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Vol. CXLIII No. 9
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On-Campus

Campus Event

RPI SWE hosts Exploring Engineering Day, teaching kids about engineering

BY AUDREY JOHNSON
On-Campus Event

Who’s freaking out? Fans on Big Red Freakout

BY THE POLY

Featured

Features

Onstage and behind the scenes of the ordinary life of The Living Tombstone

BY RILEY SOBEL

UPAC Concerts brought out the "Five Nights at Freddy’s band” this April.

GM Week 2026

Uncovering the mysteries of GM Week: 2026

BY ELENI DOUGHNEY
Photo Short Story

RPI players welcome the audience to the Renaissance in Something Rotten!

BY SOPHIA MENESES
Photo Short Story

The 2026 Winter Carnival

BY RYAN GIBEAU & DEVYN MARTIN

News Editor Ryan Gibeau ’26 documents his experience at the Winter Carnival this year.

Upcoming Events

Latest

On-Campus Event

Rensselaer Games Showcase changes the game

BY ELENI DOUGHNEY
On-Campus Event

Latino Heritage Month celebration fills McNeil Room with music and pride

BY SOPHIA MENESES & ANTHONY SANTIAGO

Photo Spotlight

Photo Spotlight

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Fashion meets engineering at this year’s BSA Fashion Show

Spotlight Stories

On-Campus Event

“Eco-Futurism” as modeled by the BSA Fashion Show

BY RILEY SOBEL

The Arts

Photo Short Story

RPI Players bring the audience on board with their performance of Murder on the Orient Express

BY SOMA PATRA
On-Campus Event

GZ Basement brings creativity to life with art market

BY ANISHA BISWAS

Collar City Column

On-Campus Event

UPAC Cinema hosts its fourth annual student film festival

BY ANISHA BISWAS
Interview

Thunder Mountain Curry returns to its roots, firing up new era

BY ANNA STUBBS

More in Features

On-Campus Event

Fashion meets engineering at this year’s BSA Fashion Show

BY ELENI DOUGHNEY & RILEY SOBEL
On-Campus Event

Battle of the Bands rocks the Union

BY ANISHA BISWAS
Features

Rock, blues and games

BY ANISHA BISWAS
On-Campus Event

Art-PI brings colorful art market to life

BY MARY O'BRIEN