In addition to the Student Senate’s normal business at last week’s meeting, several guests from the administration came to speak with the senators about updates within the sphere of academics. Provost Robert E. Palazzo, Vice President for Research Francine Berman, and Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education Prabhat Hajela discussed topics with senators ranging [...]

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It’s a great time to be an Engineer! As the colder weather blows into Troy, so does the sound of buzzers, cheers, and the pep band from the Houston Field House along with the conclusion of the fall sports season.
Family Weekend turned out to be a proud weekend for RPI athletics. [...]

Anyone who was not in an isolation room this past weekend couldn’t help but notice the increase in traffic around campus—that’s right, the drop in temperatures and the pouring rain meant that it was once again time for Family Weekend and FallFest. Fortunately, the highlight of my family’s visit is always the indoor International Festival [...]

In a change of pace from the past few seasons, the men’s hockey team has started the season on a different foot—the winning kind, that is. With this past weekend’s sweep of Atlantic Hockey opponents in non-conference play, the Engineers came away with their first back-to-back wins at the Houston Field House since February 10–11, [...]

Everyone knows that sophomore year is a stressful one. I found this out when I had a panic attack one morning in LITEC. What, you ask, would have caused it? A combination of labs for LITEC, homework for COCO, and midterms for both of those classes. I did not know what to do, so I [...]

We’re a little more than halfway done with the fall semester; Family Weekend hopefully brought you some quality time with the parents (and maybe some free dinners) and a recharge for the long haul to Thanksgiving vacation.
Every Sunday, when I write the Top Hat, I look at my schedule for the week as well as [...]

Family Weekend has passed, and the semester is whooshing by once again. That ring of excitement that has been in the air since the anticipation of the East Campus Athletic Village can finally tone down, at least for a moment. We’ve had a very festive fall, and with Halloween sneaking up, it looks like we [...]

This year is an off-year, which means that many people don’t go out and vote, though these may be some of the most important elections that deal with its citizens directly. This year is your city and county elections, your mayor, treasurer, secretary, etc.—like any well-run office or club —as well as your county legislature, [...]

You might have heard of Shaimus. They’re a quintet formed at the Berkley College of Music in Boston—but based in Los Angeles, California. You may have even heard one of their songs. This really depends on whether you, like me, have played the original Guitar Hero. “All of This” by Shaimus is a bonus track [...]

Batman: Arkham Asylum is a good game. It has won many awards, including the Guinness World Record for the “Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game.” Before I go any further, though, I should note that this is not a hard thing to do. Most every superhero game up until this point has been a tie-in of [...]