On October 17, Westminster Choir College freshman Justin Warfield, died tragically, apparently due to substance abuse. The thoughts and prayers of the entire Rider community continue to be with Justin’s family.

“As we all know, the misuse of alcohol and drugs on university campuses is a national problem,” President Mordechai Rozanski said. “Every day we, and hundreds of other institutions like us, face the growing challenge of promoting personal responsibility among our students while also striving to meet our responsibility to make our campuses as safe and healthy as possible. At Rider, we have been dealing with our painful loss by reaffirming our commitment to doing everything possible to educate and protect our students from the dangers of substance abuse.”

These past few days have revealed how truly caring Rider is as a community, a fact eloquently captured by Robert Annis, dean of the Westminster Choir College, in the following message: http://www.rider.edu/139_12716.htm.

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