News

Campus security updated

Fountain enters final repair work

Ed/Op

Staff Editorial
Haviland Fountain’s state of disrepair embarassing

Editors Corner
Acknowledging Labor Day

Editorial Notebook
Build resumés with club activities

Top Hat
TA positions require further qualifications

Derby
Greek life provides valuable experience in leadership roles

Letter to the Editor
Going green?

Features

Dave Barry
Comet chunks and bad haircuts cut in on classtime

Shooting stars become more than they seem

Sports

RPI defense shows early season strength

Engineers ready to tackle Endicott in opener

Aggressive Red Hawks blast past SUNY Purchase

One-Timers
NL Central race heats up down stretch

Rensselaer in Brief
Vibert appointed
Ruth Vibert has been named as the associate director of public safety administration and operation. Vibert originally served as a mounted police officer with the NYS Park Police, where she conducted undercover narcotics investigations, and then as a road sergeant and juvenile investigator for the Waterford Police Department in New York for 15 years. She developed and implemented the DARE program for Waterford and taught domestic violence intervention laws for Zone Five Police Academy. Vibert served as a lieutenant of operations and training upon coming to RPI Public Safety, and has since been acting associate director of public safety.

Student Senate update
At the Student Senate’s first meeting of the year, the primary order of business was to approve the Freshman Elections Handbook. Although some minor revisions were made, such as the prohibition of affixing signs to Institute flag poles and the specification of font size for contact information on campaign materials, the most controversial change was that which outlawed political parties in the election. Political parties are defined in the Handbook as any campaign association between candidates. The change was justified as helping the Rules and Elections Committee ensure a fair election among the freshman class. Some Senate members felt, however, that freshmen who had the initiative to look for a running mate should be rewarded for that effort and allowed to run with them. Ultimately, the Handbook was approved by the Senate.

Hotel or triple?
A group of Skidmore students have found themselves sans room upon returning to an overbooked campus this fall. The college overenrolled by approximately 40 students for the semester, and many of these students will be temporarily put up in the Adirondack Inn on West Avenue in Saratoga Springs. Freshmen that are affected by the over-enrollment have the choice of either staying in a triple room on campus or at the hotel.

Many of the students for the year’s freshman class sent in their deposits on the last possible date—May 1—and more upperclassmen than usual decided to remain on campus for their senior year because of a new dormitory building—Northwoods Village—where students have their own room in loft-style apartments. A combination of these two factors led to the overflow of students needing housing. Skidmore has paid for 20 rooms through the end of September and for 10 through the end of December, and students who opt to live there will receive $1,000 off of their tuition. Those who choose to live in the triples will receive $300 off per semester.