In case you missed it: Ritchie Faces the Nation RIT mascot Ritchie the Tiger was interviewed by CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent and “Face the Nation” host, Bob Schieffer. Among the topics they discussed, Schieffer grilled Ritchie about his “unmascot-like” conduct at the 2010 NCAA Frozen Four men’s hockey tournament, and Ritchie has a lukewarm more »
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Put yourself in the shoes of an RIT Public Safety Officer early Wednesday morning. You have three separate incidents happening at nearly the same time: 1) A student with mental health issues is despondent and is threatening to hurt himself. 2) Another student has had too much to drink and may need hospitalization due to more »
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RIT Facebook Fans have certainly illuminated the campus, uploading 230 photos in the first two weeks of the Photo Challenge. Now we have a new challenge: Upload your photos from spring break. But here’s the catch. The photos must have some representation of RIT. Example: Show us yourself skiing while wearing an RIT hat. We more »
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Blue skies above the Eastman Building scream “dream bigger!” Meanwhile, a pig with wings implores us to “imagine anything,” and hobbit-like monsters insist that “creativity runs wild.” Don’t worry, I’m not hallucinating. Instead, I’ve been scanning the entries for this year’s Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival poster contest. Today is the deadline for entries, more »
Categories: Campus life, Events Comments OffWe challenged our RIT Facebook Fans yesterday to get out there and capture photos of the campus. What a response! Here’s a snapshot of the first day: Fans submitted 86 photos from around the campus. The RIT Fan Page started yesterday with 6,301 fans and grew to 6,466 fans in less than 24 hours. Here’s more »
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As most of you already know, Ritter Arena will turn into a sea of pink for Saturday’s women’s and men’s hockey games. The women play Utica at 2 p.m., while the men host Bentley at 7:05 p.m. It is the focal point of a busy home weekend of RIT athletics that begins with men’s hockey more »
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