The Rider News

09/10/2024

Rider President Gregory Dell’Omo announced his plan to retire once his current contract ends on July 31, 2025, ending his near-decade-long term, per a university-wide email on Sept. 10.

Story by Jake Tiger

By Jake Tiger Rider President Gregory Dell’Omo announced his plan to retire once his current contrac

09/06/2024

See what’s in store for your sign this month!

Written by Kaitlyn Seawood

Kaitlyn Seawood/The Rider News (Graphic by Maggie Kleiner/The Rider News)

09/06/2024

To start its season, Rider volleyball battled three teams at Temple University but only came out victorious in one game.

Story by Benjamin Shinault

By Benjamin Shinault Rider volleyball started out its 2024 campaign on Aug. 30 by traveling to Phila

09/06/2024

Rider had numerous renovations done to the campus throughout the summer.

Story by Caroline Haviland

By Caroline Haviland Each year when the familiar campus buzz dies down and students head home for su

09/05/2024

Rider student comments on U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race.

Story by Sarah F. Griffin

By Sarah F. Griffin President Joe Biden took to X, formerly Twitter, on July 21 to announce that he

09/05/2024

Students from the Cross Cultural Comparison of Play course went to Japan to observe children interacting in play spaces.

Story by Grace Bertrand

By Grace Bertrand The opportunity to translate lessons taught at Rider to classrooms around the worl

09/05/2024

Jeannine Dingus-Eason was announced as Rider’s new dean of the College of Education and Human Services.

Story by Jay Roberson

By Jay Roberson Jeannine Dingus-Eason was announced as Rider’s new dean of the College of Education

09/04/2024

Rider’s annual welcome week kicked off with events like “Music Bingo Brunch,”
“LGBTQIA+ Dessert Welcome Reception,” “Cranberry Craze” and “RecFest.”

Story by Madison Lewis and Grace Bertrand

By Madison Lewis and Grace Bertrand Welcome Week is a hallmark of back-to-school activities at Rider

09/04/2024

Rider men’s soccer picked up its first two wins of the season, including the Broncs’ first home win after dropping two games on the road.

Story by Rich Saile

By Rich Saile Fresh off winning the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and then losing a first-round

09/04/2024

Listen to the first episode of our new show, “The Rider News Roundup” on 107.7 The Bronc and Spotify!

09/04/2024

Rider’s staff and faculty convocation on Aug. 29 shed light on the university’s current budget deficits and decreasing enrollment numbers.

Story by Hannah Newman

By Hannah Newman Rider's staff and faculty convocation on Aug. 29 shed light on the university’s cur

09/04/2024

The Rider News editors comment on recent budget cuts to the publication and outline details for the publication’s future.

Story by Jake Tiger & Hannah Newman

By Jake Tiger and Hannah Newman University administrators informed The Rider News on Aug. 1 that our

09/04/2024

After starting 1-4 last season, Rider field hockey cruised past its first two opponents, including a shutout victory against a MAAC rival.

Story by Kadie DiGiuseppe

By Kadie DiGiuseppe Rider field hockey cruised past its opponents in the Broncs’ first two games of

09/04/2024

Rider President Gregory Dell’Omo deferred $104,789 in salary and benefits in fiscal 2023 amid the university’s current financial crisis.

Story by Jake Tiger

By Jake Tiger RIDER President Gregory Dell’Omo deferred and cut $104,789 of his salary and benefits

08/23/2024

The Rider News team has been hard at work this summer gaining hands-on experience in the field. Take a look at the exciting internships our editors and staff have been involved in. See you soon Broncs!

04/26/2024

Rider’s recent production of “Anything Goes” brought life and energy to a classic musical.

Story by Libby D’Orvilliers

By Libby D'Orvilliers A show full of friendship, funny surprises and feel-good moments, “Anything Go

04/26/2024

In the first-ever season of Rider lacrosse, the Broncs ended their season with a losing record and watched their winning streak slip away as the season came to a close.

Story by Rich Saile

By Rich Saile On April 17, the Rider Broncs looking to snap their losing streak hosted the #23 ranke

04/26/2024

For the first time since the pandemic, 107.7 The Bronc is displaying the car that graduates could win via the “Cruisin’ from Commencement” contest.

Story by Jake Tiger

By Jake Tiger No, the SUV parked on the grass outside of the Student Recreation Center does not belo

04/25/2024

Amethyst Martinez, the outgoing executive editor of The Rider News shared their gratitude for the time at the publication, learning in a number of different roles.

Story by Amethyst Martinez

By Amethyst Martinez When I first began contributing to The Rider News four years ago as an unpaid p

04/25/2024

Softball picked up six wins against Morgan State, Fairfield and Mount St. Mary’s after falling 10 games under .500 last week.

Story by Kadie DiGiuseppe

By Kadie DiGiuseppe Rider softball had a busy week playing seven games in just six days against Mor

04/25/2024

The Center for Diversity and Inclusion hosted open student forums and faculty training sessions with finalists for the CDI director position.

Story by Jay Roberson

By Jay Roberson Following the departure of Center for Diversity and Inclusion Assistant Director, Sh

04/25/2024

Senior computer science major Sam Haines is a commencement speaker this year and is the founder of the Transfer Student Association.

Story by Madison Lewis

By Madison Lewis Senior computer science major Sam Haines is the epitome of the adage “there is now

04/25/2024

Rider baseball has been on a roll, winning all but two of its last 19 games.

Story by Benjamin Shinault

By Benjamin Shinault On April 10, when Rider baseball’s 11-game winning streak came to a halt,

04/25/2024

Due to a delay in the FAFSA for the 2023-24 school year Rider received about 1,500 fewer valid applications compared to last year.

Story by Jake Tiger

By Jake Tiger Hoping to recover from an unforeseen pandemic, Rider instituted its three-year “Path F

04/24/2024

Taylor Swift’s newest album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” falls flat with fans and lacks dynamic energy.

Story by Elijah Nevlin

By Elijah Nevlin Taylor Swift published a new batch of pages from her private diary in the form of h

04/24/2024

From the Virgin Islands, to Georgia, to Alabama and lastly Rider, Mervin James has wrapped up quite the collegiate career.

Story by Benjamin Shinault

By Benjamin Shinault St. Thomas, a territory within the U.S Virgin Islands located in the Caribbean,

04/24/2024

Graduate student guard Taylor Langan has been voted as The Rider News’ women’s player of the year after her amazing season as a Bronc with the Rider women’s basketball team.

Story by Kadie DiGiuseppe

By Kadie DiGiuseppe After only one season with Rider women’s basketball, Taylor Langan, a 5-foot-10-

04/24/2024

Rider’s Asian American Alliance hosted “Pulse of Asia,” an event highlighting various cultures in honor of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month.

Story by Grace Bertrand

By Grace Bertrand When the lights dimmed and the spotlight centered on the first set of performers o

04/19/2024

A new scholarship was awarded to two students working at an unpaid internship in public policy.

Story by Julia Train

By Julia Train At the end of 2023, Edward P. Manning ’82 gifted Rider $200,000 to establish The Mann