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April 11, 2024
RIT’s Game Symphony Orchestra celebrates the music of video games
Finals week is approaching and, in addition to studying, a club of students, nearly 150 strong, gather to perform “Snake Eater” from the video game Metal Gear Solid 3, the title theme from Octopath Traveler, and “The Battle at the Summit” from Pokémon Sun and Moon.
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April 11, 2024
RIT students from across the globe launch entrepreneurial startups through the Simone Center
According to a 2023 Bloomberg article, over 5 million startup companies are founded each year in the United States. At RIT’s Albert J. Simone Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, students are working together to turn their dreams of starting companies into reality.
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April 10, 2024
‘Bobby’s the best’: Basketball lifer Bob McVean retires after 40 seasons as head coach at RIT
Pickin' Splinters talks to Bob McVean, head coach for the RIT men's basketball team, and players about McVean's retirement and legacy.
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April 9, 2024
RIT’s Eclipse Fest adds a higher education experience
Thousands of students attended RIT Eclipse Fest, which featured a neon dance party, space-themed food, glow-in-the-dark mini golf, illuminated corn hole, and more.
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April 9, 2024
Denishea Ortiz and Thomas Faga to receive 2024 Alfred Davis Awards
An executive director who leads a marketing team that supports RIT Housing and RIT Dining and a Marine Corps veteran who is receiving his mechanical engineering technology degree next month have been chosen to receive prestigious public service awards from Rochester Institute of Technology.
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April 8, 2024
RIT Eclipse Fest activities on campus underway today
Look to the skies today (wearing your solar eclipse glasses, of course), as the rare astronomical phenomenon promises to be an awe-inspiring experience.
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April 2, 2024
RIT student Joshua Schwartz makes a difference through Relay For Life
Joshua Schwartz, a fourth-year chemical engineering student and the president of the American Cancer Society chapter on campus, discusses this year’s Relay For Life. In the past three years, the event has raised $210,000.
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April 1, 2024
Bright Spot: A multicultural celebration
WHAM-TV features students from RIT's English Language Center on their visit to The Harley School where they shared their experience as students in the U.S.
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March 29, 2024
Despite a loss, RIT men’s hockey fans proud of their team
Hundreds of fans of RIT’s men’s hockey attended a watch party in the Gene Polisseni Center Thursday, as 15th-seeded RIT battled second-seeded Boston University in the first round of the NCAA Championship in Sioux Falls, S.D.
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March 29, 2024
RIT men’s hockey makes first NCAA tournament appearance in 8 years
The Tigers lost 6-3 in the first round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament to the second-seeded Boston University Terriers, in a game played at Sioux Falls’ Denny Sandford Premier Center.
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March 29, 2024
RIT hosting watch party for first round of NCAA tournament
WHEC-TV talks to RIT Hockey's Corner Crew and student super fans about the campus event.
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March 28, 2024
RIT men’s hockey make final preparations before NCAA Tournament
WROC-TV talks to Wayne Wilson, head coach for the RIT men's hockey team, and players about taking the stage at tonight's NCAA Tournament game in Sioux Falls, S.D.