Author Archives: The Poly
A GROUP OF RENSSELAER STUDENTS POSE for a photo in front of the “Human Fuse’s” gigantic crossbow along with the Fuse himself (Brian Miser), standing in the back above the students. Miser designed the crossbow himself, as he does with all of his contraptions.Friday afternoon, students from RPI listened to a talk by Brian Miser of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Baily Circus, better known as the “Human Fuse.” Miser is famous for shooting himself out of cannons that he designs himself. … Continue reading
JUNIOR PITCHER MIKE CAMPISI HURLS the ball in RPI’s doubleheader against Vassar College this past weekend. The Engineers head to St. Lawrence University to play in the league tournament this Thursday and Friday.RPI finished off it’s season in style while taking three of four against Vassar College. The final home games of the season were especially thrilling as the Engineers showed resilience, completing two walk off comebacks. The first game started well … Continue reading
On Monday, the Student Senate held its last meeting of the semester. Business during the meeting included officially appointing students to the Rensselaer Union Executive Board, who had been recommended by President of the Union Jonathan Stack ’13, and deciding … Continue reading
With this being the last Top Hat I will be writing for this academic year, I do not want to focus on anything Student Senate-related. This past week, the Student Handbook revisions have been a big topic we have been … Continue reading
Omer’s Take The Avengers was incredible. Let’s just get that out of the way. It was everything a kid like me, who grew up going to comic book stores and running around pretending to be Iron Man, could have ever … Continue reading
Hello all! It is with great excitement that I present to you members of next year’s Union Executive Board, as confirmed by the Student Senate on Monday night. Joe Grimaldi will be the graduate class representative, and the Class of … Continue reading
Thoughts on math education at Rensselaer To the Editor: Wesley Mounts ’12 laments what he views as insufficient attention to utility in mathematics education at Rensselaer in last week’s issue of The Polytechnic, and he cites the Introduction to Differential … Continue reading
INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT OF RISK MANAGEMENT STEVEN WOOD ’13 SPEAKS to students about the structure and tasks of SPAM committees.The Student Peer Alcohol Monitoring formation committee held an open forum on Tuesday to address concerns from the student body about how the program will function. The forum began with a presentation by Interfraternity Council Vice President of Risk Management … Continue reading
Last Thursday, RPI released its revisions to the Rensselaer Handbook of Student Rights and Responsibilities. Most of the changes seem minor and straightforward, altering language to more clearly or accurately explain the meaning that was already there. The Poly finds … Continue reading
THE “ORIGINAL” CAST OF THE DROWSY CHAPERONE FREEZES in place at the end of the opening number, setting the scene for the rest of the show.I thoroughly enjoyed the RPI Players’ most recent production. The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving, if irreverent, musical sendup of Broadway shows of old. Featuring a variety of musical and dance numbers, a zany plot, a biting commentary on the … Continue reading