News

Changes planned for the GRE

AMD plant planned for ’07

Communication courses become mandatory at RPI

Tau Beta Pi mourns death of professor

Student Senate Updates

Ed/Op

Staff Editorial
Maximize benefits of PACE contribution

Staff Editorial
Permits need improvement

Editorial Notebook
Campaign stops inappropriate

Top Hat
World must remember September 11 tragedy

Derby
PU introduces members of 2006-2007 E-Board

Interfraternity Council
Attend rush events, make informed pledging decisions

Elephants Peanut Gallery
True equality should be based on blindness

Dave Barry
Frogs become the new pests, invade homes

Features

Artful piece aspires in amusing the crowd

Valenti brings new definition to ‘friendly atmosphere’

Sports

RPI overtakes Endicott in season opener

Hinz sparks Women’s soccer to two wins

RPI pucksters: Gone, but not forgotten

Red Hawks struggle in week of frustration

Rensselaer in Brief
Troy schools need help
Troy High School finds itself on the state’s list of schools needing improvement for the second year in a row. The list is released every year by the state education department in partial fulfillment of the requirements set forth by the No Child Left Behind Act. It is meant as a public indication of which schools cannot meet state and national guidelines. It outlines several levels of delinquency and consequences, as well as steps that concerned parents and guardians can take to help their children in such schools.

One notable aspect of the system is that it takes two years to be removed from the list once a school has been marked as needing improvement. This is the case for Troy High, according to Principal John Carmello. He said that the school has met all of its goals, and believed that it will be off the list next year, assuming the same level of improvement is maintained.

Professor wins a medal
Professor Margaret Cheney of the Department of Mathematics won a gold medal for her performance in the three-meter dive at the FINA World Masters Diving Championship last month. She topped a field of six in the women’s 50-54 division with a score of 195.30. She also placed fifth out of eight in the one-meter competition and fifth out of six in the platform competition.

The FINA World Masters Championships is a competition designed to provide avenue for competitors even after they have retired from high-level competition. The competitors range in ages from 25 to over 90 and number over 8,000.

Troy Healthcare errors

The City of Troy is currently trying to cope with a set of financial errors that, in at least one case, date back to 1968. Nearly 100 workers and their surviving spouses are receiving benefits (including medical and prescription drug) in spite of a lack of qualification. The issue is further complicated because three different pharmaceutical companies have handled the insurance claims in this time frame. The city is working with those affected to make sure that they still receive healthcare coverage. They have until November 1 to find new coverage before being cut off.

NYS Primaries held
Primary elections were held yesterday across New York State to select the candidates that will appear on the ballot in November. Of particular note were the statewide gubernatorial, attorney general, and U.S. Senate races on the Democratic side.

Current Attorney General Elliot Spitzer triumphed over Nassau Country Executive Tom Suozzi 81 - 19 percent for the Democratic nomination for governor. Andrew Cuomo (with 53 percent of the popular vote) defeated Mark Green (33 percent) and Patrick Maloney (9 percent) for the Democratic attorney general nomination. John Spencer defeated KT McFarland 60 - 40 percent in the Republican Senatorial nomination. In the Democratic nomination for Senate, incumbent Hillary Clinton beat Jonathan Tasini 83 - 17 percent.