‘Wicked’ good time 6 The student newspaper of the Rider community since 1930 Volume 77, Issue XIII - Friday, February 9, 2007 Senate SPLIT IN TWO turns up Graduation the heat ceremony By Jeff Frankel 2-day affair By Olivia Tattory With temperatures dip- ping into the single digits at night, the Lawrenceville SGA Some of this year’s addressed the issue of heating graduates may not walk with problems in residence halls and their classmates in May as the Greek houses this week. commencement ceremony is Sophomore Joshabel De now split. La Cruz, the diversity chair of In an effort to Lawrenceville SGA and a resi- accommodate College of dent advisor in Gee Hall, said Continuing Studies (CCS) and many of her residents have been graduate students, Rider has complaining about not having Photo illustration by Karly Hamburg separated the Lawrenceville enough heat in their rooms. commencement ceremonies This year’s Lawrenceville campus commencement ceremony will take place on two days. CCS The problem may be between these two groups and graduate students will walk Thursday night while undergraduates will walk Friday morning. caused by the students’ and regular undergraduates. and executive assistant to the Last year’s commencement number of people attending cluttered rooms, which may The ceremony for CCS and president, the idea of having ceremony in particular was what graduation ceremonies in block the intakes that circulate graduate students will two separate ceremonies was prompted the Commencement recent years, the possibility of the air, said Mike Maconi, direc- occur on Thursday night while not a new one. Committee to consider an inclement weather would make tor of Facilities Management, the one for undergraduates will “There were several factors alternative approach for future it difficult to accommodate all who was at Tuesday’s Senate remain on Friday. The Princeton that led the Commencement years. The rain forecast that graduates and their families meeting addressing the main- campus has always had its own Committee to explore separate day would have moved the if the ceremony were moved tenance concerns facing the commencement. commencement ceremonies as ceremony inside, allowing each indoors. campus. Several factors played a role an alternative format,” Zelenak student only two tickets for In addition, because many “If you have something in this decision and according said. “It had been considered guests. CCS and graduate students work blocking that passage getting to Christine Zelenak, director for a number of years.” Because of the growing See Graduation, p. 4 up there, carpet or a lot of of the office of the president furniture, you’re just hurting yourself,” he said. One residence hall, various cultures Rooms on the top floor and at the ends of the hallway By Steph Mostaccio Literatures. “There are many get the least heat, he said. That initiatives to internationalize, is because the University has Imagine being in a and this will be part of that baseboard heat that must be foreign country for the first initiative.” piped from the basement. time, unaware of everything The program will be open “If you’re at the end of a from the language to the food to to all students, regardless of hall, like [room] 300 or 301, the specific cultural expressions. major or year. you’re at the end of the heat A feeling of anxiety would most “We don’t want to turn system,” he said. “All the heat likely overcome students who anybody away,” said Stephanie on campus is baseboard heat are studying abroad and find Polak, associate director of - hot water heat. Unfortunately, themselves in this situation. Residence Life. “If you’re just the hot water gets air-bound However, students now looking to have exposure to and air gets into the system.” have the opportunity to reduce other cultures, there is no The idea of installing space some of the uneasiness involved reason why you shouldn’t be heaters in the room, brought in venturing into an unknown able to live there.” up by the Tech and Web land. According to Polak, the Development Chair, Kalvin Starting next fall, students residence hall that will be Thompson, was shot down will be able to participate in utilized for this program has yet Photo illustration by Stephanie Nardi by Maconi. Maconi said the Rider’s first international to be determined. The choice of Starting next semester, a new international residence hall, University is at its limit for residence hall program, which the building will depend on its which has yet to be determined, will allow foreign and domestic electrical output. will house approximately 50 number of vacancies, she said. students to live together and share their cultures. The cost of a new source international and domestic But Residence Life has participate in the program until go anywhere until they know of power is $1.5 million, students. determined that the program they know which residence hall where that anywhere is.” while the cost of updating the “This is really important will be in a standard residence will be selected. Residence Life will heating system would be for the whole University,” said hall and not in Lincoln Hall or “Students are very loyal to choose the best residence $750,000 for each residence Stephane Natan, associate the New Building, Polak said. their own residence hall,” she hall, said Maconi. professor for the Department Polak added that said. “It’s going to be hard to See Culture, p. 4 See Senate, p. 3 of Foreign Languages and students might be reluctant to drum up people wanting to Visit the Rider News Online at www.rider.edu/ridernews/ 020907p1.indd 1 2/8/07 10:13:55 PM 2 Friday, February 9, 2007 SECURITY BRIEFS ‘Sparkling’ paintings dazzle art gallery Bumped By Jess Hoogendoorn Burger said he loves painting and is perhaps a little egocentric A two-car collision led because he wants people to take W. Carl Burger shared to a hospital visit for one notice of him. more than just his watercol- woman. On Monday, Feb. 5, “I am 81 years of age and or paintings with students in at 12:25 p.m., a car accident I’d like to leave some kind of a the Bart Luedeke Center art occurred on Poyda Drive. A little mark behind,” he said. gallery on Thursday, female resident student in Burger also encouraged Feb. 1. He also shared his car one pulled out of the young artists to talk with insights about art and parking lot onto the road and other artists about their work society, and his style, influences struck car two, occupied by two and to use various colors and and thoughts during the paint- sorority members. techniques because “variety is ing process. The first car had dam- the spice of life.” Fine Arts Professor Harry age to the front bumper, left Burger also feels strongly Naar introduced Burger as a front fender, the driver side about galleries censoring artists “true supporter of New Jersey door and the left wheel. The who have produced controver- art.” second car had damage to sial pieces. According to Burger, the left front tire and front Photo by Stephanie Nardi “Controversial ideas lead to New Jersey harbors good art. bumper. When Lawrence Sophomore Brittany Diego admires W. Carl Burger’s artwork in progress — remember that,” However, much of it is kept Township Police responded, the BLC art gallery. It will be on display until Feb. 22. said Burger. “We need artists “under wraps,” he said. one victim complained of because it is the artists that “[I] want museums to between $6,500 and $8,000. intimidating than a big white head and neck pain and was are the rebels. Look at history do something about the great Burger’s artwork will be piece of paper in front of you,” transported to the hospital — it’s always the artists who talent that is in New Jersey,” displayed in the gallery until said Burger. “You have to have via ambulance. stick their necks out and a lot said Burger. “New Jersey is like Thursday, Feb. 22. a plan ahead of time. You are of them were burned at the a volcano ready to burst.” Burger explained his use of really dealing with a lot of stake.” Oh that smell Burger is an artist who large paper, which is not typical unknowns.” Students seemed impressed has already burst. His works for a watercolor artist. These The New Jersey artist has with Burger. When a female staff are often described as “expres- large pieces are expensive but an abstract style, but he did not “He had some great insights member in Ziegler smelled sive, animated and sparkling,” help an artist get noticed, he always paint in such a way. into art and society today,” said the possible odor of mari- according to Naar. said. “When you’re young, at freshman Sean Donato. juana, she knew exactly what Art impacts people and “You’ve got to think big,” least I find this generally speak- Burger does not just paint to do — she called Public society, said Burger. said Burger. “Every artist, of ing, you do gravitate toward with watercolors. He also Safety. On Friday, Feb. 3, at “It’s art which makes us course, secretly desires to be wanting to imitate something creates collages and drawings, 2:14 a.m., the staff member what we are today,” he said. acknowledged by museums. you see in front of you,” said some of which are political. The detected an odor in the hall- “[Without art] you’d be Let’s face it, museums want it Burger.