Kenyan Student Says Education Systems Different
March 4, 2010 • Sheby Ross
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This was it. After being in the US for a few short weeks, the first day of the new semester was here. Nervousness and excitement built up—this was a nightmare in his eyes. “Life in the US is a little bit fast paced whereas in Kenya life is laid back,” freshman Brian Kiarie who moved... Read more »
Rider Students Promise to Serve
March 4, 2010 • Brittany Wood
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“I____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same: and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the... Read more »
Carrigan Career Center: Life Training
March 3, 2010 • Monica Mathieu
Filed under Feature, News, Top Stories
A select group of Carrigan students competed in a state wide competition on Friday, Feb. 26. Of the students who competed, the three-man welding team of Bailey Tressler, Kyle Cain, and Trent Shoffit earned 1st place. Kenton Bosworth earned 1st place in individual welding, Alex Hammett placed 1st in... Read more »
Across the Border: Immigrants Share Stories
March 2, 2010 • Leslie Trejo
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Children fight to survive in the blistering heat, desperately needing water. They don’t realize that children on the other side of the world—a world they’re trying to get to—live in what they would consider luxury, rarely struggling to survive. On the other side, children go to school. They... Read more »
Local Ties Seen in Nation Caught off Guard
March 2, 2010 • Michael Johnson
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40% of Haiti had clean drinking water before the massive earthquake hit. Freshman Mosley Pape knows all about the old Haiti, now he’s learning the nightmare of post-earthquake Haiti. “My sisters are all right, but they are the only ones I know about right now,” Pape said. “I am still unsure about... Read more »
Blizzard Leaves Some Students Stuck in the Snow
January 8, 2010
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Heavy winds. Sleet and snow. Low temperatures. Stranded for hours upon end. Ring a bell? “The Great Texas blizzard of 2009″ as some are calling it (there’s even an I Survived the Great Texas Blizzard 2009 Facebook group), left us with a Christmas we will surely never forget. The snow... Read more »
Operation: Save Prom
December 14, 2009
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Curling irons sizzle and pop and straighteners hiss. The whole house smells like burnt hair and fruity sprays. Glitter sparkles in the floor and down the hall. Powder fills the air and the girls start coughing. The coughing comes to a close and giggling takes its place. Dresses? Check. Hair? Check. Nails?... Read more »
Twilight crazy
December 14, 2009
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The clock strikes twelve. Someone lets out an excited yelp as the movie theater guy comes to the door. The crowd wiggles in anticipation. They hold their breath as the door clicks open. It’s crazy. A sea of people wash through the door. They’re running to the entrance. The ticket lady fakes a calm... Read more »
Skipping school?
December 14, 2009
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Every year, from high school to junior high to elementary, 800 students on average are truant. Out of the 800 students, approximately 200 are from Rider. “Half of them are truant because they fail to turn in documentation,” attendance clerk Ellen Rigsby said. The definition of truant is one who is... Read more »
Livin’ on the edge
December 14, 2009
Filed under Feature, Sports
In the 2008 Olympics the world watched as new replace old. Arguably the best opening ceremony took place, Phelps brought home a record eight gold medals in a single Olympics, Usain Bolt lived up to his name and became the fastest man on earth, and nine new events joined the Olympics. Of these, one quenched... Read more »
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