http://www.reportermag.com/ Tag Editor's Note from Reporter Online. en-us http://www.reportermag.com/article/209 Happy week 10, RIT. We've reached the end - the end of our wits, the end of the quarter, the end of the year. As is frequently done at such junctures, Reporter is taking a step back. Taking stock. For this issue, we have taken a close look at the RIT community, and compiled a list People of Note 2008. Whether they've made the list for something as high profile as organizing the first Imagine RIT Innovation and Creativity Festival, or something more low profile, such as serving drinks,... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/209 http://www.reportermag.com/article/207 In case you haven't noticed, there are lots of cameras on this campus. Even when they are making incriminating images destined for the eyes of prospective employers, they are telling stories. Writers need to go to school for years to learn language, but everyone with eyes speaks photo. Here are a few stories for you to read, complete with nouns, verbs, and (we hope) adjectives. Dave Londres Photo Editor Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/207 http://www.reportermag.com/article/157 We really are a special generation. Although we are frequently narcissistic (see Ridiculously Good-Looking), wasteful (see Waste Audit), and, quite frankly, mediocre (see Mediocre Generation), there is something that sets us apart from all others Every generation that came before us has a collective memory of life before computers; every generation after us will not. Straddling the line, we really are in a unique position. True, it's hardly anything we can take credit for. We have... Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/157 http://www.reportermag.com/article/139 I don't agree with Josh. It's nothing personal; I think he's a really great guy (see That Guy Josh), and I admire his willingness to make himself so vulnerable for something that he believes in. Still, I don't think there's an essay in the world that could change my mind about the absurdity of organized religion and most of the beliefs these religions hold. Despite that, I find Josh's assessment of our campus to be dead on. While it's second nature for many of us to talk about the... Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:30:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/139 http://www.reportermag.com/article/119 Here's to America. You, dear nation, are one of only a handful of first-world nations whose legal drinking age is over 18. Your young adults-who in other arenas of their lives are considered old enough to drive a car, choose the next president, and make life or death decisions in the military-are driven to drink in secrecy (and, quite frequently, in excess; see In Excess Drinking at RIT). Perhaps pursuing it precisely because it is the last "forbidden fruit" of adulthood, they plunge into... Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/119 http://www.reportermag.com/article/94 Going to the car wash is one of my favorite activities. It's one of life's simple pleasures. For a few fleeting instants, I'm able to take my hands off the steering wheel, sit back, and stop worrying. It doesn't matter that I'm the one in the driver's seat; nothing is required of me for the next two and a half minutes. Soap surrounds the car, dirt washes away, and I emerge from the other end of the tunnel sparkling clean, feeling almost virtuous...especially as I look at all the filth caked... Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/94 http://www.reportermag.com/article/72 Reporter is mutating. Changing. Adapting. We really have no choice. In addition to the 32 pages you're used to, Reporter is evolving. We're becoming a digital beast as well as a printed one. Considering the amount of time our student body collectively spends in front of the computer every day, how could we not? Our new website just got a makeover, and I must say, it's looking pretty fine. We've got online exclusive articles, blogs, and-my favorite part-a convenient form to assist you... Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/72 http://www.reportermag.com/article/57 Note This story appeared in our April Fools Distorter issue and is for comedic value only. How I Intend to Save the World from Total Intellectual and Cultural Darkness My friends, I have caught a glimpse of the future, a monumental vision for the next great plateau of man's dominance over the known universe. Compared to the coming technological innovation, the moon landing will be a mere passing footnote in history, an insignificant flea on the back of a mighty dog. In order to... Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/57 http://www.reportermag.com/article/39 No Silver Bullet I wonder about the problem solving tactics employed on this campus. To me, it feels at times like the RIT decision makers ignore the root causes of problems and instead make monumental moves with their gut feelings as evidence of future success. That is probably an unfair judgment, but so it goes. Failure to provide compelling evidence for suspected improvements invites such modes of thinking. Several administrators have commented to me that Global Village will be a... Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/39 http://www.reportermag.com/article/18 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 lacked diversity in a supreme sense, and while I do not fault myself for the circumstances of my birth, or feel particularly ashamed at my upbringing, I can't help but feel sheltered. I grew up in a white little suburb called Clifton Park, NY. Situated twenty minutes from Albany and an equal distance from Saratoga, my hometown... Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/18