Monthly Archives: December 2011
VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT LIFE TIMOTHY SAMS PRESENTS an overview of the Performance Plan to students at the second meeting on Monday.On Thursday, Vice President for Student Life Timothy Sams held the annual Student Senate Cross-Cutting Review of the draft of the Student Life Performance Plan. However, due to low attendance, the event was repeated a second time on Monday. This … Continue reading
Last Friday, the Student Senate released its State of the Institute (http://docs.studentsenate.rpi.edu/documents/1701), a document the Senate used in passing its recent motion in regards to the direction that Rensselaer is heading and President Shirley Ann Jackson’s style of leadership. The … Continue reading
PARTICIPANTS IN THE GAME DEVELOPMENT CLUB’S SHOWCASE PLAY many indie games with each other.The Rensselaer Game Development Club hosted the 2011 Game Development Showcase on Saturday in the McNeil Room. The intent of the showcase was to present games made by RPI students and local developers, and let people play them in brief … Continue reading
SENIOR LAUREN HAYES LEAPS for a layup in a recent game held at the East Campus Arena. The Engineers earned two victories this weekend in the Salisbury University Optimist Tournament to be named the champions.The women’s basketball team headed to Salisbury, Md., for some action in the Salisbury University Optimist Tournament. The Engineers first game would be against the hosts, but RPI would handle them in an overtime victory in which the Engineers had … Continue reading
On Friday, the Student Senate released its long-awaited report on the state of the Institute. The report represents the culmination of the research conducted by the Senate’s ad hoc committee. Separated into four main sections, the publication outlines the changes … Continue reading
The last time I wrote an editorial was in the beginning of the fall semester. In that article, I talked about my return to school from a year-long leave of absence, and how great it was to be back at … Continue reading
Tuesday morning blues. It’s still dark in my room. No slits of pale yellow between the blinds. That must mean it’s either cloudy or still night. I lift my head, not too far, but just enough to see the clock. … Continue reading
A week after its loss to The Sage Colleges, the men’s basketball team headed to Massachusetts for their game against Williams College. Williams is ranked seventh in the nation, so RPI expected a challenging game ahead of time. Despite a … Continue reading
The Capital Region Economic Development Council, co-chaired by President Shirley Ann Jackson and CEO of SEFCU Lou Castellana recently released their five-year strategic plan for improving the economic status of the Capital Region. Earlier this year, Governor Andrew Cuomo appointed … Continue reading
When I first started Biology 1010: Introduction to Biology in the beginning of this semester, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. On the one hand, all of my friends were telling me how awful the class was. All the … Continue reading