Top stories and videos for September 2012
Maria Sharp
RIT students participated in Mud Tug 2012, the annual all out tug-of-war tournament held behind Grace Watson Hall on Sept. 22. RIT unofficially broke the world record with 1,647 tuggers.
News about professor Mustafa Abushagur leading Libya topped last month’s list of most popular RIT news stories. Check out all of September’s most popular stories below:
Top News Stories
1. RIT Leader Voted Prime Minister of Libya
2. RIT Ranked Among Top Master’s Universities by ‘U.S. News & World Report’
3. RIT Breaks Tug-of-War World Record at Mud Tug
4. Free Reading, Book Signing With Authors Doctorow and Stross at RIT Sept. 9
5. Quality of RIT Students Attracts Employers to Fall Career Fair
6. RIT Implements Bottled-Water Policy as Part of its Sustainability Initiatives
7. RIT Ranked Third in Aerospace and Defense Workforce Study
8. RIT Welcomes Record Number of Employers to Fall Career Fair
9. Annual Crop of Glass Pumpkins at RIT Ready for the Picking
10. Still Classified: Earning an RIT EMBA Degree while Deployed in Afghanistan
Top Videos
1. RIT on TV: ASL Name Controversy
3. RIT on TV: Kitten's Wild Ride
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