RIT's Student Run Magazine Since 1951

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RIT's Student Run Magazine Since 1951

Reporter Magazine
RIT's Student Run Magazine Since 1951

Reporter Magazine
Lydia Hammer

Lydia Hammer, Section Editor

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Model trains at the Rochester Institute of Technology's Model Railroad Club, on Nov. 12, 2025, in Henrietta, N.Y.

Eviction Notice!: Campus Life Downsizes Club Spaces

Lydia Hammer
November 17, 2025
Julianna Upham, Mik Stolarsky, Kyle Gilbert, Colton Kittredge and Gavin Webster hang out in the WITR Office in the RIT Student Alumni Union basement on Oct. 7, 2025, in Henrietta, N.Y.

[Photo] Music Appreciation at RIT

Hannah Meyer
November 16, 2025
What RIT’s Student Outcome Statistics Aren’t Telling Us

What RIT’s Student Outcome Statistics Aren’t Telling Us

Lydia Hammer
November 9, 2025
Designed by Cay Scott.

Everything You Need to Know About the Rochester Mayoral Election

Lydia Hammer
November 3, 2025
Justin Kirchgessner, the manager of Nathan’s Soup & Salad, talks with a student in RIT's SAU on Oct. 7, 2025 in Henrietta, N.Y.

[Photo] The Voice of Nathan’s

Liam Conroe
October 29, 2025
Are RIT Students Ready to Have Sex?

Are RIT Students Ready to Have Sex?

Lydia Hammer
October 9, 2025
Illustrated by Kai Dearman.

Narcan Training: Why is it Important?

Lydia Hammer
October 3, 2025
Illustration by Gail Crapsi.

Preparing for RIT Winters

Lydia Hammer
September 17, 2025
Pattie Gonia sits with students and faculty during a lunch with students in the RIT PRISM room on March 27, 2025, in Rochester, N.Y.

Pattie Gonia Brings Climate Activism and Community Message to RIT Students

Lydia Hammer, Section Editor
March 28, 2025
The Commons

Student Population Reacts as RIT Officially Closes Commons

Lydia Hammer
July 12, 2025
Dr. Caroline M. Solomon

NTID Announces First Female President

Lydia Hammer
July 10, 2025
Henrietta firefighters respond to a fire in the SHED on Feb. 5, 2025.

Olivia Wong, a third year design major at RIT, works on a printing project in the SHED on Feb. 28, 2025. "It's cool to get hands on experience with typography,” says Wong.

Hot off the Press: A History of Printing at RIT

Lydia Hammer
April 21, 2025
Robin Kimmerer, provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer Talks Sustainability at RIT

Lydia Hammer, Freelance Writer
April 15, 2025
Alexander Zimmerman speaks to students and faculty during his talk at RIT in the MOSAIC Room, on March 28th, 2025, in Rochester, N.Y..

Alexander Zimmerman in front of one of his art pieces during his talk at RIT in the MOSAIC Room, on March 28th, 2025, in Rochester, N.Y..

Crowd gathered in front of a large mural in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park at Manhattan Square, on Feb. 23, 2025, in Rochester, N.Y..

Hundreds Gather in Rochester for Trans Rights Rally

Lydia Hammer
April 10, 2025
Pattie Gonia gestures while speaking to students in PRISM at RIT on March 27th, 2025, in Rochester, N.Y..

Pattie Gonia speaks while an interpreter translates in the background at her keynote speech in Ingle Auditorium at RIT on March 27th, 2025, in Rochester, N.Y..

Pattie Gonia speaks with students at the Red Barn Climbing Center at RIT on March 27th, 2025, Rochester, N.Y..

Pattie Gonia speaks while an interpreter translates in the background at her keynote speech in Ingle Auditorium at RIT, on March 27th, 2025, in Rochester, N.Y..

Pattie Gonia speaks with students during a lunch in the PRISM Center at RIT, on March 27th, 2025, in Rochester, N.Y..

Hope Schroeder speaks while the powerpoint projection behind her displays a video of an AI seance at RIT in the Liberal Arts Building, room A205 on April 3rd, 2025, in Rochester, N.Y..

Sam Nordquist’s Memorial in the PRISM Center on Feb. 28, 2025, in Rochester, N.Y..

Sam Nordquist’s Memorial in the PRISM Center on Feb. 28, 2025, in Rochester, N.Y..

RIT Hosts 45th Annual Juggle-In

Lydia Hammer, Section Editor
April 8, 2025
Cancer survivors of the RIT community walk a lap during Relay For Life on April 5th, 2025.

Relay for Life: An Overnight Fight Against Cancer

Lydia Hammer
April 7, 2025

Art, Activism and Allyship

Lydia Hammer, Section Editor
March 30, 2025
(Left to right) Skye Paransis-Samar, Elizabeth Schwartz, and Kristen Clineburg in the PRISM Center on Jan. 31, 2024.

Creating Community: The Three Directors Running the WGSRC

Lydia Hammer
March 27, 2025
WIC Hack participants grab breakfast before diving into the event in the SHED, on March 1, 2025, in Henrietta, N.Y..

Left to right, Alicia Tesch (a first year computer science student), Gray Reyes (a first year cybersecurity student), and Abigail Eckstein (a first year computer science student) pose in front of a brainstorming whiteboard at WIC Hack, in the SHED, on March 1, 2025, in Henrietta, N.Y..

[Photo] What is a Hackathon?

April 8, 2025
People gather outside the Memorial Art Gallery before the march begins.

[Photo] Hundreds Gather in Rochester for the People’s March

January 20, 2025
Henrietta firefighters respond to a fire in the SHED on Feb. 5, 2025.

Three Fires Break Out at RIT in One Week

Lydia Hammer
February 21, 2025
Image provided by Kath Hollembaek

Roof Fire at Tiger Stadium Construction Site Injures Two

Lydia Hammer
November 13, 2024
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