Walkways widened
Following a mandate by the Troy Fire Department, RPI will be widening some of its pedestrian walkways to make them more accessible and easier to traverse for emergency vehicles. The project’s expected completion date is November 15.
Some closures are to be expected, but it is not anticipated that this will be a problem for many students; it will simply require students to walk around the closed areas rather than seek an alternative route.
Non-profit career fair
The CDC will hold a Community Service & Public Interest Conference and Career Fair today, from 2 pm to 8 pm in the Armory. This is for students interested in employment in the non-profit and public interest sectors after graduation.
The event will not only host several organizations in these areas, but will also offer workshops and presentations on making jobs in these areas work and living with a smaller paycheck.
Event organizers hope to see over fifty organizations in attendance, involving numerous different areas such as alternative fuels, conservation, housing, and health.
Free lunch
A few years ago, Reverend Charlie Muller saw an article in a local newspaper describing how many children do not look forward to summer vacations because it means they do not get subsidized lunches, and thus many do not eat lunch. Since then, he and his parish have been delivering meals to over 350 children from the back of an ambulance.
But as of last Saturday, the organization has a brand new distribution center where children from ranging ages 2 to 17 can eat nutritious meals. It only took donations from 120 people to make this project a reality, at a cost of well over $100,000, with one anonymous gift of $20,000. The site of the cafeteria is an old abandoned garage that was renovated for over twelve times the purchase price.
In addition to their hours of feeding children from the ambulance, a handful of people spent 60 to 70 hours per week on fixing up the building. Children will be treated to meals that include real fruit juice, a meat product, and two vegetables.
