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Hurting Broncs pull out all the stops to avoid first round upset

By Charles Guthrie ALBANY, N.Y. — One down, two to go. In Rider’s record-setting 22nd win of the season, the Broncs’ total team effort lead to the defeat of Canisius 75-71 in the MAAC Quarterfinals....

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Jason Thompson answers the bell, sending the Broncs to the MAAC title game

By Charles Guthrie ALBANY, N.Y. — With sophomore guard Ryan Thompson and freshman guard Justin Robinson out of the lineup, the focus was on senior forward and future NBA draft pick Jason Thompson. For...

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Strong second half carries Siena in MAAC Championship

By Charles Guthrie ALBANY, N.Y.- Tonight just wasn’t their night. Every time the Broncs’ toughness has been put to the test, they have responded. After losing three straight and looking as if they...

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Fund-raising with fancy footwork

By Jess Decina For the second year running, students will be shaking, shuffling and shimmying for a good cause. What sounds like an awkward dance party is actually Rider Rumba, a dance contest that...

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Web Exclusive: SEC spring concert act unveiled

By Jess Decina From physical education class to tours around the country, Gym Class Heroes has found a niche for its hybrid of hip-hop and rock. Now the boys will swing by Rider’s SRC on Saturday,...

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Web Exclusive: Alum Thompson is King

By Kristie Kahl Rider alumnus Jason Thompson set the salary bar for Communication majors at its all-time high. On Thursday, June 26, the Sacramento Kings chose Thompson as the 12th overall pick in the...

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Rider University Reverend Educates on Race and Religion

By Amar Kapadia For many years, there has been a professor at Rider University who has not only taught and guided her students, but has also served as the university’s chaplain and continues to be...

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Is Texting in Class Distracting?

by: Amar Kapadia LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – Here at Rider, and at campuses across the nation, the availability of text messaging is causing professors to compete with cell phones for their students’...

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Jamie Greenfield Reveals the Inspiration Behind Her Art

     by: Nicole Veenstra      “The reason why I do things becomes apparent a while after I do them,” said Jamie Greenfield, the artist whose exhibition, Bodies of Work, is currently being presented in...

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Web Exclusive: An unconventional reading from an atypical author

By Emily Landgraf Most authors do not begin readings by spouting off their bosses’ Facebook updates. Most authors are not Shane Jones, and that was exactly how he began his reading Thursday, Nov. 3 in...

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Online exclusive: History soars into Rider with Tuskegee Airmen visit

By Jen Maldonado History came to life Thursday night when a few of the Tuskegee Airmen visited Rider and spent two hours sharing their inspiring stories about their time in the U.S. Air Force during...

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Online preview: Rove visits Rider

By Dalton Karwacki November’s presidential election will be extremely close, but the Republicans have a clear path to victory, Republican strategist Karl Rove said to a crowd of students, faculty and...

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Interning: Commit, Change, Continue

By Janae Tucker Rider University offers a plethora of internship opportunities every year to students so they can adapt easily to real world jobs after they graduate. A student’s main focus once they...

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What’s next after the Dream Machine?

By Neil Rasbury The members of Rider Sustainability spoke about the recent news of Rider University’s recent selection as one of the upcoming “green” campuses, the new installation of the Dream...

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Radio hosts discuss sustainability

By Neil Rasbury Every Saturday from 10 a.m. the hosts of Rider’s Sustainable You, sophomores Emily Mazzio and Sabrina Safran, meet to inform the campus of making choices that are beneficial for the...

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Josh Veltrie: Reflections from London 2012

By Josh Veltrie ’11 This summer I was lucky to enough to enjoy the experience of a lifetime: working the Olympics in London. Being able to see Europe for the first time while working one of the...

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Dr. Millen’s thoughts about the London Olympics

By Dr. Jonathan H. Millen I am not a hater, but during the 2012 summer Olympics did anyone else notice that: Apart from those employed by the NBC family of networks, not too many people thought very...

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Confessions of a Student Teacher: First thoughts from the classroom

My name is Marina DeVino and I am currently student teaching in a sixth grade mathematics classroom. The last week of February marks the end of the first month of my student teaching experience, and so...

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Pennsylvania’s New Gold Rush: ‘Company Man’ opens student’s eyes

By Deborah Overbeck Something hit me the day I met David Blood. Any hour before noon on a Saturday is considered the crack-of-dawn for a college student, so to be riding in a van packed with two...

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The science behind fracking

The science behind the process of extracting natural gas from the ground known as hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” is not always clear-cut, according to Associate Professor of Geological and Marine...

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