Opinion
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February 9, 2022
A needed reflection on in-person education
By Kaitlyn McCormick Returning to campus for the spring semester has allowed students to reflect on the jump back into in-person learning and its unexpected challenges.…
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February 2, 2022
Overfishing: the implications of mass consumerism overlooked
By Kayelena Brimage More students are laying off red meat and, if not going vegetarian, becoming pescatarians. A pescatarian is someone who follows a mostly…
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February 2, 2022
Men’s mental health and the lasting harm of social stigma
By Luke Lombardi Be a man. Grow some balls. You cry like a girl. These are phrases almost every man has heard throughout their life.…
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February 2, 2022Dell’Omo announcment draws student concern
By Kaitlyn McCormick Rider President. Gregory Dell’Omo started the semester on Jan. 24 with a warm welcome: announcing a voluntary separation program to students and…
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December 8, 2021
Not afraid of change: professor critiques Dell’Omo administration
By Joel Phillips Last Thursday President Dell’Omo wrote to faculty about refusing to participate in academic program prioritization. Dell’Omo wrote, “I know that the prospect…
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December 8, 2021
Systemic inequity in higher education
By Kaitlyn McCormick Multiple monitory and first-generation students at Rider have had to drop-out of university due to financial constraints, especially after implications of the…
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December 1, 2021
Critical Race Theory: a commentary
By Tristan Leach Picking classes as a Baccalaureate Honors program (BHP) student is often a fun, yet slightly intimidating task. Which class is going to…
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December 1, 2021
Westminster Choir College: identity and experience after transition
By Kaitlyn McCormick Since the move into integrate the Westminster Choir College (WCC) onto Rider’s Lawrenceville campus and the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, this…
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November 17, 2021
Program elimination by another name: emeritus professor speaks out
By Dr. Margret Schleissner Under the banner of “prioritization” and “academic efficiency” with faculty “buy-in,” Rider’s administration is proposing to eliminate 20% of existing academic…
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November 17, 2021
New Jersey governor election: a wake-up call for Democrats
By Anthony Corbi Approximately 22 hours after the polls closed for the governor’s election in the state of New Jersey on Nov. 2, the Associated…
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