News

Journals restored to library budget

President Jackson holds semi-annual town meeting

New mid-semester assessment policy begins

Ed/Op

Staff Editorial
Early registration should not be based on groups

Editorial Notebook
Grades must reflect learning

Editorial Notebook
Saint Louis steals World Series

Straight from the Ass's Mouth
Democrats call for change

Panhellenic Council
AIGC offers stats

My View
Coordination and planning crucial to project success

My View
RPI provides opportunity

Independent Council
Celebrate Birthday

Features

Halloween unites all ages through tradition

Dave Barry
Holiday traditions become menacing

Words to Eat By
Green Shell lives up to hype

Sports

Last-minute heroics win tournament

Weekly Round Up
RPI stuns number four Middlebury 4-3

RPI wins big and takes Transit Trophy

One-Timers
Cardinals silence all, win World Series

Rensselaer in Brief
Discrimination at Union
E-mails sent to a Union College student in the last few weeks brought back painful memories of an era commonly thought to be firmly in the past. Junior Aldumen Gomez received messages threatening his life, insulting his heritage, ridiculing him for losing an election, and making allusions to a return to “the separate but equal thing.” The messages were signed Karl Kinsey Keller, a reference to the Ku Klux Klan.

The incidents have brought a storm of anger within the campus. While some are critical of the administration and its response to the issue, the general sentiment is one of simple outrage, sparking a rally Friday afternoon that was attended by about 300 students and community members.

Gomez and a friend have withdrawn from the school, saying that they no longer feel safe. They plan to continue their education elsewhere.

Student Senate update
Last week’s Senate meeting opened with the confirmation of Natalie Schloeder ’10 to the Executive Board as the freshman class representative. While some committees’ activities were rather slow for the week, the committee reports generally focused on the committees for: Student Life; Campus Communications; Facilities, Finance, and Advancement; and Academic Affairs.

The Student Life Committee, chaired by Sadra Azizi ’09, mainly focused on finalizing everything for last week’s “Pasta with The President,” as well as planning for the dance for GM Week. Chaired by graduate senator Mark Andrews, the CC Committee discussed the sign policy of campus after an $8 sign for “Pasta with the President” was taken down. The FFA Committee, run under co-chairs Dan Horvath ’08 and August Fietkau ’08, reported that it is running on track within its budget. The committee also hopes to straighten out the card access policies on campus, as well as evaluate energy conservation on campus.

Work on the shuttle tracking system continues and a number of fire safety checks across campus are planned. The meeting finished with a long discussion about whether or not the Academic Affairs committee, chaired by Julia Leusner ’08, should continue to encourage a pass-or-fail first semester for freshmen.