Rochester Institute of Technology - Techmila / Ramikin Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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The Calendar Committee goofed in making the 1984-85 academic calendar. They placed two extra days of classes in the winter quarter. Without these two days, students could have had four days added to an already short holiday break. A petition was signed by over 1,400 students, but President Rose would not listen. 1985 began in state of the art style when Campus Connections opened its doors on January 3. Offering easy access to merchandise and a large selection to choose from, the two-floor store has trademarks of a professionally designed and operated department store. Winter quarter ended the same way spring quarter began — tragically. On March 13, R1T student Michael Wright and his sister. Maureen Wright, died enroute to Lake Placid when a truck slammed broadside into the driver's side of their car. Somber moods continued when Carla Truax, an engineering technology student, died in a one car accident on April 16. Days later, R1T wras sorrowful over the death of Jack Jenkins, assistant professor in the newspaper production program. continued on page 10 8

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Jenkins suffered a heart attack on April 21. He was always willing to help students and was honored as Outstanding Teacher of the Year in 1982. Hundreds of students and faculty gathered outside the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences on a hot day in April to sing “We are the World” to support USA for Africa. People felt good to be able to do something to help others. This was not a year for top entertainers to visit RIT as has been true of previous years. Psychedelic sights and sounds filled the College Union cafeteria in early October as Absolute Grey and Personal Effects, two of Rochester's most popular progressive bands, entertained the RIT community The only two big name artists to come to RIT this year were stand up comedians. Harry Anderson, star of NBC's Night Court, portrayed his cocky, street wise, stage character to two sold out audiences at the beginning of Greekend in mid-March. During Spring Weekend, Robert Klein demonstrated his intelligent humor to a large group of over-enthusiastic students in a circus-like tent behind Grace Watson Dining Hall. The men's hockey team wron their second National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division HI Championship in the past three years, as they defeated Bemidji State of Minnesota, 5-1 in the title game. They also won the New York College Hockey Association title for the third straight year. The only disappointment for the team this year was losing the Eastern Collegiate 10 3S'AVt|