http://reportermag.com/ All articles from Reporter Online. en-us http://reportermag.com/article/210 Position » Executive Assistant to the President, Imagine RIT Chair Reason for Nomination » Chaired the Imagine RIT Innovation and Creativity Festival. Has contributed greatly to Rochester. What's your life like outside of RIT? I am wild. I don't know how people get bored. I have so many interests and there are so many things I want to do. I do an annual hand-drawn Christmas light which is why a lot of people in town know me. I love baseball and all... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://reportermag.com/article/210 http://reportermag.com/article/221 Position » General Manager, WITR Year and Major » Fourth year, Information Technology Reason for Nomination » Organized WITR's 38,000 upgrade, making it the most technologically advanced radio station in Rochester. Also dramatically increased listenership. So what got you into radio? Michelle Comeau a third year Psychology major got me into radio. That's pretty much it. She was a member and she encouraged me to join. What does... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://reportermag.com/article/221 http://reportermag.com/article/212 Position » Corner Crew Leader Reason for Nomination » As leader of the Corner Crew, Big Goon is one of the most spirited members of the RIT community. He has been faithfully cheering on RIT since 1989. So, how did you get the name "Big Goon"? A lot of people consider me the leader of Corner Crew...The funny thing is that the name has nothing to do with hockey. I was a student manager at Gracie's and, before the red turnstiles were installed in the... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://reportermag.com/article/212 http://reportermag.com/article/209 Happy week 10, RIT. We've reached the end - the end of our wits, the end of the quarter, the end of the year. As is frequently done at such junctures, Reporter is taking a step back. Taking stock. For this issue, we have taken a close look at the RIT community, and compiled a list People of Note 2008. Whether they've made the list for something as high profile as organizing the first Imagine RIT Innovation and Creativity Festival, or something more low profile, such as serving drinks,... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://reportermag.com/article/209 http://reportermag.com/article/211 Position » FYE Instructor Reason for Nomination » Arguably the most popular FYE instructor on campus, she has developed a weekend Art History study hall, and has used personal time to arrange off-campus excursions to places such as a local monastery. Why did you decide to start the Art History study hall? My first year of teaching, the early alerts would come in constantly for Art History, which is something I'm passionate about. I tried so hard... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://reportermag.com/article/211 http://reportermag.com/article/217 Position » President of Global Union Year and Major » Third year, Industrial and Systems Engineering Reason for Nomination » As President of Global Union this past year, he has led numerous initiatives to make the RIT campus more friendly to international students. What is GU, and how are you involved? Basically, GU is an organization that was founded about 11 years ago by an international student. Ever since, it's been promoting... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://reportermag.com/article/217 http://reportermag.com/article/219 Position » NTID Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs Reason for Nomination » Spent the past several months reviewing and updating the curriculum for NTID students - an arduous yet vital task. Passionate and enthusiastic about her work. You were nominated because of your contributions in redoing the NTID curriculum. Can you tell us a little about this? I was given the responsibility to work with a group of 11 department chairs and our... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://reportermag.com/article/219 http://reportermag.com/article/213 Year and Major » Senior in Multidisciplinary Studies Reason for Nomination » A student leader in the NTID community for the past few years, she has organized many initiatives to support Deaf students. What are you known for here at RIT? I guess I am known for being an artist, as well as a very kind-natured person who loves to help others. I was involved with theatre and dance team for performance skills...I've been a student leader in the NTID... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://reportermag.com/article/213 http://reportermag.com/article/214 Position » Coordinator, Community Service Center Reason for Nomination » Recently promoted to Assistant Director for the RIT Leadership Institute, she spends countless hours outside of the regular work day facilitating service and creating a ripple of caring across campus. What got you involved in community service? Well, it was my children, really. My son was a Boy Scout, and they needed a treasurer. So I became the treasurer for the Boy Scouts... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://reportermag.com/article/214 http://reportermag.com/article/215 Position » Pastor, Catholic Campus Parish Reason for Nomination » With a background in art, he has found a unique and interesting way to present religious ideas to the RIT community. Did you always think you would become a priest? No, not at all. When I started college, I didn't have much use for religion at all. It wasn't until my junior year that I really got interested. It started when I began to go to Mass during Lent. I originally wanted to go... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://reportermag.com/article/215 http://reportermag.com/article/216 Position » Hockey Broadcaster Reason for Nomination » After 26 years of broadcasting RIT's hockey games, he will be retiring. What do you do as a broadcaster for the hockey games? We volunteer our time at the radio station - we finished our 26th year just last month. There is a group of us that plan the travel and expenses, getting some advertising and underwriters. But primarily, I am the play-by-play guy. I follow the action and relay what I see... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://reportermag.com/article/216 http://reportermag.com/article/218 Position » Vice President of Student Affairs Reason for Nomination » Since joining RIT in 2002, she has put a human face on Student Affairs, and worked to make RIT a more welcoming environment. Why did you decide to become an administrator? Sophomore year in college. I was an RA and thought that was the best job...a great chance to build a community, create a welcoming environment, solve problems, respond to crisis situations, assist others in... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://reportermag.com/article/218 http://reportermag.com/article/220 Position » RITz Sports Zone Bartender Reason for Nomination » Always willing to lend an ear or offer a kind word of advice, he is hands down the students' favorite bartender on campus. Do you like being a bartender? Well, I like working at RIT...bar tending is secondary. I enjoy the company of the kids. I see them when they come in as freshmen and I see them when they're seniors. What is your favorite event held at the RITz so far? It's so hard to... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://reportermag.com/article/220 http://reportermag.com/article/208 While most people would assume that all veterinarians share a similar love of animals, it is refreshing when one finds a vet who truly goes the extra mile to make his patients comfortable and to show that he cares. Dr. David Hancock of the Perinton Veterinary Hospital in Perinton, NY can occasionally be unorthodox in his approach to veterinary medicine, but that is what makes him unique. Whether he's inspecting a German Shepherd's genitals like an auto mechanic... Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://reportermag.com/article/208 http://reportermag.com/article/222 The Rochester Speed skating team is one of the largest in the U.S. Its 60 members range in age from three to sixty-four and they practice hard three times a week. Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://reportermag.com/article/222 http://reportermag.com/article/224 Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://reportermag.com/article/224 http://reportermag.com/article/207 In case you haven't noticed, there are lots of cameras on this campus. Even when they are making incriminating images destined for the eyes of prospective employers, they are telling stories. Writers need to go to school for years to learn language, but everyone with eyes speaks photo. Here are a few stories for you to read, complete with nouns, verbs, and (we hope) adjectives. Dave Londres Photo Editor Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://reportermag.com/article/207 http://reportermag.com/article/225 My mother's roots trace back to a poor, tiny town in east Texas. The town of Boling today boasts a population of about 200. Her memories of growing up in a dysfunctional family on the wrong side of the tracks are not fond. To this day, she is grateful that she was able to get out when she did - a feeling which was compounded when, during our recent visit, she ran into locals who haven't left and have barely changed in the 30 years since her departure. Mrs. Archer is still running... Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://reportermag.com/article/225 http://reportermag.com/article/226 The Aliyev family moved to Rochester, NY as political refugees from Krasnodar, Russia in May 2007. They are Meskhetian Turks, an ethnic group that was first expelled from Turkey by Joseph Stalin in 1944, and has been essentially without a country ever since. The Aliyev family is an example of a successful resettlement story Shakir, the father, works long hours at the local cemetery to support his family, and says that all he ever wanted in coming to the United States was for his... Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://reportermag.com/article/226 http://reportermag.com/article/223 Pastor Jose Chavez is the spiritual leader of the "Rivers of Living Water" church in western New York. The majority of his congregation consists of migrant workers who come to him looking for spiritual guidance. Pastor Chavez, who immigrated to the United States as a teenager to work in the fields, struggles to act as a positive influence in their lives. Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://reportermag.com/article/223