http://www.reportermag.com/ Author Geoffrey H. Bliss from Reporter Online. en-us http://www.reportermag.com/article/212 Position Corner Crew Leader Reason for Nomination As leader of the Corner Crew, Big Goon is one of the most spirited members of the RIT community. He has been faithfully cheering on RIT since 1989. So, how did you get the name "Big Goon"? A lot of people consider me the leader of Corner Crew...The funny thing is that the name has nothing to do with hockey. I was a student manager at Gracie's and, before the red turnstiles were installed in the stairways,... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/212 http://www.reportermag.com/article/189 At 6 p.m. on Friday, May 2nd, RIT Jewish community organization Hillel hosted its weekly service in the Allen Memorial Chapel. Normally, this happens in Hillel House, which is located in the dorm-side tunnels under Colby Hall, but for this occasion, larger numbers were expected. The Shabbat service, which celebrates the weekly day of rest, featured traditional songs and prayers, which were aimed at introducing and opening the Jewish community to any interested RIT students or... Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/189 http://www.reportermag.com/article/187 COB Elections "College of Business (COB) elections will be next week," said Student Government Vice President Sasha Malinchoc. "There will be tables in the COB in a similar voting fashion to what happened in the SAU during the primary elections. These elections will span four days." Laptops will be set up for voting for an hour on each of the four days in the COB. Club Review Board Denies Parkour Club, SG Overrules The Club Review Board has decided to deny Parkour's application for... Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/187 http://www.reportermag.com/article/164 Recently, you may have noticed a group of students in navy blue jump suits walking around the Quarter Mile in spray-painted gas masks, yelling random words out of megaphones, playing the violin, standing around what looks like a giant, futuristic bugle made out of aluminum tubes and spray painted plastic cups, with a giant face on the front. They look as if they might be protesting something. In fact, they very well could be protesting something, although that's not completely clear. They... Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/164 http://www.reportermag.com/article/163 Deyhim's Apology Michael Deyhim, former Student Government (SG) presidential candidate, spoke to the Senate, stating, "Ed Wolf is proposing positive change to the SG bylaws and... this change is a testament to the excellence of RIT." Constitutional Reform Changes have been made to the SG Constitution. SG President Ed Wolf and many other members of the Senate have revised and updated many parts of the document and to create new elected positions. "We are very satisfied with the changes... Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/163 http://www.reportermag.com/article/154 SG Election Results The election results for Student Government are in after the polls opened on April 14th, finally closing on April 18th. There was a total of 3,369 voters. Ed WolfMatt Danna won the SG Presidency with a total of 1,939 votes. The COB Election will be held again later in the week, because one candidate was accidentally placed on the wrong ballot, being in the COS instead of the COB. One presidential candidate, Michael Deyhim, asked that the election results be sealed... Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:30:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/154 http://www.reportermag.com/article/121 During an open house for RIT's CollaboRITorium, professors expressed their interest in what has been called an "immersive learning environment." The CollaboRITorium, billed as "RIT's mixed reality collaboration space for interdisciplinary creativity," operates under Wallace Library and is available to students of any discipline. While still a work in progress, several classes are already using this space, such as Human Anatomy, Tangible Computing, and Frontiers of Science. The center's... Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/121 http://www.reportermag.com/article/134 New Research Opportunities Available RIT will be facilitating new research and development opportunities, which will be open to both undergraduate and graduate students. The RIT Board of Trustees has announced that it will be working with SG to meet with different companies, some involved with sustainability practices. "The main objective is to strengthen our relations with business," said SG President Ed Wolf. VP Sasha Malinchoc explained, "Companies will pay students to do research for... Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/134 http://www.reportermag.com/article/101 In September of this year, RIT entered a contract with Flexcar, a company providing easy car rentals. However, after a few months of business, problems popped up in the program. Cars were mysteriously "unavailable" at all hours of the day, but still sitting in the parking lots. After some deliberation, on October 30th, Flexcar executives announced a merger with a competitor, Zipcar. This seemingly minor change caused a considerable loss of jobs for employees working in Flexcar's... Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/101 http://www.reportermag.com/article/100 Enhancements to SG TV SG President Ed Wolf announced that SG TV would have "major enhancements" starting very soon. There will be weather updates, up to date events listed, and RSS feeds. Graduate Senator Position Student Government has proposed a new amendment to the constitution, which represents graduate students through a seat in the Senate. The amendment states, "The Senator from the community including all students registered with matriculated graduate student status shall... Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/100 http://www.reportermag.com/article/87 New COS Curriculum to be Offered COS Senator Heather Drake mentioned the possibility of a new bachelors degree in Neuroscience being offered at RIT in the future. She has been working with members of the faculty and staff to create a new list of core courses, which may involve a joint collaboration between the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Science. "This may be difficult," Drake said, "the two schools have in the past refused to work with one another and are still facing... Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/87 http://www.reportermag.com/article/43 Partnering with The Strathallan Hotel, Gallery r's ninth annual gala event celebrated work by RIT faculty, students, alumni and friends. Each ticket, priced at 109, admitted two guests who received one work of art each, while permitting gratuitous wining and dining among some of Rochester's most prestigious art patrons. After checking my coat and bag, I quickly tried to blend in. However, my informal appearance (blue jeans and black notebook) made me easy to spot amidst the... Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/43 http://www.reportermag.com/article/42 Professor Promotions Dave Morgan, a graduate student studying IT, addressed the Senate with a concern about the role of teaching at RIT. Previously, the administration would allow professors to attain tenure with or without a terminal' degree (a doctorate in most cases, a masters in some). The primary test was whether or not the individual professor was qualified for tenure, and not necessarily how they got that experience (through industry or through graduate school). Recently, the... Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/42 http://www.reportermag.com/article/22 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 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) submitted a new constitution to SG to be accepted as a Representative Student Organization (RSO). However, SG, who believed that SAAC would not represent all student athletes, once again turned them down. "SAAC as an RSO would provide better school spirit," GCCIS Senator Paul Solt said... Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/22 http://www.reportermag.com/article/116 Thisie P. Schisler, an International Studies major, is running for the position of COLA Senator. She has two main goals which she hopes to achieve during her term. "One of my biggest goals right now and one of the things I find that many people from liberal arts complain about is the career fairs. There never seems to be anything there for liberal arts students," Schisler said. "RIT does an excellent job with business, science, and engineering but there is never anything for International... 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