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Champs
Volume 78, Issue XVII - Friday, March 7, 2008
By Paul Szaniawski
Forget about getting on the
men’s basketball team’s bandwagon. Now that the Broncs
have won the MAAC regular season championship,
it’s time to get on the
bus — the bus to the
conference championship finals.
Led by the possibly NBA-bound
forward
Jason
Thompson, the
bucking Broncs
have won a piece
of the season title
after tying for
first place with Siena with a conference record of 13-5. With high
spirits after three straight victories
and a championship in its sights,
the team is headed to Albany, N.Y.
for the conference tournament,
which begin today. Buses will be
provided to shuttle students to
the Times-Union Center starting
tomorrow for Rider’s first game,
slated to begin at 7:30 p.m.
With a win at home to close
out the season over Fairfield,
87-59, on Sunday the Broncs will
be the No. 2 seed in the tournament because of some complicated tiebreaker circumstances.
“We want to get out on
the court and do
what we set
out to do this
season: Win
the MAAC
Championships,” senior
See Albany, p. 3
Photo by Bryan Wentz
Members of the co-regular season MAAC championship basketball squad, clockwise from top left, Jason Thompson, Kevin Hickman, Harris Mansell, Lamar Johnson,
Kevin Vosilla and Kamron Warner, address their fans at the Rider Rally on Tuesday, in the Student Recreation Center.The team will lace up on Saturday in Albany.
Details of new housing lottery revealed
By Jeff Frankel
Only a “low” number of
students have paid the $200
housing deposit for next year,
before a deadline that is fast
approaching, said a school
administrator.
Of the 1,500 students the
Office of Residence Life expects
to house next fall, 874 had paid
the deposit as of Wednesday
afternoon, said Stephanie Polak,
associate director of residence
life.
But the deposits may pick
up as the deadline date, March
14, approaches, she said.
“That’s kind of low,” Polak
said. “We think people are waiting until next week.”
After hearing students
objections, the University is
again guaranteeing on-campus
housing next year to returning resident students as well as
incoming freshmen, but some
new restrictions will apply.
Some rooms on campus
have been identified as standard
triples, Polak said. Students who
choose to live there will receive
a 15-percent discount on the
room for the fall semester.
Some double rooms have
also been selected as temporary
triple rooms and students who
live there will receive a 25percent discount for the first
semester. New this year, rooms
tripled in Lincoln will be priced
as standard doubles.
“We are offering incentives
for triple rooms,” Polak said.
The number of students
who would will be forced to
triple up is still unknown, Polak
said. It depends on how many
pay the fee on time and register
for classes.
“We won’t know that until
the deposit date comes and
goes,” she said.
By paying the room deposit on time, students will be
assigned a random number
according to when they entered
Rider. Residents will select their
housing assignment based on
their number, the room selection brochure says.
The $200 room deposit is
non-refundable for those who
voluntarily break the agreement,
the brochure says. Students may
request a refund at any time
before Residence Life is able to
offer a standard room, but once
the room is offered, the deposit
will no longer be refundable.
In the coming years, housing will be guaranteed only
for freshmen and sophomores,
Polak said. Juniors and seniors
will have to try for any open
spots or live off campus.
This is in contrast to what
students were told. All students
who entered Rider before and
including Fall 2007 were promised housing for all four years
in an admissions booklet they
received.
“That is a clear message,”
Photo by Stephanie Nardi
Three female students were housed last year in a triple room in
Hill Hall.Their room was bigger than a standard double.
she said. “We will still house
upperclassmen, but when
there is a cut off, they will be
denied.”
Those interested in living
off campus can attend the Off
Campus Living Series where
students can learn what to
do when living on their own.
The first installment was held
Wednesday, while future dates
have not been posted yet.
A random number will be
See Housing, p. 4
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Security Briefs
Public intoxication
Two male visitors were
cited for underage drinking in
Kroner Hall at 3:13 a.m. on
Saturday, March 1. The visitors smelled of alcohol, had
difficulty maintaining balance and were slurring their
speech. They were found in
a men’s bathroom and had
vandalized one of the soap
dispensers. One of the visitors was transported to a hospital for further observation
and treatment while the other was taken into the custody
of the Lawrence Township
Police Department on
charges for of underage drinking and admitting to smoking marijuana. Both visitors
were PNG’d.
Exit
An exit sign was destroyed
and part of a sink was missing in a men’s bathroom in
Ziegler Hall on Saturday,
March 1. A female staff
member reported the damage and facilities is expected
to make repairs. Anyone with
information should contact
Public Safety at x. 5029.
Hole
Public Safety found a
hole in the tile wall of one
of the men’s bathrooms on
Monday, March 3, at 1:20
a.m. while doing a routine
walk through Poyda Hall.
Anyone with information
should contact Public Safety
at x. 5029.
Senior class looks for pulse of Last Call
By Annmarie Mercieri
Four years of hard work,
fond memories and difficult
times eventually all lead up to
the final week as an undergraduate at Rider University.
Traditionally, seniors celebrate
their final days before commencement by participating in
activities together off campus
through a Univesity-organized
event. In 2007, Senior Week
was dubbed Last Call.
However, the idea of Last
Call 2008 seems to be on the
fence. With rumors of this year’s
final senior celebrations possibly
being canceled swirling around,
the Senior Class officers sent
out an e-mail Wednesday to let
the graduating students decide
the fate of this year’s senior
week.
“The senior leaders have
decided to send out a survey,”
said Senior Class Secretary
Theresa Androvett. “It includes
different options as to Last
Call, which is normally the
Wednesday and Thursday
nights before commencement.”
The class of 2008 will have
until Wednesday to complete
and submit the survey.
“We don’t want seniors to
think we’re canceling it; we just
want to get the consensus of all
the seniors before a decision is
made,” Androvett said. “Based
on the number of survey replies
we will be capable of deciding
whether or not we’re holding a
Last Call 2008.”
Less than a month ago
rumors began spreading that
- Compiled by Jess Hoogendoorn
Information provided by Director
Rider’s Department of Public Safety
Vickie Weaver.
Get the scoop on
- Theresa Androvett,
Senior Class Secretary
Senior Week might be canceled
because of a lack of communication with students.
“A major problem is that
a lot of the seniors aren’t aware
of what exactly Senior Week
is,” senior Stacey Hagenbush
said. “However, I’ve waited four
years for it and would be disappointed if we weren’t given the
opportunity.”
Interest in Senior Week
fell last year when only 120
students attended the activities. The senior class officers
Friday, March 7
Tuesday, March 11
Rider Dances for Africa, 7:30
p.m., $5 for students, Yvonne
Theater
“Darfur Diaries: Message from
Home,” 7 p.m., BLC Theater
Bronc Bingo, 10 p.m., Daly’s
Saturday, March 8
5th Annual University Ball,
6 p.m. - 11 p.m., Cavalla Room
Starbucks Live Music Series:
Alex Winston, 8:30 p.m., SRC
Lobby
Sunday, March 9
Bus Trip to the MAAC
Tournament departing from
BLC at 4 p.m., $5
BSU Gospel Fest 2008, 4:30
p.m., BLC Theater
Al Burian Reading and Q & A,
5 p.m., SWG Auditorium
Wednesday, March 12
Equestrian Team presents
“Hidalgo,” 7:30 p.m., BLC
Theater
InterVarsity Christian
Fellowship Meeting, 8 p.m.,
SRC Seminar Room
Thursday, March 13
“My Choice, My WaWa”
Speech with Rider Alum and
WaWa CEO Howard Stoeckel,
5 - 6:30 p.m., SWG Auditorium
Monday, March 10
3rd Annual Westminster Drag
Ball, 8 p.m., WCC Playhouse
“Movies in America” Guest
Speaker Series, 4:30 p.m.,
SWG Auditorium
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To list your event, e-mail
[email protected].
Vendor Fair, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.,
SRC
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‘The senior leaders have decided to send out a survey.
It includes different options as to Last Call, which is
normally the Wednesday and Thursday nights before
commencement.’
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Up ...
Reminder
The Department of
Public Safety reminds all students to take home all valuables and lock their doors
when leaving for spring
break. The department also
encourages anyone going on
a trip to use a buddy system to avoid any dangerous
situations.
Seniors can vote for various activities in the Last Call survey sent this week.
feared interest would also fall
this year because of a lack of
communication about Last Call
2008. The survey was partially
designed to see if seniors would
attend this year’s festivities.
“I think the survey is going
to help because everyone is
assuming that there will be a
Senior Week,” senior Kenny
Carlton said. “Not having the
survey, or not informing us, will
only upset the senior class.”
This week’s survey will let
seniors voice their opinions by
choosing what they would like
to do during Last Call 2008
and how much they’re willing
to pay.
Last year’s class had dinner
at a restaurant, went to a bar
in Belmar and had a barbeque
outside of Poyda for $100 a
person.
Seniors can rate their interests in a list of possible events
and activities to partake in,
such as a barbecue with admin-
See Last Call, p. 3
Friday, March 7, 2008 3
Rolling in fake dough was easy, professor says
By Laura Mortkowitz
Counterfeiting was made
easy and understandable for
students on Monday, when the
History Department hosted the
16th annual Emanuel Levine
Lecture.
The lecture series began
in 1991 in recognition of Dr.
Emanuel Levine, a history professor at Rider for 40 years, by
his wife, Harriet. This year’s
speaker, Dr. Stephen Mihm
of the University of Georgia,
spoke on his book A Nation of
Counterfeiters: Capitalists, Con
Men and the Making of the
United States.
“We don’t think about
what’s on our money, because
we don’t look at our money,”
Mihm said. “But there was a
time when money was the subject of intense scrutiny.”
Before the Civil War, counterfeiting was a common and
barely punishable offense, he
said. Almost any group could
go to the state government and
become a charter bank. They
chose how the money looked
and even the denominations
used. As a result, there were
bills ranging from the typical
$5 to the rare $2 and even
absurd amounts, such as $7,
$11 and even $1 3/4.
At that time in U.S. history there was no strong federal
bank, which made counterfeiting bank notes easy and, almost
acceptable.
“The federal government
didn’t issue paper currency and
there wasn’t enough gold and
silver to go around,” Mihm
said. “Someone needed to pick
up the lack [of money].”
He added that if a person was caught counterfeiting
money today, he or she would
face significant jail time. Back
then that same person wouldn’t
be “punished with the same
ferocity.”
The problem with counterfeiting was that it didn’t usually
come from within the country.
There was a famous spot just
above the Vermont border in
Canada where the fake money
came into the country. The spot
in question was popular because
it was the area that Canada and
America argued over where the
border between the countries
lay.
Of course, the counterfeit
money had to go through a few
hands before it was in circulation.
“Counterfeit money means
Last Call
Continued from p. 2
istration and faculty, a Broadway show,
a dinner cruise, white water rafting and
others.
“No final decision will be made after
this survey,” said senior class President
Gina Medori. “We might send out a
follow-up survey with narrowed choices
based on the responses.”
Many agree that the decision is
Albany
Continued from p. 1
guard Kevin Hickman said.
The team captain and
three other seniors, Thompson,
Kamron Warner and Joel Green,
were honored for their years of
shooting, swishing, and picking
and rolling for the basketball
Broncs at Sunday’s game, and
nothing to you unless you can
convince someone else it’s worth
something,” Mihm said. “You
had to take it to a store and
pass it off to someone else in
exchange for money or goods.”
Since there were so many
charter banks going bankrupt
and some that never intended
to cash in the bank notes, businessmen were suspicious of bank
notes in general. According to
Mihm, some businessmen had
admitted in court that they
would rather “receive a counterfeit bank note from a good
bank than a real bank note
from a bad bank.” They knew
it would be easier for them to
pass the counterfeit to someone
else.
The next step in the country’s effort to try and put a stop
to counterfeiting was a printed
paper called the Counterfeit
Detector. When counterfeits
were found, descriptions of
them were printed for people
to be aware.
This did not stop the counterfeiters. For instance, once
they printed a dozen notes with
a horse with three legs. When
the Counterfeit Detector published that, the counterfeiters
printed thousands with the
fourth leg added.
being put where it belongs: in the hands
of the seniors.
“I truly think the survey will benefit
us because I would be upset if we weren’t
given the chance to decide,” senior Russ
Mareno said. “It’s an important moment
in our lives, those last days, and it’s our
last hoorah. It’s our last time to celebrate
those four years together.”
Many seniors concur with the decisions of the Senior Class Council. Kim
Fleming believes that a lack of survey
results can only point blame back onto
the senior class itself.
then again at the Rider Rally on
Tuesday.
Held in the Student
Recreation Center, the pep rally
saw colorful balloons, cookies,
autographs and cheering fans
send off the men’s and women’s
basketball teams before their
trips to Albany.
Senior Jeff Barron was one
of the fans who wanted to wish
the teams good luck. But he
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‘Counterfeit money means nothing
to you unless you can convince
someone else it’s worth something.
You had to take it to a store and
pass it off to someone else in
exchange for money or goods.’
- Dr. Stephen Mihm,
professor at the University of Georgia
Counterfeiters were so
devious that they even printed
counterfeits of the Counterfeit
Detector.
It wasn’t until the Civil
War that counterfeiting came
to a “crashing, resounding halt”
Mihm said. The government
printed money for the soldiers
using a green back because it
was hard to counterfeit. Charter
banks were given the option of
giving up their state charter
for a federal charter and issuing notes that looked the same
across the country with different bank names or losing their
charter completely.
The United States Secret
Service was created, not to protect the president, but to protect the currency. As a result,
counterfeiters fell one by one at
the end of the 19th century.
“I think that the senior class has
the responsibility to deliver what the
expectations are,” she said. “If the survey
says that the seniors don’t really have an
interest in it, then I suppose that’s the
way it is.”
Some seniors think an e-mailed
survey may not yield the most accurate
results, as not every graduating student
will complete it.
“I feel that students disregard their
e-mails and many will disregard the
survey, leaving those who would like
a senior week at a disadvantage since
would like to wish good luck
to Thompson as well, who local
media analysts believe will be
picked up by an NBA team in
June’s upcoming draft.
“Not many people know
this, but if you get drafted in the
first round you’re guaranteed
money for at least three years,”
Barron said. “If you get drafted
in the second round, you’re not
guaranteed anything and could
get cut by the team.”
Barron will travel to the
tournament for the games,
because of his job with Rider
Athletics’ Sports Information.
The University will be supplying tickets to the games,
which come with a round-trip
bus ride to the Times-Union
Center and back, for only $5.
Tickets for each day trip are still
available and can be purchased
at the BLC ticket booth today
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday’s bus will leave at
3 p.m., from the BLC’s front
steps. If the teams are victorious they move on to Sunday’s
Laws were passed that prohibited people from making
anything remotely resembling
money.
While the cover to Mihm’s
book looks intriguing with its
copy of a bank note, the paperback will probably have a different cover, he said.
A friend told Mihm that
the bill on the front of his book
was too close to the actual size
and “technically your book is in
violation of federal law.”
During all his research,
he came across some unique
designs on bank notes, ranging
from scantily clad women to
one of his favorites, a polar bear
devouring a man on a raft.
With those designs, no
wonder people looked at their
money more.
results will be lowered,” said Bianca
Jerez.
Medori said the class officers are
trying to gauge a pulse from seniors in
other ways too. She started a Facebook.
com group, 2008 Seniors!, in order to
keep the students updated on events and
give feedback to the officers.
“Obviously not every senior at Rider
is a part of this group, but we’re taking
small steps to get a vibe from the whole,”
Medori said.
games and possibly to Monday’s
championship game.
“It’s a rare chance to cheer
for a team who has played that
well and is on the verge of being
in the national tournament.”
Students can buy tickets
for all three days and get their
money back if Rider’s teams get
knocked out of the tournament
and have to go home early.
“Hopefully we’ll be playing after the weekend,” Barron
said.
After the buzzer sounds to
signal the end of each men’s
game, students will be ushered
back on the bus and driven
back to campus.
Junior Jake Catanese, a selfproclaimed fan of the Athletics’
Department who can be seen
donning face paint, a sixth man
shirt and carrying a Rider flag
at home games, thinks there
should be another way to see
the games besides the daily
round-trips.
“It’s a three-hour trip there,
then you wait two hours for the
— Additional reporting by Paul Szaniawski
game to start, and then after
the game it’s another three-hour
trip back,” Catanese said.
The junior feels there
should be options where students can buy a hotel room
through the University instead
of taking the same bus multiple
days in a row.
“Being in a vehicle for six
hours is not fun, especially
when you’re doing it everyday,”
Catanese said. “You’re going to
be exhausted when you get back
to class. You can get more stuff
done, like homework, in a hotel
room than a moving bus.”
Rider could also supply a
shuttle to local malls, Catanese
added.
“I think more people would
go to it if it wasn’t like a day
trip,” he said. “It would make
more sense if it was a weekend.
“We’re going to play Siena
on almost their home court [if
both teams make it to Monday’s
final game]. We need all the
people we can get up there.”
4 Friday, March 7, 2008
Rider students have the ticket to span globe
For some Rider students, studying abroad is a part
of the college experience that they cannot envision
their four years here without. For others, the commitment of a whole semester away may seem like too
much. This summer’s Study Abroad Tours may be a
way to satisfy everyone.
Dr. Linda Materna, chairperson of the Department
of Foreign Languages and Literature and professor of
Spanish, says that study abroad trips over the summer
months are relatively new for Rider.
“Two- to three-week summer faculty-led programs
abroad for credit have not been a common paradigm
until perhaps the last five years,” she said. “This paradigm of four-week summer abroad sessions has become
increasingly popular as a way to do study abroad either
in addition to semester or year-long programs, or as a
substitute for these longer options.”
Destinations this summer include Spain, London,
Sweden, Norway, Honduras and China. Additional
trips to Florence, Italy are planned for vocal and choral
seminars.
Professors will also be taking students on a five-city
tour of India for two College of Business Administration
trips in January.
Materna said there are plenty of options for stu-
By Julia Ernst
Housing
Continued from p. 1
given to each student and will
be grouped by his or her starting term and numbers will correlate to that start term, the
brochure says.
Students who started in the
Fall 2005 and Spring 2006 will
be assigned a lottery number
between 2500 and 2999. Those
who started in Fall 2006 and
Spring 2007 will be assigned
between 1300 and 1999.
Students who were entered
Rider in Fall 2007 and Spring
2008 will be assigned a number
between 0000 and 0999.
The highest numbers will
be picked first to room select in
the lottery.
Lottery numbers cannot be
sold or traded, and Residence
Life will maintain a database
with all residents’ names and
assigned lottery numbers. This
will be closely monitored, the
brochure also says.
Students must bring the
housing application, the color-
‘These courses, and study
abroad in general, are
increasingly important and
in fact indispensable.’
- Dr. Linda Materna,
Foreign Languages and Literature chair
dents to choose from this summer. Students do not
have to be language majors to participate in these trips,
and faculty from many different departments lead
tours over the summer.
“Marine sciences, for example, has a summer
course typically somewhere in the Caribbean, Mexico
or Central America,” she said. “Dr. Minmin Wang is
leading her third three-week, service-learning course in
Fuzhou, China, this summer.”
Materna said that in the past, some students
attended the programs simply to travel. This is an
option for anyone who wishes to visit other countries
as a part of his or her summer vacation.
In addition to the numerous unique opportunities studying in another country can offer,
the Materna emphasized an increasingly necessary experience for students in today’s world.
“These courses, and study abroad in general, are
coded lottery card and their
Rider ID.
Those who miss the March
14 housing deposit will be automatically placed on a waitlist
and are doubtful to get a room,
Polak said. Residence Life still
has to come up with waitlist
priorities.
Double singles will not be
available next fall because the
anticipated demand for Rider
housing.
“We will accept applications but it is highly unlikely
they will be approved,” the brochure says. “We will keep applications on file and if any are
approved, it will be based on
accumulated credits and date of
application.”
Students may submit the
housing application and lottery
card to Residence Life before
March 30, or have another student be a proxy at the designated time. Students do not need
a roommate in order to secure
a room; the next single student
will be matched once his or her
number is called.
A student may select a
roommate who is currently in
the junior year study abroad
program as long as both have
paid the housing deposit by
deadline and submitted the
housing agreement to Residence
Life, the brochure says.
Roommates can be from
different grades but next year’s
seniors will pick first, followed
by next year’s juniors and sophomores.
Students no longer have
the option of retaining their
room for the next school year.
“In order to give everyone an equal chance to get
a standard room assignment,
squatter’s rights have been
eliminated,” the brochure says.
“Every eligible student must go
through the process and choose
from the rooms that are available at their time slot.”
The new housing policies
were announced by Residence
Life on Feb. 26, a day later than
expected, because of inclement weather on Feb. 22, which
closed the school, Polak said.
“The snow day messed us
up,” she said.
Room Selection Schedule
March 14: $200 room deposit is due to Cashier’s Office.
March 15-23: Spring Break
March 23: Residence Hall students get housing agreements and lottery numbers, 2-11 p.m.,
residence hall offices
March 25: Returning Greek students get housing agreements and lottery numbers at returning
Greek room selection, 10 p.m., BLC Theater
March 25: Premium Room Selection is held, 10 p.m., Cavalla Room
March 26: New Greek students get housing agreements and lottery numbers at New Greek Room
Selection, 10 p.m., basement floor of House 5
March 30: Standard room selection is held,1-6:30 p.m., Alumni Gym
April 21: Room assignments are canceled for students who have not selected courses
Standard Room Selection Times
Sunday, March 30
1-1:45 p.m. - Students volunteering to live in a double room as a triple or standard triple
2-2:45 p.m. - Lottery numbers 2500-2999
3-3:45 p.m. - Lottery numbers 1300-1999
4:15-6 p.m. - Lottery numbers 0000-0999
Image courtesy of www.intmail.com
This summer students have the opportunity to study
around the globe on three continents.
increasingly important and in fact indispensable,” she
said. “Given the imperatives of globalization and the
moral obligation of universities to prepare students
linguistically and cross-culturally to succeed in the 21st
century in an increasingly multi-cultural America and
an increasingly complex and interwoven world.”
Students who are interested in the summer programs can visit rider.edu/studyabroad for more
information.
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5 Friday, March 7, 2008
Cabs to aid students
By Danielle Flood
Photo by Carly Totten
A student looks at artist Nancy Hagin’s work, who will speak Thursday, March 13, at 7 p.m.,
in the Bart Luedeke Center Art Gallery.The exhibit of Hagin’s artwork opened yesterday.
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concert announced.
Rider may soon have a taxicab service to pick up students
from an environment that may
make them feel unsafe.
Charges will be billed, so
no cash is necessary.
“Our goal is to try to get
the program instituted before
the end of this semester so we
can have a trial period before
next fall,” said Mark Fisher, substance abuse coordinator. “Safe
Rides is still in the early stages.
It’s not totally done yet.”
Early last semester, the
Lawrenceville Student Senate
expressed concern about students driving to and from offcampus parties where alcohol
may be served.
“A lot of the drinking has
been moved off campus,” Fisher
said.
Safe Rides will hopefully be
a way to get students safely to
and from campus.
As a result, a committee was formed that includes
Fisher, SGA President Laura
Vendetta and Vice President
Brian Pawelko, students from
Peer Health On Campus Unites
Students and other student
involvement.
“This isn’t confirmed yet
but I think it’s going to be Yellow
Cab Company,” Vendetta said.
“We’re still in the process of
working it out and presenting
the proposal. And then we’ll
work on a contract.”
Rider would be able to use
their student ID to the driver
and then be billed through the
Bursar’s office.
It is undecided if the full or
partial amount of the cab ride
will be billed to the student’s
account. Funding from SGA
and other areas may be available
to help out with billing.
The taxi service will be
available for students seven days
a week and for different types
of functions, not just for parties
that involve drinking.
“Students may need a safe
ride back from anywhere, not
always in an emergency situation,” noted Fisher.
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6 Friday, March 7, 2008
Arts in Action
Students team up with Princeton ARB in second benefit concert for Africa
By Jess Decina
For junior Jordan Van de Sande,
dancing has always been about performance. The Fine Arts major has performed in numerous dance concerts at
Rider, whether it’s through the department or student organizations.
This time around, her dancing is
for a cause. Van de Sande and other students will join members of the Princeton
American Repertoire Ballet (ARB) in
Rider Dances for Africa, which opens this
weekend.
“Dancing has always been about
performance, but now, it’s so much
more than that,” Van de Sande said.
Dances for Africa follows An Apple’s
Corps, the dance concert that took
place last October. Both performances
have the same mission: to help a struggling village located outside of Nairobi,
Africa. Dances for Africa is the main
event for the year, according to Dr. Kim
Chandler-Vaccaro, the show’s director.
“We’re always excited about Rider
Dances; we’ve had the most incredible people working with us,” she said.
“Company members from ARB who
are working with and dancing with
our students. It’s really exciting for our
students, but to be using this talent to
benefit someone less fortunate [is] really
exciting.”
An Apple’s Corps raised enough money to increase staff at an African orphanage in Oncata Rongai. Proceeds from
this event will go to building a well in
the village, Chandler-Vaccaro said.
“Water is probably the biggest determining factor in people’s life expectancy,” she said. “It will not only benefit
the orphanage, but it will really benefit
the area.”
The dancers have been working
with Kristin Scott of the Princeton
ARB, who worked at the orphanage for
several months. Scott’s experiences have
affected everyone, according to Van de
Sande.
“Kristin has added a deeper dimension to Rider Dances; she has been able
to share with us her sentiments and how
working in Africa changed her,” she
said.
Junior Katie Patikowski agrees. To
her, Dances For Africa has expanded “the
relationship between dance and social
activism.” Patikowski will be performing in
three of the numbers this year. Two are
choreographed by Scott and fellow ARB
member Lacey Englehart; the other is
led by alumna Jen Gladney.
“All the dances are very, very physical, which I love,” Patikowski said. “I’m
pretty sure in every dance I’m either
lifting someone, getting stepped on or
actually stepping on someone else.”
Rehearsals for Dances For Africa
have only been taking place for about six
weeks, according to Chandler-Vaccaro.
“It seems very frenzied and you’re
working very fast; it never feels you have
enough time,” she said. “The difference
is there’s no script, it’s all original work.
It’s pretty amazing to create the piece.
It’s a little bit different from theater or
band.”
Additionally, Scott has choreographed a piece to the song “Don’t Give
Up (Africa)” by Alicia Keys and Bono,
which is one of the most moving numbers, Van de Sande said.
“During the dance, images from
Africa are projected onto the back wall,
and those pictures alone are enough to
touch an audience member,” she said.
Not all of the pieces relate directly
to Africa. One dance focuses on loss and
another is a tap piece, Chandler-Vaccaro
said.
Overall, the experience of both An
Apple’s Corps and Dances for Africa has
Photo by Matt MacFarlane
Alumna Jen Gladney rehearses a number for Dances for Africa, which opens
tonight. The dance performance aims to raise money toward building a well in
the African village of Oncata Rongai.
“totally changed” everyone involved,
Chandler-Vaccaro said.
“There was a sense of community
that was heightened,” she said. “There’s
nothing that makes you feel better than
when you see you’ve done something for
somebody else that’s positive. I think the
dancers grew up a lot and opened their
hearts a lot. It’s been really great for us.”
Dances for Africa will be performed
tonight and tomorrow night at 7:30 and
Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $5 with
a Rider I.D. and $10 for the general
public.
Lucia sits down with famed filmmaker
By Jess Maiuro
Lazy? Not exactly the word that
comes to mind, but it was how filmmaker Woody Allen described his
filming techniques on his latest movie
Cassandra’s Dream. Cinema studies professor Dr. Cynthia Lucia got a chance to
interview Allen over the phone the day
before the film’s release in New York.
The interview was for Cineaste magazine, a publication that’s devoid of
tabloid-ish backgrounds of the actors or
filmmakers and primarily focuses on the
art itself. Lucia has been writing for the
magazine since she completed an internship there in the early 1990s.
“When I was saying lazy, I meant
it,” Allen said, displaying his unique
humor during the interview that has
already appeared in Cineaste online and
the print edition.
But don’t let Allen’s self-deprecating
humor fool you. Cassandra’s Dream is a
story about desiring status and how far
you will go in order to achieve it. Two
brothers, Terry (Colin Farrell) and Ian
(Ewan McGregor), live average lives and
idolize their uncle (Tom Wilkinson), a
successful plastic surgeon. When they
ask the uncle for some money, he in
return asks them for a favor: to “get
rid of ” one of his business partners in
order for their American Dream to come
true.
“Allen is very thoughtful with all of
his movies and most of them are dark
and cynical,” Lucia said. “For example,
Annie Hall is a melancholy story about
whether true love can actually exist. He
is very tuned into the darkness of human
nature and at the same time maybe that’s
why he’s so funny.
“He makes the dark things so that
they can be looked at both ways, and
that is what makes him a good filmmaker. The subject of the conscience is
bred into him and his film, and he has
the ability to tap into contradictions
very well.”
Even though Lucia doesn’t think
Cassandra’s Dream is Allen’s best film
(her favorite is Manhattan), she said that
interviewers should find a nice way to
address personal issues they see in the
given work.
Lucia found out that the storyline
for the movie was originally from a play
written by Allen, but it was less complicated than the film. In the play, the
uncle doesn’t ask for a favor in return, so
Allen took it a step further.
“He focuses very well on the dynamic of the family and about what a family
contributes in a larger way,” she said.
Lucia has interviewed many other famous filmmakers and actors for
Cineaste, including filmmakers Lizzie
Borden, Patrice Le Conte and Sally
Potter, and actresses Joan Allen and
Susan Sarandon.
“A lot of times very famous people,
like Susan Sarandon, are over-interviewed so it takes longer to get away
from their generic answers,” said Lucia.
“Woody Allen didn’t give off that type of
feeling.”
She added that Allen is “very wellread, clever and witty.” He showed off
his knowledge of Greek Mythology with
Cassandra, a prophet doomed to make
accurate premonitions no one believed.
He also had a movie that was part of a
three-story piece cleverly titled Oedipus
Wrecks, which Martin Scorsese directed.
Lucia went on to say that not only
does she learn about the person she is
interviewing, but over the years she has
learned more about herself as well.
“I find interviewing to be very
inspiring,” Lucia said. “Listening to the
rhythm and cadence of a person’s voice
can be mesmerizing. Despite who they
are it’s so interesting to really get a
glimpse of what [their] character is truly
like.”
Friday, March 7, 2008 7
A voice for aspiring writers
By Allie Ward
Al Burian is on fire. Well,
figuratively at least.
The established musician
and author of zines (short for
magazine or fanzine), such as
Burn Collector, is going to be
featured in an ongoing series
that brings different authors to
Rider though Writer’s Block.
Writer’s Block is yet another avenue students can take if
they want to get involved with
writing. Dr. Mickey Hess, professor of English and adviser
to Writer’s Block, describes the
club as an outlet for writers on
campus.
“We’re dedicated to enhancing Rider’s literary life by hosting readings and workshops and
bringing authors to campus,”
Hess said.
Although he is also a successful musician, Burian is most
well-known for his zines Burn
Collector and Natural Disasters.
Zines, usually self-published and not for profit, are
normally about personal interests or passions.
“I do an autobiographical
zine,” Burian said. “It’s like a
narrative of my life; I try to put
an engaging slant on certain
circumstances.”
Burian’s original zine, Burn
Collector, has been circulating
since the early ’90s. As a selfpublished author, his zine is
referred to as “underground.”
Junior Andrew Kaspereen,
president of Writer’s Block,
explained Burian’s process.
“He would go to copy places and mass produce these independent magazines,” Kaspereen
said. “Eventually a publishing
company decided to bind the
first nine issues as a book and
sell it.”
Burian’s story contradicts
the conventional route most
authors take: first, finding an
agent and then signing with a
publishing house. Some would
consider it far more precarious
to do what he did.
“In some ways it is taking
a risk when you self-publish,”
Burian said. “I was touring with
some bands at the time and just
distributed my zine at shows.”
Which way is better?
Should a young writer opt for
self-publishing or try to get
an agent? According to Burian,
there isn’t a “better” way.
“I think that either way is
fine; nothing is more legitimate
than anything else,” he said.
“The important thing is to feel
as though you have an outlet.”
Although either route is
fine, students may find it reassuring to know that they can
write and circulate their product on their own.
“He’s out there doing it all
himself and making a career
out of it,” Kaspereen said. “He
inspires people not only to
write, but to think.”
Burian has established a
huge fan base and has escaped
the stigma associated with selfpublishing, Hess said.
The stories he writes are
mainly anecdotes of traveling or
autobiographical sketches with
a focus on music.
“Burn Collector documents
rough situations or things that
might make an impression on
you; I try to find that silver
lining,” Burian said. “Natural
Disasters has a reoccurring
theme of circumstances beyond
your control holding you up.”
Burian will be performing
excerpts from his zines and discussing the trials and tribulations of the writing world.
A big part of Burian’s writing is performance. He travels
nationally to read passages from
his zines.
Photo copyright Stickfigure
Al Burian, self-published zine writer and musician, will speak in
Sweigart Auditorium on Tuesday, March 11, from 5-5:30 p.m.
“As a musician and natural
showman, Al really knows how
to turn reading into a performance,” Hess said. “The last
time I saw him read, he dressed
up in a wizard’s costume.”
What does Burian think of
his extreme performances?
“I definitely have a background as a performer,” he said.
“You’ve just got to be interesting.”
SEC planning big reveal Q&A with a Mythbuster
for concert headliner
By Jeff Frankel
By Jess Decina
So what’s it like to be keeping one of
the University’s biggest secrets?
Not as easy as you’d think, according to senior Bill Purcell, special events
chair for the Student Entertainment
Council (SEC).
Purcell and other members of SEC
aren’t telling anyone who will be headlining the Spring Concert — not for
another week, that is.
SEC is going all out for the big
unveiling by hosting an event in the
Rider Pub next Thursday starting at
10:30 p.m., Purcell said.
“The idea was thrown out to make
it a big deal, since many people look forward to it and constantly ask who it is all
the time,” he said. “We’ll make [it] into
a bit of a race between the acts [featured
on] the survey throughout the night and
have a big covered cutout of the actual
act, which we will reveal at midnight.”
And there’s our first hint: The headliner selected was, in fact, featured on
the student survey that SEC members
sent out last semester.
Here’s the second hint: Among some
of the choices featured on that survey
were the bands Gym Class Heroes,
Dashboard Confessional and Boys Like
Girls, hip-hop artist T-Pain and pop
singer Colbie Caillat.
Last year, SEC gave students the
choice of three artists: Chris Carabba,
Ben Folds and Chamillionaire,
but at the last second, selected
singer-songwriter Jason Mraz for the
event.
“We wanted to stick to acts on the
survey and not do a switcheroo like last
year with Mraz, and the opportunity of
a Saturday show came up,” Purcell said.
The concert will take place on
Saturday, April 12. That’s a big step for
SEC to take, considering the University
has become somewhat infamous for having students who take off on weekends,
Purcell said.
“We look at it the same way the
administration does,” he said. “We don’t
want students leaving every weekend.
We don’t want to be afraid of leaving an
opportunity for a show just because it’s
on a weekend. Plus, it can leave a bigger
opportunity for guests to come, and no
one has to worry about getting work
done or going to night class.”
Purcell hopes to have a big turnout
for the concert, noting that last weekend’s event, A Night of Mythbusting
with Tory Belleci, “had a good crowd in
the BLC, even for a Saturday night.”
“We hope to get a good response
from people, and if things don’t work
out, it’s always something to learn from,”
he said.
In the meantime, SEC just wants to
generate some anticipation — even if it
means dealing with frustrated students
for another week.
“I do sense some frustration, especially when people know I have a part of
putting the show on and they ask me,”
Purcell said. “It’s hard not to just blurt it
out. But after the party, we are going to
spread the word like wildfire.”
Tory Belleci of The Discovery
Channel’s
popular
program,
Mythbusters, spoke at the Bart Luedeke
Center Theater last Saturday. Before
going on, he had the chance to talk
about his most daring stunts on the
popular show.
Q: You said you would want to go over
the Niagara Falls in a barrel. It seems
pretty dangerous; ever think you should
let Buster handle that one?
A: We would try and rig Buster up so
that we can tell, when he hits the water,
how much [of an impact] he took. By
that information, we can find out if he
survived the fall.
Q: What’s it like working at M5
Industries?
A: It’s great. We have such a close-knit
group of people that we work with.
It’s tough because you’re working long
hours doing a stressful job. It’s amazing
that everyone works together so well.
Q: In the show, you are the go-to guy
when it comes to performing the more
dangerous stunts. Why’s that?
A: I’ve always been a daredevil. When
I was a kid I used to ride motorcycles;
I was very stupid in a sense. I used to
jump off my parents house onto a mattress. There is a big group of people
who have done that. That’s why Jackass
is so successful because there are so
Photo by Matt Freedman
Mythbuster Tory Belleci spoke last
Saturday in the BLC Theater.
many people that do the same thing. I
just happen to be that guy to try it.
Q: Do you have any plans for more
on-camera work; let’s say if and when
Mythbusters ends?
A: I’ve got some ideas that I have been
pitching around. I never wanted to be
a host [or] be in front of the camera.
That’s why I got into the film industry, because I wanted to be behind the
scenes. But now, it’s fun, it pays better
than being behind the scenes. I’m trying to come up with some ideas with
TV shows I can host, but if Mythbusters
gets canceled, I’m really going to push
to go make a feature [film]. That’s what
I’ve always wanted to do.
8 Bronc Meets World
Business major dips into music
By Jess Royko
Philadelphia’s South Street a hub of college-friendly culture
By Jess Decina
Photos by Stephanie Nardi
To anyone living anywhere south of Rider, Philadelphia —
not New York — is “the city.” Sure, you could spend hours
bickering with your friends over which one is correct, but
you might want to take the 45-minute drive into the Greater
Philadelphia area to see what the nation’s sixth most populous
city is all about.
Beginners will want to focus their trip around South Street:
It’s a hub of shops, bars and clubs perfect for the any-aged
crowd. The area’s populated with stores ranging from the local
grocery stores and independently-owned bookstores to tattoo
parlors and special interest shops.
Although South Street’s packed with restaurants like The Artful
Dodger and the South Street Diner, it’s become an unspoken law
that visitors should try a genuine Philly cheesesteak while in the
city. Jim’s Steaks comes highly rated, but there are others, like rivals
Geno’s Steaks and Pat’s King of Steaks, that are worth a try.
Plus, there’s no shortage of nightlife in Philly. The Fillmore
Theater of Living Arts, more affectionately known as TLA, is arguably the equivalent of New Jersey’s Starland Ballroom. TLA holds
about 1,000 spectators and has become the place to be for rising
bands and artists. South Street also has its share of clubs and bars,
though the more popular ones require a little traveling. Like any
large city, it might be best to travel through Philly on foot and by
cab.
You’ve heard it a million times before, but the beauty of the
University is how it’s “close to everything.” Philly most certainly falls
into that “everything” category. Whether or not you consider it your
“city,” Philadelphia is certainly worth a look.
South Street in Philadelphia has become famous for its many
attractions, such as the Fillmore Theater of Living Arts (left) and
Tattooed Mom (above right). South Street is also home to Jim’s
Steaks, one of the better places to chow down on a cheesesteak.
This hub of activity is ideal for a first-time visit to Philly.
Shuttle tours go green
By Karen Doerfer
Typically, St. Patrick’s Day is
a day of celebrating Irish ancestry
by eating traditional meals and
visiting heritage festivals.
For most college students, St.
Patrick’s Day is an excuse to drink
green beer and wear buttons that
say “Kiss me, I’m Irish.”
The fun-loving holiday falls
during spring break, which means
students cannot rely on the Rider
Pub for a good time. However,
there are still places to go for students who plan on staying in the
Mercer County area over break.
Each year Cavanaugh’s
Restaurant and Sports Bar in
Philadelphia sponsors a bus tour
called the Erin Express, which
takes those who are interested to
and from different bars within
the city. Participating bars, such
as T.A. Flannery’s and Smokey
Joe’s, offer food specials and traditional Irish beers.
“This is such a big event
for college students,” said Ryan
Tighe, a University of the Arts
student and Philadelphia resident. “Roads get blocked off and
there are so many young people
crowding the bars.”
9
Friday, March 7, 2008
Along with the Erin Express,
there is another shuttle called the
Shamrock Shuttle that takes customers to bars like McNoodle’s
Irish Pub, McNally’s Tavern and
Coach’s Bar and Grill.
“I’m planning on taking a
bar tour in Philly during my
senior year,” said junior Nicole
States. “I’ve had friends who have
all told me how much fun it is
and how inexpensive it is.”
The Erin Express requires no
reservations, bracelets or tickets.
It is completely free to ride on the
buses. The only expense customers pay is to the actual bars that
they stop at.
This event is based on a
tradition that William Pawliczek
of Cavanaugh’s Restaurant and
Sports Bar and Paul Ryan, Sr.
from Smokey Joe’s started more
than 30 years ago. The bus shuttles are still popular today largely
because guests are able to tour
certain parts of the city while still
participating in the celebrations.
“I have read up on riding
[the Erin Express], and it seems
like so much fun,” States said.
“Plus, it is too close to Rider not
to check out.”
Above, peering into a South Street antique store reveals the massive
collection of decorative lamps. Right, the shop Mineralistic specializes
in novelty items such as oils and incense.
Best cheesesteak: Jim’s
By Laura Mortkowitz
On a street where each store
front is more colorful than the
one before, Jim’s Steaks has the
sleek, silver outside of a classic
diner.
This understated restaurant is one of the best places in
Philadelphia to get a cheesesteak,
and the people willing to wait on
line clearly agree. On a typical
Saturday, there will be a line just
to get inside the restaurant and
once in there, the line actually
goes to the back and snakes forward. It’s similar to being on line
for a ride at Disney World, but
you’re only trying to order food.
While on the 30-minute line,
customers can peruse autographs
from celebrities and athletes. One
article shows Mike Lieberthal,
Phillies catcher from 1994-2006,
working behind the counter.
There are also autographs from
the likes of Jimmy Buffet, Danny
Glover, Anne Heche and Bruce
Willis. There is one of Larry King
skydiving, signed “Your steaks get
me high.”
Here’s a hint: Find a native
of Philadelphia and let him talk
to you. One man could be heard
saying that Jim’s was definitely
the best in Philadelphia. He even
went so far as to say that Geno’s
Steaks and Pat’s King of Steaks
don’t compare. They are famous
for their longtime rivalry as bigname cheesesteak restaurants
across the street from each other. However, if the Philadelphia
native is right, Geno’s and Pat’s
are just tourist traps.
A cheesesteak with onions
will cost $7, less without cheese
and a little more if you get toppings. The typical customer
orders the traditional cheesesteak
with whiz, but there are options
of pizza steak and steak hoagie.
If cheesesteaks aren’t your
taste, there are plenty of hoagies — those are subs for New
Jerseyans — for the customer
to choose from. There’s even a
separate area for those who want
hoagies, but that line was conspicuously empty.
Once you give your order,
the cooks are so fast that you
move right on to the register and
pay all under a minute. The seating upstairs only has a half dozen
tables or so, but most people take
the food to go anyway.
Plus, if you don’t want to
eat inside, you have all of South
Street to walk and take in the
sights. At the end of the street is
a scenic walkway that looks out
over Penn’s Landing.
Whatever you choose, make
sure you can fully appreciate
Philadelphia’s best cheesesteak,
because the meat is tender and
juicy, and the whiz is spread on
the bread, not just dumped messily on top of the meat.
Don’t just take my word for
it. In 2007, Jim’s won MyFox
Philly’s Hot List. If you have a
hankering for a good cheesesteak,
don’t go to the tourist trap, as
novel as it might seem, take a trip
to South Street for Jim’s Steaks.
No matter how impractical a dream may seem, there’s
always a chance it can happen.
Sophomore AJ Severino
took this lesson to heart
and is on his way to making
his dreams happen. He is a
major contributor to a company he helped develop with
his two high school friends,
Dave Constantini and Jimmy
Giambrone, called Dangerous
in Public Productions (DIP).
“This company is about
living the dream,” Severino
said. “We promote the music
we like and we do it for the
people who go out there everyday.”
DIP is an all-around company. The boys specialize in
video production, merchandising, photography and the
promotion of rising musicians.
DIP has come a long way since
its original creation as a DJ
company in 2001. According
to the Web site, Constantini
thought up the name of the
company in ninth grade study
hall.
Severino is the marketing
administrator of DIP. This job
provides him with managerial
skills that will prove to be beneficial for his business major.
Photo copyright Jimmy Giambrone/DIP Productions
Dangerous In Public Productions started as a DJ company in
2001 but now promotes several local bands.
Although DIP hasn’t brought
in tons of money, Severino says
it is all about the experience.
“I get to meet new people
who enjoy the same thing I
do,” he said. “Plus, I get to
work with my best friends and
do interviews. It’s fun work.
Nothing’s better than finding a
job you love.”
Severino and his friends
have been working on this
company since their freshman
year of high school. They went
from making local videos and
shirts in their garage to an
established company that is
well on its way to getting recognition. Currently DIP is pro-
moting four bands: Paper Cut
Skyline, Amora Bliss, Reckless
and Asensia. While DIP’s main
focus is rock music, Severino
says they are willing to branch
out to any music.
“We like all music, so we’d
like to promote anything that is
enjoyable,” he said. “It’s a good
way to get our name out there,
and it helps upcoming artists
get recognition as well.” Severino sees DIP as more
of a lifestyle than a job. Severino
and his partners created the
company to give something to
the people and be the outlet
for upcoming bands. While
there are many companies out
there doing the same thing as
DIP, Severino says this one is
unique.
“We’re different than all of
those other people out there,”
Severino said. “We don’t just
want to put a stamp on the
business; we want to be it.”
This never-back-down
attitude has always played a
major role in Severino’s life.
He has always been the type
“to fall and get back up.” When
Severino isn’t working for DIP,
he loves to live his life dangerously through snowboarding.
Although it hasn’t always
been an easy road, these boys
have stuck with their dream of
making it happen. Severino,
as well as his partners and
founders of DIP Constantini
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MOMA welcomes Hitchcock expert
By Oliver Joszt
If you’re ever on campus and the topic
of Alfred Hitchcock comes up, there’s only
one person to turn to: Dr. Jack Sullivan.
Sullivan is the director of the American
Studies Department and a professor of
English. He authored two previous music
books and his newest, Hitchcock’s Music,
has garnered acclaim from critics such as
the New York Times, which labeled it as
“fascinating.”
The book was such a hit that he was
approached by the Museum of Modern
Art (MoMA) in New York to give a lecture
on March 20 as part of a series of talks
by film scholars on their books entitled
“Meet the Scholars” at 6 p.m.
In fact, this will not be Sullivan’s first
lecture at MoMA. He has already given a
series of lectures on Hitchcock, including
one on Dec. 31, 2007, where he showed
Rebecca and introduced the film by talking
about the score of Franz Waxman.
His discussion will not be limited to
one film. He believes there are numerous
vital Hitchcock film scores to speak about
that he couldn’t speak on just one.
“I realized that there are so many
important ones from my book that I need
to discuss,” Sullivan said. “The book covers all 53 Hitchcock sound films and even
how it functions on the silent films in
terms of what’s on the screen.”
People attending can expect a discussion on Sullivan’s observations, including
how Hitchcock used music to influence
the atmosphere, characterization and even
storylines of his films, based on extensive
Photo provided by Jack Sullivan
Photo copyright Yale University Press
Dr. Jack Sullivan, author of the critically acclaimed Hitchcock’s Music, will be giving
a lecture at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art on March 20.
interviews with composers, writers and
actors, and research in rare archives.
Sullivan’s fascination with Hitchcock’s
music is not a recent revelation. It started
at a very young age when he went to go see
the movie Vertigo.
“Bernard Herrmann’s music had
blown me out of my seat,” Sullivan said.
“Even though I was much too young to
comprehend it, it got to me at an emotional level and it stayed with me.”
Since then, Hitchcock’s music developed into an interest in Sullivan unlike
any other director. He feels the music
has more substance than a regular movie
soundtrack because the basic part of the
psychology of the movies is in the music.
“Hitchcock’s music is not background
but the foreground,” he said. “It is a part
of the storyline very often and part of the
secret and the detective or espionage puzzles. And very often Hitchcock’s characters
are musicians who sing or play important
themes that connect with the action.”
Moreover, the extent of influence that
Hitchcock’s music has had upon the film
industry is massive, according to Sullivan.
“All the most important Hitchcock
scores had some innovation: in Birds electronic music, in Rebecca a sinister organ,
in Vertigo very radical harmonies and circling rhythms,” he said.
One of the best parts of writing the
book was that once it came out Sullivan
realized “other people were haunted by the
score and that [I] wasn’t the only one.”
10 Friday, March 7, 2008
Editorial:
Men’s team looks
to capture title
I
f you are politically astute, you probably think “slam-dunk”
refers to the undeniable evidence the Bush administration
and the Central Intelligence Agency thought they had for
invading Iraq. But, that’s a debate to have on another court. The
only slam-dunks on our minds are the ones our men’s basketball
players have been making, bringing Rider to a first-round bye
in the MAAC tournament this weekend in Albany, N.Y. The
team has had a momentous season giving us all a reason to stand
in the bleachers and be proud — cranberry-bleeding proud —
Rider Broncs.
Some would say that victory is only as sweet as the journey
there, and this year’s team has certainly enjoyed its record-setting
path to the championship. It has racked up an impressive 21-9
record that matches the 1993-1994 season. Fans young and old
have donned their sixth man jerseys and filled Alumni Gym to
standing-room capacity for the last two home games when the
team clinched its status as co-regular season champion.
As we all know, success often brings the spotlight. The
media have been hot on the trail of the men’s victories all season
long, putting Rider back into the news for something besides
a handful of students acting immaturely at off-campus parties.
Tickets that are normally free for students were scalped for
upwards of $100, serving as a testament to how much fanfare
the men’s team has forged.
Senior Kevin Hickman, one of the team’s captains who is
judged by many as the heart and soul of the bench, describes the
task this 12-member group had for the 2007-2008 odyssey.
“We knew coming into the season we would have an opportunity and responsibility with the talent we had to bring some
better attention to Rider,” said Hickman.
Nonetheless, the triumphant year on the court has meant
more to the University than all the 3-pointers that have brought
us to our feet. It comes at a time when the University and the
community are still healing from last year’s endless cycle of bad
news that played out in front of television cameras and in the
pages of major newspapers. The team’s success helped us turn
the page on a dark period in the University’s 142-year history.
Ups and downs are nothing new to these players. Seniors on
the team have had to contend with multiple transitions, from
getting to the final game in the MAAC tournament but being
defeated in 2005, to losing seasoned veterans who were graduating, to having a new coach at the helm. Rather than dwell on
the past, the players laced up their sneakers and put their best
feet forward. They knew what was on the line and what the
community was hoping for this season.
“It’s been a wild ride,” said Hickman looking back on his
career with the team. “I’ve enjoyed the ups and downs. The
down years make the up years that much better. Being one game
away from the NCAA tournament as a freshman, I didn’t realize how close we were to the championship. You had two down
years, which made you realize how hard it is to get to that point,
which makes you work that much harder to get there.”
The men have certainly not let us down this year. In the
midst of the season, the team gave us a 10-game winning streak
and overcame three subsequent loses. Some victories came down
to the sound of the buzzer, but the team pulled out all stops to
win.
A fair number of students, faculty and staff gathered to
honor the men’s and women’s team’s hard work this past Tuesday
as the teams prepared to hit the road. If you can spare the time
this weekend, you should board the bus and head to Albany to
cheer on our Broncs.
“Turnout makes all the difference in the world,” said
Hickman. “Turnout helps you play with energy.”
The pressure and expectations are high for the men. We
all want them to bring home the gold. But no matter what the
outcome is this weekend, we should all be proud of what our
basketball team has accomplished and done to lift the spirits of
the University community.
This weekly editorial expresses the majority opinion of The Rider
News editorial board and is written by the Opinion Editor.
Cartoon by Samuel Cicero
The Chief Tester:
Suitcase packed with reasons to stay
This past weekend,
the men’s basketball team
played its last two home
games. The events attracted
a large number of students,
who ended up spending
the weekend at Rider to
Nadine
help cheer the team on.
Throughout the sea- Tester
son, basketball has encouraged students to stay on
campus more, which is different than previous
years. The games, which are usually played on
Friday nights and Sunday afternoons, make
going home difficult for students who want to see
them, so staying on campus is an easy decision.
I know that the weekends the basketball
team is away or not playing, the campus is a
ghost town. However, now that there are no
more home games for the basketball teams, other
groups and student organizations are stepping
up to help keep students here for the weekend.
These groups have begun planning their activities, which in the past have had high turnouts,
on Saturdays.
The Student Entertainment Council (SEC)
usually has activities planned on Friday nights,
which a good number of students attend. Things
like Bronc Bingo and Bronc Buffets generally
have enticing themes, and good prizes or food
and have gained a loyal group of people who go
‘Now that there are no
more home games for
the basketball teams,
other groups and student
organizations are stepping up
to help keep students here for
the weekend.’
every time. However, students often leave for
home the next morning, which still leaves a dead
campus for the next two days.
Recently, SEC hosted a lecture by Tory
Belleci of Mythbusters on a Saturday, and it actually had a good turnout. Of course, this was also
a weekend where a lot of students stayed on campus for the basketball games, but SEC has the
right idea of making the lecture on a weekend,
instead of a Wednesday or Thursday night.
This Saturday the Office of Campus Life
will be hosting its annual University Ball, which
should attract a pretty big crowd. The event is
an opportunity for people to get dressed up and
have a nice meal. Also, the University Ball allows
students to bring one guest from off campus.
This may help attendance because instead of
going home to see a friend or significant other,
they may just invite them here. The ball is only
$25 per person, which is a small fee that won’t
break the bank for most of us.
See Suitcase, p. 11
Editorial & Managerial Board
Executive Editor
Sports Editor
Managing Editor
Assistant Sports Editor
News Editors
Photography Editor
Olivia Tattory
Paul Mullin
Jeff Frankel
Paul Szaniawski
Features and
Entertainment Editor
Jess Decina
Assistant Features and
Entertainment Editor
Laura Mortkowitz
Opinion Editor
Charles Guthrie
Kristie Kahl
Stephanie Nardi
Assistant Photography Editor
Karly Hamburg
Advertising Managers
Matt Bauer
Rachel Boyes
Business Manager
Erin Massano
Webmaster
Keith Raymond
Copy Editors
Enterprise Reporter
Stephanie Mostaccio
Stephanie Mostaccio
Annmarie Mercieri
Aurora Slothus
Delivery Manager
Faculty Advisers
Tom Cooper
Dr. E. Graham McKinley
Dr. Thomas Simonet
Jamie Papapetros
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Friday, March 7, 2008 11
What are your plans
for spring break?
0
Can’t get time off
from work
20
High gas prices
40
Other
60
Cost of trip
Work
Go on vacation
0
80
Homework
30
Visit friends & family
60
Stay at home
120
90
ustainability
100
150
Are any of the
following affecting
your plans?
of the
Week
Water, water – not everywhere?
Did you know that by turning off the water when brushing
your teeth or shaving you can save three gallons of water
a day?
So turn off that water.
Do your part
Save water
Save the planet
Information courtesy of the Energy and Sustainability Steering Committee
Think About It:
While a quarter of students surveyed plan to jet off on vacation for spring break, almost threequarters said they would be staying home for the week off. The cost of the trip or the high gas
prices is causing nearly 83 percent of respondents to leave their bags unpacked. Almost 30
percent of students planning to hit the road will be traveling a farther distance than last year. It’s a bit ironic, if you think about it. If
More than 60 percent plan to visit with friends and family. The unsystematic survey conducted you look on page 10, you’ll see some wellarticulated thoughts on Rider’s attempt to
this week included 170 students from the Lawrenceville and Princeton campuses.
Power of one v. masses
Letter to the Editor:
Preventing computer meltdowns
I was compelled to write this, especially
after witnessing the hard drives crashing intermittently on machines and students getting
upset about it. When I was in college, and still
now, my biggest fear in terms of technology was
losing my important documents, music and
pictures I’d accumulated by traveling all over the
country. I think 99 percent of the student body
of any given college will agree with me on that.
We have come a long way in usage of technology that it is not even funny anymore to think
of a life without a computer or without a cell
phone that doesn’t have text and camera capability. As that technology has made us lazier,
I beg to provide some solutions to the basic
dilemmas of technology.
If your work is really important, please — I
have to be polite — buy an external hard drive
and back it up, and if you think you just do not
have the money to invest in that, buy CD-RW’s
and burn your pictures and important documents on to a CD-ROM. Not a hard thing to
do, in my personal opinion, especially if you
truly care about all that information stored in
the computer that (mark my words!) does have
the capability to crash any day, hour or minute.
DO NOT download unsolicited software,
especially if you are unaware of its purpose.
Software like Lime Wire, BearShare or other
P2P are quite capable of creating havoc on your
computer.
Suitcase, From P. 10
Another event that is looked forward to
each year is the SEC-sponsored Spring Concert,
which will be on Saturday, April 12. SEC is
keeping who is playing a secret for now, but the
concert always has a high number of students
who attend. This year, SEC planned the concert for a Saturday instead of Thursday like in
previous years. By planning it on a weekend,
SEC has noticed that Rider needs more students
throughout the weekend, and they’re taking
DO have an anti-virus activated on your
machine and RUN the anti-virus periodically to
make sure the computer is not infected.
DO install anti-spyware and anti-adware
on your machine. Google stock prices are high
because it happens to be a really good search
engine. Look them up!
DO NOT install games that take up half of
your hard-drive space. Your laptop is meant for
portable computing, meaning that you can take
your laptop anywhere you want and work on
your papers and other work and college-related
stuff and such. Installing games that take too
much memory or hard-drive space does have
the capacity to slow your computer down.
DO defragment your machine periodically.
People reading this article who have had experience working/dealing with Windows 98 or
2000 will tell you how important defragging the
computer is. If you need help with that, reach
for the phone and call the Help Desk at ext.
3000.
These happen to be some of the basic todos to keep your computer, PCs particularly,
running healthy and wise and perhaps not leave
your side when you really want it to work. If
you need help, your answer is a call away.
“Greetings, this is the OIT Help Desk, how
may I help you?”
— Sukhi Bedi
Help Desk Specialist
steps towards making it easier and more fun to
stay here.
Although the previous events are only a
small sample of what goes on at Rider, it is obvious that various groups are trying to plan more
activities for the weekends. SEC-sponsored
movies, Bronc Bingo and Bronc Buffets aren’t
enough to keep students here. More organizations need to make planning weekend activities
a priority, which hopefully will encourage more
Rider students to leave their suitcases in their
closets, and spend Friday through Sunday here.
The Rider News, Ridge House
2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Phone: (609) 896-5256
Fax: (609) 895-5696
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get more people to stay the weekend. Now,
pull out last week’s issue, or the issue before
that, and you’ll be able to read about the
current housing crunch and Rider’s recent
decision reversal. “Either we’re going to kick JP
you out, or else you’ll be in an overcrowded Krahel
dorm, but either way, we’d love you to stay
the weekend and have a good time.”
That was a gross oversimplification, but at the end of the day,
this is a pivotal time in Rider’s history. We’ve got several capital
projects either completed or in the works, a rapidly expanding
student body and a somewhat unseemly past that we’ve got to
distance ourselves from. The University simply has got to make
a change, and we are absolutely doing so, whether you like it or
not.
The question is not one of momentum, but of direction. Will
we go from a small-sized suitcase school to a somewhat larger-sized
suitcase school? Will Rider become a place where the people who
go home on weekends are the oddballs, rather than the norm? Can
we become a respectable school in the eyes of the world?
Most importantly, who makes that decision? Some would say
that the members of the administration have made up their minds
about what the school’s going to look like (i.e. large student body,
upperclassmen living off-campus), and that’s the end of the story.
They’ve certainly got a point. After all, you and I are only here for
four years, five tops, but the brass stays on seemingly forever, and
they get paid to do it. How could we stand up to that?
Not to get too melodramatic, but we already have stood our
ground, in at least one respect. Student response has forced the
hand of Rider’s administration and gotten it to keep its promise
to rising upperclassmen. You can stay on campus next year if you
want. Of course, it may be uncomfortable to live in a triple, but a
promise is now being kept, thanks to you.
Now, I don’t claim to know what actually went on behind
closed doors, and I certainly don’t want to paint an inaccurate picture of the upper echelons of the management here. They’re good
people. In fact, the housing decision reversal has given me more
faith in them than ever. If you want something changed, and if
enough people are with you, the people in charge will listen. Put
bluntly, you can help shape this school if you want to.
The way I see it, the biggest issue is taking care of business
on your own, rather than hoping for your representatives to do it.
No offense to SGA, but student government is always composed
of people who are interested in student government, or in résumé
padding. You pay the same tuition your rep does, and you’ve got
every bit as much of a voice. If an issue is bothering you, send an
e-mail. If something is being done well, send one, too. Given what
we’ve seen of the administration’s at least somewhat understanding
attitude, if Rider does eventually sell its soul and become an oversized suitcase school, it’ll be as much my fault and yours as anyone
else’s.
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12 Friday, March 7, 2008
Letter to the Editor:
This Week in History ...
Blow out candles, do the arithmetic March 7, 1854 — The sewing machine that could
The article “Leap Year Birthdays” in the Feb. number of Leap Year Day birthdates would be
29 edition of The Rider News, pointing out that
four students in the Rider family celebrate birthdays on Feb. 29, raises the question of whether
this number is unusual.
In probability, there is the concept of expected value. In this case the expected value of the
number of students whose birthdays occur on
Feb. 29 is the product of the number of students
sampled, times the probability that any given
student has a birthday on that date.
If we assume that birthdays are evenly distributed throughout any four-year cycle, containing
365 x 4 + 1 =1,461 days, then the probability of
having a birthday on Feb. 29 is 1 out of 1,461, or
approximately 0.0006845. Since there are about
5,700 students attending Rider, the expected
5,700 divided by 1,461, or about 3.901. (The
expected value is not necessarily one of the values
you could get. It may be interpreted as the average of the values you would get if you repeated
the computation with many different samples of
size 5,700, chosen from the population at large.)
By the way, the probability of having exactly
four students out of 5,700 with birthdays on Feb.
29 is approximately .1952, while the probability
for having five is approximately .1523, of having
three is around .2001, of having two is .1531,
and of having one is about .0788.
— Dr. Charles Schwartz
Chair
Department of Mathematics
stitch buttonholes was patented on this day.
March 13, 1877 — There is no longer a need to
listen to that pesky neighbor since ear mufflers were patented today.
March 17 — Today is the day to have the luck of the
Irish. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
March 23, 1994 — Rider College became a thing
of the past as the New Jersey Board of Higher Education
designated it a teaching university.
A Call for Change:
Making information on opportunities available on Web site
Being a junior in college, I felt that it was the
time to go out and find an internship for the summer.
I never thought that figuring out how to go about
contacting places would be as hard as it turned out to
be. Who knew that finding out what companies are
offering internships, when, what the requirements are
and so on could be so hard?
As a journalism major, I looked at the list Dr.
Turner had of places that he can get in contact with
for internships. None of the companies were what I
was looking for. After realizing I would have to figure
it out on my own, I decided to explore the Internet to
see what I could find.
What I found made me ask some questions. I
stumbled upon a Web site that had a list of internships just for journalism with contact information, a
description of the internship, where it is located and
what I would need to do to apply. I found all that on
a link to New York University’s journalism department
Web site. All I did was type in “journalism internships” in Yahoo! and it came up.
This Web site made me start to think: Why am I
getting internship information from another univer-
sity’s Web site? Why doesn’t Rider have a Web site like
this for our departments?
I don’t think I should have to go elsewhere for
information about internships. If other schools’ Web
sites inform their students about upcoming internships for their majors, why can’t Rider?
I feel that it would make students less stressed out
about getting an internship if it weren’t such a hassle
to find one. More students would probably go out for
internships if they knew where they could easily locate
the information without going crazy looking for it.
When it comes to internships, wouldn’t it be more
logical for a professor from each department to keep
in contact with companies and have the school update
the information about new internship opportunities,
at what companies, what the deadline is to apply, who
to contact and what the internship entails?
I know that we can go to Career Services to find
out information about internships, but there aren’t
people who find specific internships for each major
there. When you go to the Career Services link on the
Rider Web site for internships, they give you a list of
Web sites that you can go to with more information
about possible internships. Web
sites such as MonsterTrak.com
and internships.com are just a
few of the ones listed on the
University’s Web site.
The Web sites that Rider
makes available for us I could
find all on my own by search- Marissa
ing for internships in any search Alavarces
engine. Not to mention that
Rider only gives us a list of Web
sites we can go to so we can get information on internships that are out there in the field of our interests, but
some of the Web sites are inactive.
Every college student at one time or another seeks
out an internship. Internships are a huge part of learning about the field that you want to one day work in.
It is an opportunity to learn through experience the
lessons that you can’t always get from a lecture in a
classroom. Shouldn’t we be able to find an internship
without stressing out?
From the Executive Editor’s Desk:
Landing internship success lies on the doorstep of students
Let me begin this column by stating that we, the
students on this campus and on every other campus
in the country, are adults. Along with the transition
from high school to college comes responsibility and,
more importantly, accountability. You cannot, I repeat
cannot, graduate from Rider and blame professors,
administrators or anyone else for your lack of involvement, lack of work experience and/or the missed lessons you should have learned in your four years here.
You control what organizations you belong to, you
control your GPA, and you control how you spend
your time at Rider.
That being said, when I hear someone complain
about how the University and, more specifically, the
Department of Communication and Journalism don’t
do enough to help students find an internship or “easily locate the information without going crazy about
it,” I get very irritated. With graduation right around
the corner, 63 days away to be exact, I look back at
my time at Rider and know that I made the most of
it. I transferred in the spring of my sophomore year,
and this semester marks two years that I’ve been a
Bronc. Upon transferring, I immediately took advantage of the resources and organizations available, one
being The Rider News, and another Dr. Turner of the
Department of Communication and Journalism.
Within three months, I had landed a fall internship with the Investigative Unit at WABC Channel
7 in New York City. I specifically remember Dr.
Turner congratulating me and adding that when I was
finished with that one to let him know, so we could
find yet another company to intern at. A year later,
and through my own pursuit, I was interviewing with
The Princeton Packet for a summer internship. And
just a week ago, again through my own networking,
I was offered an internship with the Mercer County
Prosecutor’s Office, a perfect prerequisite for law
school in the fall. My purpose is not to blabber on
about how many internships I’ve had, but instead to
point out that when you are looking for an internship,
it does in fact take a little effort.
Web sites like njintern.com and campusinternships.com offer valuable resources for college students
looking to branch out and actually get some experience while still in school. If that doesn’t work for you,
monster.com, careerbuilder.com and even craigslist.
com are places you can search. However, in my opinion, the smarter and more determined student will
contact the company he or she is interested in directly.
It doesn’t take much time to pick up a phone, ask for
the human resources department and inquire about
internships. This actually puts you ahead of the game
because you are now not just a résumé — you are a
voice on the telephone and someone who took that
extra step. It says a lot about you and your ambition.
My next word of advice is to network and use
your contacts. Every time I meet someone either in
a professional setting or just a casual one, I ask for a
business card. I ask about their career choice, their specific position and any advice they may have for a soon-
to-be college graduate. Next, I
follow up by at least e-mailing
and in some cases even sending
a personal thank you card in
the mail, and yes, the mail that
requires an envelope and stamp.
These are the people you will be
contacting regarding internships Olivia
and eventually even “real jobs.” Tattory
And finally, before anyone
complains about there “not
being any cool internships around here,” think about
what you’re saying. Rider is located on a prime piece
of real estate between Philadelphia and New York
City, an area countless companies call home. Not to
mention Princeton, Trenton and even Lawrenceville,
which all offer fantastic opportunities for those actually looking to take advantage.
Professors know professionals in the area, administrators have contacts like you wouldn’t believe and
you, believe it or not, also know the right people. I
can almost guarantee that if you take the initiative and
do a little searching, you will find an internship. The
last thing you would ever want to do is complain that
other people aren’t doing enough to place one in your
lap — it’s simply not their job to do so.
And one last thing, be sure to keep in contact
with whomever you interned for. They come in handy
when looking for a recommendation ­— or even a
job.
Friday, March 7, 2008 Champs
Continued from p. 14
winning a conference tournament, you need a star player,
and both groups had seniors
that played the role as best as
they could.
Guard Jerry Johnson led
Harnum’s crew, and senior forward Jason Thompson leads
this year’s team.
“Jerry was still the best guard
that I’ve coached since I’ve been
here,” former Assistant, now
Head Coach Tommy Dempsey
said. “He was terrific and he
was a senior and had all the
leadership qualities. He was a
bigshot maker and playmaker.
“I think we have that
now in Jason; if you’re going
to be a championship team,
like both of those teams were,
you’re going to need a star, and
it really helps if your star is a
senior and playing with a sense
of urgency that this is [his] last
time.”
In the 2004-05 run,
Johnson was the face of the
basketball program averaging
18.4 points per game and leading the team in almost every
major offensive category.
He also was picked as first
team All-Met for his senior
year, Mid-Major MVP by
CollegeInsider.com and was
a three-time First Team AllMAAC honoree.
Thompson picked up his
second First Team All-MAAC
selection after averaging just
over 20 points and nearly 12
rebounds per contest. This
coming off a junior effort where
he was one of only three players to average 20 and 10 for a
season.
“When we signed him
we thought we got a really
good one and we were excited,”
Harnum said. “I’d be lying to
you if I thought this was going
to happen, but we did think we
really got a good one in Jason.”
Men
Continued from p. 16
Dempsey said. “He always
rewards the coach when you
call a play for him.”
Senior forward Jason
Thompson had 16 points and
12 rebounds, collecting his 20th
double-double of the season.
He was one of the three seniors
who was on the team when the
Broncs last shared a regular season championship in 2005.
The First Team All-MAAC
recipient enjoyed the fact that
he got to cut down the nets
one more time and knows that
this team has the potential to
leave its mark in the conference
tourney.
“It feels good,” Thompson
said. “I had this feeling freshman year, and it was a special
13
The Lenape High School
product was a lanky, raw freshman entering the 2004 campaign averaging just over nine
points and seven rebounds
a game. He’s emerged into a
potential first round draft pick
in June’s NBA Draft.
“I’ve matured and become
more of a leader now than a role
player,” Thompson said. “When
I was a freshman, I was more of
an energy guy. I did what they
need me to do and tried to do
the little things. We had leaders
like Johnson and Robert Taylor
who led the team.”
Dempsey, Harnum and
Thompson all agreed that the
atmosphere and environment
of the program at Rider played
a defining role in his development as a player. The former
Rider headman said that his
growth wasn’t in inches, but
how he improved his skill set
each season.
“A lot of these articles written about him say he had this
huge growth spurt,” Harnum
said. “I say, yeah, he did, his
game got better and he put on
weight. His game is the story,
not his height. He was 6’9’’ as
a freshman, he’s grown an inch,
inch and a half, so it’s not all his
height.”
The two regular season
champions also have a big difference when it comes to their
leaders. Johnson was a guard,
so he handled the ball on every
offensive possession, while
Thompson didn’t have that
luxury and needs the ball fed to
him. Since Thompson couldn’t
take the ball down court, senior
guard Kevin Hickman, who
walked onto the team in 2004,
said that made this year’s team
a more complete unit.
“It’s a little bit different
having a point guard as your goto-guy instead of a big man,” he
said. “I think this made us a little more well-rounded because
we have a big man and we need
to be able to get him the ball so
other guys need to score when
he’s double-and-triple teamed.
“Jerry could just take the
ball down and make plays for
himself. We kind of leaned on
him a bit more as with Jason we
have had other guys step up and
take on the scoring role.”
Rider had four All-MAAC
selections with sophomore
guard Ryan Thompson making the second team, junior
guard Harris Mansell making
the third team and freshman
forward Mike Ringgold earning
a spot on the rookie squad to go
along with Jason Thompson’s
first team honor.
In games against Rutgers,
Iona and Cal State Northridge,
Jason Thompson combined for
34 points and Rider still won all
three matchups.
Against the Scarlet Knights
in Piscataway, Ryan Thompson
attacked the basket with reckless abandon and finished with
a game-high 19 points. In the
other two games, Mansell led
the charge with a career-high
21 points in each, and Ryan
Thompson was right behind
him in the scoring department.
“I think this year’s team is
more of a well-balanced team,”
Bud Focht, Rider’s Sports
Information director for the past
27 years, said. “Even though we
have an NBA player, if you took
Jason away, the team would
be better than the 2005 team
if they took Jerry away. That
team was Jerry Johnson’s team.
There were a lot of role players,
but no standouts. Everything
depended on him. Jason had
a couple of games where he
didn’t do well, but we still did
all right.”
Outside of Johnson, Jason
Thompson was the only other
player to receive recognition on
the Broncs that went 19-11 just
a few years ago, from the voters
as he was named to the rookie
team.
While Thompson made a
big leap, senior guard Kamron
Warner has also been a key
contributor off the bench and
has shown that he can give the
offense a jolt when his number
is called.
“It’s great to give kids
opportunities; you just hope
they will reward you,” Dempsey
said. “I thought he had a great
year and it became more and
more obvious throughout the
season that he was outplaying
most of our guards in practice,
so I said to the coaches that he
deserves a chance to play. I gave
him that chance, and he’s taken
it and run with it.”
A closer look at the style
of offense run by each team
shows a difference in their
approach. Even though there’s
only a three-point difference
in points per game, Harnum
said his MAAC regular season
championship squad ran more
of a half court offense in comparison to this year’s transition
offense.
Dempsey stated that he has
handled the program outside of
the gym the same exact way as
his predecessor, but agrees that
they have contrasting styles of
offense.
“Don and I run the program off the court the exact
same way as it’s been since I’ve
been here,” he said. “The style
of play is totally different. We
play a lot faster and we press a
lot more than we did (in 200405). Everything that team did
worked for them, and what we
do works for our team.”
In terms of experience,
Harnum said his team has the
advantage as the team was older
and had more seniors. Johnson
played alongside senior back-
court mate Taylor for three
years; they also had senior
center Steve Castelberry and
junior forward Paul Johnson in
the starting lineup.
They might be lacking in
age, but Harnum felt this year’s
core has been maturing by playing high profile basketball the
whole season.
“I think the fact that they
have been on the front burner
all year has given them experience,” he said. “This team had
a 10-game winning streak and
played a lot on national television. This team played under
more MAAC tournament type
pressure games and I think
Tommy did a really nice job of
challenging this team.”
The 2004-05 team was
picked to finish fifth and didn’t
have high expectations from the
media to be a championship
contender. The 2008 Broncs
have left their stamp on the
league as the only team in the
conference to beat every team.
Warner notices it and said
this team has a bit of a different
feel than the last Rider team to
win a share of the MAAC regular season crown.
“We definitely carry ourselves with a swagger,” he said.
“We know how good we can be
and I think we are one of the
best teams, if not the best team.
You have to carry that swagger
as a team if you want to be a
champion.”
After losing three straight,
Rider has won three in a row
and will open the tournament
on Saturday when they play
the winner of the Iona versus
Canisius game.
team. We have a shot to get to
the NCAA Tournament. We
have a lot of veterans that can
step it up and guys that can give
us a spark.”
Rider held the lead for most
of the first half and toward the
end started to create distance
between them and the Stags to
control the game. Up 30-26,
the Broncs closed out the half
on an 8-0 run with senior Joel
Green scoring six points in his
final game at Alumni Gym.
The lead would then
increase to 65-49 and Rider
would go on an 8-0 run capped
off by a Thompson three at the
top of the key to put the game
out of reach.
MAAC All-Rookie selection
Mike Ringgold had 11 points
and five rebounds. Sophomore
Ryan Thompson was a Second
Team All-MAAC honoree and
had 10 points, five boards and
four assists in the game.
Freshman guard Matt
Griffin tied a career high with
nine points.
Jason Thompson closed out
the season second in the nation
in rebounding, first in the
MAAC in blocks and second
in the conference in scoring.
For his efforts, Thompson was
awarded the MAAC Player of
the Year trophy and also named
to the National Association of
Basketball Coaches All-District
Three First Team.
Three Big East standouts
joined Thompson on that list
in Seton Hall’s senior Brandon
Laing, Pittsburgh’s junior Sam
Young and Villanova’s sophomore Scottie Reynolds.
Laing is second in the Big
East in scoring averaging a tad
over 19 points per game. Young
is right behind him with 18
points per game. Villanova’s
young guard is 11th in the
conference in scoring with 13.6
points per contest.
Mansell credits the win
over Cal State Northridge that
snapped a three-game losing
streak as a main reason for coregular season champs’ current
three-game winning streak.
“It really helped,” he said.
“We had two games that we
just let go in the second half
and it almost started to become
like that in California. We got
together and said we were not
going to lose this game and we
have just taken that attitude
into this game.
“There was a vibe in the
locker room that we weren’t
going to let this team come
back. You could sense it from
everyone.”
The fact that Rider will be
the second seed doesn’t bother
Dempsey because he feels the
team accomplished a lot and it
was still able to get a split title.
“We did everything we
could do today and we know
that we are regular season
champs,” Dempsey said. “I
think we took care of business
today and what little number is
next to our name is not important but the fact that we will
hang a banner that says 2008
MAAC champions, that will be
most important.”
Rider’s tournament will
start on Saturday.
“We have to have that mentality coming into the game
that we have to play for 40 minutes,” Jason Thompson said.
“We have to have that killer
mentality.”
‘I think the fact that they have
been on the front burner all year
has given them experience.’
- Athletic Director Don Harnum
14 Friday, March 7, 2008
Swimming/Diving leaves their mark at ECAC’s
M/W SWIM/DIVE
By Kristie Kahl
The swimming and diving
teams dominated at the Eastern
College Athletic Conference
(ECAC) Championships last
weekend as the women’s team
brought home new records and
ECAC honors.
The women’s team placed
second of 25 teams while the
men took third place of 25
teams.
“I thought that where we
placed this weekend was a great
accomplishment for us to do,”
said sophomore Kellyanne
Tomasula. “We had a lot of
setbacks but still pulled through
at the end like that.”
Junior Priscilla Modrov
placed second in the 200 fly
while setting an ECAC record
in the 400 IM and two Rider
records in the 400 IM and 200
IM. Modrov earned Female
Swimmer of the Meet honors and qualified to be considered for the NCAA Division
I Swimming and Diving
Championships.
Junior diver Amanda
Burke won the three-meter and
one-meter dives before being
named Female Diver of the
Meet. Adding to Rider’s awards,
Coach Dennis Ceppa earned
Female Diving Coach of the
Meet honors, and Head Coach
Steve Fletcher earned Female
Co-Coach of the Meet for the
Broncs’ second-place finish.
Both Modrov and Burke
earned MAAC Female Swimmer
Photo by Peter G. Borg
Junior Priscilla Modrov placed second in the 200 fly whiling setting the ECAC record in the 400 IM and 200 IM. She earned
herself Female Swimmer of the Meet honors.
and Diver of the Meet awards
just two weeks ago at the conference championships.
“Breaking records and winning awards show that no matter who we compete against we
have standout athletes,” Burke
said. “Our team has some of
the best swimmers and divers
in the area and it’s nice to get
recognized for our ability.”
Also for the women’s
team, Tomasula won the 200
back with a time of 2:01.87.
Freshman Brianna Burns placed
sixth in the 100 free while junior
Ericka Kriedel took eighth in
the 200 back. Senior Stephanie
Cosentino finished eighth in the
100 free while senior Rebecca
Sanbower placed 11th in the
1650 free.
For the men, junior Josh
Rosenbluth finished second
in the 200 back with a time
of 1:49.59. Senior Peter Starr
placed seventh in the 200 back
while freshman Dave Farfan
placed seventh in the 200 fly
and sophomore Brian Brady
took 11th in the 1,650 free.
“This meet was a very
relaxed meet,” Burke said. “This
meet was a chance to get another personal best and race one
more time and just to compete.
The training was not as serious
as for MAACs, but we did want
to do well so we just tried to fix
small things and try to get more
consistent.”
The women’s 400 free relay
consisting of Modrov, Burns,
Cosentino and Tomasula finished second with a time of
3:31.56. The men’s 400 relay
with sophomore Scott Player,
Starr, freshman Drew Modrov
and Rosenbluth finished sixth
with a time of 3:09.57.
“We had a lot of great
swims and everyone was really
behind each other at this meet,”
Tomasula said. “It motivates
you a little more. It’s always
good to have your team behind
you no matter what happens.”
The women’s team finished 25 points behind Central
Connecticut State. The men’s
team finished behind Harvard
and Johns Hopkins.
“We ended up beating
Marist at this meet, both men’s
and women’s team, and it was
something we knew we could
do and we were happy to have
that second shot at it,” Tomasula
said. “I know everyone agrees
that even though we did not
win MAACs this year none of
us would trade this season for
anything.”
The swimming and diving
teams have come a long way as
the Broncs’ season is winding
down.
“This team just keeps getting better and better, and I
cant wait to see how next year’s
team ends up,” Burke said.
Smith is the definition of a student-athlete
By Hal Goodwin
It’s a humbling compliment when a coach expresses
such praise and admiration for
an athlete he’s watched develop
over a collegiate career.
However, after meeting John Smith for the first
time, it doesn’t take long to
see why track and field and
cross-country Head Coach
Rob Pasquariello and Assistant
Coach Bob Hamer speak so
highly of him.
“John is a model student
athlete,” Hamer said. “He’s willing to sacrifice his own personal
gain for the good of the team,
which is something you look
for in a leader and in a student
here on campus.”
Smith is a student athlete
in his senior year, and has aspirations of teaching high school
history upon graduating. So
that means that this semester,
he must student teach on top
of an already rigorous workout
schedule.
“You go from being in class
two to three hours a day to
being in class seven hours a
day and you’re on your feet all
day long,” Hamer said. “We’ve
eliminated double workouts,
and we do all our workouts in
single sessions, which requires
a little more difficulty from his
standpoint because we’re out
there longer in a single session,
but he’s managed it very well
and has had tremendous success
with it.”
Handling all of these
responsibilities takes a lot of
time management, but couple
that with an incredible work
ethic and you’ve got a recipe for
success.
“You can’t get to the levels that he’s reached without
having a great work ethic,”
Pasquariello said. “We know
what we’re going to get from
John every week and that’s his
absolute best effort every time
out, and that’s really comforting
as a coach and as a teammate to
know that.”
His coaches were correct
when they described him as
modest, but he’ll admit that
the tremendous workload he
is faced with is hard, to say the
least.
“It’s getting a little bit
tougher now because I’m starting to take over the classes,”
Smith said. “I’m grading papers
now and I have to be prepared
with lessons and things to do.”
However, for Smith and
the rest of the cross-country
runners who also run track,
the preparation never ends. For
those who are part of both the
indoor and outdoor teams, the
season takes up nearly the entire
year.
“John runs cross-country,
and all of our cross-country
kids start the third week of
August and that’s pretty much
the beginning of their competitive season,” Pasquariello said.
“For a runner like John, who
has aspirations of making the
NCAA regional meet, it could
go till the end of May. With all
our track kids and particularly
the distance runners it’s a long
season.”
Upon hearing all of the
compliments that Smith’s
coaches had to say about him,
his modesty went on display
once again. He emphasized the
importance of what the team is
able to accomplish as a whole,
not just now, but in the future.
He stressed his desire for
the team to keep progressing after finishing 14th in the
regional meet this year, to a
future top-10 mark.
“One thing I’d like to
see them do is continue to
work better to make the crosscountry team reach that level,”
Smith said. “We started moving
up from my freshman year until
now, so hopefully over the next
four years, with the talented
freshmen we have now, they’ll
make that move into the top
10.”
As for Smith’s future, his
coaches don’t seem to think
he’ll have any problems becoming successful in whatever he
does. They have no reason to
believe otherwise having seen
what he’s accomplished over his
time at Rider.
“The four years he’s been
here he’s been the guy,” Hamer
said. “John is a great kid. I
think he does a great job in the
classroom; he does a great job
with the kids and I think down
the road he’s going to be successful in whatever he does.”
Charles Guthrie
Just four
years ago
It was a somewhat familiar sight on Sunday afternoon at Alumni Gym.
The Broncs came into a
packed Alumni Gym tied for
first place in the MAAC on
Senior Day needing a win to
keep in contention for the
regular season crown. Rider
easily handled Fairfield, and
Siena also won its game,
giving it the No.1 seed in
the conference tournament
because of a tiebreaker.
In Rider’s 2005 season
finale, the Broncs knocked
off Niagara 113-106 on
Senior Day in front of a
sold out Broncs’ Zoo to give
them a split regular championship with Niagara taking
the top seed because of the
tiebreaker.
Don Harnum, Rider’s
Athletic Director and head
coach of the 2004-05 team,
said there were quite a few
similarities in the thrilling
conclusions of each season.
“Three out of the last
seven years we’ve won the
regular season title and every
year it was 13-5,” he said.
“The other similarity is that
in 2005 we shared the title
with Niagara and the exact
same thing happened: kept
going down to break the
tiebreaker and it went all the
way down to the sixth seed
and they were hosting. Well
Siena wins the tiebreaker on
the fifth seed and they are
hosting.”
The 2004-05 squad
made it to the championship
round and lost to Niagara
81-59. Niagara had a double bye in the tournament,
something Siena won’t have.
“We had to beat Niagara
in front of 9,000 on its
home court in the championship game with 8,700
rooting against us,” Harnum
said. “So somebody is going
to have to beat Siena on its
home floor and our only
opportunity would be in the
championship game.”
To be a special team and
have a realistic chance of
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16 Friday, March 7, 2008
Right Where They Belong
Rider pummels Stags and Peacocks
for share of MAAC season title
MEN’S BASKETBALL
By Charles Guthrie
The Rider men’s basketball
team needed two wins over the
weekend to at least have a share
of the MAAC regular season,
and that’s exactly what happened.
After an 88-76 win over
St. Peter’s (6-23 overall, 3-15
MAAC) on Friday, the Broncs
(21-9 overall, 13-5 MAAC) had
a convincing win over Fairfield
(14-15 overall, 11-7 MAAC),
87-59, making them co-MAAC
regular season champions with
Siena, which beat the Peacocks
77-64 in its season finale.
“I’m just proud of the kids
because it was just so set up
today to be special and losing
wasn’t really an option today,”
Head Coach Tommy Dempsey
said. “We really needed the
game for a lot of reasons to send
the seniors on the right note
and we had such a great season.
I said to one of the coaches
this morning that we can’t lose
today because we deserve to be
rewarded for the season we had
and we were just so determined
and the guys played great on
both ends of the floor.”
Siena will be given the No.
1 seed in the MAAC tournament because the tiebreaker is
decided by who has the best
record against the highest seeded remaining teams in descending order. The Broncs will be
the No. 2 seed.
“You could argue it 100
different ways and there will
always be [loop] holes in the tiebreaker system,” Dempsey said.
“We’re the only team going into
the tournament that’s beaten
everyone in this league and that
gives us a good sense of confidence that there’s no one in the
league that we can’t beat.”
The man running the ship
for Rider has made it from the
bottom to the top.
When he got the job, he
was given the interim tag and
the Broncs’ only managed eight
wins. The team made strides
the next season doubling their
win total, but the Broncs were
average at best.
This year, this team has
won a regular season record 21
games and it ties them with the
most wins ever with the 199394 squad that made it to the
NCAA Tournament.
Because of the success the
team had this year, Dempsey
was finally rewarded as the
MAAC Coach of the Year.
“Two years ago was a different situation with the interim
tag and wasn’t the best situation
to coach in,” Dempsey said.
“Once I got the job in April
2006, I looked at it in a different light. I knew we could
climb quickly, I knew we had
some good young players and I
knew Ryan was coming in.
“I trusted in my abilities
that we could get a couple more
pieces to put a championship
type team on the floor. So to get
here is rewarding and it took a
lot of sacrifices [from the players and coaches].”
Rider, which shot nearly
52 percent from the field and
hit 10 3-pointers, was led by
junior guard Harris Mansell,
who scored a game-high 17
points and connected on five
3-pointers, tying a career high.
Mansell has had the hot
hand and is heading into the
tournament playing his best
ball of the season, averaging
18.5 points per game in the
last four contests going 18-28
from behind the arc during that
stretch.
“We’ve done more things
on offense to get him his shots,”
See Men, p. 13
Photo by Hugh Tsung
Junior guard Harris Mansell scored 18 points against St. Peter’s
on Friday and 17 against the Stags on Sunday.
Loyola bounces Rider in first round of MAACs
W. BASKETBALL
By Kristie Kahl
Photo by Hugh Tsung
Junior Shaunice Parker picked up her fourth double-double of
the season in Rider’s 57-49 loss against Loyola with 10 points
and 13 rebounds.
The women’s basketball
team concluded its season yesterday after losing to number
seventh-seeded Loyola in the
MAAC tournament.
The Broncs, 10th seed, fell
to the Greyhounds 57-49 in the
first round of the tournament.
“We got a good effort but
unfortunately it wasn’t enough,”
Head Coach Lynn Milligan said
to Rider Sports Information.
“We got out hustled and out
toughed and that was a little bit
disappointing. It was a tail of
two halves.”
Rider started the second
half on a 10-2 run to cut the
lead to five points, while a layup by sophomore Stephanie
Wisniewski cut the lead to three
with over 13 minutes left.
The Broncs came within
four on a basket from sophomore Amanda Sepulveda with
3:50 left, but that was as close
as Rider would get.
“We were more focused
in the second half,” junior
Shaunice Parker said to Rider
Sports Information. “We had
our eyes on the prize but Loyola
answered back with some clutch
shots.”
Rider jumped out to a 6-2
lead to start the first half. After
a 3-pointer by senior Janele
Henderson, the Broncs tied the
game at nine. Rider was trailing
14-13 until Loyola went on a
17-5 run. The Greyhounds led
35-22 at the half.
Henderson finished with
14 points while graduating with
1,030 career points, the 16th
highest ever at Rider.
“You can’t say enough about
what Janele has done for us,”
Milligan said to Rider Sports
Information. “She is a great
competitor and wants to win,
,and she gave her heart and soul
to the program this year.”
Parker finished with 10
points and 13 rebounds, her
fourth double-double of the
season, while Sepulveda added
seven points, eight rebounds
and three assists.
“The second half effort
is what Rider basketball is all
about,” Henderson said to Rider
Sports Information. “I think we
competed and made a run but
the three from Tolley was the
game. We were determined to
give that effort and leave everything on the floor.”
The Broncs out-rebounded
Loyola 44-39, while this was
Rider’s 14th single-digit loss of
the season, being tops in the
nation.
“We’ve been in enough
situations where we know how
to come back,” Milligan said
to Rider Sports Information.
“Today we just came up a little
bit short. We competed until
the end and these young ladies
gave it everything they had.”
Under a new program with
Milligan, Rider added eight
wins to its season, the highest the Broncs have seen since
the 2004-’05 season with nine
wins.
“I think the team will
be really tough next season,”
Henderson said to Rider Sports
Information. “The players we
have coming back know what
to expect and only losing one
senior, it’s going to be a tougher
team to beat.”