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August 23, 2006
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Brick City Catering announces the launch of a new online catering ordering system that enables clients to track orders, receive immediate cost estimates, view order history and create new orders. Log onto www.rit.edu/catering for more information about the new online ordering system, or call Brick City Catering at 475-2346. -
August 21, 2006
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What started out as a whim landed four RIT students center stage at the Barbershop Harmony Societyâs annual international convention in Indianapolis earlier this month. RITâs quartet, Fourâs Complement, is comprised of Jamie Bedford, a baritone and an information technology major, Michael Ho, a tenor and a software engineer, John Santino, who sings lead and and studies computer science, and Bryce Cooney, a bass singer and a computational mathematics major. -
August 17, 2006
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Keith Simmons, center, an alumnus of RIT, was one of three alumni who worked with students from the Rochester City School District on a pilot program called âRochester Digital Ripple.â The project, supported by Rochester Institute of Technologyâs Lab for Technological Literacy, studied the feasibility of providing wireless Internet access for Rochester. During the summer program, the students built routers that were mounted on lightpoles around the Edgerton Community Center. The routers provide a free wireless network in the neighborhood near the center. The Lab for Technological Literacy hopes to replicate the program at a regional and national level. -
August 15, 2006
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ROTC student James Bagg stands next to a Marine Corps HMMV, part of the Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studiesâ military research project. Bagg is now in his third cooperative education assignment with the center and has assisted in both military and industrial research programs. -
August 13, 2006
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Retired U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Edward McCarthy, senior program manager at RITâs Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies, and his family have been named recipients of the National Military Family Associationâs Family Award. McCarthy, his wife, Karen, and their five children are one of 12 families in the nation chosen for the honor and the first retired military family ever selected. -
August 11, 2006
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Prospective homeowners admire the accommodations at The Moorings at Rivers Run at the grand opening Aug. 4. The $20-million housing community for individuals 55 and older is located along the banks of the Genesee River on 28 acres of land originally owned by RIT. In addition to 67 cottage homes for sale and 82 apartments for lease, The Moorings features a community center, a full-service restaurant, club room, lecture halls, fitness center, café/store, computer center, library and more. The community center will also be the future home of RITâs Athenaeum. -
August 9, 2006
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Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy (center) and RIT President Albert Simone (left) today announced the creation of the Public Safety Initiatives Center (PSIC) charged with developing a comprehensive anti-violence plan for the City of Rochester. The public safety plan would involve law enforcement, government services and various community assets. PSIC will create public safety and anti-crime policies and initiatives based on data research of Rochester crime trends and patterns. Center director John Klofas, at right, chair of criminal justice at RIT, will serve as a loaned executive to the city for two years. -
August 8, 2006
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Barry Culhane, executive assistant to the president at RIT, stands in front of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Rochester. Monroe County and the City of Rochester will celebrate "Barry Culhane Day" on Sept. 9. Culhane is the president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial of Greater Rochester. Culhane is stepping down as memorial president later this year, after serving 20 years. -
August 4, 2006
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The Rochester Biomedical Experience, a collaboration between RIT and MCC, began earlier this summer with a white coat ceremony. Wilson Magnet High school graduate Brianca Parker and eight other students were given personalized lab coats to symbolize their new status as young scholars. Here, RIT President Al Simone gives Parker a hand while MCC Vice President Janet Glocker helps. -
August 2, 2006
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Michael Rogers, professor of glass in RIT's School for American Crafts, is one of six artists whose work is showcased at the Rochester Biennial at the Memorial Art Gallery through Sept. 10. The event is an invitational and features artists who live and work in the upstate New York area. This piece is In the Wake. -
July 31, 2006
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Fans cheer on the athletes participating in the Empire State Games, which concluded on July 30. RIT was among a variety of venues across the Rochester area hosting the four days of competitions. Organizers of the Empire State Games estimate that up to $10 million is pumped into the local economy by visitors who come to support the more than 6,000 athletes taking part. -
July 30, 2006
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New York City basketball players charge to victory over Long Island 68-63 during the Empire State Games on Friday. RIT was the venue for basketball and seven other sports as Rochester plays host to more than 6,000 athletes from across New York. Sunday, July 30, marks the conclusion to four days of competitions.