12.05.2008 |
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The word “nostalgia” began life in the 17th century as the name of a rare disease,
characterized by a strong, emotionally charged desire to return home. According to a
July 12, 1898 article in the New York... |
11.07.2008 |
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This past weekend, nine members of the Reporter staff attended the National College Media Convention in Kansas City, a gathering of collegiate journalists from across the country. The major theme of the... |
10.31.2008 |
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As finals week creeps closer and closer, there’s a certain desperation that starts to kick in for many students right around this time. While a lonely few of you have managed to stay on top of everything for... |
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On/Off, a horror novel by RIT alumnus Mike Attebery, tells the tale of Jamie Pepper,
a freshman photography student facing early onset Parkinson’s Disease. After undergoing a risky... |
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In our beautifully shifting, kaleidoscopic society, there are few things that stay still for long. Cultural values come and go like the leaves on the trees, but there are some things that remain the same no... |
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In the United States, the average life expectancy for women is just over 80; for men, it is just over 75. One explanation for this could be that the relative iron deficiency caused by menstruation helps the... |
10.17.2008 |
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Change. Experience. Gender. As the economy sours and November 4 draws closer and closer, we wait with bated breath, eyes transfixed on the TV. Wall Street. Main Street... |
10.03.2008 |
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There’s a certain simplistic charm in tossing a twenty-sided die to determine how the future will
play out; when that element of chance is handed over to a computerized random number generator,
something... |
09.26.2008 |
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I‘ve never thrown up on a pair of shoes that I was trying to sell (see “Word on the Street”), but I’ve certainly had my fair share of bad jobs. Whether on campus (see “Get a Job”), off campus, on co-op, or... |
