Tuesday September 8th brought gloomy news from Governor Tim Kaine as he announced the cold hard numbers to cope with in the state budget deficit.  Along with layoffs of state employees, Governor Kaine’s budget will reduce the funding to higher education 13 or 15 percent, depending on the institution.  However, by making use of State [...]

Be sure to check out The Knight Rider over the summer!  There will be a new issue once a month and we will be back on schedule in August.  Also, be sure to check out the Creative Writing section that is a new feature for the summer.

On April 30th 2009 the pavilion near Godbey Hall was transformed into a huge party.  Assistant Professor and Phi Theta Kappa Advisor Brian Clark organized and hosted the annual Poker Walk and Tricycle Race previously intended for Faculty and staff, but opened this year to students as well. The day started out with the poker [...]

Hello all, It has been a while since I last said hello and brought you up to speed with the Intern department. Well let me tell you, it has been a blast down here. I have enjoyed every second of my internship and have learned more in one semester than I have in 29 years [...]

National Library Week provided terrific opportunities to sample food and culture from all over the globe here at the NRCC Library. Tiny little Dublin Virginia, with the help of the Multicultural Club and the helpful NRCC Library staff was the scene of Polynesian and Eastern dancing by Samra ( http://www.samrasexpressions.com/aboutsamra.htm ) Korean food from Kalbee’s [...]

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Patiently waiting in my car in Parking Lot B a few weeks ago, I observed a little punk knock a Styrofoam box out of his vehicle and soccer-kick it under the car next to him.  “Jerk,” I thought angrily.  I briefly pondered writing an anonymous note stating he had been observed and his tag number [...]

     The April 2nd meeting of the SGA signaled the opening of a new dialogue between its members and the staff of the Knight Rider. Historically tensions have always existed between institutions of government and those of the press. However when allowed to escalate beyond reason, lines of communication are cut off and proper [...]

Have you seen Facebook recently? If you Twitter, you might have thought you logged into the wrong site. Facebook has just released another brand new design to its users. The majority of these users absolutely hate the new layout, yet Facebook keeps changing things. Now the news feed displays everything. Status boxes now ask “What’s on your [...]

Relax, close your eyes and drift back to the sixth grade.  You surely remember those carefree days of middle school dances, eating lunch alone when your BFF was sick and worrying the bean burrito your mom made you eat would “reappear” during that quiet moment in English class. Imagine what your classmates looked like in those [...]