Annie Tercovich was one of them.
"They took me in, hooked me up to IVs and gave me liquids and some fluid medication," Tercovich said.
Officials say 58 students fell ill Thursday. Four of those students had to be hospitalized. Eleven more got sick Friday.
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Ambulances arrived at the university just after 12:00 a.m. Thursday. University staff and local officials sprung into action, locating the sick students to get them to the staging area on campus and either treat them on site or take them to local hospitals.
"They were just going door to door making sure everything was okay and whoever was sick was getting the help they needed," student Michelle Seely said.
While EMTs and school staff tended to the retching and ill students in hallways and a triage area, Rider's cleaning contactor, some wearing masks, sanitized campus buildings and dorms in an attempt to stop the norovirus from spreading.
"I'm worried about going to class because I don't want to touch a desk or something and get sick," student Danielle Campanella said.
It appears the virus may have peaked last night, but sick students are still being identified.
Some students are avoiding their dormitories because their roommates are sick.
"She got sick last night, all through the night and then this morning she threw up so she's been in her room," student Erica Russo said.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, the most common norovirus symptoms include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and stomach cramps. People are contagious as soon as they start feeling sick. Some of the ways you can contract norovirus is by eating contaminated food or by touching contaminated objects and then touching your mouth.
Rider's campus is not all that far from Princeton University where 100 cases of norovirus have been reported recently.
Classes went on as scheduled Thursday, but students who are feeling sick are urged to contact Public Safety.
Wherever the virus came from, it's hit hard here and students who aren't ill are taking it seriously.
"I'm going to probably bring some hand sanitizer along with me everywhere," student Katherine Letterman said.
Rider students are being told not to share food and drinks and to wash their hands frequently to try to stop the spread of this virus.
Administrators have posted an emergency alert on the Rider website: Rider Emergency Alert
There's more information on noroviruses on the website for the Centers for Disease Control: CDC website
