Monthly Archives: February 2012
VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT LIFE TIMOTHY SAMS ADDRESSES the Student Senate about a new alcohol risk management program on campus that focuses on peer monitoring.On Monday, representatives from the Office of Student Life presented a new alcohol monitoring program at the Student Senate’s weekly meeting. Vice President of Student Life Timothy Sams introduced this by the working title Student Peer Alcohol Monitor program, mentioning … Continue reading
With the high cost of tuition and the recent cutbacks to work-study and financial aid, there aren’t exactly many students at RPI who would consider themselves to be flush with cash. Making copious amounts of money after graduation may be … Continue reading
THE WOMAN AND HER WOULD-BE LOVER STAND next to a garden statue in one of the film’s flashbacks. Their conversation centers on the statue figures, what they are doing, who they are, and why they have a dog with them.Last Thursday, the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center held a showing of Alan Resnais’ 1961 film Last Year at Marienbad as part of its The Eternal Return series. The movie is different from most in that … Continue reading
FRESHMAN PAUL KOETKE TEARS through the first run of slalom at Bristol Mountain on Sunday morning. Koetke, who finished first overall on the weekend at the Mideast Regional, will ski at the USCSA National Championships at Sunday River.After a strong season that saw the men’s varsity ski team finish first overall in the conference and three skiers finish in the top-10 of all competitors, a couple of falls in Sunday’s slalom eliminated the squad’s chance at a … Continue reading
PROFESSOR AUDREY BENNETT AND GRADUATE STUDENT DAVID BANKS ASK for feedback on a graphic design using indigenous communication forms.As part of the National Science Foundation’s Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education Program, Rensselaer’s Triple Helix Program has pioneered research programs in low-income communities including Albany and Ghana. Their goal is to pursue technical research in these areas that … Continue reading
Now that I am in my final year as an undergraduate, I have been taking a little time to look back at what classes I have taken, what I was supposed to learn, and what I actually learned. And I … Continue reading
Stringfever made a joyous racket at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall last Sunday, February 19, playing a variety of classical, pop, and rock songs on electric musical instruments. A string quartet hailing from the U.K., Stringfever is comprised of … Continue reading
FRESHMAN CENTER RYAN HAGGERTY SKATES with the puck in RPI’s match against Princeton University at the Houston Field House a few weeks ago.RPI men’s hockey closed out the regular season with a bang as the Engineers defeated Colgate University and Cornell University on the road. Freshman Scott Diebold stopped 49 shots in Rensselaer’s 4-2 victory over the Colgate Raiders on Friday, while … Continue reading
So, yeah, since an obligatory first notebook is out of the question (for various reasons I’ll choose to leave out—use your imagination), I’ll take a stance on an issue in which I represent a minority: My Little Pony: Friendship is … Continue reading
In order to review The Ides of March, I first have to convey my continuing fascination with Ryan Gosling. Admittedly, the first time I saw this guy was in The Notebook. Like DiCaprio in Titanic, I chalked it up to … Continue reading