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November 1, 2013
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Students were treated to a Halloween-themed dinner at Gracie’s on Oct. 31. more »
Today’s Top Stories
Student-athlete dubbed double threat
Shelby Vakiener, a starting defender for the women’s soccer team, will also go down as one of the finest lacrosse players to don a Tigers jersey.
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Maxine Childress Brown talk and book signing
Former Rochester Councilwoman and assistant professor Maxine Childress Brown, who grew up with deaf parents, will talk about her new book on Nov. 12.
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Student Spotlight
story photoStudent shares passion for engineering and art
A Q&A with first-year mechanical engineering major Rozie Yeghiazarian, who is also interested in industrial design.
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Tiger Hockey
Men open conference play today
The men’s hockey team opens Atlantic Hockey Association play and looks for its first victory of the season as perennial rival Air Force Academy comes to Ritter Arena today.
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Sports News
Volleyball hosts New York State Regional Challenge
RIT, Clarkson, Nazareth, New York University, University of Rochester, St. Lawrence and Stevens Institute of Technology are competing in the 2013 New York State Regional Challenge today and Saturday at Clark Gym.
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RIT in the News
Democrat and Chronicle
RIT eager to start AHA season
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Democrat and Chronicle
Forum in Brighton focuses on farmworkers, immigration
Librada Paz ’03 (mechanical engineering technology) featured more »

Bloomberg.com
Infosys’ Record Fine Targets Outsourcing Abuses: Corporate India
Ron Hira, associate professor of public policy, quoted more »

CNN.com
Tiny photographs from the 'limbo between art and science'
Work by Ted Kinsman, assistant professor of scientific photography, featured in slide 10 more »

Rochester Business Journal
International business still a draw on campus
John Ward, lecturer in international business and marketing, and Donald Wilson, associate dean for academic programs, quoted more »

Today’s Weather
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Upcoming Events
Open house: Office of Part-time and Graduate Enrollment Services, until 2 p.m. today, Bausch & Lomb Center

Opening reception: “Becoming Visible,” Jessica Catherine Lieberman, assistant professor of visual culture, 6–9 p.m. today, Gallery r, 100 College Ave., Rochester

Meet and greet: With the men’s hockey team, 11 a.m.–noon Nov. 2, Barnes & Noble @ RIT, Park Point

Well-O-Ween: Features financial fitness Jeopardy, dodgeball, Zumba, photo booth, rock climbing wall, Sharknado movie screening, costume contest, 7 p.m. Nov. 2, Student Life Center

Concert: Steve Aoki, 8 p.m. Nov. 3, Gordon Field House (tickets)

Spanish film series: Diarios de motocicleta, 6 p.m. Nov. 4, Eastman Hall, room 2000

Conable Lecture Series: “Freedom of the Seas, ‘Just War,’ and Shari’a,” Thomas Gibson, Department of Anthropology, University of Rochester, noon Nov. 5, Carlson Auditorium

Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address: Tadodaho Sidney Hill, leader of the Onondaga Nation, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 5, Ingle Auditorium

Fundraiser: Barbecue chicken dinner, benefits CIAS Honors Program, 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m. Nov. 7, breezeway between Booth and Gannett Hall, $10 (preorder)

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