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Library administration cite budget concerns as hours decrease

MIGUEL VAZQUEZ·6 DAYS AGO

Folsom Library Directors fielded questions about recent changes including a reduction in hours, the reorganization of library administration, and changes to the first floor study rooms.

Senate fails to fully rectify the unconstitutional UAR, freshman representatives confirmed to E-Board

MIGUEL VAZQUEZ

The Student Senate failed to amend the UAR committee to coincide with the Constitution of the Union, and confirmed the appointment of the Executive Board’s Class of 2030 representative as well as two Club and Organization representatives.

Assembling Rally Week, a work in progress

RILEY SOBEL

The week-long Rally Week event was marketed as the premiere of the biggest spirit celebration on campus. Reviews were mixed, but it garnered much attention.

Rensselaer Union Apology, RUVS

THE POLY

Grand Marshal Jordan Krishnayah '28 issues an apology on behalf of the Rensselaer Union for the issue with displaying legal names in the Rensselaer Union Voting System during Grand Marshal Week 2025.

School of Engineering introduces new Robotics Engineering Major

MATTHEW TREANOR

The Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering announced the approval of the new Robotics Engineering major by the New York State Education Department on August 26.

Navier-Stokes, Euler, and the AI priority question

MEHER RANDERIA

OpenAI announced on September 8 that an internal artificial intelligence model had resolved a version of the Navier–Stokes existence and smoothness problem, one of seven Clay Mathematics Institute Millennium Prize Problems. Mathematicians Dr. Tristan Buckmaster and Dr. Levent Alpöge had just solved a similar version of the problem and were in conversation with OpenAI.

Senate approves one motion and deadlocked on another in the first meeting of the fall semester

AUDREY JOHNSON & MIGUEL VAZQUEZ

At the first Student Senate meeting of the Fall 2026 semester, Griffin Oliver ’27 introduced two new amendments to the Senate bylaws, only one of which passed.

RPI’s IBM Quantum System One gets Nighthawk r1 chip

MEHER RANDERIA

Dr. Cameron Cogburn speaks about the IBM Quantum System One on campus, which recently upgraded to the new Nighthawk processor. The system reopened to the public on August 15.

Transcript: Dr. Cameron Cogburn interview

MEHER RANDERIA & DEMETRIOS SKORDAS

The Poly recently sat down with Dr. Cameron Cogburn to discuss RPI's IBM Quantum System and the Nighthawk r1 chip. The following is a transcript of the interview.

Judicial Board Member recalled at his own Chairperson confirmation hearing

ELENI DOUGHNEY & RONAN HEVENOR & MEHER RANDERIA

The 57th Student Senate called an emergency meeting to confirm Conner Wallace ’27 for Judicial Board Chairperson, but recalled him from J-Board instead.

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