From The Poly, September 13, 1989
Eddie Knowles, dean of students, recently spoke to freshmen at Student Orientation Continued about Institute policies for unlawful activity on campus.
Although Knowles is satisfied with the 60 percent reduction in campus thefts and the 30 percent reduction in false fire alarms, he wants "this campus to be more safe" and requests freshmen "to take these policies seriously from the start."
Knowles told the freshmen that anyone caught pulling a fire alarm will be fined $100 and will be forced to visit his office—no questions asked.
Emphasizing the Institute’s policy on penalties for theft of equipment, vandalism, and unauthorized entrance to a building, Knowles said, "If that happens, we’re going to play ‘Monopoly’: Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200. Go directly to jail."
From The Poly, September 9, 1993
All students currently living in on-campus housing will now have access this semester to voicemail, the latest feature of the campus phone system.
Despite initial concerns about the complexity of the voicemail system, the introduction of the feature into the RPI community has been very smooth so far.
Christopher Randolph, an ITS telecommunications analyst working with the voicemail project, said that bringing voicemail to Rensselaer is "almost like establishing a new computer network on campus."
With 2100 voicemail boxes already in use, fewer than 35 students have contacted the Telecommunications Office to report problems with the system, according to Randolph.
From The Poly, September 18, 1975
According to President of the Union Randy Fox, cable television will be in operation at the Rensselaer Union "definitely in time for hockey and basketball season" and possibly by next month.
The proposed contract between cable television provider Troy Newchannels and the Institute also permits Newchannels to run cables into campus dormitories—with the stipulation that it be done in a neat and efficient manner.
Because that would involve wiring the entire dormitory building at once, Newchannels indicated that 50 percent of the rooms in each dorm would have to want cable television in order to make the wiring economically feasible, according to Chuck Phelan, director of the Rensselaer Union.
From The Poly, September 13, 1978
Rensselaer’s computing capabilities have taken a "quantum leap" with the July installation of an IBM 3033 computer, according to James Moss, director of computing services.
Moss said that the new computer is 10 times more powerful in terms of processing ability than the old IBM 360/67 computer it replaced.
Rensselaer is currently waiting on bids from eight contractors to design plans for the transformation of the former chapel into a new computing center to house the IBM 3033 computer and its peripherals.
