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News
Malaysian ambassador makes visit to campus New Creative Technologies Career Fair comes to RPI Anti-war protests held at Rensselaer
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Staff Editorial
Advising: Luck of the draw Editorial Notebook
Religion not spread by fear Editorial Notebook
JobLink requires improvement Derby
Family weekend brings activities Independent Council
Student government needs changes made Top Hat
Resolution passed against recent police harassment Graduate Council
Council sponsors movie night Dave Barry
Voice ideas to represenatatives Letter to the Editor
Unionization needed here Letter to the Editor
Graduation should be here Letter to the Editor
Union effort supported
Features
Improv meets music in joint production Faternity’s efforts aid Halloween festivities Emperor’s food rules Troy area Dave Barry
Barry reviews Halloween safety rules Fornos educates RPI population Weird websites decrease stress Veggie Tales actors make Bible funny
Sports
Engineers sweep MAAC weekend Mud, offensive shootout good for football win Win streak snapped at five Unbeaten streak halted at six, playoffs up in air Dismal weekend prevents playoffs Knudsen honored Rain doesn’t slow Red Hawks down Women swimmers enjoy big successes despite close loss Undefeated women’s team plays for rugby state title
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Rensselaer in Brief
Walkways widened
Following a mandate by the Troy Fire Department, RPI will be widening some of its pedestrian walkways to make them more accessible and easier to traverse for emergency vehicles. The project’s expected completion date is November 15.
Some closures are to be expected, but it is not anticipated that this will be a problem for many students; it will simply require students to walk around the closed areas rather than seek an alternative route. Non-profit career fair
The CDC will hold a Community Service & Public Interest Conference and Career Fair today, from 2 pm to 8 pm in the Armory. This is for students interested in employment in the non-profit and public interest sectors after graduation.
The event will not only host several organizations in these areas, but will also offer workshops and presentations on making jobs in these areas work and living with a smaller paycheck.
Event organizers hope to see over fifty organizations in attendance, involving numerous different areas such as alternative fuels, conservation, housing, and health. Free lunch
A few years ago, Reverend Charlie Muller saw an article in a local newspaper describing how many children do not look forward to summer vacations because it means they do not get subsidized lunches, and thus many do not eat lunch. Since then, he and his parish have been delivering meals to over 350 children from the back of an ambulance.
But as of last Saturday, the organization has a brand new distribution center where children from ranging ages 2 to 17 can eat nutritious meals. It only took donations from 120 people to make this project a reality, at a cost of well over $100,000, with one anonymous gift of $20,000. The site of the cafeteria is an old abandoned garage that was renovated for over twelve times the purchase price.
In addition to their hours of feeding children from the ambulance, a handful of people spent 60 to 70 hours per week on fixing up the building. Children will be treated to meals that include real fruit juice, a meat product, and two vegetables. |
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