Rider University - Shadow Yearbook (Lawrenceville, NJ)

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Under The Lights Have You Ever Worked, Raised A Family, Gone To Classes And Studied-All At The Same Time? Night School Students Do lt' my ti i-lu.-was by Barry J. Zadworny, Evening Senate Vice-President Attending the Evening School program for over eight years means any and for all of the following: fighting to beat the five o'clock traffic rush and hoping to grab at least a sandwich before going to a Pe- riod A class. . . . arriving on the campus at 6:25 p.m. and looking for a parking spot close to Memorial Hall in order to make class on time. .. . buying coffee and a donut from Nick between classes so as to make up forthat dinner you lost. . . . fighting the mass exodus from the parking lot to Lawrenceville Road right after classes. . . . looking over the grades in the Mail Room after the end of each semester and, at the same time, wondering what courses to take the next time around. . . . standing in line outside the Evening School office during registration to fill out forms, pay tuition and some- how managing to find time to get to the Book Store. . . . buying a book at the start of the semester and find- ing out that the professor won't even use it. . . . studying at work during lunch hour for the eve- ning's class. . . . studying in the stairway of Memorial Hall between classes. . . . arriving home late at night and trying to study for tomorrow night's class. . . . struggling to finish a term paper, while staying up late at night Cnothing unusualj, typing and re-typing. . . . spending more time with the family during Christ- mas and spring recess to make up for the time that had previously been promised, 34

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QQ RIDER 1- 4 R .. K. ' MF. and universities in the decade ahead will be those which have not simply reacted to the environment. We pledge to take those steps necessary to ensure continued aca- demic growth as the College enters its second century of service. Early in December, the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education released its report on college financing and stated that, A new depression has struck American colleges and universities and their deepening financial plight can be overcome only by a massive national ef- fort. The national effort, the report continued, would cost an additional several hundred million dollars annually. Commission chairman Dr. Clark Kerr warned that higher education was facing the greatest financial diffi- culty ever, with two-thirds of the United States' colleges and universities in either grave financial difficulties or headed that way. The commission further points out that if the in- stitutions are to survive, they must receive more substan- tial funds from the federal and state governments. Also, institutions must help themselves by cutting costs. fi 33

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tm, . . . enjoying Dr. Maxwell's courses and hating to see them come to an end. . . .feeling the same way about Dr. lorio. . . . visiting the Evening School office and finding Dr. Kent, Mrs. Scott, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Apai, Judy, Priscilla, Cathy and Charlene standing nearby to solve all prob- lems, in anybody's book, they're the greatest! . . .looking forward to reading The Night Rider. . . . enjoying the Senate-sponsored coffee hour at Me- morial Hall. going to a Senate-sponsored dance and, after- wards, wishing that more students had joined in the fun. . . . looking forward to the Spring Serenade and to the crowning of the Evening School Queen. participating in Homecoming Weekend, enjoying the experience and vowing to try harder next time around. . . . going to Mt. Snow, Vermont, on one of the Sen- ate's ski trips and coming home exhausted after spend- ing a vigorous weekend on the slopes. . . .getting up for workthe next day. . . . attending the first theatre party sponsored by the Senate and seeing why Fiddler On The Roof has run on Broadway for over six years. . . . taking time off from work to serve on a committee to help pick Rider's new Vice-President for Academic Af- fairs fonly to watch the President appoint an individual whom the committee had previously rejectedj. picking-up a newspaper and shaking our heads when we read about campus turmoil. . . .reading about Vietnam and asking Why? . . . hearing the sound of rock and roll coming from the dormitories surrounding Centennial Lake when walking to the parking lot after classes. giving up a weekend to attend various Evening School-conferences. 'fx SCL , .f. ' 2- , ifl'ggigi ,1 ,N it-.,. . ' ' -1-iw-wa 4,--, ,-,fi . it ANI.--.. , rx-.-'ir -. .i. 'ti . ,532 Ami lf-z S. - Q Af, xiii- -- ?:.EEt:5:1,' JE? qt' . . 'fd + . 5'i5,,2i.ftz g 1 . ,.,'g,.t L-4' klbigi ,217-'g' 1 -br gf , I Y... :.:r . I wif W ' fr.. . ip 35