Founded 1930 | ||
Type Weekly student newspaper Headquarters 2083 Lawrenceville RoadLawrenceville, NJ 08648 Website | ||
The Rider News is the weekly independent student newspaper of Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. 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. The paper is free on campus and online.
Current Staff
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.