Re-Examining Stereotypes
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Win! 12 The student newspaper of the Rider community since 1930 Volume 78, Issue X - Friday, November 16, 2007 Re-examining stereotypes By Jess Hoogendoorn ing Psychology, the issue of prejudice and prejudice reduc- Students were informed of tion has been an important the “perils of prejudice” at the theme for me,” said Goldstein. Inaugural Marvin W. Prejudice “This led me into the study of Reduction Lecture held in the genocide and to help develop Bart Luedeke Center Theater The Koppelman Holocaust on Nov. 7. The talk was held Genocide Resource Center. in honor of Goldstein, who One of the aims of the center is retired recently after 38 years to increase awareness of preju- of service to Rider University’s dice.” Psychology Department. Fiske presented the find- Dr. Susan T. Fiske, a profes- ings of several surveys and sor of Psychology at Princeton studies that she conducted in University, spoke on “The Perils order to determine what types of Prejudice: Universal Biases in of prejudices people have. She Brain, Mind, and Culture.” She explained that although most discussed common societal ste- people consider prejudices to reotypes and presented data that be completely negative, this is she and other psychologists col- not always the case. Hate is the Photo by Karly Hamburg lected from all over the world, most negative result of a preju- Dr. Susan T. Fiske, professor of Psychology at Princeton University, spoke at the Inaugural Marvin which tied in with Goldstein’s dice, but pity toward another W. Goldstein Prejudice Reduction Lecture, held on Nov. 7, about the “perils of prejudice.” continuing work of promoting group, such as the elderly, is cultural acceptance. also a form of prejudice, she Based on this argument, the Irish in early American his- types, not all prejudices got cre- Goldstein, who was pres- said. This is because people Fiske explained that if her the- tory have gradually faded over ated equal,” said Fiske. “Where ent, spoke in a later interview think of themselves as having a ory is correct, prejudices can time. do they come from? How do in support of the lecture. higher value than the group of change. She cited the example “This is my argument, that See Goldstein, p. 4 “In all my 38 years teach- people that they pity. of how prejudices held against prejudices come in distinct ‘Night of Broken Glass’ memorialized at chapel By Chris Cole the burden of still being alive while their In a world where people fear ter- loved ones perished,” she said. rorism every day, it is easy to forget the Grossman added that there was horrors of the past. meaning and spirit in each of the songs On Nov. 14, Campus Ministry and performed. Before each piece she gave a The Julius and Dorothy Koppelman brief but effective history behind each Holocaust/Genocide Resource Center song and its relation to Kristallnacht. teamed up to change that and remember “The Jews showed their spirit Kristallnacht, or the “Night of Broken through song,” she said. “The songs rep- Glass.” resent the vibrant life of the community An Interfaith Commemoration and those who tried and did resist.” of Kristallnacht was presented in Gill Kornberg said everything about Chapel to remember the night of Nov. the commemoration was pitch perfect, 9, 1938, when members of the Nazi par- including the speakers, history and espe- ty, under Hitler’s order, destroyed 8,000 cially the choir. Jewish shops before sending German “They set the right tone and every- Jews to concentration and death camps. thing fit in just right from introduction “It’s hard to come together when Photo by Stephanie Nardi to the choir,” he said. “I was very happy there’s evil lurking around,” said Dr. with it.” Elizabeth Scheiber, coordinator of The select Jewish choir of Central New Jersey performed the musical Grossman emphasized the relevance Commemorative Activities. “We see it selections of Sharim V’Sharot in Gill Chapel Wednesday night at the Interfaith of Kristallnacht in today’s world — one in the current news, so we have to know Commemoration of Kristallnacht. filled with hate and destruction. our past so that we don’t repeat it.” rights and was wholesale persecution Under the conduction of Dr. Elayne “Programs like this prove that we Dr. Harvey Kornberg, professor of against them,” Kornberg said. “The Jews Robinson Grossman, the select Jewish have to stand against tyranny,” Grossman Political Science, directed the commem- were ordered to pay an atonement fee choir of Central New Jersey performed a said. “From the protests in Burma to the oration and set the historical setting of as punishment for the assassination of selection of songs from composer Sharim devastation in Darfur, people are still Kristallnacht within the grand scheme Ernst von Rath; [so] the Jewish shops V’Sharot. The songs were meant to fighting to defend their beliefs.” of the Holocaust. were smashed in by the Nazis. With remember the victims of the Holocaust, “The violence against the Jews was Kristallnacht, the road to Auschwitz “both those who perished and those who primarily aimed at denying Jews civil began.” survived, who had to carry with them Visit the Rider News Online at www.theridernews.com 2 Friday, November 16, 2007 SECURITY BRIEF S Trim finish Criminal mischief was reported at a Westminster Choir College vending machine in the laundry room of Ithaca Hall. On Thursday, Nov. 8, at 3:33 p.m., a male staff member reported that a piece of trim was removed from the machine. The cost of repair is unknown and the University will call the com- pany to report the damage. Anyone with information, contact Public Safety at x. 5029. Soap on a rope A male resident was found removing soap dis- Photo by Danielle Phillips pensers and damaging other toiletry items from bath- Fraternity mourns the loss of brother rooms in Conover Hall. Public Safety received a call Members of Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEP) fraternity pay their respects to their fallen brother, Nick Costa, in the Gill Chapel on on Sunday, Nov. 11, at 2:47 Wednesday. Costa died in a car accident in Hamilton on Nov. 3, along with the driver, James Vandewater IV. a.m., that soap dispensers were removed in the first floor bathroom. A check in Switlik residents fall victim to burglaries the B-wing found that the dispensers were removed and By Jeff Frankel “When you leave the room, Police Department (LTPD) ser- was on Sunday, Nov. 11, at a check of the A-wing found the office, lock the doors,” she vices were accepted to take a 12:46 p.m. Two iPods, a laptop, A slew of burglaries was that soap bags were missing said. “When you go to bed at report. jewelry, DVDs, clothing and reported last weekend when from the dispensers. Public night, lock your doors. If you The second incident was XBOX video game controllers several pricey electronics and Safety found the suspect in see anything, call it in imme- also reported on Saturday, Nov. were missing. It occurred some- other personal items were listed an open stall breaking off diately to Public Safety at x. 10, where two laptops and time between Friday, Nov. 9, as missing, said Vickie Weaver, a piece of plastic from the 7777.” a wallet were reported miss- and Saturday, Nov. 10. LTPD director of Public Safety. toilet paper dispenser and The first incident to be ing. One laptop and the wal- services were declined. Three separate burglaries throwing it in the toilet. reported was on Saturday, Nov. let belonged to a visitor. The Anyone with information, took place in Switlik Hall, all Public Safety could 10, at 7:55 p.m. A female stu- articles went missing sometime should contact the LTPD at between Friday, Nov. 9, and smell alcohol on the suspect’s dent reported that a laptop val- between Friday, Nov. 9, and 896-1111 or Public Safety at x. Sunday, Nov. 11, said Weaver. breath and it was determined ued at $1,000 was missing from Saturday, Nov. 10. 5029. All three rooms had their that he was underage. The her room. Lawrence Township The last incident reported doors unlocked, she said. Lawrence Township Police Department (LTPD) was Correction called to the scene, and he was given a citation of dis- The correct photo credit for the Cranberry King and Queen orderly persons and under- picture is Chris Dodds of The Shadow yearbook. age drinking. He has been charged by Rider for dis- orderly persons, vandalism and for violating the alcohol COMING policy. Burning candles UP ... While on routine patrol Thanksgiving Recess is Wednesday, Nov. 21-Sunday, Nov. 25 in Poyda Hall, Public Safety found burning candles in an Friday, Nov. 16 for a Mill Hill child empty room on Friday, Nov. SEC Movie Night: “Superbad,” 9, at 6:50 p.m. The door was BLC Theater, 7:30 p.m. SBC Blood Drive, BLC Cavalla wide open and the candles Room, 1 p.m. were in plain sight. Saturday, Nov. 17 SEC in NYC, departing from Wednesday, Nov. 28 While waiting for the BLC at 8:30 a.m. Philosophy Club Movie Night, Office of Residence Life to Science 102, 7 p.m. respond, one of the residents Monday, Nov. 19 returned and told the officers Foreign Film Festival, BLC VOX Meeting, Memorial Hall that the candles belonged to Theater, 5 p.m. 112, 10 p.m. his roommate and he did Thursday, Nov. 29 not know how they were lit. Monday, Nov. 26 World AIDS Day Ceremony, Both residents were charged PHOCUS Meeting, BLC 257, SRC, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.