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

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Dennis Miller The tight's went down and the audience began to chant for Miller; Dennis Miller- Students rocked to the funky, mellow sounds of Inside Out while eagerly awaiting Miller's entrance. Miller, the Saturday Night Live comedian, found it thrilling and interesting to have an interpreter present at the show. With her help, he began teaching the audience the type of sign language they never learned at home or in class. Torrents of laughter echoed against the gymnasium walls during the hour and a half long show. Mtlfer kept spectators on the verge of demise with his bombardments on southern intelligence, advertising holy people and holy socks. His show was fantastic, students really enjoyed Ihecrazy act. One thing was made dear during Miller's press conference, when in college he shared the same conflicts most college students presently face, disinterest. When asked how he spent his college years? he answered, Disinterested , t was rather apathetic about college because I wanted to go into comedy right away, It's right for some people and not for others. Best

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Winter Strong Seitz Nrsefy 17

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WAYNE COTTER YOUSUF KARSH JILL FREEDMAN Huth The College Activities Board, sponsored comedian Wayne Cotter who has performed on The David Letterman Show, and is now up for an award in recognition of his talent, The event was held in the college union cafet- eria and proved to be very successful. Many Students enjoyed this new twist in entertainment on the HIT campus. Cotter's performance attracted a large crowd. Student Hone Gross commented, We had a lot of fun that night which sum- marized the feelings of many who attended. The portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh, who was this year's speaker lor the William A. Reedy Memorial Lecture Series, inspired the audience with a look at his most famous subjects. Karsh told his captivated listeners that the one secret of get- ting accurate portraits is in pre-preparation; learn- ing everything you can about the subject. He then urged aspiring photographers to go beyond the technical knowledge, and become students of hu- manities, stating that The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera . Karsh feels that a photog- rapher should have a personal relationship with his subjects. Armenian born and now residing in Canada, he has been recognized through numerous awards and medals including the Canada Council Medal, the medal of service of the order of Canada and the Centennial Medal. He is also an Honorary Fellow' of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britian and a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. After sharing anecdotes and slides of his ex- periences; Karsh confessed that even after 50 years, he is still in awe of photography. I take nothing for granted he said, because for him, photography is an act of pleasure. Speaking to second year photo-illustration students, Jill Freedman, a respected documentary photographer showed slides of her work and also con- ducted a seminar for interested students, Working out of New York Ciry, her photos have been introdu- ced to permanent collections in the Museum of Modem Art, International Center of Fhotography, Eastman House, Smithsonian Institution, and others. She has published five books to date includ- ing her most recent A Time TM Was in which she tries to capture the spiiit of Ireland. A very animated speaker, Freedman made a point of saying that a photographer should understand what he or she is shooting, otherwise it's jusi pictures. The seminar and lecture proved to be very fun and informative. 19