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Three years ago, the RPI Playhouse flooded. Its stages still remain empty.

Senate's Residential Life and Dining Committee "War on Mold" survey sparks a dialogue with the Institute's Administration Division on clean-ups, environmental health and safety, FIXX uncertainties, and campus planning.

Beginning February 2, the Student Senate opened Constitutional Elections on amendments to the Union Constitution to increase Fraternity and Sorority Life representation within the Senate and close loopholes to ensure the Grand Marshal or President of the Union is the winner of the popular vote.

The VCC reset sparked a campus-wide software shutdown: WiFi, LMS, SIS, and normal Public Safety phone lines affected. DotCIO working towards most systems resuming operations.

The Executive Board places three clubs on inactive status and changes “Union Partnered” back to “Union Affiliated.”

An amendment to NFSA allows athletic clubs to discriminate due to external groups' rules, and the Special Group for Club Classifications raises changes to club status and outlines probation.

Head of ECSE Dr. John Wen ’85G and Deborah Miele-Wen ’94 donate a substantial amount to the Robotics Club.

Senate continues discussion on concerns regarding the removal of the Women’s Leadership Scholarship and amends J-Board Bylaws.

Auxiliary, Parking and Transportation ramps up communications and costs; the Women’s Leadership Scholarship has been scrapped for prospective students.

Student Senate was particularly active at their last meeting, having gone dormstorming Freshman Hill.

RIT student Sadie Schreiner sued RPI following their decision to bar her from entry into the “Under the Lights” meet this past April.

The re-examining of J-Board Case 1122 led to a tense debate fueled by the importance of language, semantics, and legality. The meeting consisted of J-Board being called to question by the Senate and E-Board, while also being recorded by an external, professional film crew doing a piece on the Student Union.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

RPI’s Auxiliary Services, in conjunction with a Sodexo representative, met with the Residential Life and Dining Committee and the Student Government Communications Committee on Tuesday to discuss key changes to the dining halls coming up this year.

Discussed the changes coming with the renovations to the Student Union, W2SZ urges a call to action regarding the lifeline of their club—at the risk of losing their frequencies.

Web Technologies Group Chair Williams Chen presents an inquiry into upgrading the Rensselaer Union’s Club Management System and introduces several options to replace the current system.

The Poly recently sat down with President Schmidt to discuss a wide range of topics including deportations, staffing, enrollment, and more.

An inquiry committee has been formed to investigate the increasingly strained relationship between the RPI Players and the Union Executive Board. Also, RPI is seeking re-accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.