03.14.2008

Issue PDF Ross Thompson

Getting To Know Islam by Madeleine Villavicencio The first time I met Rauf Bawany, the Muslim Chaplain at RIT’s Interfaith Center, was on the steps leading to his office. He stood four steps above me and carried a... The Muslims I Know by Andrew Rees When Mara Ahmed moved to the United States from Pakistan with her husband in 1993, the world was a different place. Terms like “Muslim Extremist” and “Islamic... The Expressive Elevator by Susan Cook Graffiti is all over our campus. It may be cute and clever, or it may be vile, uncomfortable, and crude. It could inform you that “The cake is a lie,” or it could cause...

News

RIT Grads Enter IM Business

A team of RIT graduates has produced a new instant messenger client called digsby that they soon hope to launch as a commercial product. Steve Shapiro, an...

PATS To Create Urban Design Plan

Parking and Transportation Services (PATS) is planning a comprehensive strategy for automobile, pedestrian, and bicycle traffic for the next five to ten years. As...

SG Weekly Update

COS Senator Results Student Government has elected Heather Drake to be the new College of Science senator. Her term begins spring quarter. SAAC Revisited The...

RIT Forecast

15 Saturday Latin Flava SAU Cafeteria. 10:00 p.m. - 2:30 a.m. Join the Latin American students for their Annual Latin American Student Association party. Cost: $3...

Leisure

At Your Leisure

Quiz 1. What was the name of the first online user-to- user messaging system? a. ICQ b. AOL Instant Messenger c. Quantum Link OLM d. Freelancin’ Roundtable 2...

Creative Methods Of Confusion

You might have taken the moniker “spring break” to mean what it implied: That spring was around the next corner in sight. But as you turn that proverbial corner, all...

Your Guide To Strange Cabaret

The Dresden Dolls Nowadays it may seem like generic piano-driven power pop, especially now that the Dolls are bopping around with the execrable likes of Fall Out...

Profect From Protica

At first look, the test tubes of Profect protein drink look like they’re going to be fun, delightful, and even delicious. According to the accompanying pamphlet,...

Features

That Guy: Arion Doerr

Name, year, major? Arion Doerr. I’m a fourth year Advertising Photo major. How do you like RIT so far? Well, I feel like I’m finally getting into my groove, just...

Sports

Winter Season Review

Men’s Hockey Seeded #2 in the Atlantic Hockey Postseason Tournament, the RIT men’s hockey team is eligible for the NCAA postseason for the first time since their...

Sports Desk: Men's Hockey

Sweeping Up: RIT’s Curling Club

For many spectators, the Olympics is a source of both excitement and wonder. For the RIT Curling Club, it was a source of inspiration. “When Brian and I...

Views

Concerning Healthcare

There are at least a hundred good arguments against socialized medicine. For one, it’s expensive. Hillary Clinton’s plan comes with a price tag of $110 billion a...

RIT Rings

All calls subject to editing and truncation. Not all calls will be run. Reporter reserves the right to publish all calls in any format. Tuesday, 6:11 p.m. I just...

Editorial

Editor's Note

A Fist Sized Hole In My Brain Every time I go home for a break between quarters, my trip puts the striking ignorance of my life into stark contrast. My childhood...

Letters to the Editor

A Biodegradable Ritz Dear Reporter, I would like to take this opportunity to inform the students of RIT about the efforts of Dining Services—and in particular, the...