Picture of the Week: Feb. 6, 2018

Congratulations to the winners of this week’s Picture of the Week! Eakin Howard won 1st place, Ashley Crichton won 2nd place, and Matteo Bracco won 3rd place! Congratulations to all!

First Place: Eakin Howard

Two of RIT’s swimmers swim the final laps of the 4 x 100-meter medley relay. RIT Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving competed against Nazareth College. The men lost 136-164 while the women won 174-124 on Jan. 27, 2018 in Judson Pool in Henrietta, N.Y.

Second Place: Ashley Crichton

Claudia Paulson poses for a portrait at RIT on Jan. 29, 2018. Paulson, who recently shaved off almost all of her hair, said the experience was “liberating.”

Third Place: Matteo Bracco

Rochester Institute of Technology Women’s swimmer Olivia Phillips competes in the 200-yard medley relay during the meet against William Smith College at Judson Pool on the campus of the RIT in Henrietta, N.Y. on Jan. 24, 2018. Phillip’s relay team finished in first place, while the team as a whole beat William Smith 153-76.

Photos of Week Thirteen 5/2/14

Congratulations to Tom Brenner for placing First and to David Falconieri for placing second!

Rochester Institute of Technology student Sachin Gawande (cq) gets soaked by a garden hose during the Indian Holi Festival of Color on April 26, 2014 in Henrietta, New York. Photo by Tom Brenner

JBain DaStar (Center), of Rochester, NY, performs with group members Ricardo Murray (Left), of Rochester, NY, and Marcus Montreal (Right), of Rochester, NY, at the Thirsty Frog, in Irondequoit, NY, on April 28, 2014. They are members of New Tren Gang, an aspiring hip-hop group founded in Rochester, NY, and this was their second live performance. Photo by David Falconieri

Honorable Mentions:

Marcus Montreal (27), of Rochester, NY, shaves his band member Ricardo Murray (27), of Rochester, NY, in his home the day before they perform their second live show, on April 27, 2014. Ricardo and Marcus are members of New Tren Gang, an aspiring hip-hop group founded in Rochester, NY. According to Ricardo, “This show is gonna be the start of something for us”. Photo by David Falconieri

Sarah Wolcott #16 of the RIT Tigers strikes out looking during the first game of a doubleheader against the Saint Lawrence Saints at Tiger Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2014 in Henrietta, N.Y. The beleaguered Tigers dropped both games on the way to what is assured to be the losing-most season in program history. Photo by Josh Barber

Photos of Week Twelve 4/25/14

Congratulations to Josh Barber for winning First and Second Place this week!

Ashleigh Caruso gets a hit to face during a game against the RPI Engineers at the RIT Turf Field on Friday, April 11, 2014 in Henrietta, N.Y. (Josh Barber/RIT Sports Information)

Aaron Tompkins of the Saint Lawrence Saints competes in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase during the 2014 Liberty League Track and Field Championship at Tiger Stadium on Saturday, April 19, 2014 in Henrietta, N.Y. (Josh Barber/RIT SportsZone)

 

Honorable Mentions:

University of Texas Longhorns snake position player Ben Stein #69 dives into a bunker during a National Collegiate Paintball Association National Championships match on April 12, 2014 in Lakeland, Florida. Photo by Tom Brenner

Pony Asher awaits judging at the 2014 Pony Palooza in Leroy, NY. Pony’s are judged on looks and behavior before they are run through an obstacle course for a formal exhibition of performance. Photo by Joe Philipson

Photos of Spring Break & Week Nine 4/4/14

Congratulations to Josh Barber for winning  first place and being tied for second with Sarah Ann Jump!

A fan of the Dayton Flyers reacts to a play during the third round of the 2014 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships against the Syracuse Orange at the First Niagara Center on Saturday, March 22, 2014 in Buffalo, N.Y. The lead changed four times in the last 10 minutes of regulation before the Flyers upset the Orange 55-53. Photo By Josh Barber

Georgina Medina Calzada and Martin Cantiyo Hernandez have been married for 53 years and live in a small house in Trinidad, Cuba. Photo by Sarah Ann Jump

Head coach Jay Wright of the Villanova Wildcats argues a call with official Antinio Petty as his team trails late in the second half against the Connecticut Huskies during the third round of the 2014 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships at the First Niagara Center on Saturday, March 22, 2014 in Buffalo, N.Y Villanova lost 77-65. Photo By Josh Barber

Honorable Mentions:

Marco Antonio Mendez consoles an upset child at the day care that he and his wife run in Cojimar, Cuba on March 27, 2014. Photo by Sarah Ann Jump

View of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada on Mar 24, 2014 from the Rainbow Bridge, which connects Canada with the United States. Photo by Zack DeClerck

 

 

Photos of Week Four & Five 2/28/14

Congratulations to Sarah Ann Jump and Zack DeClerk for winning this week’s photo of the week!

Nyota Kamali, 8, is a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo who recently arrived in the United States and moved into an apartment with her family in Rochester, NY. Saint’s Place prepared the apartment before her family moved in, providing furniture, decorations and toys. Photo by Sarah Ann Jump

Bradley Loce, 56, takes a quiet moment in his Dorothy Day House apartment in Rochester, NY on Feb. 23, 2014. “My son hasn’t talked to me in fifteen years. He’s ashamed of me because I’m a drunk. Can’t blame him. I’m not a criminal though.”
Bradley has suffered from alcoholism his entire life, has struggled with chronic homelessness and mental illness diagnosis that he rejects, refusing medication. The Dorothy Day House has been in place since late 2012, providing a housing first solution for people that are on the streets. Photo by Zack DeClerk

Honorable Mentions:

Bradley Loce, 56, sits and drinks along Orion Alley in Rochester, NY on Feb. 23, 2014. “I’ve always lived in the South Wedge. I remember, as a kid, going to see a film at the Fine Arts Theatre on Gregory Street. I’ve wanted to be an actor ever since.” Photo by Zack DeClerk

Eslon Kamali, 16, and Sako Kamali, 14, play soccer in their kitchen in their new home in Rochester, NY on Friday, Feb. 14. They are refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo that recently arrived in the US and have yet to register for school, so they spend their days finding ways to entertain themselves in their family’s apartment. Photo by Sarah Ann Jump

Photos of the Break and Week One 1/31/14

We held our first meeting back after the long intersession on Friday, January 31st. Congratulations to Tom Brenner for placing first, Josh Barber for placing second and all of honorable mentions!

Monmouth University men’s basketball celebrates after upsetting Canisus College 83-82 during a regular season game on January 19, 2014 at the Monmouth Activities Center in Long Branch, New Jersey. Photo by Tom Brenner

Michael Whelton of the RIT Tigers, left, and Tony George of the Geneseo Knights, right, compete in the second leg of the men’s 4×400-meter relay during the RIT Invitational track and field meet at Gordon Field House on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014 in Henrietta, N.Y. RIT took second and Geneseo took first in the event. (Josh Barber/RIT SportsZone)

Honorable Mentions

Monmouth University Hawks’ Greg Noack is hugged by teammate Josh Jones after upsetting Canisus College 83-82 on January 19, 2014 in Long Branch, New Jersey. Photo by Tom Brenner

Mallory Apperson #35 of the RIT Tigers, left, and Julia Bender #24 of the RIT Tigers, right, compete with Lauren Brustein #32 of the William Smith Herons, center, for a loose ball during the second half of the women’s basketball game at Bristol Gym on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 in Genevea, N.Y. William Smith won 80-52. (Josh Barber/RIT Sports Information)

Two children playing with cigarettes at the annually Mummer’s Day Parade in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. The Mummer’s Parade is the oldest folk festival in North America. Photo by Joe Phillipson

Photo of the Week 12/2/13

Congratulations to Rugile Kaladyte for winning first place and Emily Kask for placing second!

A young woman outside her home reacts to Lieutenant Eric Paul and his officers arresting two men suspected of carrying a weapon in Rochester, N.Y., on Nov. 19, 2013. The two individuals were released immediately after it was determined that they were not who the police were looking for. Photo by Rugile Kaladyte

Brandon Thompson of RIT, left, celebrates his first collegiate goal with teammates, from left: Dustin Fostvelt, Adam Mitchell, and Danny Smith as RIT took a 4-0 lead over Saint Lawrence at RIT’s Ritter Arena on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013, in Henrietta, N.Y. RIT held onto the lead for a 6-4 victory, the team’s first home win this season. Photo by Emily Kask

Photo of the Week 11/18/13

Congratulations to our winner, Josh Barber, for placing first and second this week!

Chandler Williams of SUNY Cortland #80-sophomore, celebrates after John Babin, not pictured, scored a touchdown with 1:08 left in the fourth quarter to give Cortland a four-point lead in the 2013 Cortaca Jug game between against Ithaca College at Ithaca’s Butterfield Stadium in Ithaca, N.Y., on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. Despite coming in as the underdogs Cortland won the game 28-24 to lengthen their winning streak to four years. Photo by Josh Barber

Joel Lynch of Ithaca College #1-junior WR, center attempts to catch the ball in the end zone above Ke’shaun Stallworth of SUNY Cortland #2-sophomore DB, as time expires in the second quarter during the 2013 Cortaca Jug football game at Ithaca’s Butterfield Stadium in Ithaca, N.Y., on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. Officials ruled that Lynch did not have control of the ball when he touched the ground. Cortland won the game 28-24 to lengthen their winning streak to four years. Photo by Josh Barber

SWAT Lieutenant Eric Paul fist-bumps Jim Perry, a west division patrol officer, in Rochester, N.Y., on Nov. 11, 2013. Officer Perry was situated at the corner of Seward St. and Jefferson Ave. dispersing a crowd of teenagers. “A day in the life of a hero? You should have done your assignment on me,” said Perry. Photo by Rugile Kaladyte

A child dressed up as a Jawa from Star Wars plays with toy trains at the Strong National Museum of Play during their “In Another Galaxy” weekend, Saturday, November 16, 2013. Children came dressed in Star Wars character costumes and had their portraits taken with adults also in costumes of Star Wars characters. Photo by Matt Burkhartt

Andrew Mucciante takes a ride on the carousel at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY while dressed as a ‘Bike Scout’ Stormtrooper for the museum’s “In Another Galaxy” weekend on November 16th, 2013. Photo by Kristy Knowles

Photo of the Week 11/4/13 (Week 10)

Congratulations to Zack DeClerck for winning first place and to Josh Barber for placing second!

Jason Skuse of Cheektowaga, NY chases Alex Greene and Latoya Smith of Buffalo, NY through the “Grindhouse” with a chainsaw at FrightWorld ScreamPark on Oct. 30, 2013 in Tonawanda, NY. FrightWorld ScreamPark has been providing thrills to the Buffalo area for 11 years. Skuse, an actor at Frightworld, says, “We try to bring something new and scarier every year. The Grindhouse has been a hit for sure. I actually wish this was a year-round job. It’s a lot of fun.” Photo by Zack DeClerck

Anka Parzych of RIT #24, left, serves the ball into the William Smith goal box during the women’s soccer game at Rochester Institute of Technology’s Tiger Stadium in Henrietta, N.Y., on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013. Photo by Josh Barber/RIT SportsZone

Photo of the Week 11/4/13 (Week 9)

Congratulations to Josh Barber for placing first and to Flannery Allison for placing second!

Andy Fleckenstein of RIT #20-senior captain, left, and Jimmy Forbes of RIT #13-senior captain, right, celebrate Forbes’ goal during the the first half of the men’s soccer game against Union at Rochester Institute of Technology’s Tiger Stadium in Henrietta, N.Y., on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. RIT won 1-0. Photo by Josh Barber/RIT SportsZone

Livonia cheerleaders celebrate after taking first in Class B at the Section V Cheerleading Fall Sectional held at Gordon Field House on the Rochester Institute of Technology campus in Henrietta, New York, on
Nov. 26, 2013. Photo by Flannery Allison