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Senate operating under new order New director of CS appointed
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Campus News bulletin biased and irresponsible Editorial Notebook
Holiday cheer overtaken by aggravating personalities Top Hat
Focus of Senate shifts to projects Derby
Budget focuses on “core and critical” Independent Council
Pool tournament on Wednesday Letter to the Editor
Propaganda uncalled for Letter to the Editor
Tips on snow removal issue Letter to the Editor
Issues raised about SEIU
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Sheer Idiocy brings comedy to table Chicago razzle dazzles crowds Serve Troy in King’s name Golden Globes spread awards around Cellist sparks up theatre Doors’ big move away from sun Dave Barry
Barry conquers Virgin Islands’ trials Ben Folds’ concert holds on to old fans
Sports
Women’s basketball splits games in conference start Men, women’s indoor track and field host invitational Men’s hockey team unable to pull off win Disappointing start for Red Hawks “real season”
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Rensselaer in Brief
Commencement 2003
Planning has already begun for Commencement 2003, which will be held Saturday, May 17, at Harkness Field. Students who plan to participate in the ceremony must file degree applications at the office of Student Records and Financial Services on the first floor of the Troy Building. These applications are due by January 24.
Other important dates to keep in mind include Status Checks, on April 30 and May 1, and Graduation Rehearsal, on May 14. Phalanx nominations
Phalanx, RPI’s senior leadership society, is accepting nominations for a variety of honors, including the White Key Society and Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Nominations must be submitted before 4 pm on January 31 in the Office of the First Year Experience, located on the fourth floor of the Troy Building.
The White Key Society honors freshmen and sophomores here at RPI who exhibit leadership qualities and have made service contributions during their time here. Who’s Who is a national publication that features briefs on the country’s most distinguished juniors, seniors, and graduate students, outlining their academic and extracurricular achievements. Phalanx is also taking nominations for membership in their own organization, which honors juniors, seniors, and graduate students who have shown themselves to be remarkable in the areas of leadership, service, and devotion to the school. In addition, Honorary Phalanx honors RPI faculty and staff with over five years of service who exhibit the same qualities as those sought in students.
Nomination forms are available at http://www.union.rpi.edu/honor_nom_03.pdf. For more information, contact Phalanx’s current president, Jennifer Spear, at spearj@rpi.edu or Cynthia Smith, assistant dean of the Office of
the First Year Experience, at smithc@rpi.edu or x6864. Former chief honored
William P. Miller, who worked in the Troy Police Department for 35 years—20 of those as chief—succumbed to cancer last Wednesday. Several hundred friends, family, and citizens of Troy packed the Sacred Heart Church Saturday morning for his funeral, remembering a man described as a “friend and confidant … my boss, a mentor, a true leader” by Nick Kaiser, assistant chief of police.
Miller graduated from the FBI National Academy in 1984, and held many diplomas from various advanced law enforcement classes. But these were not the only decorations in his office. Unlike some officers, Miller was not afraid of adding personal touches to his job. In addition to the family pictures that filled the office, Miller was always sharing information about his wife and four children and what they were up to. Everyone described him as a dedicated husband and father.
Jan Johnson, who worked for Miller for 20 years, summed up everyone’s feelings: “He was a genuinely good person. I don’t think you’d ever meet anyone who thought differently about him.” Albany anti-war protest
Last Friday, before buses left from various points around the Capital Region to make their way towards an anti-war rally in D.C., hundreds of protesters held a candle light vigil in Albany to protest the seemingly impending war in Iraq.
Carrying signs with slogans such as “No Blood For Oil,” protesters remembered the efforts of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his policy of non-violence. They took strength from the memories of his efforts, and vowed to keep protesting until their voices are heard.
While all the protesters were united in opposition of a war, the vehemence of their protest varied greatly. While some said they would glady welcome back the soldiers who may fight in the war, others declared outrightly that they would not.
Arsonist pleads guilty
A Troy man who firebombed his ex-girlfriend’s house pled guilty to the act Wednesday. In pleading guilty, he will receive a lesser sentence than the life in prison he faced if convicted of premeditated arson. As it was, he pled to second-degree arson and now faces up to 15 years in prison.
Dale Meisner was identified as a suspect a week after a gasoline-filled beer bottle was tossed through Mary Jane Aidala’s home. The fire destroyed three apartments, but no one was injured.
A warrant was issued for Meisner’s arrest last March and he was finally found and arrested in August. Sentencing is set for March 12. Internet group protests
The activist internet group MoveOn.org visited the offices of over 400 local congressional offices yesterday as part of a protest to what they perceive as a rush to war by the Bush administration. The administration is currently attempting to put a February deadline on inspections in Iraq while the inspectors believe they won’t be done until the end of March. The protesters believe the US should just let the inspectors do their job.
The group, with over 600,000 members nationwide, sees no end to an armed conflict with Iraq other than catastrophe. In a recent television campaign sponsored by the group which ran in 13 American cities, a narrator spoke over images of an out-of-control war, saying “War with Iraq ... Maybe it will spread. Maybe extremists will take over countries with nuclear weapons.” Some worst-case scenarios drawn up by Pentagon analysts include the destablization of the entire region and possible use of weapons of mass destruction. |
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