Category: Blog
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Movie Adaptations: the Good, the Bad, the…Looney?
We’ve all been there. A film adaptation of a favorite book, TV show, video game, or even board game is announced. The cast—decent. The trailer—promising. The film? Absolute garbage. You leave the theatre with your trust in the franchise absolutely decimated, make scathing critiques on social media, and sadly return to consuming the original media—or…
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Why is Rider University Choosing AI Over Its Own Students?
Recently, Rider’s student life Instagram account, @riderstudentlife, posted promotional flyers and graphics that are AI-generated. The initial suspenseful posts ultimately led to the announcement of the “Dîner en Cran” event, which created backlash over the use of AI content. With the posts being labeled as “AI Content,” students quickly began posting on Fizz, a social…
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Writing A Blog for Dummies…
Hello… Please forgive the title! The first thing I will teach you in this blog post is that an eye-catching title goes a long way. The next thing you will need is a hook. I find a standard question does the job well enough, though a statistic or something in that vein will serve you…
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Don’t get me started on AI.
Photo courtesy of Lilly Trace Don’t get me started on AI. Actually no, let me get started because I have had enough. If you ask me when my breaking point was, I could not tell you. Was it when people declaredit their new God? Was it when some guy in Missouri decided to marry his…
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Easy, Free (and Legal) Ways to Read Whatever You Want!
Photo courtesy of Aiya Rabah Sometimes when I walk into a Barnes & Noble I want to scream. These days, it seems like every brand new book is some kind of special edition with sprayed edges or a bonus chapter in the back. While these fun perks are probably exciting for collectors, the average person…
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Is Fanfiction “Real” Literature?
Photo Courtesy of Lilly Trace Fanfiction is usually thought of with an air of indecency. It tends to not be taken seriously by most and even by the authors themselves (who are usually self-conscious teenagers), who don’t consider it “real literature”. But what is “real literature”? Are the only authentic works published? Classic, centuries-old stories?…
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First Meeting and Submission Opening Date
Photo Courtesy of Eli Norton Another year, another Venture! We just finished our first meeting of the year– it was wonderful to see so many new faces amongst our returners. We discussed a lot of important things for Venture’s future, so if you missed it I’ll summarize it here: One of the most exciting announcements…
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Goodbye from Chief Corman
Photo Courtesy of Ashley Morales When I first began looking at colleges, I was determined to major in Musical Theater and nothing else. Anyone who knows me now knows that This did not come true whatsoever. Between 16 and 17 I decided that I’d rather be an English major. The change was primarily motivated by…
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Update on the Future of Venture Magazine…
Photo courtesy of Skye Chernobilsky Happy April’s Fools, gorgeous. Confession: I have this thing where my life is a constant battle between wanting to correct grammar and wanting to have friends. Unfortunately, my grammar impulses win out, but I want better for you. So, I am giving you an extensive list of knee-slapping jokes so…
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Sigma Tau Delta Convention
Photos courtesy of Brooke Foster and Talia Hincks Hello readers! Over spring break, Venture editors Brooke Foster and Talia Hincks ventured out to Pittsburgh, PA to speak at Sigma Tau Delta’s centennial convention, where they made new friends, lasting memories, and represented Rider at a national level! The Pittsburgh convention was the main event, but…