More lawsuits filed
Last Wednesday, the Recording Industry Association of America announced that it had filed lawsuits against 745 more individuals, including users at 17 colleges and universities. Four of these users were on the RPI campus network. As with the previous rounds of lawsuits, targeted individuals were cited for alleged illegal distribution of copyrighted materials using i2hub.
Review of a contract with online music service provider Ruckus is still ongoing, though administration officials have indicated in recent days that it will likely be approved.
Director appointed
President Jackson announced this week that Michael Tentnowski, former executive director of the Physical Science Institute, has been appointed as director of the Rensselaer Incubator. Tentnowski, in his former role, had focused on entrepreneurship and development in Southern Mexico.
The incubator, located next to the Alumni House on Peoples Avenue, was conceived as one of the first university-based incubators in the country. Many successful business ventures have developed in the incubator, and more than one has successfully moved to the Tech Park.
Race turns sour
There is no love lost between the major candidates for Troy City Council from District 4. Councilman Bill Dunne is seeking a second term as the Democratic candidate, and former Councilman Bill Pascarell is seeking to return to a post he previously held. Pascarell has raised questions about Dunne’s forced leave from his post at the state Dormitory Authority, and Dunne is raising questions about a Pascarell flier indicating that he had obtained the endorsement of Troy police.
Dunne has denied any wrongdoing and said that his agreement to leave does not permit him to discuss the circumstances. Pascarell explained that he was indeed endorsed by the Troy Police Benevolent Association.
District 4 includes much of the area surrounding RPI. City elections will take place on Tuesday, November 8.
