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Political, religious funds spark debate Details of campaign announced Admissions head plans retirement “Opening doors” program takes off in second year Class dean system begun, Smith named dean of ’07
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Career search starts again Editorial Notebook
Lines make shopping trip bad Derby
Debate on Union funding continues Top Hat
Bring RPI’s bullet logo back Undergraduate Council
Class councils plan events for this weekend’s homecoming Independent Council
Open games room scheduled tonight Panhellenic Council
Panhel accepts new pledges My View
Poly needs to check its facts Letter to the Editor
Obscenities: Our right
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Open Mic Night Wanda June masterfully intertwines themes Friction Farm brings its Floridian folk Dave Barry
Lifting weights helps to avoid brain worms Francesca’s offers lunchtime options The Machine tops local talent pool let the debate begin
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RPI upsets Skidmore Golf, Pusatere excel at ECACs Fifteenth ranked Saints nip men’s soccer Football clobbered in league opener MLB playoff race delivers early postseason drama ECAC lands national TV deal
Tennis has new rivalry brewing
Manning airs it out, Niners sinking fast RPI falls to Saints, Knights
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Rensselaer in Brief
Student passes away
Student David A. Wilson passed away last week. Wilson was in his fourth year at the Institute, studying computer science.
Wilson’s family is holding a memorial service tomorrow, September 30, at the First Presbyterian Church on Route 124 in New Canaan, CT. Those who would like to attend the service but have no means of transportation should contact the Dean of Students Office at 276-6266.
The Counseling Center in Academy Hall will make their services available for students, faculty, and staff. New studio format
A new studio program, being tested this fall, is planned for release early next year. This program, developed by the Academy of Electronic Media for engineering students, will incorporate computer aided learning in the first ever “mobile studio” format.
The new program will serve as a pilot program for a sophomore and junior circuits course. According to director of the Academy of Electronic Media, Don Millard, the purpose of this program is to expand laboratory resources for engineering students so that all resources are not confined to certain facilities.
It is hoped that software and hardware will be able to serve as a suite of lab tools. Plans call for the tablet PC to be able to be used as a function generator, scope, and a multimeter.
The mobile studio program is being supported by Hewlett Packard Technologies, who offered their teaching grant of over $65,000 to aid in funding and the purchase of computing equipment. This grant includes the donation of 20 Tablet PCs, a wireless network, a digital camera and a printer. Troy plans tax increase
Mayor Harry Tutunjian met with the state Financial Supervisory Board on Tuesday to discuss his first budget. The board now serves as an advisory mechanism whereas in the past it used to control city spending. The plans will not be made public until October 1. Until then, Tutunjian told the Times Union that “it would be safe to say that we are proposing a tax increase.” He also asserted his hopes to keep the budget under ten percent.
The new budget, which is characterized as a tight, conservative financial plan, is to be reviewed by the City Council. Two public hearings will follow, during which the plan must be voted on. If a decision has not been made by December 1, the budget will take effect automatically. New center formed
The formation of a new Center for Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Research has been announced by RPI. This new center will focus on the research of fuel cell development and hydrogen technologies along with electrochemistry, solid and polymer state science, and the application of nano-materials in fuel cell and hydrogen research.
The new center will work in conjunction with the Future Energy Systems Center for Advanced Technology (CAT) under the supervision of Dr. Glenn Eisman, former chief technology officer at Plug Power Inc. According to Provost G.P. “Bud” Peterson, meeting energy needs is a global concern. The main focus of these two centers working together will be on technology commercialization.
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