News

Solutions to terror addressed at forum

Hartford appoints new vice-president

FYE expands staff, outreach services

Latinos honor cultural pride

Ed/Op

Staff Editorial
America should continue traditions of its founding

One year later, media has not improved tactfulness

Top Hat
Improvements made at RPI

Interfraternity Council
Fall chapter rush to end soon

Derby
UPAC Showcase fuels weekend

Letter to the Editor
Parking problem due to poor planning

Letter to the Editor
Students beware of Institute policy

Letter to the Editor
Injustice not solution to terrorism

Letter to the Editor
United States not better after 9-11

Features

Mulrenan expresses pain of 9/11 in video

Celebrating 30 years of music

Sports

Field hockey hopes for more success

Women’s soccer opens home season with win

Rensselaer in Brief
Crime Alert
On the morning of Friday, September 6, at approximately 3:40 am, an unidentified white male attempted to abduct a women at the corner of 15th Street and Sage Avenue.

The female was walking near the area when the perpetrator displayed a handgun and ordered her into his vehicle.

The victim fled the scene and immediately used an RPI call box to summon assistance.

The suspect is described as a 5’10’’ white male between 30 and 40 years in age. The suspect was wearing a light blue T-shirt and driving a dark blue Plymouth Acclaim or four-door Chrysler Cirrus.

The victim is not a member of the RPI community.

The attempted abduction is currently under investigation by the Troy Police Department. Anyone who witnessed the event or any suspious activity on or near the campus should immediately contact Public Safety.

Public Safety reccomends not walking alone at night and suggests the use Safety Escort program which is available 24 hours a day by calling 276-6656.

Emergency Blood Drive
The Red Cross has issued a Blood Emergency Appeal. Since June supplies have been at less than a two-day supply.

The American Red Cross will be offering a blood drive on Tuesday, September 17, from 11:30 am-5:30 pm, in the Great Hall of the DCC.

The blood drive is open to the public and walk-ins are welcome.

Troy Budget Deficit
The City of Troy has announced an expected budget deficit of $3.9 million dollars for the upcoming year.

In order to close the deficit Mayor Mark Pattison expects to cut spending and introduce tax increases.

Rensselaer County is facing a $13.5 million budget gap.

Primary Results
On Tuesday, State Comptroller Carl McCall won the Democratic gubernatorial primary. McCall will face seating Republican Governor George Pataki in November.

In Tuesday’s most fiercely contested party primary for governor, Thomas Golisano edged out Republican nominee Pataki for the Independence party nomination.

Bush appointment
David Duquetter, an expert in metallurgy and corrosion, and head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Rensselaer, was appointed by President Bush to serve as a member of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.

Duquette will provide advice on the integrity of the nuclear waste container proposed for Yucca Mountain storage site in Nevada.

Congress recently approved the site as a repository for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.

The container and its contents are part of the Engineered Barrier System, which includes all man-made components within the mountain’s vault that contribute to waste containment and isolation.

Engineering barriers are being designed, in conjunction with the natural barriers, to minimize the amount of radioactive material that can eventually travel from the repository across the national transportation system to the Yucca Mountain.

Constellation named
E. Fred Schubert has been appointed senior distinguished professor of the future chips constellation at Rensselaer.

Schubert is internationally renowned for his work on semi-conductior doping and light-emitting diodes, Schubert was selected for his sustained record of innovative research, exellence in teaching, and significant technological advances over his 20 year career.

Schubert is also a pioneering semi-conductor researcher and is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Boston University.

Albany Lecture Series
In honor of the anniversary of the attacks there will be a two-day lecture series at the University at Albany campus from 6:30-9:30 pm at Page Hall, 135 Western Avenue. Today, September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows will be shown.

Dr. Karl Barbir, professor of Middle Eastern History at Siena College, will lead a discussion entitled, “Why September 11 Happened: Conflicting Interpretations.” Rear Admiral E. Carroll (Ret.), of the Center for Defense Information, will lead talks on “U.S. Security in the 21st Century: Confrontation or Cooperation.”

The groups of activities on September 12 are entitled, “Actions-So We Have No More Victims.” Richard Kirsch, executive director of Citizen Action of New York, will be discussing “Responding with More Democracy: Clean Money-Clean Elections.”

Carroll will speak on “An Alternative to Nuclear Proliferation.” All discussions will include a panel of community organizations.

Ban Lifted
Immigration officials have lifted a security policy barring Canadian and Mexican students from registering part-time in U.S. colleges. The policy, instituted in the aftermath of 9-11, drew heavy criticism form students and universities.