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FORMER RPI VICE PRESIDENT LABAN COBLENTZ AND TROY MAYOR LOU ROSAMALIA, AMONG OTHERS, CUT the ribbon representing the Tech Valley Center of Gravity’s grand opening.This Monday was the ribbon cutting ceremony of the Tech Valley Center of Gravity, Troy’s new makerspace, in what used to be an off-track betting parlor. Founding members, volunteers, and local government officials were all present during the ceremony which … Continue reading
With this issue of The Poly, we say goodbye to another academic year at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. We want to take this opportunity to look back on those happenings we found particularly noteworthy over the course of the previous year. … Continue reading
DIEFFENBACH (CENTER) SERVES on a panel for Sigma Delta on “Surviving College.”Marie Dieffenbach is the senior undergraduate student services administrator for the Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering department and this year’s Poly Person of the Year. Her office is located in the Jonsson Engineering Center in the second floor lobby. I’ve … Continue reading
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE MEN’S GOLF HEAD COACH MILES NOLAN WAS NAMED the Liberty League Coach of the Year. Nolan recently completed his 10th year with the team, with it being the most successful in the school’s history. RPI posted eight top three finishes in the 10 tournaments played. The relatively small team, consisting of three freshmen, three sophomores, and two seniors, started their season in the fall pulling a third place finish at an invitation, going on afterwards to win four of its next five events, including the 25-school Duke Nelson Tournament at Middlebury College. The team’s spring season opened with a win at Bethpage Red and continuing with a win at the Fred Kravetz Invitational in Rochester.
POLICE, HAZMAT, AND FIRE OFFICIALS DISCUSS an explosion incident outside the Bryckwyck apartments. The incident, which happened around 2 pm, led police to perform a room-by-room search of the Rousseau residence hall, looking for any remaining hazardous substances.Yesterday, May 7, a minor explosion occurred in the vacinity of Rousseau residence hall, near the dumpsters shared by the Rousseau, Bryckwyck Apartments, and Stacwyck Apartments. The explosive was, according to bystanders, a Coca-Cola bottle being moved by a worker. … Continue reading
As a graduating co-terminal student, I have been at RPI for 5 years. I have seen the Statler & Waldorf come and go, a Grand Marshal disappear, and the Faculty Senate claw tooth and nail to be reinstated. I have … Continue reading
It is finally upon us: the final days of the semester. I mean, the summer movie season. If you’re looking to take a break from studying or writing papers or doing ridiculous end-of-semester projects, then brace yourself: big summer blockbusters … Continue reading
RECENTLY, A CHARGING STATION FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES WAS INSTALLED in the vacinity of the Rensselaer Apartment Housing Projects. This charger is the first to appear on campus and will allow those with electric cars to charge their vehicles more easily than before. Those that will benefit from this alternative source of fuel also include those who own hybrid cars and electric motorcycles. If usage is high enough, more stations may be installed across campus in the future.Each year at the end of the school year, I look back and think about the people in my life that made this year pleasant and kept me going against all odds. Being a college student can be one of … Continue reading
A MAG WARFRAME, LOW ON SHIELDS, FLEES from a Corpus Moa walker and a few crewmen during a defense mission on Europa. In defense missions, the player(s) fight off increasingly difficult waves of enemies.Warframe is a relatively new game to our world. It’s been in an open beta for a while now, and on occasion its play reflects that with bugged-out missions and character modeling and movement, but it is a very good … Continue reading