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Stanley Gee '71 in the Times Union this morning. Stanley Gee graduated from RPI in 1971with a Civil Engineering Degree. Naturally, he went on to work for the Federal HighwayAdministrationfor 25 years, and the Big Dig in Boston...

It was a heartbreaker. Last night, the RPI Engineers Men’s Hockey Team was narrowly defeated (3-2) by Brown University in the third game of a best-of-three series. ...

There’s no much going on, because it’s time to head home for Spring Break! If you happen to be staying, check out these two things! Of course, the Hockey Team begins their playoff season on Friday Night against Brown in the first of a best-of-three series. 7 PM in the Field House. Th...

This email is from last week, but notable nonetheless. The President’s new home will be built in the footprint of her current home in order to bypass zoning restrictions. It will be 9600 square feet, and work will begin in the spring. ...

National Science Foundation chairman Arden Bement Jr., President Shirley Ann Jackson, chairman of the Rensselaer Board of Trustees Samuel Heffner Jr. ’56 We have heard a few sources say that Samuel Heffner ‘56, Chariman of the Board of Trustees, will be retiring sometime this year. He...

This weekend marks the first weekend of post-season play for the ECAC Hockey League. RPI finished in fifth place (but they get the sixth seed since Saint Lawrence wins the tiebreaker), so the team will face 11th place Brown for a best-of-three series on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday...

It's gonna be one for the books. Mark your calendars everyone. On April 30th, one of the world’s most famous ex-engineering students will be gracing our campus. Gregg Gillis, better known as the mash-up artist Girl Talk will be up in the brand-spankin’ new ECAV with his laptop all set to go. Gi...

Puckman will be the center of attention this weekend. There are some great events coming up this weekend. Don’t miss Freakout! Let us know if we missed anything! ...

We wanted to catch up a little on what the housing lottery situation looks like, so we asked just a few questions of Residence Life. Tom Tarantelli responded, and the full text is below. RPInsider: We were curious about whether Blitman Commons filled after the last lottery...

RPI is getting rid of housing grants. In an email sent by Dr. Eddie Ade Knowles and Dr. Paul Marthers on Wednesday, the administration’s policy on these scholarships was clarified. The full text is below our analysis. ...

"Good fences make good neighbors" Most of you have probably seen this already, but in case you haven’t been to Freshman Hill lately, this is a photo of the new apartment which is attached to Hall Hall. ...

For those of you who like to spend your idle time lampooning the City of Troy for its crime rate: wait just a second! According to the City’s Facebook, crime in Troy was down 2.5% in 2009. Violent crime was down 11%, including a 19% drop in aggravated assault and 10.5% drop in rapes. ...

Another Times Union Headline for RPI The Times Union must have it out for RPI… or at least have their eye on us. Last week, I reported that RPI made headlines a couple of times. I figured the TU probably got their fill, but I guessed wrong! ...

An Olympic Weekend. It’s Valentine’s Day, too… but that comes EVERY year. This one is every OTHER year, so it gets the photo Fr...