LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – Class clowns moved into their dormitory rooms determined to reinvent themselves as deep souls. The socially awkward looked ahead to college life as a social butterfly. Everyone sized up one another for potential friendships.
For nearly 200 Rider University freshmen, a day last month brought the usual jitters, along with several wrinkles. Classes did not begin for two months, mom and dad were moving into a neighboring dorm and everyone would be heading home the next day.