Rider University - Shadow Yearbook (Lawrenceville, NJ)

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X A rather vigorous and fruitless attempt to be- come a part of what lies beyond is expressed by the famed Rider College tree. Its failure to effect the multi-dimensional aspects of existence is due to a deeply rooted security found within the known. The plight of the child who is aware of th e grandeur of existence is an inability to become a part of that existence. While restricted by a dependency which is nourished by ignorance th . . . e individual can only observe. Life can be lived only when character and knowledge allow one to become involved. XS

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i Outside The Fied Brick Gates The walls are now closing in and squeezing their inhabitants out. After four years of enveloped liv- ing with near automatic provisions for food, shel- ter, and clothing, from within the self-sustained walls of Rider College we must now depart into the great unexperlenced. Excepting an occasional march or Gino Giant there has been no necessity 0 for venturing from here to there. Old Mother Flider has courageously and untiringly fought off the good, the bad and the ugly, in order to provide an environment capable of aclimatizing her young. In moving from the unknown, human nature pro- vides us with a cold and hollow voice that shouts out, But you're not ready. But you don't know. lt's T, X f X ,, V . U i U 1 f O' - 'A f' tlxzhk :W H it ex fbfl SQA' ' ,L -fa' -- ,, -fl' W 7 , F 'f,, 1' 7, ' 1? 'A .- ' 1 ., - ' ' V' 4 p51,,,,.-- ' .QW ' V 5 P. K 1 fir ' 'L -'Q ' u ' ,f I. V f -l O . i t ' 'ff y 'W' , 1 .4 I YW Will? L .af i J' If 7 I at W W i f 'Vw Ci as 51x E-5 1: 1 'V I E' 'Z v 4 ' fr.. I V h , xxx ' - 4 ' 'Rig' . A wg, , 2 .J V A i my jg I - .M X X lg S V I ' V 1 5 A O my A 1- , fa , f . l I fkff K: I f - Qt ' ,. M gl i 'Q Q, . i x i 2 X L all a game. What's the difference, pollution or the bomb' will get us in the end. lt's awfully ugly out there. The politicians ruined it. Feel guilty, people are starving and you are not. But you are going to die anyway. Courage people, it's a big and beautiful world, and it's there to be seen and experienced. Fear not ugliness for the imperfections are what make our stay worthwhileg Utopia is a stifling bore which only signals that it is time to move on.

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What beautiful means of es- capism after an unbearably tough week of reading, thinking and writing. For slightly over two dollars you can sit back within the confines of the dark theatre and forget about ob- serving eyes, what to say and even your date. Entertainment effortly rushes through your eyes and ears for two solid hours. For those that don't have either the dollars or the desire to leave campus, fear not-Fli- der provides on-campus films. 148 prjiyjgfe . 1 'i 1 f MC For the somewhat more adventuresome, Uncle Sam has provided us with the well pre- served Washington's Crossing Park. A beautiful place to venture towards especially when well protected by either your latest or your tried and true loved one. Do not attempt entrance alone for once l was forced to accept face to face confrontation with an electric dog. .- 'bg 2 , - as .. It all must be rapped outg the reasons for escapism, the love of security, the successes and failures that precipitate from the trial and error method of acquiring knowledge, and the endless hang-ups that result from the attempt to live life. The sounding-board must change if one is seeking honesty rather than reinforcement.