For some reason, people are nice. A few months ago, there was a surge of this niceness and there were three posts about me on some of the anonymous RIT Facebook pages. The first was on the RIT Complements page and that was followed by another two on RIT Crushes. One of the crush writers submitted the message, “I’d sometimes see this girl in the tunnels with the purple spiked backpack. I don’t know, but I have a gut feeling and I’d like to get to know her.” I am the girl with the spiked backpack, and I’m sorry but the feeling is not reciprocated. Although posts on RIT Crushes and other similar pages can be flattering, I really don’t want to be the subject
3 Stars
Brian Brazee, Elliott Cowburn, and Shelby Vakiener
Brian Brazee “If I can be the leader that brings us all together, that’s going to go way further than what my batting average is or how many hits I have,” said Brian Brazee, fourth year Finance major and captain of the Men’s Baseball team. Brazee has been playing baseball since the age of eight. When he joined the RIT team as a freshman, only about 10 players showed up to off-season practices. However, the team has made great strides from that point. Now, the group consistently receives full attendance, and for the first time the men walked away from their annual, season-opening trip to Florida with a winning record of 4-2. For the past two years Brazee has served as team captain. His primary
Tigers Learn to be More Fierce
Lady Tiger's transition to DI in review.
The Decision to Transition This past hockey season, the RIT Women’s Hockey team transitioned from playing in Division III, a less competitive group of schools, to Division I, made up of the top college teams in the nation. RIT Athletic Director Lou Spiotti said this transition was intended to complement the transition of the Men’s team to Division I in 2005, since “both of them deserve to be there.” He said having both teams at the Division I level “was about gender equity, and some of it was about positioning RIT, our athletics and our hockey programs for bigger and better things.” But not the whole transition went according to RIT’s original plan. Ordinarily, when a team transitions to a higher division, there is a
S’More Smorgasbord
Summer time means s’more time.
Dark Chocolate Bacon S’More How we made it: Put dark chocolate inside marshmallow. Place between two graham crackers. Microwave for 15 seconds. Place cooked bacon around or on top of marshmallow. Initial Impressions: Angela: A “hot mess.” Stuffing the candy into the marshmallow only caused it to slide back out while cooking in the microwave. Crystal: Placing the chocolate inside of the marshmallow was much more difficult than expected. The end result involved chunks of marshmallow clinging to the chocolate, ruining the appearance from the very start. To make matters worse, the oil from the bacon made the marshmallow slide off so a chocolaty goopy mess ends up on your plate that needs to be scooped back onto the cracker. Ugh. Will: This was completely messy. Trying to
People Who Stand Out
Just people being awesome
You’ve got to admit, people at RIT stand out. And even within our ranks, there are people who are well known for anything from their unicycle to their daily donning of a My Little Pony hat. We interviewed some of the people on campus who caught our eye for similar reasons to find out more about their motivation and style. Whether they stand out because of their uncommon hobby, their mode of transportation or their desire to dance, these people have the confidence to do something different from the rest. The Forager “I didn’t have a car at that point. I wanted to eat a salad and the grocery store was like miles away and then the woods are right next to me,” says fourth
Anonymity’s Progression
Some things change, some things don’t.
“It’s not who I am underneath. It’s what I do that defines me.” In the 2005 film “Batman Begins” Bruce Wayne (Batman) discloses to his longtime friend his explanation for not revealing his identity. Batman, along with other superheroes, chooses to separate his identity from his actions because he does not want to have his after-hours activities affect his daily life. For the rest of us, the internet provides the same option for anonymity as the possibilities for separation between our online persona and our daily lives continues to expand. Like those comic book heroes, there are many people who perform radical tasks and use anonymity to avoid persecution. Now with the computer generation, the ability to share more information more quickly and easily has
Rochester Anonymous
A closer look at RIT's Facebook Pages
Recently, the RIT community has seen an exponential growth in anonymous pages dedicated to complimenting, admiring and laughing with (or in some cases at) fellow students. Each has its own focus and each has pros and cons both for the readers and those who run the pages. Where It All Started RIT Compliments was among the first anonymous pages to garner attention at RIT, followed by RIT Confessions, Overheard at RIT and RIT Crushes as some of the more popular. Lesser known pages have also followed in the wake of the trend, including RIT Missed Connections, RIT Shoes, You Know You Go to RIT When… and RIT Rage. To date, RIT Confessions is the most popular of these pages with over 4,000 likes. The page
Anonymous Perspective
Why we like but distrust anonymity.
“Anonymity is really one of the hallmarks of the internet. A lot of people see it as one of the internet’s biggest strengths,” said Patrick Scanlon, chairman of the Department of Communications at RIT. Websites that highlight the internet’s capacity for promoting anonymity tend to provoke strong reactions from their users and readers alike. A brief survey of RIT students revealed mixed attitudes on the subject, with some arguing for the consequence-free conversation atmosphere that anonymity creates, and others pointing out the creepy and questionable interactions that may ensue. Being Anonymous Increased capacity for reporting and sincerity sans embarrassment is a frequently cited benefit of internet anonymity. Michal Ostaszewski, a second year Chemical Engineering major commented, “I think people choose to be anonymous
Word of the Week Temarious (adj) – recklessly rash or bold. Aaron, in a temarious funk, pulled together his 30-page thesis in a span of 24 hours. Word of the Week “From small beginnings come great things.” -Proverb Limerick There once was a mag called Reporter That almost was undone by Distorter With their press repossessed And their staff so depressed The mag’s going monthly next quarter Reporter Recommends ElectroSwing As a music lover, I’m always sifting online for my next musical kick. Recently, I’ve taken a liking to Electroswing, which is the meshing of two very distant sensibilities. It combines the music of 30’s and 40’s like Jazz, Big Band, Blues and more with the modern electronic genres such as House,
Album Review: “The Terror” by The Flaming Lips
Rating: 3/5
The label “psychedelic” is tricky. It requires being experimental without becoming pretentious and it promotes eccentricity while shunning attention-seeking stunts. For years, The Flaming Lips have tap-danced along these lines. Undoubtedly, 2002’s “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots” cemented The Lips into rock legend, excusing such antics as Wayne Coyne — the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for the band — rolling around a Coachella crowd in a giant plastic bubble. The Lips are owed respect for their constant evolution. For nearly 30 years, The Lips have been constantly experimenting, growing and pushing the boundaries of Psychedalia and “The Terror” certainly is a step — if an off-beat one — in the right direction. Opening with “Look … The Sun is Rising,” a dark, ominous and
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