The Rider News
| Type | Weekly student newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Color Broadsheet |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Headquarters |
2083 Lawrenceville Road Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 |
| Website | http://www.theridernews.com/ |
The Rider News is the weekly independent student newspaper of Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.[1] It is published once a week from September to May during the academic term. Founded in 1930, the paper serves the entire Rider community and is staffed solely by Rider students, with the paper's senior staff composed of undergraduates exclusively.[2] The paper is free on campus and online.
Current Staff
- This is the staff for the 2015-2016 year:[3]
- Executive Editor
- Thomas Regan
- Managing Editor
- Alexis Schulz
- In-Depth Editor
- Thomas Albano
- News Editors
- Shanna O'Mara
- Lauren Lavelle
- Features & Entertainment Editors
- Sam Brandbergh
- Emily Klingman
- Opinion Editor
- Samantha Sawh
- Sports Editor
- Brandon Scalea
- Carlos Toro
- Ad Manager
- Jaylyn Breaux
- Tabitha Rodriguez
- Photography Editors
- Emily Kelley
- Design Manager
- Mackenzie Emmens
- Delivery Manager
- Derek Jordan-Merrill
- Jim Damiano
- Advisors
- Graham McKinley
- Thomas Simonet
- Executive Editor
In the spring of 2013, The Rider News won first place for General Excellence in the New Jersey Collegiate Press Association's annual awards, and second place in the Northeast states for Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper in the Society of Professional Journalists' contest.
A full scholarship is awarded to the executive editor and a half scholarship is awarded to the managing editor.