Rensselaer Games Showcase changes the game

RPI’s Game Development Club hosts their 2025 Games Showcase, highlighting the achievements of student game developers.

UPAC Cinema hosts its fourth annual student film festival

UPAC Cinema hosted the fourth annual film festival on March 28, displaying the skills of many young filmmakers at RPI.

Rock, blues and games

6 pm on March 28 was a popular time slot for many student events across campus. A rock and blues concert took place in the McNeil room while a retro game showcase took place in Sage Laboratory.

Pi-K for (R)PI day

All geared up for a five kilometer run in the cold and hail, students, alumni, staff, and all gathered this past Pi Day, Saturday March 14, to commemorate R-PI Giving Day for the second year in a row.

RPI SWE hosts Exploring Engineering Day, teaching kids about engineering

RPI SWE, along with a host of other RPI student organizations, put on Exploring Engineering Day, where kids did fun activities to learn about engineering.

On the precipice: six national teams that lie on the World Cup’s doorstep

Six stories picked from the twenty-two teams that remain in the running for spots in this summer’s FIFA World Cup.

Beware the Fratification of Student Government

Grand Marshal Tiburon "T" Leon Benavides '21, '27G looks to future RPI student leaders to advocate for both Greek and graduate students as RPI navigates a long-term demographic shift away from Greek Life and toward a larger graduate population in this Top Hat.

Tradition!

Grand Marshal Tiburon "T" Leon Benavides makes his case for why student representation and government is important, especially at RPI. He urges students to vote and run for elected office during the upcoming GM Week in this Top Hat.

Transcript: Priti Langer alumni interview

The Poly sat down with Priti Langer to discuss her heart attack at 46 that led to her becoming a Go Red For Women Ambassador, and how RPI helped influence her ability to advocate for herself.

Transcript: Dr. Jennifer Freedberg alumni interview

The Poly sat down with Dr. Jennifer Freedberg ’18 before the winter break to discuss her journey in physics from RPI undergraduate to a condensed matter post-doc at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and how a collaborative scientific community is essential in shaping a career in academia.

Water Thievery

Associate News Editor Kyle Pan ’29 recounts his experience with caffeine

Arch isn’t that bad

Photography Editor Anna Zuniga ’26 shares her opinion on the arch away semester.

Touching grass is unfortunately good advice

Senior Managing Editor Anisha Biswas ’27 discusses the benefits of going outside as an overworked and overly stressed RPI student.

Playing Devil’s Advocate for AI Art

Alexa Schuster ‘27 believes AI art will bring potential benefits for artists and that it can be utilized to encourage creativity in art communities.

Weekend Sports Roundup 10/31 - 11/1

Football continues their strong season.

Weekend Sports Roundup 10/23 - 10/25

Accolades for football and field hockey, soccer, and ice hockey continue season.

Rensselaer clawed by RedHawks in opening series sweep

A collapse and a shutout to the Miami RedHawks spoil Eric Lang’s debut.

Third period frenzy: Rensselaer surges past Harvard in Big Red Freakout

A three-goal third period rally sees the Engineers defeat Harvard on the 48th annual Big Red Freakout.

Let's go Red! Rensselaer and Cornell tie

In honor of the Phalanx Honor Society, the Class of 2027, and the Fraternity and Sorority Commons, the Engineers brought a 1-1 tie all the way to shootout against #9-ranked Cornell, before losing in shootout.

Engineers skin Bengals for victory

Rensselaer steamrolled Buffalo State for a 57-13 victory this Saturday. Both teams together scored a combined 53 points before the end of the first half.

Weekend Sports Roundup, Oct 3 - 5, 2025

Weekend Sports Roundup, Sept 26 - 28, 2025

Women’s tennis triumphant, field hockey continues to surge as soccer, and hockey compete over the weekend.