Danlong Zhang

President Schmidt hosted his sixth town meeting at EMPAC on Friday where he discussed the situation in Washington, D.C. and the Institute’s goals regarding the finances and enrollment.

The RPI 2025 Winter Carnival, a time of merriment, delight, carnival games, and a great time for the students in attendance.

Out of the three proposed appointments to Executive Board positions, only one was confirmed. A motion to lower the Graduate Activity fee was brought forth but was tabled.

The Student Life Committee presented changes to the campus sign policy, and Alexander Lutsevich ’24G presented the “Grad Wiki,” a guide for graduate students. AAC and HSAC worked to communicate with the Provost and Sodexo to compromise on the add/drop deadline and meal plan pricing.

A traffic report was presented by Dominick Celeste ’25 on needed civil improvements to the RPI campus, and a new committee was made to investigate the strangely small class size of the Class of ’28.

A non-spoiler review of the videogame Black Myth: Wukong, discussing the major components of its design.

Features Editor Danlong Zhang ’27 summarizes and recommends his favorite books and movies for a long car or plane ride.

This year, Rensselaer has become the first university to hold an IBM Quantum System One. On April 5th, the ribbon cutting ceremony was held for the new system, which is located in the Voorhees Computing Center. After the official ceremony, attendees were able to go on tours led by the members of the Quantum Computing Club. The night before the unveiling ceremony, CBS News Correspondent David Pogue arrived at EMPAC to deliver a piece on the quick and frightening progress of AI.

Five candidates took the stage for the Grand Marshal Week debate moderated by Elections Committee Chairperson Timothy Miles ’24. The debate offered one last chance for the candidates to present themselves to the student body and share their opinions on various topics and issues.