Some burritos say they’re big. Some burritos whine about having organic beef. Some have authentic cheese, as if anyone cares. Some burritos throw wussy pickled jalapenos and then pretend it was an accident. But those burritos aren’t badass. No, a badass burrito kicks your ass and then goes and laughs about it with his friends. A badass burrito dares you to finish it off and when you can’t, it mocks you with that two thirds of a burrito left on your plate. Just try to look your friends in the eye after that. It’s okay though. Not everyone can be a badass, but if you’re up to a challenge and can handle having your ass handed to you by a burrito, then maybe this is your kind of place. Read more...

Television based on government is such an odd concept. You wouldn’t think that it would work, but mysteriously it does. We have no greater example than Aaron Sorkin’s West Wing, but that’s not where government and television first collided. No, it was British television show, Yes Minister, which had the honor of being one of the first shows to combine the banality of government with TV. It did not have pretty sets or a story that spanned over hundreds of episodes. What it did have was humor, wit, and sarcasm in a way that only a British comedy could. Read more...

The RPI men’s hockey team completed its regular season Saturday night with a hard-fought 1-1 tie against the Cornell University Big Red. The Engineers embarked on their final road trip of the season this past weekend with high aspirations. A pair of wins against Colgate University and Cornell would likely have assured them the fourth seed and a first-round bye in the ECAC tournament. Read more...

A pair of wins in the Liberty League tournament this past weekend not only guaranteed the conference crown for the RPI women’s basketball team, but also secured a berth in the NCAA tournament for the Engineers. Rensselaer, which defeated the St. Lawrence University Saints by a score of 67-55 in the semifinals, conquered Skidmore College in the championship round by a mark of 70-67. The Engineers will now head to Amherst, Mass., to play Southern Maine University in the first round of the NCAA Division-III women’s basketball tournament this weekend. This is the second time in the school’s history that the team has advanced to the big stage, the other being the 2001 season. Read more...