Monthly Archives: October 2011
SENIOR ASSISTANT CAPTAIN ALEX ANGERS-GOULET CRUISES down the ice during an RPI home game earlier this season. The Engineers fell 5-2 this weekend to the University of Notre Dame in the grand opening of the Fighting Irish’s new rink, the Compton Family Ice Arena. Graduate student Joel Malchuk and sophomore Johnny Rogic netted the only two goals for Rensselaer. The team returns to the Houston Field House this weekend to take on No. 3 Colorado College, with both Friday’s and Saturday’s games starting at 7 pm.RPI’s men’s soccer team started its games for the week with a match against league opponent Skidmore College on Wednesday in Saratoga Springs. Entering with a 1-3-2 record in Liberty League contests, RPI desperately needed a positive result against the … Continue reading
SOPHOMORE JORDAN SMELKER FLIES down the ice in Saturday’s 4-2 loss against Robert Morris University. Smelker scored RPI’s second goal.It was another difficult weekend for the RPI women’s hockey team. After falling to Robert Morris University by a 5-1 decision on Friday evening, the Engineers were unable to complete a comeback against the Colonials the following afternoon, falling by … Continue reading
JUNIOR TIGHT END MIKE BLAIS RUNS the ball into the end zone for RPI’s first of two touchdowns on the day. The play came with just under two minutes remaining in the first quarter.Backed by a strong defensive performance, Rensselaer football defeated the St. Lawrence University Saints by a 14-7 margin in front of a large crowd at the East Campus Stadium during Reunion & Homecoming Weekend. The Engineers are now 3-3 overall … Continue reading
“Here’s to the friends we’ve made at dear old RPI!” These words, the last line of our Alma Mater, rang throughout campus this weekend as over 2,000 registered alumni returned for our annual Reunion & Homecoming weekend. Probably the most … Continue reading
Last week, I mentioned the importance of Reunion & Homecoming. This weekend marks another great Rensselaer tradition: Family Weekend. Make sure to invite your parents up this coming weekend to get a first-hand look at everything that Rensselaer has to … Continue reading
I have had issues with FIXX in the past. They have always seemed like nice folk when I contacted them, which is completely to their credit given the volume of calls they must receive, but being nice doesn’t make up … Continue reading
If it wasn’t clear earlier in this issue, The Polytechnic’s editorial board is trying to get one point across: students are unhappy with the condition the Institute has fallen into and their voices are not really being heard on the … Continue reading
Family Weekend is a time to celebrate families at Rensselaer, and you’ll certainly see everyone putting their best foot forwards. You’ll experience a myriad of quality events, informative tours, and artfully-pruned trees and bushes that beautify the campus. We challenge … Continue reading
A WOMAN SHOWS OFF her xeriscape garden front lawn, which contains fauna local to the area.As Rensselaer moves further into the 21st century, we must not forget about the connections that technology has with the environment around us. Even if we do not want to submit our lives entirely to having a more sustainable world, … Continue reading