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October 2025


Sports

Weekend Sports Roundup 10/23 - 10/25

By Moiz Steenhuis October 31, 2025

Accolades for football and field hockey, soccer, and ice hockey continue season.

On-Campus Event

Latino Heritage Month celebration fills McNeil Room with music and pride

By Sophia Meneses and Anthony Santiago October 22, 2025

Students gathered to celebrate the finale of Latino Heritage Month with music, dance, and traditional cuisine.

News

No Kings protests in Albany, Troy

By Riley Sobel October 22, 2025

As part of a nation-wide organizational effort, thousands took to the streets of the Capital Region in a demonstration of civil indignation.

Freshmen Elections

Class of 2029 Freshmen Elections results

By Nilay Kapadia October 22, 2025

The Class of 2029 elected Winston Hewitt to be their president and Athena Elvey to be their vice president.

Men'S Hockey

Eagles fly off with victory, Engineers remain winless

By Riley Sobel October 22, 2025

Against the highest-ranked opponent they’ll face this season, Rensselaer could not handle the pressure and lost 5-1.

On-Campus Event

Mid-Autumn Festivities with CASA, SASE, and HKSA

By Anisha Biswas October 22, 2025

RPI’s Asian cultural organization joined together to host a Mid-Autumn Festival celebration for all to enjoy.

Editorial Notebook

Water Thievery

By Kyle Pan October 17, 2025

Associate News Editor Kyle Pan ’29 recounts his experience with caffeine

Editorial Notebook

Arch isn’t that bad

By Anna Zuniga October 17, 2025

Photography Editor Anna Zuniga ’26 shares her opinion on the arch away semester.

Men'S Hockey

Rensselaer clawed by RedHawks in opening series sweep

By Moiz Steenhuis October 17, 2025

A collapse and a shutout to the Miami RedHawks spoil Eric Lang’s debut.

Men's Football

Engineers skin Bengals for victory

By Riley Sobel October 17, 2025

Rensselaer steamrolled Buffalo State for a 57-13 victory this Saturday. Both teams together scored a combined 53 points before the end of the first half.

The Arch

RPI to drop Arch summer semester requirement for Class of 2028 students and beyond

By Nilay Kapadia and Meher Randeria October 12, 2025

After six years, the Institute has changed its policy requiring students to take classes during the summer of their Sophomore year.

News

Dr. Hahn sheds light on CDC contract and autism research

By Meher Randeria October 9, 2025

A consolidation of the discussion surrounding the CDC contract awarded to RPI, where Dr. Juergen Hahn is the principal investigator of a project that will study the relationship between vaccines and ASD.

Interview

Transcript: Dr. Juergen Hahn interview

By Riley Sobel, Meher Randeria, and Ronan Hevenor October 9, 2025

The Polytechnic recently sat down with Dr. Juergen Hahn to discuss the recent CDC contract he was awarded to study the relationship between vaccines and autism.

Town Meeting

Best of times, worst of times: President Schmidt seeks to reassure during a time of upheaval

By Nilay Kapadia October 9, 2025

In his seventh Town Meeting, President Schmidt provided updates about the Institute.

Sports

Weekend Sports Roundup, Oct 3 - 5, 2025

By Moiz Steenhuis October 7, 2025
Rensselaer 36 - 10 Hobart Running back Kayden White rushed for two touchdowns, quarterback Anthony DeMatteo threw for 237 yards and a touchdown as the Engineers dismantled hosts Hobart College Statesman 36-10.
Women's Hockey

Engineers break hearts in loss to Sacred

By Riley Sobel October 6, 2025

An early goal from Engineer Juliette Thibault wasn’t enough to stop the Pioneers from taking home the home game.

Editorial Notebook

Silksong is finally here

By Matthew Treanor October 5, 2025

Editorial/Opinion Editor Matthew Treanor ’28 details the story leading up to the release of Hollow Knight: Silksong and what the game means to him.