In late June, an email was sent out to the Rensselaer students stating that, effective Fall 2024, the drop deadline for courses would be moved up from the eighth week of the semester to the secon...
http://poly.rpi.edu/news/2024/10/rpi-silent-over-new-drop-deadline/
Last week's tabled motion was to declare the “Rensselaer Union Elections Act” with regards to issues from the 2024 election season . This motion, however, was withdrawn by Graduate Senator a...
http://poly.rpi.edu/news/2024/10/senate-revisits-indictment-of-former-grand-marshal/
The Executive Board has established a special committee to determine the feasibility of both extending the Union’s hours and implementing a 24-hour Union. The special committee, which has been...
In their first official games of the season, RPI went toe-to-toe with Holy Cross in a double-header last weekend, September 27-28. Coming off of their impressive exhibition game triumph, the Engi...
http://poly.rpi.edu/sports/2024/10/engineers-earn-redemption-against-holy-cross/
Black Myth: Wukong was released by the Chinese game developer company Game Science, which has broken records and stolen hours from people around the world. It is a culturally significant masterpi...
http://poly.rpi.edu/opinion/2024/10/black-myth-wukong-stunning-art-piece-flawed-gameplay/
In the digital age, sometimes we need to remember the simple pleasure of reading a good book. The Polytechnic has you covered, as each staff member recommends one book they enjoyed reading and wa...
http://poly.rpi.edu/opinion/2024/10/what-is-the-poly-reading/
Rensselaer Women’s Hockey has big shoes to fill this season, having to replace several key players from last season, including goalkeeper Amanda Rampado. However, they have more than addressed ...
http://poly.rpi.edu/sports/2024/09/exhibition-highlights-rpi-talent-new-and-old-in-windsor-blowout/
The Senate brought a motion to push for a deadline to gather traffic safety data for the ongoing campus initiative. The goal is to improve the conditions of crosswalks on and adjacent to campus,...
http://poly.rpi.edu/news/2024/09/senate-pushes-ongoing-traffic-safety-initiative/
The African Student Association approached the Executive Board to reduce their membership dues from $15 to $10 a person annually. The club explained that the leadership had increased the dues tw...
http://poly.rpi.edu/news/2024/09/asa-motion-to-change-member-dues-fails/
This past Wednesday, Sarah Davachi performed an hour-long variation of Constants from her recent album, The Head As Form’d in the Crier’s Choir . Davachi earned her master’s degree in elect...
With fall creeping around the corner, it’s time to enjoy the best parts of the season: the fall-flavored food. Trader Joe’s is one of my favorite stores, offering the best seasonal snacks, gr...
http://poly.rpi.edu/opinion/2024/09/trader-joes-and-fall-why-its-the-perfect-combo/
Quarterback Jake Kazanowsky led Rensselaer to dismantle rival WPI 51-7 to retain the Transit Trophy for the fourth straight year this past Friday, September 20. Both RPI and WPI entered the game ...
http://poly.rpi.edu/sports/2024/09/rpi-tramples-wpi-to-transit-trophy-triumph-/
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following letter has not been edited to conform with Polytechnic style guidelines and does not necessarily represent the views of The Poly or its members. Dear RPI community,...
http://poly.rpi.edu/opinion/2024/09/why-i-filed-a-breach-of-contract-lawsuit-against-rpi/
Many people will argue that it is easy to be kind. Simple tasks like holding the door open for others, being polite, and treating strangers with respect aren’t hard and can become a habit over ...
http://poly.rpi.edu/opinion/2024/09/breaking-the-shackles-of-the-prisoners-dilemma-/
As part of Rensselaer’s Bicentennial Celebration, a two-day carnival was held on Anderson Field. The carnival opened with a speech from President Martin A. Schmidt ’81, who encouraged the cel...
RPI nailed home a 2-1 win over Keene State in a faceoff on Wednesday, September 11. Six yellow cards were given to both the Engineers and the Owls as the evenly matched teams battled. The fir...
http://poly.rpi.edu/sports/2024/09/high-tension-game-sees-engineers-soar-past-owls/
The Executive Board kicked off their meeting last Wednesday by approving an additional subsidy totaling $90,855 for outdoor lighting. The motion allocated $57,750 for lighting the courtyard trees...
http://poly.rpi.edu/news/2024/09/union-receives-light-subsidy-jordan-krishnayah-appointed/
In the first meeting of the semester, Graduate Senator Ria Massoni ’25G brought forward a motion on behalf of the Student Life Committee to reintroduce the Title IX and Bystander Intervention T...
RPI’s Engineers commanded both sides of the field in their game against the University of Mount Saint Vincent Dolphins on Sunday September 1, scoring three goals off sixteen shots while giving ...
http://poly.rpi.edu/sports/2024/09/-engineers-leave-dolphins-out-to-dry-/
EDITOR'S NOTE: This release was updated on April 30, 2024 at 9:11 pm. April 29th, 2024—Today the election Commission announced the conclusion of an investigation into the former Grand Marshal...
http://poly.rpi.edu/news/2024/04/press-release-elections-commission-gm-investigation/