March 7, 2018 theridernews.com Vol. 88, No. 19 INDUSTRIAL IMAGERY GUNS ARE NOT FOR SCHOOLS MAAC MARCH MADNESS The Suzanne Dinger exhibit “Outside/Inside” Protecting students with firearms should not be in The men’s basketball team was upset in the first depicts scenes of local architecture. page 8 a teacher’s job description. page 11 round of the conference tournament. page 12 When life imitates art SEE FROM ➠ PAGE 15 Gianluca D’Elia/The Rider News Rider Dances’ March 3 showcase featured routines inspired by paintings, ranging from surrealist pieces such as René Magritte’s “La Victoire” to J.M.W. Turner romanticist landscape “The Slave Ship.” WCC partner details emerge at forums SGA announces By Shanna O’Mara and Gianluca D’Elia its newest leaders N outpouring of questions about the future of By Theresa Evans Westminster Choir TUDENTS celebrated the results of the Student ACollege (WCC) came to Government Association (SGA) election on light during a series of forums March 6, when Olivia Barone was elected on March 4, following the Spresident. Feb. 21 announcement that Barone is anticipating that her future position will Rider had signed a non-binding be “an amazing experience.” agreement with Kaiwen Education “I’m really excited to work with my new executive Technology, which owns two board. Individually they touch so many aspects of international K through 12 schools the school, and I can’t wait to see what amazing in China, to become the Princeton things we accomplish,” said Barone. campus’ new partner. Gianluca D’Elia/The Rider News Other executive officer-elects include Allison Dean of Westminster College From left, Larry Livingston, Patrick McCarthy, Nicholas Xie and Marshall Onofrio Anderson as vice president, Rahquan King-Stubbs of the Arts Marshall Onofrio lead a faculty forum about Westminster’s new partner, Kaiwen Education, on March 4. as vice president for administration and finance, addressed questions from students Paige Ewing as vice president for communications, and faculty, with help from had an entering class of about 37 announced, it was about 65. We Dylan Erdelyi as vice president for university affairs Kaiwen consultant Nicholas Xie people, and it took us five or six had 59 true, first-time freshman and Brea Rivera as vice president for student affairs. and one of the recently announced years to recover.” and six transfer students. To date, “This year we have a really diverse group of accreditation consultants, Larry Onofrio recognized this we have accepted 99 students for people representing the student body, as it should be. Livingston. concern and admitted that while next year.” This senate is going to do some great things,” Barone The second consultant, the administration is working to President Gregory Dell’Omo said. Catherine Jarjisian, was not recruit more students, interest level mentioned in a Feb. 26 interview According to Barone, officer-elects will be present at the forums but said she in the school took a plunge this with The Rider News that the “officially inaugurated” during a transition day in will be at Westminster from March year. classical music market is moving April. 26 through 29 to discuss music “Our applications are down heavily toward Asian nations. Xie “I’m very excited to continue to serve as a senator accreditation. significantly,” Onofrio said. “We’re expressed a similar sentiment as he for the College of Business,” said Sarah LoRicco. “We’re all scared because we running at about 56 percent of presented information about the “I am really looking forward to working with love this place, but I’m excited our actual, typical applicant pool. education company. other SGA members and members of the Rider for the future and what it could Our normal freshman class up “We community to continue bring,” said WCC conductor to a couple of years ago was in have sports, SEE KAIWEN to enhance students’ SEE SGA James Jordan. “I was here in 1991 the 85 to 90 range. This past fall, we have ➠ PAGE 3 on-campus experiences.” ➠ PAGE 2 when the school almost closed. We again after all of this was first the Kaiwen 2 The Rider News March 7, 2018 Page 2 SGA welcomes fresh faces House fire near Rider campus CONT’D FROM PAGE 1 Other college senators elected started with a cigarette butt include Antonio Lombardi, Giavanna Troli, Fredy Ulloa and Carissa Zanfardino for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Kaitlyn Francke-Cooley will serve as senator for the College of Education and Human Services, and Kristen Wisneki is senator-elect for Westminster College of the Arts. “I think the students elected for next year’s senate are an enthusiastic group ready to work,” said LoRicco. “There have been great SGA leaders in the Courtesy of John Modica past who have helped everyone reach Olivia Barone was elected SGA’s new president. the level they are at today.” President-elect Kaylin Garcia, Vice want to congratulate Olivia Barone on President-elect Rebecca Carberry and her well-deserved victory, in addition Treasurer-elect Madison Stigliano will to all of the other newly elected serve as the sophomore class council; members,” LoRicco said. “It was President-elect Laila Iddin-Howard, exciting to see everyone campaigning Vice President-elect Tiiyana Young, and being involved.” Rider News Joe Passero/The Treasurer-elect E’mani Givens, and Barone promoted her candidacy via Secretary-elect Lauren Brolo will serve social media and by reaching out to A home on Lawrenceville Road caught fire on Feb. 27, prompting an investigation by local police. as the freshman class council. campus organizations. The source was determined to be a cigarette butt. No charges were pressed. “I hope that all of the members “I have my friends to thank for of the Rider community are able to always posting on their Instagram By Joe Passero work together and have open lines of story or sharing my Facebook event. I FIRE that broke out last week at a Lawrenceville home across from Rider’s communication,” said LoRicco. “I wouldn’t have won without them,” said campus was traced back to cigarettes in the home’s basement, according think it’s really important for students Barone. to the Lawrence Township Police Department. to be involved in major university Barone is confident that the officer- A Students watched with concern as the home at 2132 Lawrenceville decisions and to have the opportunity elects will work together and build Road, directly across from Conover Hall, went up in smoke around 7:45 p.m. to voice their opinions. SGA has done relationships within the upcoming on Feb. 27. a great job of being the middleman to months. “It turns out the construction guys were working, and it might have been connect students and administration to “I really want more students to know careless smoking,” said Lawrence Police Lt. Joseph Amodio. “There were a lot help achieve that.” about SGA. There’s a gap that needs of cigarettes, so it might have fallen through into the basement and caught up President-elect Andrew Fitzmaurice to mended, and I think with more some of the debris or garbage.” and Vice President-elect David Shinn community outreach, we’ll be able to Earlier that day, carpenters were working inside the house where there was will serve for the Association for mend it,” said Barone. no electricity or gas, Amodio said. Commuting Students. The carpenters left the site around 4:30 p.m., and the property owner made “The winners for next year’s senate a brief visit to pick up a vehicle soon after, however, there was no smoke at the are all great students and I’m looking time. forward to working with them. And I Amodio said the fire was “not deemed suspicious,” and that there would be no further investigation. No charges were pressed. Alumni fear Chinese rules By Lauren Lavelle Campus Dining Events HE possibility of the Chinese government becoming involved in the transaction of Westminster Choir College (WCC) from Rider University to Kaiwen March 18th - March 22nd Education was questioned by a WCC alum at an open meeting on March 4 Tregarding the future of the choir school. “Is there any precaution to prevent the Chinese government from pushing its international agenda through this acquisition,” an anonymous alum asked the Dean 3/5- of Westminster College of the Arts Marshall Onofrio and Kaiwen accreditation RESTAURANT ROTATION 3/19 March Madness! 3/9 Celebrate The Amazing Season consultant Larry Livingston via email, touching on an issue that has recently roiled At Cranberry’s That Rider’s Basketball Teams American higher education and Washington politics.. Chopsticks - A Twist On Traditional Had With A Themed Meal At Both Onofrio and Livingston denied the alum’s assumption the Chinese Chinese Food. 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