The first day of September signaled not only a day off for faculty, staff, and students, but also another meeting for RPI’s Student Senate. The Senate was able to cover presentations from several of the Senators about a variety of topics dealing with student life at RPI. A plan to work more closely with the Hospitality Services was developed as well as the regulations for the elections for the Class of 2018. Read more...

Welcome to RPI, Class of 2018! Certainly you’ve already heard of terms like “Ratio-Induced Bitch Syndrome.” Certainly you’ve already heard a guy complain about the lack of girls. I want to address our gender issues now and implore you to think about how you act and what you say. This is a tough subject, and one I’ve been scared to touch before, but I think it’s important. Read more...

Personally, I’m a bit mixed about this latest season of The Legend of Korra. I’ll preface this by saying how much I disliked the previous season, but that’s not the issue. The problem is how Nickelodeon handled the season, announcing it three weeks prior to release, rushing the episodes by putting out multiple at a time, then pulling them off television and publishing them online. The future is grim for Korra, which is disappointing after witnessing its strongest season yet. Read more...

Welcome back from your long weekend, and congrats on your first week of classes. I hope you’ve all had the chance to get settled in. In these early weeks, take the chance to meet up with good friends and classmates, and use this time before classes to get busy in scoping out some new activities and extracurricular opportunities. Read more...

On September 21, concerned citizens and environmental activists plan to converge in New York City and stage the largest climate change protest in history: The People’s Climate March. The march has been organized, promoted, and will be attended by over 950 organizations and businesses from large environmental non-governmental organizations to small community churches. The march is preempted by the United Nations’ upcoming summit on climate change and the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon is urging governments to work towards a global agreement on reducing climate change. The marchers plan on demanding a world with an economy that works for people and the planet; a world safe from the ravages of climate change; a world with good jobs, clean air and water, and healthy communities. The motto of the movement is
“Action: Not Words”, and members are planning on taking any action necessary to make the planet safe from climate change. In addition to the march in NYC, there is also a global movement with events planned in almost every part of the developed world, such as a fossil free weekend in Sweden, outdoor concerts in Ghana, and other climate marches in New Delhi, Mumbai, Lagos, Manila, Seoul, Lisbon, Paris, London, Amsterdam, Rome, and Berlin. Read more...

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I hope that all of you enjoyed our three-day weekend, getting plenty of rest and relaxation with the first week of classes behind us. Read more...

Last Thursday and Friday, EMPAC hosted the avant-garde film artist, Ken Jacobs. Jacobs’ work involves films and studies of movement, which are showcased. On Thursday, he presented his film, Blankets for Indians, a stereoscopic film that starts about a water fountain, but is soon enveloped by the event surrounding it, Occupy Wall Street. Read more...

In regards to your editorial piece by Kelsey McNeely published on July 7, 2014, I find the author grossly misinformed and in publishing such a piece, The Poly actively misguided their readers. Read more...

On September 10, we will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies with a symposium on the intersection of science, engineering, medicine, and health care that is open to the entire Rensselaer community. Read more...