op-ed
St. Patrick's Day is nearly here, which means the luck of the Irish is upon us. Or is it?
Recently it was made known to the campus that decisions had been made at the administrative level to arm a portion of RIT's Public Safety on campus in anticipation of a possible dangerous situation. It has been made known that these long guns would not be used in any situation other than one in which there is an armed intruder on campus attempting to harm students and faculty.
I'm preparing right now to graduate and actually begin a real life. These are my last few weeks of college, and this is my last issue of Reporter. It's been real.
Arming Public Safety is a great step, but we need to allow people with concealed carry permits to start carrying their guns on campus.
Students that are upset about Public Safety arming a portion of their officers should be upset because of past issues with the department.
It's great that we're taking measures to stop a mass shooting, but why aren't we improving RIT's Counseling Center to prevent mass shootings as well?
RIT is a private university, so we shouldn't prevent Robin Thicke from performing here.
It's a great time time to be alive. That's not to say things are necessarily good, or life is necessarily easy. On the contrary, while the reader of this editorial is likely preparing for at least a decade of student debt while barely able to afford a proper meal, it may not seem like a great time to be alive.
People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it.
An Op-Ed concerning our recent Rochester SlutWalk article.
A formal apology for offensive content on the back of the Distorter.
Several days ago a Buzzfeed article was circulating throughout my Facebook newsfeed with the title "A Christian Blogger Stopped Wearing Yoga Pants for Her Husband so She Wouldn't "Entice" Men."
I just finished looking through your newest edition, the Body Issue. Overall I thought that it was a well written and interesting edition. However, I think that your choice of cover art totally sends the wrong message about the stories inside and the message that you were trying to convey. No one looks at the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit addition and thinks, “Wow I feel so much better about my body.” In fact it has the opposite effect.
I wanted to tell you that I really resonated with your letter. I have held the same opinions about the hourly limits, wages and stipends. I'm glad that someone has had enough gumption to speak out about it. I wanted to tell you my story; it's a little personal but it's nothing I'm not open about or too ashamed of.
I currently hold five different jobs on campus, including my Editor in Chief job here at Reporter. In addition, I hold an off campus job and attend school full time. At the time of writing this, I have five more days until I am paid again for my work on campus. I also have $10 in my bank account to last me until then.
To whom it may concern, My name is Erich Lehman, co-curator of WALL\THERAPY. I also work full time here at RIT, which is where I read the article with Alex Vadas in your September 2014 issue. While Alex is absolutely entitled to his opinion about our efforts, I was troubled by a number of factual inaccuracies that he chose to share that were not fact-checked by the writer.
I am writing in response to the letter to the editor by Ms. Martha Vargas Bogliani regarding Message Center Remembrances.
I am very upset over the way the RIT administration handled notifying the death of a friend of mine. His name was Dominic Clemente-Gould and he was a very special person in the lives of many. One of the hardest things for me at the moment is to refer to him in the past tense ... Especially since he was the closest to the epitome of a vibrant and lively soul that I have encountered to date.
RIT has every reason to try to ensure that many people return to Imagine RIT each year. Not only does the festival provide a great opportunity for attracting new students, improving the view of the school within the public eye, and simply showcasing many of the amazing things that students do on this campus, but it also provides thousands of people with an enjoyable and interesting Saturday.
I have a few things I would like to say to you regarding the Reporter advisory board decision to limit the availability of this reporter issue.
I am very saddened that the issue will be barred from complete public disbursement. A topic that is solely about humans and human processes and interactions should not be considered profane or obscene. Humans all have some gender, somehow everyone identifies with something at least. So it would be for the public good that we have a forum to learn more about it, or a platform for discussion to be brought up. I hope that this is reconsidered.
I'm a 20 year old female student here at RIT. When I was a junior in high school, I was raped. My body was violated by my then boyfriend. I don't think he understood what he did to me. He spoke to me the next day as if nothing happened. Even to this day, I still have nightmares and have trouble overcoming this awful situation. I don't know what could have changed to prevent my rape from happening.
There is a difference between being bombarded with images of sex and images of sexual health. While our generation has gained a reputation of being liberal and open about about sex, gender expression, and sexuality, much is still swept under the rug of shame and embarrassment.
I have no problem with Reporter Magazine. During my time at RIT I found it a refreshing source of information about RIT and an alternative viewpoint as to what's going on around campus and in the Rochester area. I do, however, feel that the administration is justified in preventing the normal distribution of this issue during Imagine RIT, no matter the importance of the content. I also feel that this situation could have been handled better.