Denise Holloway

Off the Court

Rider alumni, as Denise Holloway tells it on the shows. Each story was checked against its source.

• Shirley TurnerNew Jersey Senate president pro tempore

  Shirley Turner got her master's at Rider and became president pro tempore of the New Jersey State Senate. Somebody in Trenton who does the homework. Imagine that.

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• Monét X Changedrag queen, Drag Race All Stars winner

  Monét X Change trained in opera at Westminster Choir College of Rider University, then shared the crown on season four of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. That's a national title, Broncs. Hang the banner.

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• Tom Papastand-up comedian

  Tom Papa, comedian, hosted The Marriage Ref on NBC. A Rider grad refereeing marriages on national television. And people say a Jersey education isn't practical.

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• John Bundymagician seen on Letterman

  John Bundy, Rider grad, is a magician who made two appearances on the Late Show with David Letterman. Two. So whatever he made disappear the first time, they asked him back.

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• Edward von Kloberg IIIlobbyist for dictators

  Edward von Kloberg the third, class of sixty-five, was a Washington lobbyist. His clients: Saddam Hussein, Ceausescu, Mobutu. His motto was shame is for sissies. Here's the scoop, Broncs, we're listing him. We're not framing him.

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