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September 11, 2012
by Marie Lang

Top news stories and videos for summer 2012

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The announcement that the Gene Polisseni Center will be constructed south of the Student Alumni Union was the top story of the summer.

Top News Stories

1. RIT Selects Official Site for New Hockey Arena

2. Kate Gleason College of Engineering Ranked Among Top Schools Globally

3. Princeton Review Names RIT Among Best Colleges

4. RIT Named a ‘Best Buy’ School by ‘Fiske Guide to Colleges’

5. President Destler Welcomes Back RIT Community to Historic Academic Year

6. Changing Face of Print Media Prompts New Era at RIT

7. Alec Baldwin Shares Some ‘Words with Friends’ at RIT Oct. 20

8. Oh, Baby! A Young Star Flaunts its X-ray Spots in McNeil’s Nebula

9. Professor dt ogilvie Named Dean of RIT’s E. Philip Saunders College of Business

10. RIT Remains Among ‘Great Colleges to Work For’

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1. RIT on TV: Bus Monitor Video Backlash

2. RIT on TV: Arena Site Selected

3. RIT’s Pearl in the Adriatic

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