briefs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 03:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Collision with injury
A motor vehicle accident with injury occurred in the freshman parking lot on Monday, April 20, at 11:17 a.m. Both drivers were female commuter students. Public Safety officers responded to the call and met the drivers of each vehicle. The driver of the first vehicle struck the second after reportedly having put the ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/security-briefs-6/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hunt for summer jobs a losing battle</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 03:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Emily Landgraf
Freshman Amy Crowe sent her application for a summer job to the Kiddie Academy in Hillsborough, N.J., in March. She hasn’t heard much from the day-care center since then.
Crowe is looking for a job at a day-care center to gain experience working with children since she is an elementary education major. Unfortunately, she ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/hunt-for-summer-jobs-a-losing-battle/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Commencement plans detailed in triplicate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 03:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Julia Ernst
The Liberian Ambassador to the United States, a CEO and retired company president and a professor from Texas will be joining the Rider class of 2009 at the three upcoming commencement ceremonies, all taking place in two weeks.
The ceremony for graduate and College of Continuing Studies (CCS) students will take place on Thursday, ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/commencement-plans-detailed-in-triplicate/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>West Village on the verge of anticipated debut</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 03:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/west-village-on-the-verge-of-anticipated-debut/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/westvillage1_web1.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>By Julia Ernst
When you walk into the lobby of one of the new West Village apartments, you may have to take a deep breath and remind yourself that you’re in a college residence hall rather than a hotel.
Though the buildings still smell of new paint, and there are miscellaneous bits of scrap wood and carpet ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/west-village-on-the-verge-of-anticipated-debut/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Precautions being taken for swine flu</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 03:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Amber Cox
Anyone with flu-like symptoms, such as fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, chills, or fatigue, should seek the appropriate medical care, according to the Health Center.
However, students should know that there are no known or suspected cases of the new  strain of influenza, the swine flu, on Rider’s campuses.
As of Thursday, April 30, ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/precautions-being-taken-for-swine-flu/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Plain White T’s concert will not be rebooked</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 03:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Julia Ernst
It really was a plain white tease, in the end.
Two weeks after SEC Spring Concert artists Plain White T’s canceled their appearance with less than an hour to go before show time, it has been determined that the band will not be rescheduling the show for this semester, said Dave Keenan, director of ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/plain-white-t%e2%80%99s-concert-will-not-be-rebooked/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>2008-2009 photography editor wins first place in region</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 03:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Amber Cox
Bryan Wentz, 2008-2009 photography editor for The Rider News, won first place in the regional Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence Awards contest.
“I’m actually very surprised and excited that I won,” Wentz said. “It’s really cool. I can’t wait to go to the National Awards Ceremony in August.”
That Ceremony will be ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/2008-2009-photography-editor-wins-first-place-in-region/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Editorial: Another year, four new issues</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 02:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[T
his past year, The Rider News has dealt with many issues: cheering on the basketball team, protecting the environment, struggling in today’s economy and studying abroad. While two of these topics are also covered across the country, two of them are discussed specifically in The Rider News. 
 First, to the world of sports. The Men’s ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/editorial-another-year-four-new-issues/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Senior Send-off: Executive editor will miss personal attention: Laura Mortkowitz</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 02:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ My father and I had two very different college experiences. Admittedly, he was a college student in the ’70s and went to school in New York when he lived in Brooklyn; but it wasn’t the location or decade, it was something else.
 At a recent honor society induction my dad was surprised to learn ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/senior-send-off-executive-editor-will-miss-personal-attention-laura-mortkowitz/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Senior Send-off: Copy editor finds herself ready for life&#8217;s challenges: Robin Barletta</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 02:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Looking back on my time at Rider, I realize that I am almost unrecognizable from the girl who graduated high school four years ago. She was shy and unsure of what she wanted out of life and found it difficult to talk to new people.
 At Rider, I found my voice. I was able ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/senior-send-off-copy-editor-finds-herself-ready-for-lifes-challenges-robin-barletta/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Senior Send-off: Features &amp; Entertainment editor ready to explore the world: Oliver Joszt</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 02:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
I cannot believe that four years have already passed by. It seems like yesterday that I was just a wide-eyed, shy, young freshman, who felt completely lost. 
I remember coming to Rider with no sense of direction as to what I exactly wanted to do. It seemed like every other week I would fall in ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/senior-send-off-features-entertainment-editor-ready-to-explore-the-world-oliver-joszt/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>What I Learned This Year: Rider students look back on experiences outside the classroom: Anthony Baron</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 02:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ It’s hard to believe another year is over. The past 10 months have had a profound influence on me. During this time, I witnessed my family, community and country all undergo significant change. When leaving a graduation party last June, a friend’s mother turned to me and said “It feels like the end of ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/what-i-learned-this-year-rider-students-look-back-on-experiences-outside-the-classroom-anthony-baron/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>What I Learned This Year: Kerilyn Acer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 02:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ I am very thankful for how I have changed this year and where events and experiences, whether they were out of my control or resulted from my own doing, have taken me. All of them have led me to a final conclusion and a very valuable lesson: realizing the importance of maintaining, or at ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/what-i-learned-this-year-kerilyn-acer/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Student’s film invited to Cannes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 02:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/student%e2%80%99s-film-invited-to-cannes/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/Schulke_WEB-c.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>By Jess Scanlon
A documentary film by senior Patty Wittenburg will be shown at the internationally renowed Cannes Film Festival this summer.
“I found out three weeks ago and I was really excited,” Wittenburg said. “I leave the night of my graduation for France, which is exciting, but also a little nerve- wracking.”
The documentary is not competing ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/student%e2%80%99s-film-invited-to-cannes/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>‘A little help’ from his friends</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 02:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/%e2%80%98a-little-help%e2%80%99-from-his-friends/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/niko_web.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>By Paul Mullin
It’s around noontime on a sunny Saturday, and a small wedding reception is getting underway. It isn’t the most glamorous setting, but the guests are dancing and so is the happy couple. Then an orange maintenance crane crosses through the scene — back-up beeper blaring loud and clear — and there is a ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/%e2%80%98a-little-help%e2%80%99-from-his-friends/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>What I Learned This Year: AJ Parillo</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 02:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ If work and school have taught me anything, it is that being tolerant is disingenuous. Avoiding truths or perceptions and failing to express grievances through uninhibited political correctness, however satiating nominally, lends only to ignorance; it is analogous not to advancement and equality but to stagnancy and defeat.  Repressed thoughts and dialogue perpetuate ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/what-i-learned-this-year-aj-parillo/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bursar celebrates milestone</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 02:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/bursar-celebrates-milestone/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/annarobbins_web.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>By Faina Sandler
The turbulence of World War II disrupted Anna Shevchuk Robbins’ early years. Born in Ukraine, she and her family walked to Poland, took a train to Germany and landed in Loison-sous-Lens, France.
Then at 15, she came to America, and things settled down. Boy, did they settle down: Since 1959, she has not only ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/bursar-celebrates-milestone/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Victory over George Mason stops two-game skid</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 02:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/victory-over-george-mason-stops-two-game-skid/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/baseball_web.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>By Michael Mack
The Rider baseball team entered a crucial four-game swing this week, battling  MAAC rival Fairfield for a three-game set and national power George Mason.
The Broncs kicked off the week with a double header against the Stags at home on Saturday.
The first game of the day was a thriller as Fairfield jumped out to ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/victory-over-george-mason-stops-two-game-skid/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>‘Lady’ spurs questions among audience</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 02:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/%e2%80%98lady%e2%80%99-spurs-questions-among-audience/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/lady_web.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>By Valis Vicenty
Everyone loves to party right? The Lady from Dubuque, sponsored by Alpha Psi Omega opens in the middle of one, in which three couples are playing a drunken game of 20 Questions. The friendly guessing game takes a turn as we come to find out that one of the players, Jo, is terminally ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/%e2%80%98lady%e2%80%99-spurs-questions-among-audience/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>One Last Thing: How to be remembered in your new work environment</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 02:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Graduation for seniors and graduate students is quickly approaching; congratulations to those who have made it. Now, the moment of truth: It is not going to be easy to get that job that you have worked so hard for. I am not writing this as a scare tactic, not at all. I am writing this ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/one-last-thing-how-to-be-remembered-in-your-new-work-environment/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Golf concludes with sixth place finish</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 02:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/golf-concludes-with-sixth-place-finish/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/golf_web.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>By Rocco Schirripa
The Rider golf team took the fairway this past weekend to compete in the MAAC championships and took a disappointing sixth place out of nine after three days.
“The MAAC championship was very disappointing for us as a team,” senior Eric LeFante said after shooting a 232 for the weekend.
“The guys are a little ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/golf-concludes-with-sixth-place-finish/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Film filled with romantic clichés</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 02:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
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By Kaitlin MacRae
As little girls grow up and dismiss the notion that boys have cooties, they try to decipher those subtle yet confusing messages males send out, obsessing over them until they realize: “if he’s not calling you, if he’s not marrying you, if he’s not sleeping with you, he’s just not that into you.”
He’s ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/film-filled-with-romantic-cliches/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>This Week in History</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 02:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Season in review</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 02:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Josh Veltrie
Although many of the teams at Rider this year had successful seasons or had  members of their squad win  individual accomplishments, only the women’s swimming and diving team was able to win a MAAC championship.
Men’s swimming and diving and women’s cross country also had a strong year, as they both finished second in ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/season-in-review/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Alum builds educational YouTube for kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 02:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/alum-builds-educational-youtube-for-kids/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/donnaguthrie_web.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>By Adrienne Stazzone
When Donna Guthrie graduated from Rider College in 1968, she never could have predicted that she’d return to her alma mater over 40 years later to deliver a speech on social media. But on Thursday, April 23, that’s exactly what she did.
A teacher and children’s book author, Guthrie has combined both disciplines in ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/alum-builds-educational-youtube-for-kids/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Broncs improve before MAAC Championships</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 01:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jordan Hall
The Track and Field team continues to improve each meet, putting up solid performances at the Penn Relays and the TCNJ Lions Invitational last weekend.
Multiple Broncs had the honor of competing at the 115th annual Penn Relays, which was held at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, and many had successful results.
The most impressive performance ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/05/01/broncs-improve-before-maac-championships/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Security Briefs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unwanted visitor
A PNG’d visitor was reported to Public Safety on Friday, April 17, at 4:25 a.m. A female resident student told Public Safety that a male visitor who had been banned from campus was in her room in Switlik Hall. The female said the suspect had been visiting her roommate constantly and she was unhappy ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/security-briefs-5/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Surprise Study Break: Vial of acid not so vile, Hazmat team determines</title>
		<link>http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/surprise-study-break-vial-of-acid-not-so-vile-hazmat-team-determines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/surprise-study-break-vial-of-acid-not-so-vile-hazmat-team-determines/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/omgosh_chemicals_web.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>By Kristie Kahl and Allie Ward
Students, administrators and staff members were evacuated from Moore Library around 3 p.m. yesterday after an unknown substance, later identified as cleaning solution, was found on the third floor.
“One of the librarians here found a pill bottle on a table that looked suspicious, so she called security,” said Lawrence Township ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/surprise-study-break-vial-of-acid-not-so-vile-hazmat-team-determines/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Alumnus protects president’s time</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:42:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/alumnus-protects-president%e2%80%99s-time/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/lorjuste_web.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>By Paul Mullin
Working for the president of the United States has its perks — for instance, traveling to new and exciting places. In preparation for President Obama’s second international trip and the recent G-20 summit he attended in London, one would have to tour all over Europe, paving the way for such a voyage to ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/alumnus-protects-president%e2%80%99s-time/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>In downturn, RU OK ‘so far’</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/in-downturn-ru-ok-%e2%80%98so-far%e2%80%99/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/townhall_web.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>By Brian Long
Rider is well prepared to handle “an unpredictable and turbulent economy,” according to President Mordechai Rozanski and other members of the administration who spoke at the Town Hall Meeting on April 21 in the Cavalla Room.
Rozanski spoke to a full house of administrators, professors and students on the state of the university and ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/in-downturn-ru-ok-%e2%80%98so-far%e2%80%99/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Model UN ‘powerhouse’ triumphs as Lebanon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/model-un-%e2%80%98powerhouse%e2%80%99-triumphs-as-lebanon/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/modelun_web.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>By Julia Ernst
This year’s Model United Nations (UN) team received two first place designations — achieving a feat the team has not seen in 41 years.
“The team was accredited with Outstanding Delegation and Outstanding Position Paper,” said Dr. Barbara Franz, an associate professor of political science and the instructor of the Model UN class. “These ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/model-un-%e2%80%98powerhouse%e2%80%99-triumphs-as-lebanon/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Editorial: Strange substance displaces dozens</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Around 3:30 p.m. yesterday students on the Lawrenceville campus were alarmed by the sudden arrival of emer-    gency personnel outside of the Moore Library. It was clear that something important was occurring when Lawrence Township police appeared, along with fire engines, an ambulance, a Hazmat team and TV helicopters. President Mordechai Rozanski sent students an ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/editorial-strange-substance-displaces-dozens/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Editorial: Financial aid should be priority</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, April 21, the annual Town Hall meeting took place in the BLC Cavalla Room. One of the main points discussed was a plan for improving housing. Why is housing such a prominent issue when it will affect only a few hundred people? Another topic mentioned, of increasing financial aid, affects the entire campus, ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/editorial-financial-aid-should-be-priority/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Partnering with French universities</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Amber Cox
Rider opened up two new partnerships with institutions of higher education located in France to follow in the footsteps of the successful relationship with Sanda University in China.
The American Business School in Paris and Centre d’études Franco Americain de Management (CEFAM) in Lyon will allow fourth-year students to receive dual undergraduate degrees from ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/partnering-with-french-universities/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to the Editor: Never close the door on public discourse, says professor</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was quite impressed with the humorous front-page headline on last week’s edition of The Rider News — especially since some of my students missed class to attend the canceled concert. But that initial impression quickly turned to confusion and disappointment. At the bottom of the Letters to the Editor section, The Rider News stated ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/letter-to-the-editor-never-close-the-door-on-public-discourse-says-professor/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Concert Faceoff: Were Single File and Danger Radio worth staying for?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YES
To say the line at the spring concert last Thursday, April 16, was long is an understatement. It went from the Student Recreation Center (SRC) through the connecting foyer to Alumni Gym and out the door. However, that line became considerably shorter when Dean of Students Anthony Campbell announced that the headlining band, Plain White T’s, ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/spring-concert-faceoff-were-single-file-and-danger-radio-worth-staying-for-2/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Marching against sexual and domestic violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/marching-against-sexual-and-domestic-violence/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/takebackthenight_web.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>By Emily Landgraf
Confused faces peered out of windows and doors as young women and a few young men marched across the Lawrenceville campus to raise awareness about sexual and domestic violence on Tuesday, April 21.
This march was a part of Vox’s Take Back the Night event, which was co-sponsored by the Gay-Straight Alliance and the ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/marching-against-sexual-and-domestic-violence/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Student granted trip of a lifetime</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/student-granted-trip-of-a-lifetime/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/ericka_web.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>By Allie Ward
Senior Ericka Kriedel can already speak French, Spanish, Chinese and German. Adding Thai to the mix should be no problem.
Kriedel, an English major, will be traveling to Thailand next October backed by a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship.
“For the first month, I will be taking a language and culture course, and starting in January, I ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/student-granted-trip-of-a-lifetime/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Concert Faceoff: Were Single File and Danger Radio worth staying for?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
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The night of April 16 was supposed to be very memorable because it was the night of the spring concert. My roommate and I each had a guest come up from our hometown and the four of us spent about two hours listening to music by Plain White T’s to get us pumped for the ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/spring-concert-faceoff-were-single-file-and-danger-radio-worth-staying-for/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Honoree receives special award</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/honoree-receives-special-award/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/nancygray_web1.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>By Oliver Joszt and Laura Mortkowitz
Although Mike Rutkowski is the grants manager, he has been involved in many activities during his nine years at Rider. During University Day on April 7, 2009, he was announced as the newest recipient of the Nancy Gray Award.
Rutkowski’s day job consists of managing all the grants for faculty and ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/honoree-receives-special-award/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fitness facts: Simple steps to de-stress your life before finals</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:29:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve heard my fair share of finals week horror stories: Thirty pages worth of papers to write, an exam accounting for nearly half of a class grade, watching the sun rise through the 24-hour study lounge windows. Finals are almost here and this means one thing is sure to creep up and catch us at ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/fitness-facts-simple-steps-to-de-stress-your-life-before-finals/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Housing Issues: WCC housing changes cause confusion for all</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This spring has been filled with much change for the Westminster community, particularly relating to residence life. With the formation of the Westminster College of the Arts, the size of incoming classes at Westminster Choir College has shrunk. In the past, only freshmen and sophomores could live on campus, but this smaller freshmen class has opened ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/housing-issues-wcc-housing-changes-cause-confusion-for-all/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>‘Torino’ hits the target</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/%e2%80%98torino%e2%80%99-hits-the-target/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/grantorino_web.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>By Jas Singh
The name Clint Eastwood is synonymous with iconic films, conjuring up images of characters, scenes and dialogue that have come to define generations of filmgoers. With Gran Torino, Eastwood reminds the audience that he still has what it takes to be a solid entertainer.
Eastwood plays Walt Kowalski, a Korean War veteran who has ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/%e2%80%98torino%e2%80%99-hits-the-target/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Student’s paper a symphony of success</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Adrienne Stazzone
To many students, the thought of changing majors as a second-semester junior is absolutely frightening. But for current senior Aimee Deibert, who switched from music education to music theory and composition, that tough decision turned out to be the right one.
Last fall, Deibert submitted a paper on John Corigliano’s Symphony No. 1, the ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/student%e2%80%99s-paper-a-symphony-of-success/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Deaftones rocks Rutgers championship</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/deaftones-rocks-rutgers-championship/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/deaftones_web.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>By Heather Fiore
Many students already find it hard to juggle homework and extracurricular activities. Try being a member of Westminster Choir College’s renowned a cappella ensemble, Deaftones. Solely run by the group’s 14 members from a variety of majors and classes, Deaftones not only arranges its own music but also administers its own rehearsals as ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/deaftones-rocks-rutgers-championship/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cartoon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Eco-Rep Green Corner: Web sites keep the Earth in mind</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The market for green Web sites is skyrocketing as people want to join the trend of going green. Most of these Web sites are geared toward educating people on living a more sustainable lifestyle, but others are also interested in helping the planet.
One Web site, Blackle (www.blackle.com), is a Google-type search engine that inverts the ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/eco-rep-green-corner-web-sites-keep-the-earth-in-mind/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Former 98 Degrees star ignites BLC theater</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/former-98-degrees-star-ignites-blc-theater/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/drewlachey_web.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>By Kaitlin MacRae
Was it hot in the BLC Tuesday night or was it just Drew Lachey?
The former 98 Degrees singer and Dancing with the Stars champion heated up the Bart Luedeke Center Theater on Tuesday night, where he discussed his career and inspired the star-struck listeners to follow their dreams in his lecture, 98 Degrees ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/former-98-degrees-star-ignites-blc-theater/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Quote of the Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>This Week in History</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Broncs sweep conference rival Siena, claiming third place in the MAAC</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/broncs-sweep-conference-rival-siena-claiming-third-place-in-the-maac/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/baseball_web1.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>By Josh Veltrie
A four-game win streak is just what Rider’s baseball team needed as it beat Long Island on Wednesday before sweeping conference rival Siena this past weekend, moving into third place in the MAAC.
On Saturday, against Siena, the Broncs (18-15, 9-6 MAAC) won the first game 12-4 and managed to pull out a 10-9 ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/broncs-sweep-conference-rival-siena-claiming-third-place-in-the-maac/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tennis teams wrap up season in scoreless defeats</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/tennis-teams-wrap-up-season-in-scoreless-defeats/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/tennis_web4.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>By Kristie Kahl
The men’s and women’s tennis teams closed out their seasons during the quarterfinals of the MAAC Championships in scoreless losses to their conference rivals.
“The team played very well, they definitely had a competitive mentality during their matches,” said senior Danielle Morse. “We definitely have improved throughout the course of the season.”
The seventh-place men’s ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/tennis-teams-wrap-up-season-in-scoreless-defeats/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Wolgast ties for 12th at Mount St. Mary’s Invite</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/wolgast-ties-for-12th-at-mount-st-mary%e2%80%99s-invite/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/golf_web1.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>By Michael Mack
The Rider golf team competed in the Mount St. Mary’s Spring Invitational in Littlestown, Pa., on Monday and Tuesday.
The tournament was shortened from 54 holes to 36 because of inclement weather.
On Monday the tournament saw a three-hour rain delay after two hours of play through heavy rain. Rough weather, which has been affecting ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/wolgast-ties-for-12th-at-mount-st-mary%e2%80%99s-invite/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Track and Field claims consistent performances</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/track-and-field-claims-consistent-performances/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/trackandfield_web1.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>By Rocco Schirripa
The Rider track and field team competed last weekend at the Larry Ellis Invitational in Princeton.
“Everyone stepped up and really had great performances over the weekend,” senior Matt Dahl said. “And it’s good because I think most looked at that meet as one of the more important ones on the schedule.”
The Broncs went ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/track-and-field-claims-consistent-performances/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Softball clinches win after four losses</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Kristie Kahl
The softball team put an end to its four-game losing streak yesterday, splitting a doubleheader against Columbia.
In the opener, the Broncs fell 5-1 to add another loss to the team’s streak.
In the sixth inning, the Broncs tied the score at one on an RBI by junior Derrin Minunni.
As the game was tied at ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/24/softball-clinches-win-after-four-losses/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Security Briefs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Broken mirror
A student reported that a mirror had been knocked off  her car on Wednesday, April 8, at 1:55 p.m. Public Safety officers met with the student, who said she parked her car in the student lot on April 5. When she returned, the driver’s side mirror had been knocked off. Public Safety officers determined ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/17/security-briefs-4/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Plain White Tease</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/17/plain-white-tease/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/plain_white_ts_web2.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>By Julia Ernst 
Text messages started flying around 7:30 p.m. last night. Cell phones started ringing, and people lined up outside the Student Recreation Center (SRC) started buzzing with confusion and frustration.
“The lead singer of Plain White T’s is ill and he is unable to perform tonight,” said Dave Keenan, director of campus life, announcing ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/17/plain-white-tease/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>LaBoy wins second term as SGA president at Westminster</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Kristie Kahl
Junior Ryan LaBoy wins it again.
Westminster announced its new Student Government Association Executive Board for the 2009-2010 school year yesterday.
“I think, by virtue of the fact that Ryan was elected for a second term, it is indicative of the fact that he is meeting the needs of the student body,” said Larry Johnson, ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/17/laboy-wins-second-term-as-sga-president-at-westminster/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A world of possibilities: ‘Map it out’</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
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By Kaitlin MacRae
As Rider’s study abroad program expands and improves, applicants are discovering the necessity of planning ahead  before experiencing what many consider to be the best time of their lives.
According to Dr. Sara Young-Singh, assistant director of the Center for International Education, students who want to go abroad should start planning as soon as ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/17/a-world-of-possibilities-%e2%80%98map-it-out%e2%80%99/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lecture gives tips on preventing sexual assault</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
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By Dalton Karwacki
More than 209,880 sexual assaults were reported in this country in 2004, students were told during a presentation, “Sexual Assault and Drugs: Don’t Let It Happen to You,” on Tuesday evening.
Presenting were Elizabeth Sandy, the assistant director of Student Financial Services, and Alison Aks, the coordinator of sexual assault support services for Womanspace ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/17/lecture-gives-tips-on-preventing-sexual-assault/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Broncs shocked by NJIT after dropping series against MAAC rival</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
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By Jordan Hall
 Rider entered its three-game series at Marist last weekend on the upswing, winning six of its last eight and coming off one of its most impressive wins of the season against Temple. The momentum didn’t carry over, as the Broncs dropped two of three against their MAAC rival and then fell to ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/17/broncs-shocked-by-njit-after-dropping-series-against-maac-rival/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Defending champs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Josh Veltrie
Back-to-back championships in any sport is a major accomplishment. Rider’s baseball team is on a mission this season to win the MAAC Championship for the second straight year. 
 In most sports, both collegiate and professional, two titles in a row usually paves the road to a team becoming a dynasty: the New York ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/17/defending-champs/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Track &amp; field progresses at Rider Invite</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
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By Jordan Hall
After a productive performance at the Duke Invitational, the Rider track and field team had another solid showing for its first home meet of the season, the Rider Invitational.
 The women’s side came in first out of the seven teams that competed last weekend while the men finished third out of six.
 “As ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/17/track-field-progresses-at-rider-invite/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>‘5 &amp; Dime’: A blast from the past</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/17/%e2%80%985-dime%e2%80%99-a-blast-from-the-past/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/jamesdean_web1.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a> 
By Oliver Joszt and Peter Richter
 There are some people who touch our lives even after they have passed away. For Mona, that person was James Dean. 
 In Come Back to the 5 and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, the Spitz Theater transports its audiences back in time to Texas in the 1950s and the ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/17/%e2%80%985-dime%e2%80%99-a-blast-from-the-past/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Burke’s busy schedule worth the winning results</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Junior communication major Amanda Burke led the 2008-2009 MAAC Champions with accolades such as two-time Rider Athlete of the Month and Female Diver of the Meet at the 2008 MAAC Championships and 2008 Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships. 




By Paul Mullin


 Shopping, working out and spending time with her boyfriend: What Amanda Burke does in ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/17/burke%e2%80%99s-busy-schedule-worth-the-winning-results/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Film proves age knows no boundaries</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
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By Jas Singh
“My name is Benjamin Button, and I was born under unusual circumstances. While everyone else was agin’, I was gettin’ younger… all alone.” And with those words, the audience is transported into a world that is mesmerizing, an emotional journey,  full of love, laughter and life.
 Based on the short story by F. ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/17/film-proves-age-knows-no-boundaries/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Editorial: Plain White T&#8217;s concert scrubbed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of students lined up outside the Student Recreation Center (SRC) yesterday to see Plain White T’s, the band headlining the Student Entertainment Council (SEC) Spring Concert. Some waited over an hour and a half to even get into the SRC, and when they were let in, they were told that Plain White T’s would ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/17/editorial-plain-white-ts-concert-scrubbed/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Editorial: Loan headaches eased slightly</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, the yearly tuition increase was announced.  For those lucky students who were eligible for Rider Advantage, tuition increases are nothing more than a letter home. Yet for most students, the increase means a bigger loan to take out or another job to work over the summer. Thankfully, Rider understands the current economic state ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/17/editorial-loan-headaches-eased-slightly/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Theater company’s play embodies Shakespeare’s spirit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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By Julie Morcate
Ripping off his coat, he spits out a curse and drops to the floor, hard. He slams his fists, shouting how good it would be to not have to live. He gets up and broods, only to fall again (this time on his face) until his friend cheers him up. 
 Does this sound ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/17/theater-company%e2%80%99s-play-embodies-shakespeare%e2%80%99s-spirit/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to the Editor: Internet is key to scholarly debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reading the discussions in The Rider News about the recent visit of former Gov. Huckabee prompted my thinking. A major goal of a university is the development of students’ abilities for critical thinking based upon fundamental principles and correct information. Proper logical analysis of a problem or issue is often lengthy, unsuitable for time-limited verbal ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/17/letter-to-the-editor-internet-is-key-to-scholarly-debate/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>LeFante and Wolgast lead Rider in invitationals</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Senior Eric LeFante finished 11th out of 74 golfers at the Princeton Invitational. LeFante shot a 151 over the two days.






By Michael Mack
 
 The Rider golf team was busy this week, competing in the Princeton Invitational over the holiday weekend and in the Peacock Invitational Tuesday.    The Princeton Invitational was shortened from ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/17/lefante-and-wolgast-lead-rider-in-invitationals/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to the Editor: Basketball program and gym not up to par</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The response to Craig J. Peterson’s on the money letter about our basketball program and our gym proves my point that I have echoed in past letters to the editor that our administration and alumni base accept a mediocre men’s basketball program. All this talk of “the greatest three-year stretch in men’s basketball history” and ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/17/letter-to-the-editor-basketball-program-and-gym-not-up-to-par/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to the Editor: Coach Dempsey  ‘one of the finest’</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After reading that inflammatory letter from fellow alumnus Craig J. Peterson, I simply had to respond. It is obvious that Craig has not been active as an alum, has not been on campus to see the changes that have been made or followed the fortunes of our men’s basketball team on a night-by-night basis.
First of ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/17/letter-to-the-editor-coach-dempsey-%e2%80%98one-of-the-finest%e2%80%99/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Freshman Perspective: Slow selection process confuses and frustrates</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many, March 29 was a day of excitement. It was the day for students to finalize plans and figure out where they would be living for their next year of college. But it was also a day of confusion, anxiety and irritation, not just for us, but for other freshmen as well. As the ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/17/freshman-perspective-slow-selection-process-confuses-and-frustrates/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to the Editor: Prof speaks his mind on politics</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attention, descendants of the Enlightenment:  While you were consumed by Bushphobia, your accounts in Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association - College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF) Ville were burning. So now academe is ripe for a takeover by the Synthesis Company, located in the Vale of Common Sense (not far from Silicone Valley). Those whose heads ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/17/letter-to-the-editor-prof-speaks-his-mind-on-politics/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cartoon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Eco-Rep Green Corner: Campuses celebrate Earth Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“It was a gamble, but it worked,” recalls Gaylord Nelson, senator from Wisconsin and the founder of Earth Day, about April 22, 1970.
This was the first Earth Day ever, created in a nation in which the growing ecological concerns and problems were largely ignored by the American public. It was invented to attract attention to ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/17/eco-rep-green-corner-campuses-celebrate-earth-day/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>This Week in History</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Quote of the Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The pains and gains of pageant life</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
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By Heather Fiore
 At first glance, Elisa Baricelli may look like the typical pageant girl, but you’ll quickly learn that she defies every stereotype. Full of charisma and beauty, it’s not surprising that Baricelli, a junior communication major with a track in radio and television, was one of the 50 women chosen to compete in ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/17/the-pains-and-gains-of-pageant-life/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Life after Rider: Helpful Web sites for grads</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Graduation is right around the corner, and every college senior can benefit from saving time and money. Here is a Top 5 List of Money Makers and Time Savers anyone can appreciate:
Make your graduation a profitable experience 

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		<title>Student proves her ‘sole’ purpose</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
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By Adrienne Stazzone
Over winter break, junior Emma Basilone bought herself a new pair of shoes. But instead of buyer’s remorse, what she got from her purchase was the inspiration to help needy children.
 Style Your Sole, a movement by TOMS shoes, allows buyers to decorate and personalize their own footwear. For each blank pair of ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/17/student-proves-her-%e2%80%98sole%e2%80%99-purpose/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Prof to bike in marathon Climate Ride</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
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By Cathleen Leitch
To help raise awareness about environmental issues, Dr. Alexander Grushow is training to ride his bike 300 miles for Climate Ride 2009. The charity event tries to raise awareness of global warming, climate change and the benefits of renewable energy. 
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		<title>Broncs’ walk-off victory over Temple highlights three-game winning streak</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/10/broncs%e2%80%99-walk-off-victory-over-temple-highlights-three-game-winning-streak/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/baseball_web.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>By Josh Veltrie
After being swept by Canisius in a doubleheader on Saturday, Rider’s baseball team was able to win three straight games. The Broncs beat Canisius, 4-2, on Sunday and defeated Princeton, 6-0 on Tuesday. The biggest victory came against Temple on Wednesday, whom they beat 10-8 in 10 innings after being down by six ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/10/broncs%e2%80%99-walk-off-victory-over-temple-highlights-three-game-winning-streak/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Rider manages two wins in seven-game stretch</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/10/rider-manages-two-wins-in-seven-game-stretch/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/softball_web21.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>By Michael Mack
The Rider softball team had a busy week, playing seven games in five days, with only one at home.
Saturday, the Broncs (9-25, 3-5 MAAC) traveled to Poughkeepsie, N.Y., to play MAAC rival Marist in a doubleheader. In the first game, the Broncs struggled offensively, scratching out just five hits and one run. Rider ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/10/rider-manages-two-wins-in-seven-game-stretch/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, April 1, faculty and students protested the Mike Huckabee visit outside the BLC, in the rain. It was a protest against Huckabee’s beliefs. He opposes a woman’s right to choose, opposes gay rights and is anti-science. He supports torture, the death penalty, amending the Constitution and a flat tax. It was also a ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/10/letter-to-the-editor-lead-protestor-claims-speech-was-costly-insincere-and-contradictory/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Order: 3 Greek councils combining into one</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Julia Ernst
Members of Rider’s fraternities and sororities may soon find that planning inter-Greek events and fundraisers has gotten a little bit easier and faster.
At the Greek Awards banquet on April 25, the newly formed Greek Council will be announced. This organization is a coming together of the three pre-existing Greek councils — the Northern ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/10/new-order-3-greek-councils-combining-into-one/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to the Editor: Political figure should encourage campus debate, not scorn</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Rider University College Republicans were elated by the visit of former Gov. Mike Huckabee last Wednesday, April 1, to raise money for the Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics and give a speech to the campus community. Huckabee came to campus because of the generosity of Rider alumnus and Trustee Mike Hennessy. One would ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/10/letter-to-the-editor-political-figure-should-encourage-campus-debate-not-scorn/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Academic updates still in the works</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/10/academic-updates-still-in-the-works/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/fine_arts_web.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>by Jess Hoogendoorn
Fine and Performing Arts students will have a longer wait than they may have anticipated before they have a new theater to call their own. However, they can look forward to some updates to the Fine Arts building in the meantime.
The groundbreaking for the new Fine and Performing Arts building that is planned ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/10/academic-updates-still-in-the-works/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to the Editor: Controversy welcomed; speaker not worth protesting</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I appreciated The Rider News’ coverage of the Huckabee talk, which I thought was well-balanced.
I am normally a protesting kind of person. I was a hippie in the 1960s and was tear-gassed when I was 19 by the Chicago police at the Democratic Convention in 1968. More recently, I was roughed up at the age ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/10/letter-to-the-editor-controversy-welcomed-speaker-not-worth-protesting/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>8-year low for tuition increase</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Amber Cox
Rider’s tuition is receiving another hike for the next academic year, but this is the lowest increase since 2001.
Full-time tuition costs will be rising by 4.9 percent, about $1,300, to a total of $28,470 for next year. Last year, the increase hit a high of 5.8 percent, which was recorded as the highest ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/10/8-year-low-for-tuition-increase/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to the Editor: Huckabee deserves an open mind</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As of last week nobody else appeared willing to say it: thank you. I commend Rider University, and moreover the Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics, for hosting former Gov. Mike Huckabee last week. To bring someone of such stature to our campus is something we should all be proud of. Seemingly, we all were ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/10/letter-to-the-editor-huckabee-deserves-an-open-mind/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Security Briefs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Female harassed
A female student reported that she had been harassed by a male commuter student for several weeks. On Thursday, April 2, at 1:22 a.m., the victim reported to Public Safety that she had been harassed online, on the phone and in person. The suspected student allegedly followed her through the parking lot while she ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/10/security-briefs-3/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to the Editor: Gym and coach worth Rider pride</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am writing in reply to a letter to the editor in the April 3 edition of The Rider News from Craig J. Peterson ’77. Mr. Peterson said he was “outraged” and “rolling in disgust” over the fact that basketball coach Tommy Dempsey did not instruct his players to foul at the end of regulation ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/10/letter-to-the-editor-gym-and-coach-worth-rider-pride/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating University Day at Daly’s</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Not so little</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jordan Hall
Junior standout Ryan Thompson was no longer the “little brother” this season. In fact, his overall game was far from little as he posted career highs across the board, increasing his NBA prospect status and guiding Rider to another winning campaign.
After the departure of older brother Jason Thompson, the ’08-’09 Broncs were now ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/10/not-so-little/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Preparing education majors for the classroom</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/10/preparing-education-majors-for-the-classroom/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/educationworkshop_web.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>by Brian Long
A variety of workshops focused on different aspects of teaching, such as inclusion and differentiation in the classroom and teaching in an autistic classroom, marked the Education Honor Society’s second workshop day on Sunday, April 5.
After the success of last year’s program, Kappa Delta Pi decided to offer a day of programs dedicated ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/10/preparing-education-majors-for-the-classroom/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Women earn first win of spring season</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/10/women-earn-first-win-of-spring-season/><img src=http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/tennis_web2.jpg class=imgtfe hspace=5 align=left width=200  border=0></a>By Kristie Kahl
For the first time in the spring, the women’s tennis team added a win to its overall record, which includes the fall season, while the men continued their eight-game losing streak.
On April 4, the women’s team (3-12 overall) swept St. Francis 7-0 in a non-conference match as the men fell 4-3 to the ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/10/women-earn-first-win-of-spring-season/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Math professor wins Iorio award for medical imaging study</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Dalton Karwacki
For his foray into the medical field using mathematics, Dr. Andrew Markoe, a professor in the Department of Mathematics, was honored at Rider’s annual Dominick A. Iorio faculty research award luncheon last Friday.
The Dominick A. Iorio award was established in 1997 after Iorio’s retirement as dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences.  The award ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/10/math-professor-wins-iorio-award-for-medical-imaging-study/">full story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Speakers call for action to end Darfur struggle</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Emily Landgraf
In a region in Sudan the size of France, it is estimated that more than 400,000 people have been killed and more than 2.7 million have been forced from their homes. This is Darfur, which was the topic of discussion at Darfur Now, presented by STAND, the Student Led Division of the Genocide ... <a href="http://comm.rider.edu/wordpress/2009/04/10/speakers-call-for-action-to-end-darfur-struggle/">full story</a>]]></description>
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