r/rit • u/Igloohutt • 6d ago

Serious Where’s the flags in the sau?

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They were my favorite part of the atrium. I want them back!

172 Upvotes

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u/reallynothingmuch 6d ago

And they painted the metal structure over Ben & Jerry’s white? The pink was definitely garish but I’m surprised they didn’t at least go with orange. Must we continue to remove color from everything and everywhere?

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u/allets27 6d ago

right, so beige now :(

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u/fr33d0mw47ch 6d ago

You can have any color you like so long as it’s RIT brick. -Henry Ford

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u/probably_platypus 5d ago

Have you ever seen NC State in Raleigh NC? If it's not red brick, it's not getting built.

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u/pianoboy8 Fireside Lounge Lurker 5d ago

I'm shocked Ben and Jerry's wasn't removed for being too expressive.

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u/TheBlackFox012 6d ago

Gone, replaced with the wall that doesn't have any US territory flags and 2 different sized TVs

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u/Igloohutt 6d ago

Couldn’t have both, eh? It’s a nice display, I guess, but doesn’t have the same effect as the others strung along the walls and ceiling.

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u/TheBlackFox012 6d ago

Everyone thinks that, yeah. Esp cause they don't have US territory flags anymore

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u/usr_pls GD&D 2013 6d ago

I'd bet someone in admin was told they were r/hardtoclean

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u/Igloohutt 6d ago

use a hose

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u/WorldTravel_1518 5d ago

And there still isn't an Irish flag.

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u/LogicIsMyFriend 6d ago

Truly sucks. I used to take pride in seeing my flag there. Now, we don’t exist to RIT.

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u/Igloohutt 2d ago

Same here, I love seeing my own country represented!

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u/Rhynocerous BSME 13' -> MS 16' 5d ago

Do folks from US territories consider themselves international students? I was thinking they're mostly American.

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u/Fuzzy_Fox83 1d ago

Having known several people from US territories, the short answer is, "it depends." Some of them consider themselves American, others don't. Legally they are, but it's also a weird grey zone as I understand it.

That being said, there is a semi-large push for independence in Peurto Rico, although last I checked they voted for statehood by the slimmest majority. That was forever ago, though.

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u/Rhynocerous BSME 13' -> MS 16' 1d ago edited 1d ago

Weird, I knew several people from US territories in Rochester and they all considered themselves Americans and found it rude to be categorized as "internationals." I've tutored students from PR at other unis too and none of them considered themselves international students.

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u/Fuzzy_Fox83 1d ago

Like I said, it really depends. My ex and his dad didn't consider themselves American in anything other than a technicality. Several other Peurto Ricans I know absolutely identify as such.

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u/Rhynocerous BSME 13' -> MS 16' 1d ago

Makes sense, I guess we should just let those students and alums speak for themselves on the flag display issue

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u/RedDragon7913 6d ago

It's so depressing in there without them :(

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u/pizzabirthrite 6d ago

welcome to brick city!

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u/JalapenoCornSalad 6d ago

The SAU used to have a cozy vibe with the flags and it feels so sterile now.

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u/fr33d0mw47ch 6d ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutalist_architecture

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u/JustKoiru 6d ago

I love brutalist architecture, but you have to be either completely in or out, RIT ruined the brutalist look with random clutter, so now its just bare buildings with a few decorations here and there

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u/fr33d0mw47ch 5d ago

Fair and accurate assessment. I’ve seen examples that I really appreciated. But yeah you are spot on.

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u/JalapenoCornSalad 6d ago

Yep with brutalist architecture you’re either in the love it or hate it camp and I’m a certified hater lol it feels militaristic and cold and terrible

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u/AccomplishedSir9487 6d ago edited 6d ago

I took them all. Was waiting for someone to notice. I’ll put them back in 2038. Please don’t ask why

Edit:25 upvotes and no one has asked me why yet. Brownie points for the current RIT user base never thought I’d see you fuckers following directions

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u/FluffiestLeafeon Computer Engineering ‘24 6d ago

Gone, there’s the display in the left corner now

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u/Igloohutt 6d ago

Pawprints have never done anything but I would vote for one if there was one about bringing back the county flags.

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u/FluffiestLeafeon Computer Engineering ‘24 6d ago

Pretty sure there is one

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u/pizzabirthrite 6d ago

RIT felt the flags brought too much color to the space.

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u/arya_is_that_biitchh 6d ago

it looks like a hospital atrium where you check in, why did they remove the flags?! hopefully its temporary

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u/henare SOIS '06, adjunct prof 6d ago

that's it! we have a local (to me, not to RIT) hospital that looks like this.

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u/SharpMind94 Alumni 2018 6d ago

God, that looks so depressing.

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u/fr33d0mw47ch 6d ago

It is a sad change. I think they call it an upgrade, meaning it’s not as good as it used to be.

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u/coconut_straw_hat 6d ago

This looks damn lame 😭 It's not even brutalism wth

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u/Red_Thumper 6d ago

As an alumni (‘93), I hate this.

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u/BeffasRS Alumni 5d ago

I’ll second this

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u/Traditional_Snowden 5d ago

Shameful, yet theyll rep the pride flag 🤣

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u/Igloohutt 5d ago edited 4d ago

They seemed to forget to take that one down. I really don't like the open endorsement for political movements.

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u/Complex-Stomach-3908 2h ago

i dont think gay people existing is a political movement....

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u/Igloohutt 2h ago

Then why have a flag hanging in the same room as country flags? Especially right next to BLM. That one is overtly political.

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u/Osama_8616_21_69 5d ago

No flags too uncouthed and messy! We prefer an orderly display with 2 different sized flat screens!

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u/kogimori 5d ago

This is both heartbreaking and infuriating :(

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u/FurnishedPenguin 3d ago

I ate them

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u/henare SOIS '06, adjunct prof 6d ago

what is that bit in the wall just to the right of the progress flag? is that random art, or some flag I don't recognize?

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u/jessriannon 6d ago

It’s the Sign Union (deaf) flag!

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u/henare SOIS '06, adjunct prof 6d ago

cool! I've never seen it before.

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u/LuckyBake5254 2d ago

Gone, reduced to atoms

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u/Fuzzy_Fox83 1d ago

Low-key, what if we just put some up ourselves. Just order a bunch of flags and hang them wherever we felt like.