Photo Spotlights

Somalia native Bakar Ali came to the U.S. in 2009. He’s learned English, American Sign Langauge and is active in a group involving cross-registered NTID students enrolled in other colleges at RIT. NTID English professor John Panara recalls Ali as one of his best students citing his leadership skills and commitment.

RIT students gathered in Student Innovation Hall Nov. 6 to watch the election results come in from around the country in the race for president. Students were blogging from the event and political data interfaces were available for those who wanted to create apps, games or sites related to the election. The event was sponsored by the Department of Political Science, the Lab for Technological Literacy and the Simone Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Students could take a free shuttle Nov. 6 to the American Red Cross Blood Donation Center polling site in Henrietta, courtesy of RIT Student Government and the RIT Leadership Institute & Community Service Center. From left, RIT students Bryan Curneen and Jjvon Hardware fill out their ballots. This was the first time Hardware has voted in an election. Other election-related events included a viewing party Nov. 6 in Student Innovation Hall. Students were blogging from the event and political data interfaces were available for those who wanted to create apps, games or sites related to the election.

RIT partnered with the Monroe County Department of Environmental Services and the Sheriff’s Office to host its first collection of unused or expired drugs on Nov. 2. According to Senior Sustainability Adviser Enid Cardinal, 144 people came to the event and dropped off 320 pounds of pharmaceuticals.

“Design Autopsy,” an exhibition of alumni work from industrial design, is on view in Bevier Gallery through Nov. 14. Here, Donald Carr ’81 talks with students at the opening reception on Oct. 19.

The indie pop band Fun. performed a sold-out show Nov. 4 in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center. Here, Nate Ruess, lead vocals, joined band members Andrew Dost, piano, and Jack Antonoff, guitar and drums. Fun. performed the previous night on Saturday Night Live.

RIT partnered with the Monroe County Department of Environmental Services and the Sheriff’s Department to host its first collection of unused, expired and waste drugs on Nov. 2. Thomas M. Sinclair, industrial waste engineer, examined and collected some of the materials.

Forensic clinical psychologist Caroline Easton ’90 (biotechnology) is the first faculty member to join RIT’s College of Health Sciences and Technology from outside the university. RIT’s ninth college officially opened in September 2011 as part of the Institute of Health Sciences and Technology, which grew from the RIT-Rochester General Health System Alliance. To read more about Easton and her work, go to www.rit.edu/news/athenaeum_story.php?id=49469.

NTID Performing Arts presents Joseph Kesserling’s dark comedy classic Arsenic and Old Lace, directed by Luane Davis Haggerty. The productions are presented in American Sign Language and spoken English simultaneously for both deaf and hearing audiences. Performances continue in the Robert F. Panara Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 and 3 and 2 p.m. Nov. 4.

The Center for Campus Life hosted a Halloween Bash on Oct. 31 in the Fireside Lounge. Left, Stephanie Paredes, multicultural student life coordinator, welcomed students into the Fireside Lounge for tricks and treats. Right, Polyna Kim, a fourth-year student in the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, was dressed as a rock star.

The Center for Campus Life hosted a Halloween Bash on Oct. 31 in the Fireside Lounge. From left, Betty Chafla Rey, Brook Kallstrom, Mahesh Galgalikar and Raj Paul participated in a contest for the fastest and best mummy wrap. Paul, a graduate student in the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, celebrated his first Halloween by donning a cutthroat-pirate costume.

The Center for Campus Life hosted a Halloween Bash on Oct. 31 in the Fireside Lounge. Raj Paul, a graduate student in the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, celebrated his first Halloween by donning a cutthroat pirate costume and winning a prize for the best and fastest mummy wrap.