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Volume CXXX, Number 28 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Serving The Members Of The RPI Community Since 1885

Elections continue april march

amidst controversy
ERICA SHERMAN
Senior Reporter
Although the Grand Marshal Final Election
was held last Thursday, several events have
occurred leading to the invalidation of the
race by the Rules and Elections committee.
At the time of publication, the election
resu ts, originally set to be announced last
Friday night at Relay for Life, have been
impounded pending a Judicial Board appeal
regarding RNE’s Decision 12, which cited
several reasons for nuffifying the election.
Decision 12 lists several violations that
occurred or were discovered on the day of
elections, April 22. Specifically, they detail
violations made by Ben Hunt ‘10 with regards
to incorrectly reporting finances, overspending
his budget, and campaigning. Hunt has
appealed the decision to the Judicial Board,
and more information regarding the violations
can be found on page three of this issue.
Judicial Board decisions can b appealed
to the Review Board, whose membership
includes students, faculty, and staff.
The Judicial Board will be hearing the
appeal on Thursday morning, and Judicial
Board Chair Michael Lind ‘10 anticipates
the results will be made available by the end
of Thursday or on Friday. In response to a
request from Hunt, Lind directed RNE to
impound theApril 22 GM electionballots and
to deliver a sealed copy of the unofficial vote
count to the Judicial Board Chairman to be
ke in confidence. Pending the outcome of
the appeal, RNE Chair Hans Khan ‘11 plans
on sending information regarding the elections
to the student community as soon as possible.
If the decision is not overturned, Khan
states that GM Final Election will then be
held as planned on Thesday and that the
results would be announced on Wednesday.
Additionally, the candidates would
have a budget o $150 for this extended
campaigning period, but Hunt’s postering
privileges would be removed based on the Ryan Baltazar/The Polytechnic
violations listed in Decision 12.
BROTHERS OF FLU WALK around the ‘86 Field in the 2010 Relay for Life on
GM Candidates Michael Zwack ‘11 and
Friday night Ninety-four teams participated in the 12 hour event, involving over
Ben Hunt revailed in the GM Primary
1,200 members of the RPI community who raised more than $81,500 for the
Election, which was held on April 15 American Cancer Society. The Relay schedule kept participants busy all night
following the Judicial Board’s decision to and included an Opening Celebration Ceremony & Survivor Lap, a performance
nullify the first GM primary that was held by the Rusty Pipes, and a Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament
on Monday, April 12. The Judicial Board FIJI is listed as the top fundraising team, with $4,937.30 collected. Alpha
had declared that Hunt was not in violation Gamma Delta raised the second highest amount with $4,190.00. Relay for Life
of the Honor Code, as reported in RNE’s began in 1985 when Dr. Gordy Klatt, a colorectal suiteon in Washington, ran
Violation II, and that integrity of the April and walked around a track for 24 hours to raise money for the American Cancer
12 Primary had been compromised. Society. This is the fifth year that RPI has hosted Relay for Life.

nickels ‘n’ dimes Lease revisions progress

Sara MeIiIdarVThe Polytechnic
BROTHERS OF THE OMICRON UPSILON CHAPTER OF
THE ALPHA Pill ALPHA FRATERN1TY, INC. SLEPT outside
of the Rensselaer Union for 77 hours, starting Sunday, April25
at 8 am and continuing through Wednesday, April 28 at 1 pm.
This is the 20th anniversary of the Annual Sleep Out for the
Homeless, which seeks to raise awareness for homelessness, The
brothers participating, Ricky Pbilatre ‘10, Matt Dixon ‘12, and
Ike Rodriguez ‘11, cannot go to their rooms to clean up or din
ing hails to eat, and are dependent on donations of food from
the RPI and Troy community. They are collecting donations
and supplies for Joseph’s House and Shelter in downtown Troy.
Commenting on the experience, Dixon stated, “We get similar
responses to the homeless most of the time we get ignored,
...
but somethnes we get help:’ Donations can be made online at
@unlo Ledu.
JUUA VAN CLEVE to trespass, remove the tenant, and remove the ten
Staff Reporter ant’s personal property from the premises. R. Martin
clarified that the original intent of that paragraph was
Over the past few months, Campus Habitat has to ensure that Campus Habitat could reclaim proper
worked with the Rensselaer Union to address alleged ties and find a new lessee if a tenant, with or without
New York State law violations found in the student notice, left for a prolonged period of time, and make
housing company’s lease by Student Legal Services. sure the original tenant isn’t held responsible for r~nt
They have recently made more revisions to the lease payments due during that period. Campus Habitat has
and are awaiting feedback. cooperated with Student Legal Services to address
A fax from Student Legal Services (Martin, Shudt, their concerns with Paragraph 20.
Wallace, DiLorenzo, & Johnson) which outlined the Other violations that were addressed included
violations was received on January 21 by Director charging the students for utility fees accrued from
of Community Relations Erin Crony. Student Legal common areas (Public Service Law section 52) and
Services explained that they reviewed the lease with asking tenants to waive their right to be notified of a
various members of the RPI community and felt the default in rent payments (three days notice is required
lease did not sufficiently protect the tenant and sugby law before the eviction process can begin).
gested that students not sign “unless drastic changes “We want to show the university that we are very
[had] been made?’ serious about having this type of relationship with
Since then, there has been at least one more revi residents in Troy. One that gives the residents tools
sion; after changes were made, the lease was much and us tools to have a great relationship throughout
improved, but problems were reported as still present.
the term of the lease,” explained R. Martin.
Campus Habitat and Student Legal Services are still It was also mentioned that Assistant Vice Prtsident
in the process of revising the lease. for Administration Paul Martin requested that Campus
Executive Vice President of Operations for Campus Habitat have all current tenants re-sign the new lease
Habitat Rob Martin stated that many of the comments once it has been finalized. He agreed to help Campus
referred to vague terminolQgy, which was used be- Habitat contact all residents regarding re-signing.
cause the lease was a national lease that was supposed R. Martin and Crony have been having monthly
to satisfy the laws of multiple states. meetings regarding this lease and will be having their
One of the main concerns mentioned in the fax had next meeting on May 1.
to do with Paragraph 20, “DefaultlLandlord’s Rem
edies?’ The lease had originally stated that the tenant Editor’s Note: Be sure to check back next week
by signing the lease, waived ins right of due process for more detailed information regarding the lease
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£ • news Wednesday, April ~8, 2b1b’ the pory

e ti©n ~nd1 tth© d

Wal-Mart faces massive dass action suit
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—A sharply divided federal appeals court on
Monday exposed Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to billions of dollars in legal
Dems push financial overhaul
damages when it ruled a massive class action lawsuit alleging gender WASHINGTON (AP)—Seizing
discrimination over pay for female workers can go to trial. on Americans’ anger at Wall Street,
In its 6-5 rifling, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said the Democrats are growing increasingly
world’s largest private employer will have to face charges that it pays confident they’ll be able to break
women less than men for the same jobs and that female employees through Republican opposition and
receive fewer promotions and have to wait longer for those promotions approve the most swee ing new
than male counterparts. controls on financial institutions
The retailer, based in Bentonville, Ark., has fiercely fought the since the Great Depression.
lawsuit since it was first flied by six women in federal court in San
The Democrats needed 60
Francisco in 2001, losing two previous rulings in the trial court and
votes Monday to proceed on the
again in the appeals court in 2007.
regulatory overhaul, and GOP
Wal-Mart successfully convinced the appeals court to revisit its 2007
leaders predicted Republicans
ruling made by a three-judge panel with a larger 11-judge panel, arguing
that women who allege discrimination should file individual lawsuits. would succeed in a blocking
effort. But that was just part of a
Israel halts east Jerusalem building legislative ballet keeping bipartisan
JERUSALEM (AP)__Israelts prime minister has effectively frozen talks alive.
new Jewish construction in east Jerusalem, municipal officials said Democrats believe that publi
Monday, reflecting the need to mend a serious rift with the U.S. and pressure and the scent of a Wall
get Mideast peace talks back on track. Street scandal have given them the
The move comes despite Benjamin Netanyahu’s repeated assertion upper han Republicans themselves
he would never halt construction in east Jerusalem and risks angering have taken up the Democrats’ Wall
Daniel Acker/Mcclatchy Tribune
hard-liners in his government. OnelawmakerfromNetanyahu’sLi)cud Street-bashing rhetoric and have
Party warned the governing coalition could collapse over the issue. PRESIDENT OBAMA SPEAKS about financial reform at Cooper
voiced hope that a bill will ultimately
Union in New York Cit~ Obama called on the financial industry to
Still, the defacto fleeze appeared to offer the promise ofreviving peace pass. In thatlight, thepath to final
efforts derailed after Israel announced plans for a major Jewish housing
drop-its efforts to fight his regulation plan, saying a failure to impose
approval seems clearer than it ever tougher rides on the market will put the US. economic system at risk.
development during a visit by Vice President Joe Biden last month. did during the contentious debate
That set off the worst diplomatic dispute between the U.S. and Israel over health care. a council to detect systemwide
in decades—and prompted the Palestinians to call off a new round of ‘Asfaraslcantell,theonlytbing
The financial overhaul bill is a financial threats and establish a Republicans stand for is standing
U.S.-brokered peace talks. priority of President Barack Obama consumer protection agency to together:’ he said.
and, after health care, its passage police lending. The legislation Richard Shelby, the top Republican
Court considers ban on violent video games would build on his legislative also would require investment on the Banking Committee, said
WASHINGTON (AP)—The Supreme Court will decide whether flee
successes—an important political derivatives, blamed for helping Monday before the vote, “Most
speech rights are more important than helping parents keep violent
consideration in an election year. precipitate the near-meltdown, to Republicans want a bill, but they
material away from children.
The House has already passed its be traded in open exchanges. want a substantive biW’
The justices agreed Monday to consider reinstating California’s
ban on the sale or rental of violent video games to minors, a law the version of new bank regulations. Senate Republicans have been The Alabama senator has been
Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco threw out last Less than an hour before the solidly opposed to the legislation so negotiating with committee chairman
year on grounds that it violated minors’ constitutional rights. scheduled vote, the White House far, but Democrats are determined Chris Dodd, D-Conn.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who signed the law in issued its official endorsement of the to force them to block the bill until Shelby aides said he wants to
2005, said he wps pleased the high court would review the appeals bill, saying Obama would oppose their unity cracks. tighten language that he believes
court decision. He said, ‘We have a responsibility to our kids and adding any loopholes. “I don’t think it’s a tenable political would give the Federal Reserve
our communities to protect against the effects of games that depict Both the House and Senate bills, position for the Republicans to be and the Federal Deposit Insurance
ultra-violent actions, just as we already do with movies:’ aimed at heading off any recurrence in:’ White House spokesman Robert Corp. too much flexibility to assist
However, thejudge who wrote the decision overturning the law said of the near collapse of the financial Gibbs said. large banks and their creditors.
at the time that there was no research showing a connection between -system in 2008, would create a Senate Majority Leader Harry Polls showthepublicis increasingly
violent video games and psychological harm to young people. mechanism for liquidating large Reid mocked the Republicans’ eager to slap restrictions on financial
finns that get into trouble, set up cohesion in the Senate. institutions.

Severe storms inflict

damage in Mississippi
YAZOO CIT’~ 7vliss. (AP)—Some Mississippi residents cracked jokes
Monday to keep from crying while they looked for salvageable items among

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the rubble left by severe storms that killed 12 people over the weekend.
State officials were tallying the cost of the damage so they could ask
for an emergency declaration from President Barack Obama, along with
federal funds to help clean up the mess. The latest figures Monday were
grim: In Missississippi alone, nearly 700 homes were damaged, 49 people
To be eligible for Commencement tickets, you must file your Degree injured, and 10 killed. Two others died in storms in Alabama.
Application at the Registrar’s Office, Academy Hall, 2000 Level. Nancy Luke stepped carefully through fallen cinderblocks, cracked
mirrors and a broken disco ball in what used to be the Yazoo City bar she
managed, Wendy’s On the Hill. The bar was in the center of the mile-wide
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
swath of destnrction.
STATUS CHEcIC Wednesday, May- 12, 2010 Luke said she and the owner, Wendy Douglas, have been joking with
Mueller Center, 2nd Fl. Classroom 9:00 a.rn. 7:00 p.rri. —
each other to fend off tears.
*Pick up your ~ohzmencement tickets hete! “She’s a neat freak. This is usually the cleanest bar in town, I tell
you;’ Luke said.
GRAUATE REHEARsAl. — Wednesday, May 26, 2010 Most of the bar was obliterated, but the office and the restrooms still
stood. Luke said she foun three rolls of toilet paper still stacked in a
East-Campus Arena, All Graduates l:OOp.m.
pyramid on a tray in the women’s room.
Co~n~Ncu~$~r CoaoQuy - Friday, May 28, 20’lO -
The tornado flung a blue metal trash container from outside the bar
three-miles away while dumping most of its contents next to the slab of
Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and
the building: Dozens of bmwn Bud Light and Miller Lite beer bottles,
Performing Arts Center Concert Hall 4:00 p.m. most of which were unbroken.
Miss. Gov. Haley Barbour was spending part of the day in
COMMENCEMENT 2010 — Saturday, May 29, 2010 neighborhoods of his nath’eYazoo City talking privately with residents.
East Campus Stadium, Rensselaer Campus, Troy, NY 10:30 a.m. “When you know everybody, it’s harder,” said Barbour, whose home
was undamaged in Saturday’s tornado.
Send all Commencement inquiries to commencement@rpi,ecju. The storm system began in Louisiana before cuffing a path some
150 miles long through Mississippi and continuing to Alabama. Storm
surveyors were wotking Monday to determine whether the damage was
Find out more about Commencement 2010. caused by a single tonia o or multiple twisters.
Visit the Commencement Web page at www.commencement.rpi.edu National Weather Service meteorologist Ed Agre sai tornado winds
and become a Fan on Facehook Rensselaer Commencement 2010.
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have been measured at 160 miles an hour along mudh of the path, with
some areas hit with even stronger winds. By comparison, the scale used
to measure hurricane intensity tops oftatj5 h.and above.
 the poI~t;
GM
Month
2010
April 9
The Poly Endorsement issue is
published. In response to the ques
tion, “What do you think were
this past year’s Grand Marshal’s
strengths and weaknesses? What GM CANDIDATES BEN HUNT ‘10 AND MICHAEL ZWACK ‘11 STRIVE for the coveted Top Hat, which RNE Chair Hans Khan ‘11
would you improve if you were holds tantalizingly out of their reach.
elected?” Ben Hunt ‘10 includes,
“Furthermore, I believe Zwack
often takes credit for projects he
did not devise or lead.” The Poly
does npt endorse a GM candidate.
April12
RNE issues violation 11, finding
Hunt in violation of the Honor Code
for making false claims against a
singular opponent, citing the quote
in the April 9 Poly Endorsement
issue. Hunt is prohibited from
campaigning.
Primarie~ are held for all posi
•tions requiring wprimary..
,,Judicial. Board announces.
Decision 2,. issuing a temporary
injunction against the sanctions
issuedrn Violition in. RNE must
not release the results of the GM
primary until further instruction
from the J-Board.
April 13
J-Board announces’Decision 3, nil
‘ing that Hunt was not in violation of
the Honor Code and that the April
12 GM primary is invalid.
April 14
RNE publishes Decision 8, stating
that the April 15 elections will be
a primary for the position of GM
and a final for all other positions.
April 15
GM primary is held again. Final
elections for all other positions
carry on asplanned.
April 18
After a triple hand recount, RNE
declares Zwack and Hunt the win
ners of the GM’Primary Election.
April 22
GM’Final Elections are held.
April 23
RNE releases Decision 12, nul
lifying the April 22 election. The
explanation is that Hunt’s viola
tions on the day of elections made
them unfair.
April 26
J:Board releases Decisions 4 and 5,
instructing RNE to deliver the April
22 results to the 3-Board chairman,
and deciding that Zwack should
remain GM until the conclusion of
elections, respectively.
April 29
Scheduled 3-Board hearing to de
cide Hunt’s appeal of Decision 12.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Hunt responds to final election violations
Grand Marshal Candidate Hunt disputes violations with RNE Chair Than
RNE violation
Hunt’s Candidate Expense Sheets did not ac
curately reflect his expenditures. Section IV of the
GM Week 2010 Elections Handbook states that,
“During the process of campaigning, a record of
all expenditures (including items received for free)
must be kept along with receipts for all items?’ On
the expense sheet submitted on April 10, Hunt
expensed 15 plots at $5.25 per plot for a total cost
$78.75. The DotCIO printer report shows 30 plots
printed between the beginning of elections and
April 9 for a total cost of $210.00.
Hunt was found to have spent more money on
his campaign than he was allotted. Section IV of
the GM Week 2010 Elections Handbook states
that “No candidate may exceed the following
limits: For the offices of Grand Marshal and
President of the Union: $300 is the maximum.”
Grand Marshal Candidates were granted an ex
tra 25 percent toward their spending limits per
Decision 10. Hunt was sanctioned 5 percent of
his expenditure limit per Violation 13, 10 percent
of his expenditure limit per Violation 17, and 5
percent of his expenditure limit per Violation 20.
His total expenditure limit as of April 22 was
$304.59. An audit of Hunt’s finances performed
by the Rules and Elections Committee discovered
expenditures in excess of $426.98. It is known
that Hunt has incurred additional expenses from
plotting beyond this, but due to limits of the
DotCIO printing system, this information was
unable to be obtained in a timely fashion.
Several students campaigning with Hunt were
found to have not completed a Candidate Assistant
Form. Section V of the GM Week 2010 Elections
Handbook states that “Candidates may only be as
sisted in campaign activities by activity fee-paying
RPI students. These students must complete a
Candidate Assistance Form that is signed by both
the candidate and the assistant?’ On April22, these
students were observed either helping prepare and
give out food, soliciting people for Hunt votes, or
yeffing out “Vote Ben Hunt for GM?’ This viola
tion was reported to Hunt around 1 pm and eight
candidate assistant forms were submitted later in
the afternoon.
Hunt was seen campalgning with a grill owned
by the Rensselaer Union and consuming propane
purchased by the Rensselaer Union. Section IV
of the GM Week 2010 Elections Handbook states Khan gave him permission to use the grill.
that “No candidate or party may be supported by
Union funds or supplies?’ Hunt later replenished Hunt says he turned off the grill until he was
the propane using his own finances. The use of the able to replace the propane.
grill was later permitted by RNE and its usage was
expensed by Hunt.
Several Hunt plots were found in the Rensselaer
Union on the day of elections. Section XI of the
GM Week 2010 Elections Handbook states that
“No campaigning or campaign material is allowed
in or on polling site buildings after 10 pm on the plots taped up sideways in the Union.
days before voting and voting itself?’ The plots
were found at approximately 4 pm and were found
in the East Lobby of the Rensselaer Union.
~‘an Baltazar/The P~ttechnic
Ben Hunt’s argument
1. Hunt argues that Khan approved the
expensing of only 15 plots due to posters al
legedly ripped down by Environmental and
Site Services or “begrudging students?’
2. Hunt states that he charged each plot cor
redly based on information on the Voorhees
Computing Center Help Desk website.
3. Hunt asserts that it is unreasonable for
RNE to assume all plots printed were for
campaigning. (“111 printed 150 plots, and only
used 10, putting the other 140 under my bed,
should J be expected to expense these?”)
1. Hunt argues that his budget cuts were
calculated incorrectly by RNE.
2. Additionally, he states that his expenses
were under budget for both the budget cal
culated by RNE and the one he calculated
himself.
3. Furthermore, Hunt believes that the
party finances available to candidate Michael
Zwack made RNE’s decision to “pick apart”
his budget “tedious and unfair?’ (Zwack’s
available party funds totaled $700, and his
personal funds were $210.)
1. Hunt cites a clause in the The
Rensselaer Handbook ofStudent Rights and
Responsibilities guaranteeing free speech,
and states that this defends many of the
students supporting him.
2. Hunt believes this violated a precedent
set by RNE by not punishing Zwack for
having a campaign e-mail forwarded by
unaffiliated students.
1. Hunt argues that, as stated in the violation,
2. After being warned about the propane,
Hunt admits that he accidentally left three
news • 3’
Hans Khan’s response
Khan states Violations 1 and 2 are the pri
mary reasons for invalidating the election.
1. Khan says that he only approved replacing
one poster without expensing the reprint, not 15.
2. According to Khan, Hunt incorrectly
expensed the plots as “draft” qualit~ while
the plots were actually “normal” quality.
3. Khan additionally states that Hunt said
only one plot was not used for campaigning.
1, 2. KLan stands by the claims made in
the original violation, and believes that the
calculations made by RNE were correct.
3. KLan says, “The role of the Rules and
Elections Committee [is] to pick apart all
actions deemed illegal by the GM Week 2010
Elections Handbook. The handbook deems
going over an expense limit as ifiegal, whereas
it does not deem pooling party resources to
gether to be illegal. It is as simple as that?’
1. Khan states that candidate assistant forms
allow RNE to protect the integrity of the elec
tion process by holding active campaigners to
the standards of the Honor Code.
2. In Decision 11, RNE ruled that no
candidate has been found in violation of
e-mail list abuse and that no candidate may
campaign on the basis that e-mail lists have
been abused. Any further reports of can
didates campaigning on that basis would
result in Honor Code violations.
1. While acknowledging that he allowed the
use of the grill, Khan argues that the grill’s ex
pense was grossly underestimated on Hunt’s.
expense sheet.
2. Khan states that the propane was replen
ished too late.
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4.ri&is Wednesdciy, ApnI 28, 2010

Brick resurfacing commences for CII wall

SARAHKATIE THOMAS
Senior Reporter
As of last week, areas around the Low Center for Industrial
Innovation have been blocked off for construction crews.
The work being done is Phase I of a four-year, $10 million —

project to replace the 60,000 square feet of white brick on -ci; — -~ —--—-~~

the exterior of the CII with a ventilated terracotta rainscreen.

The problem is not structural and the building has been, and
will continue to be, safe.
The CII building is cast-in-place-concrete, meaning it is a
robust structure of steel bolted onto concrete. According to
Director of Campus Planning and Facilities Design Bruce
unkel, “There have not been problems with that side of
things?’ Issues lie with the red and white brick of the veneer,
which thaw repeatedly during the winter, sometimes
many times in one day. The brick has deteriorated over
the years and Kunkel expects that it will only get worse.
Replacing the brick with a ventilated terracotta rainscreen
is a permanent fix, and in the meantime, netting has been
used to prevent chunks from falling.
Set up of Phase I will be completed by June 1, at which
point demolition of the existing brick will begin. Installation
will begin in early July, to be finished by December. Building
occupants will be affected by the construction, but will be kept
up-to-date on relevant information. On April 14, there was a
Sara MeIikiarVThe P*
TownMeeting to explainthe upcoming construction, and these
wilT continue on a regular basis until the project is complete. CONSTRUCTION ON THE CII BEGINS as — of a four-year project to replace the white brick façade~
Any questions can be directed to Building Coordinator Dave more energy efficient terracotta rainscreen. The new material has been used across Europe and will provh
King at 518-276-2938. building with the latest technology to prevent deterioration during the harsh winters in Thy.
A study of the problem began in 2007. It was decided
that the Institute needed an option which would last for The construction process requires that the parts ofthe building The panels allow air to flow freely, which does not citi
60 years, be low maintenance, and energy efficient. Many covered in whitebrickbe stripped to the concrete substrate and suction that would hold water to the building. They are de
options were considered before choosing the ventilated covered with a high quality air and weather membrane. This in a stackable pattern which drains 99 peitent of rain
terracotta rainscreen, including replacing the white brick spray-on product will stop airflow across the boundary, which The final appearance of the CII is still in flux, as color
with red brick, stone or metal panels, but these other options will decrease heating and cooling costs while still allowing not been chosen, but it will most likely be gray. In addi
were ultimately rejected because of cost, maintenance, moisture to equalize on either side. A layer of aluminum will be the panels, new aithitecture will be introduced, includin~
and energy performance issues. Despite being new to the placed between this membrane and the mineral wall insulation. detailing and sun shading. The project was planned w
United States, Arien Cartrette of architecture+ insists that, In total, this insulation will triple the amount of insulation that goal of making the building more energy efficient.
is currently used on the building, making the building moit While the project has been planned with the goal oft
“the system has already proved itself in Europe?’ One of the building more efficient, Kunkel said, “estimates for
multiple European suppliers was chosen over the only efficient It is also noncombustible for safety.
Finally, the terracotta panels will both eliminate the “freeze reduction are not available at this point, but the proje
American supplier due to various factors including color result in a much more energy efficient building?’
selection, technical support, and cost. thaw” problem and make the building aesthetically pleasing.

The Rensselaer community is invited to attend

the grand opening of the

Social Cognitive Networks Academic Research Center

Tuesday, May 4, 2010
SCNA C
OCIAL COGNITIVE NETWORKS
Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies
CADEMIC RESEARCH CENTER
Opening ceremony begins at 9:15 a.m.
With $16.75 million in funding with remarks from
from the Army Research
Laboratory CARL), Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute will launch
The Honorable Shirley Ann Jackson? Ph.D.
a new interdisciplinary research President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
center devoted to the study of
social and cognitive networks. The Honorable Paul D. Tonko
The Center for Social and U.S. House of RepresentativeS, 21st District of New York
Cognitive Networks is part of
the newly created Collaborative Brigadier General Harold J. Greene, Ph.D. (tentative)
Technolo~’ Alliance & the ARL, Senior Commander, U.S. Army, Natick Soldier Systems Center
which includes a total of four
nationwide centers focused on
different aspects of the emerg Boleslaw Szymanski, Ph.D.
ing field of network science. Center Director and the Claire and Roland Schmitt Distinguished Professor

Scientific sessions will include the following presentations:

“Social Qognitive Network Science,” “Network Science: A Decade and Beyond,” “Building a Nervous System
for Humanity,” and “Predicting the Behavior of Socio.technical Systems: A Network Approach”

For more information and to register to attend, please visit our Web site at: www.rpi.edu/research/arl

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‘the poly WednesdQy, April 28, 20’l 0 news • 5

INieit4 011 the Wire

Lazy Dog But don’t expect the girls to I
NAPERVILLE, ill. (AP)—Three wear matching dresses to go with
suburban Chicago firefighters their matching dates. Adrian and INFORNATXON PROVIDED BY
rescued a small dog that became Jerimiah will wear white, while PUBLIC SAFETY
trapped inside a mechanized Hannah and Josh will go to the ZNVESTIGNPOR TERRANCE BURNS
recliner chair by sawing the piece prom wearing black.
of furniture apart.
Eighty-seven-year-old owner Fire Hydrant Lunacy Wednesday, Anril 21 Friday. ADd! 23 • Peoples Ave.
Ken Makris says his terrier, SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. Fire Alarm: DPS notified by
Ebonyser, has nerve damage (AP)—A Riverside County man was Armory Sunset Terrace County 911 of fire on Peoples
following his Thursday night ordeal arrested for allegedly stealing dozens Criminal Larceny: Caller stated Patrol Investigation: Vehicle Avenue. lTD and TPD on scene
but that he is “coming along fine?’ of fire hydrants to sell for scrap. The that unknown person entered reported in ditch of E-Lot. for actual fire. Students threw
Firefighters who responded to an man, 45, was arrested Wednesday his vehicle while in parking lot. Investigation revealed subject hot coals out window, which
emergency call from the Sunrise of
and remained jailed on Friday. Bag of groceries and cell phone purposely drove vehic e off- ignited east side of house. TFD
Naperville assisted living center
Authorities in San Bernardino reported stolen. road and got stuck. Citation an National Grid agreed house
Thursday arrived to find a nurse’s
and Riverside counties say issued for moving violation. was habitable and students
aide hanging onto the chair to
relieve the pressure on the dog and
they suspect the man stole 45 Thursday. AorlI 22 could stay for the night.
allow it to breathe. Firefighter and hydrants. They believe he posed West Hall
paramedic Scott Bolda says the as a repainnan, shut off the water, •HallHall Patrol Investigation: Report Sunday AnrIl 25
chair’s electrical controls stopped unbolted the 80—100 pound Medical eport: Individual requested on stolen computer
working when Ebonyser become hydrants and hauled them away bumped knee on desk, bent from building. TPD and DPS • BARH
wedged inside. in broad daylight. down, hit head, and passed completed report. Alarm Activation: Intrusion
Makris says the 5-year-old pooch Authorities said they got a break out momentarily. Wanted to alarm activated in kitchen area.
is on painkillers but that he was when a water district employee in go to hospital for medical Saturday. Anril 24 Alarm caused by two students
able to go out for a walk Monday. San Bernardino became suspicious treatement. Transported to found on roof of BARN.
of a man in an orange safety vest Samaritan by RPIA. DOSO Blitman Residence Commons Subjects identified, trespassing
911 Taxi Service driving a white utility truck—the and Res Life notified. Underage Drinking: Security report completed.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) description witnesses gave for the reported intoxicated student.
Police in one Connecticut city have hydrant thief. Transported to Samaritan.
a warning for nightclub patrons:
Don’t call 911 for a ride home.
New Haven police say that’s what
28-year-old Quandria Bailey did, A I I~ A ~ I~ A •
calling the emergency line six times
to request a ride from a nightclub
back to her Meriden home.
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counts of misuse of the 911 system
early Sunday. She was released on
a $1,000 bond and is scheduled to • a
appear in court May 5.
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NEW YORK (AP)—Was it a
lovers’ quarrel or a stunt? A A ‘A
Jeff Ragsdale attracted media
attention this week after he planted
himself in a New York City park I • I
with a sign that said, “I was verbally
abusive. I’m sorry, Megan?’
He told The New York Times
he was trying to make up with
his 29-year-old girlfriend, Megan
Brady. Brady then told the
newspaper she was touched by his
willingness to humiliate himself.
But the newspaper said on its
City Room blog Saturday that it was
investigating whether the story was
5. a
fake, saying, ‘Ihere is considerable
evidence this is a hoax?’
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Ragsdale and Brady are both • S
actors, and Ragsdale’s MySpace
page contains video of him
appearing in persona on a number
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The Associated Press, both actors
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insisted they were teffing the truth.
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JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP)—A
pair of identical North Dakota twin
sisters are hoping to double their • I — I
fun at their high school prom. • — S

Adrian and Hannah Mclnnes

asked identical twins Josh and
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Jamestown High School.
The pairs met at the grocery store CO-TERMIAL DEGREE
where they all work. The girls say
they thought it would be cool to
INFO SESSION:
a
double-date with another set of April 28, 2010, 4-6 p.iii. a a
identical twins. Union 3502, Phalanx Room
The Dockter brothers, who ?~ I
skipped their prom in 2009, said yes.
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Advancement VP Senate benchmarks CLASS

well accomplished
a University, as well as a review of RPI. Major points of
,.tIa,~
Courtesy of Media Relations
INSTITUTE APPOINTS Brenda Wilson
Hale as VP for Institute Advancement
ERICA SHERMAN
Senior Reporter
President Shirley Ann Jackson
announced the appointment of the
new Vice President for Institute
Advancement Brenda Wilson-
Hale on Tuesday. Wilson-Hale
willbeginhertennonJuly 1.
In a press release regarding the
appointment, Jackson commented
on the breadth of Wilson-Hale’s
experience, stating that “for
more than two decades, she has
demonstrated strong leadership,
creativity, and tremendous business
acumen in helping to raise funds
and direct campaigns at a broad
spectrum of organizations.”
Currently serving the chief ex
ecutive officer of the Washington
State University Foundation and
vice president for university devel
opment, Wilson-Hale oversaw the
two most successful fundraising
years ever there, with about $250
million raised during the 2008 and
2009 fiscal years. She first joined
the WSU Foundation in 2007 as
the senior vice president She also
has served in several capacities at
theEliBroad School of Business at
Michigan State University, DePaul
University, Morehouse School of
Medicine, the National Black Arts
Festival, and other organizations.
Wilson-Hale will be respon
sible for directing the Institute’s
fundraising and alumni relations
activities. The Office of Institute
Advancement lists several ongoing
fundraising priorities and initia
tives on its website, which include
student and faculty support, the
Center for Biotechnology and
Interdisciplinary Studies, research,
athletics, and the Experimental
Media and Performing Arts Center.
The position has been vacant
since the previous VP for Institute
Advancement Robert Schlesinger
resigned in November 2009.
ERICA SHERMAN
Senior Reporter
students should be aware of how easy it is to g~
your voice heard in student government, and I would
encourage more student body participation in these type
Students met on Thursday to discuss the results of the of meetings.”
Clustered Learning, Advocacy, and Support for Students Students of varied backgrounds participated in thc
benchmarking study conducted by the Student Senate. trips to different colleges, including members of tin
Led by Grand Marshal Michael Zwack ‘11, the meeting Student Senate, Residence Life, the Interfraternity
covered findings from the benchmarking trip but also Council, and the Panhellenic Council.
included a discussion period to consider the results and All of the colleges visited have different residen~
how the RPI model can be improved. models, academic priorities, and student life challeng
The study included visits to the Massachusetts unique to their institution. The visits were funded b
Institute of Technology, Middlebury College, and Yale the Office of the President and visitation coordinatin
support was provided by Chief of Staff and Associ
comparison between the colleges were residence life, Vice President for Policy and Planning Laba
dining services, and various aspects of student life. Coblentz, Vice President for Student Life Eddie Ade
Zwack reflected that one of the key points discussed Knowles, and Director of the Career Developmen
was Residence Life, specifically finding a lottery Center and Acting Assistant Vice President for Stude
process that builds the community the CLASS initiative Life Tom Tarantelli.
seeks to create and providing programming services RPI 1W is currently in the process of compiling an
which allows students to create a culture without editing video footage of the meeting in addition to the
being limited by it. Additionally, Zwack mentioned material collected during the benchmarking trips tc
the importance of connecting and utilizing the different make a video summarizing the benchmarking stud3
resources available for advising students, such as and conclusions. Zwack anticipates presenting the fina
academic advisors, professors, and the greek dean. video and a report to President Shirley Ann Jackson it
Hannah DeLisle ‘10 participated in the meeting the upcoming week and will also share the flnding~
and enjoyed the opportunity to give feedback on the with the student body toward the end of the semesteit
benchmarldng results, stating that, “I think that more
Money crisis worsens in Greece
ATHENS (AP)—Europe’s share of the 45 billion euros rescue Markets have been skeptical tha
government debt crisis worsened by European government and the they can push through enough cuts
ominously Tuesday when International Monetary Fund is given political resistance, to pu
Greece’s credit rating was sending shudders through markets. their finances in order.
downgraded to junk status and Investors fear the money may Greek government spokesmai
Portugal’s debt was lowered on not reach Greece to enable it Giorgos Petalotis, speaking to A]
fears the trouble could spread. to avoid default by May 19, after news of downgrade, said, ‘lii
Stocks slid on the news. when 8.5 billion euros in bond shows that the problem is broadem
The Portuguese downgrade was payments come due. and concerns all the other countrie
a sign that the European Union’s Greek Finance Minister George and notjust Greece. As a country, w
fears of the debt crisis spreading Papaconstantinou said on Greek are doing everything necessary
beyond Greece—and further television that the country will overcome this difficult situation—
undermining the euro currency— “absolutely and without any doubt” we are taking the measures an
might be coming true. be able to service that debt. decisions that have been as ed c
For its part, Greece has already “Everyone now understands that us for some time now.”
admitted it can’t pay debts there is no more time for delay:’ Asked if the downgrade new
due shortly and reached for a he said, adding that there was no means bailout negotiations need
bailout. But the reluctance of the chance Greece would restructure its be speeded up, Petalotis answere
largest country using the euro— debt, a concept he called “outside “I think the need to them speed ui
Germany—to fund the largest every negotiation.” is something everyone can assess
“I am categorical on this point,” Portugal’s finance minister sal
Papaconstantinou said. the downgrade would only mal

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TMENT& I lower. On Wall Street, the Dow this decision will not help markets
Jones industhal average was down calm down, but will, on the contrar
272-7445 132.25 points, or 1.2 percent, at conthbute for their turbulence
11,072.78 around midday New Teixeira dos Santos said.
York time while the broader The spreading trouble threate
Standard & Poor’s 500 index more woes for the shared eu.
tumbled 18.17 points, or 1.5 currency, and raise the possibili
percent, at 1,193.34. of trouble spreading even furth
Greek and Portuguese shares to Spain, whose economy is f
were pounded, dowmj 6.7 percent larger than th4t of Greece
and 5.4 percent. The interest Portugal. Eurozone governmen
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Portuguese and benchmark levels from the global recessic
German 10-year bonds trading on would be hard pressed to flu
financial markets—a key indicator enough money to bail out Spa
o market skepticism—rose 57 if it comes to that.
basis points, or more than half The crisis has highlight.
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Elections dracr
0 on
After the decision by the Rules and Elections
Committee to invalidate Thursday’s Grand Marshal
election, the PoIy staff has heard many expressions
of outrage, confusion, or apathy from students. As
many have already observed, Grand Marshal Week
is dragging into Grand Marshal Month, and the
contentious violations cited by RNE have left many
students in a haze of bureaucracy they can’t quite
sort out. We recommend these students peruse the
GM Week 2010 Elections Handbook and the pages
of this paper, as well as ask questions of RNE Chair
Hans Khan and both candidates to help reach a
conclusion. We also hope students remain patient
and involved throughout the week, and remember to
vote in next Tuesday’s election (pending the results
of the Judicial Board hearing).
Most of all, The PoIy hopes supporters of both candi-
dates remain dvii. We’ve heard reports of one candidate
beingspitonandanotherbeingtoldtodieinafire.This
kind of antagonism is appalling, and we’re disgusted to
see RPI students behaving this way. The joint statement
from Ben Hunt’ 10 and Michael Zwack ‘11 on page 10
sets a more appropriate tone for the coming week, and
we hope other students follow their lead.
While members of the Editorial Board hold a diverse
set of opinions on the recent events, we are united a
few criticisms of RNE. Our main concern stems from
the decision to count the ballots before issuing Decision
12, which contained several violations by Hunt and
stated that the elections were nullified. A knowledge
of the outcome of the election should not sway RNE’s
decision as to whether the violations made the elections
unfair. Even if they claim the knowledge did not affect
them, it sends the wrong message to the voting body
that has already lost much faith in RNE’s impartiality.
In addition, The PoIy believes that the current
party system should be reviewed. While Zwack and
the Vector Party, to our knowledge, did not violate
anyfinancialrules, wefeelthattheabilitytopoolfi
nances from all candidates in his party gave Zwack an
unfair advantage. While Hunt had the ability to form
a party, it should not be necessary to do this to be on
equal footing in a democratic election. Additionally,
forming a political party appears to be much easier
for incumbents, who can more easily locate and
persuade students who are running or re-running for
student government positions. Given that political
parties do not typically represent a clear and coher
ent political agenda—for instance, the Vector Party
purports to “be the student’s party, as our agenda
will be calculated and graphed by the community of
students,” a vague goal that most if not all candidates
would agree to—they do not seem to be much more
than a campaigning technique.
We therefore hope that whoever wins this drawn-out
election will make it a priority to review the elections
process, paying particular attention to political parties
and the rules governing RNE.

Editorial Notebooks

Don’t lose hope in StuGov Excerpts: the people you love

I have a complaint to make. I was cheer Thesday worth selecting someone who is I. “I love you Max, but not in a gay way:’ 6. Kat often tells me about faraway places.
“No, you love me in a ‘ghay’ way, with She’s been practically everywhere, from
ily completing my Sunday night routine: right for the job?
browse reddit, check Facebook, make sure To the Rules and Elections Committee, an H.” random road trips across the United States to
“What does that even mean?” backpacking across Europe. I~ on the other
nothing new came up on reddit while I was first let me thank you for all you do. The
on Facebook, all with the higher purpose of time you dedicate every year is impressive, “It means ‘not gay.” hand, have never been on a plane.
procrastinating writing this article. But my and this year it is staggering. The rulebook “That’s retarded.” She tells me about not wanting to stay in
mindless time-wasting sites have been inifi exists for a reason. The rules level the “So is the word ‘phat.” one spot for too long, and the joys of trav
trated by thoughtful RPI students discussing playing field so that the candidate best fit 2. Josh wants to go on a romantic date with eling and learning about new places, new
the current GM month fiasco. How rude. for the job is elected, as opposed to the T.J. involving lobster dinner on the beach. people, new everything, and it all sounds so
All over the Internet, the dining candidate with the most resources Erica wants to get drunk and have exciting. But there’s a big part of
halls, and the Union, I am hearing or email contacts. When a candi “topless time” with Kelly. But me that doesn’t ever want to move;
date breaks a e, it is up to you krazy Kelly tells Ben that she “[has] instead, it wants to sit contently in
frustration about the never-ending
elections. Even after the prima to make sure any advantage he a crush on Chu7 and doesn’t know one spot for as long as possible.
gained is neutralized, as well as what to do about it, Sometimes I wonder why I ever
ries had to be repeated a size-
able portion of the student body to discourage future trespasses. At least, that’s what their e left home.
showed up at the polling sites, IDs Your role is indispensable to a mails/text messages/AiM logs tell 7. My Mom keeps my bedroom
fair election. There have been each other. untouched. I tell my family they can
and No. 2 pencils in ~hand. But
two mistakes this year. I will not 3. When I was in elementary use the room for something else, like
can we repeat the same turnout Michael a puppy (this would make my sisters
as elections spill into May? And Sarahkatie discuss Violation 11 here, as I school, my parents used to pack
more importantly, when a win Thomas think the issue has been handled. me lunch. Along with the ham Chu very happy). But she tells me she
ner is finally declared, can we — However, by counting the votes sandwich and Hi-C “orange lava- — E~a wants to keep it just the way it is for
come back from summer break before making Decision 12 (the burst” juice box, my Mom would me, “for whenever [11 return hom&’
with a clean slate? The only way student decision nullifying the April 22 elections) write love messages to me on napkins. They 8. My “other home” and “other family”
government is going to be a force for good you left the door open for speculation that would offer some words of encouragement at RPI are nutty.
on campus is if the Grand Marshal listens RNE is “Zwack-friendly7 If you had de for the day and end with “<3 MomT 9. BL—
4. I talk about Max. A lot. Even on the I miss you.
to students, and the only way he can listen cided that Hunt’s violations nullified the
phone, my Mom gives me a deep-throated —MC
is if the students, even the ones who didn’t election before anyone on the committee
knew who won (much less everyone), it “Ugh,” as if tired tç hear me constantly men 10. We carry our nutty love beyond these
vote for him, tallc to him.
let us all refocus on the issues. Candidates, would have been a more fair decision. I un tion my friend at RPI. My Mom jokes and ink-ridden pages.
let all the violations, decisions, and J-Board derstand that the logic could have been not calls me “Max-Not” because we’re physical Last month the Poty staff got so tired of
cases go. Don’t talk to me about them; don’t to hold another election if a person unhurt opposites: I am short. He is tall. Jam scrawny. me stealing their messaging devices that
even waste your energy thinlcing about them. by the many alleged violations won. There He is strong. I have brown eyes. He has blue they stuffed me in a recycling bin, taped the
Use whatever funds, friends, and energy you may be other reasonable explanations. But eyes. I have good eyes. He has glasses. lid shut, and sent me down the elevator to
have left to tell me your position on the issues. from here on out, be hyper-aware that ie 5. My sister recently got glasses. To be the basement of the Union.
honest, this was more surprising than when However, before they did that, they stole
I want to hear about CLASS, the smoking student body does not trust your impartial
ban, and the Sodexo unionization. A lot of ity, and play it on the safe side. We need she got her ears pierced. Both occurrences my cell phone and sent the following mes
students are wondering why they should vote you, and we need to be able to trust you. happened while I was away at college. sage to Grand Marshal Michael Zwack:
at all, much less for you. Please remind us. Thanks for sticking with GM Month Whenever I visit my home in Queens. I “Hey baby, meet me under the footbridge
Voters, don’t let the mistakes of a few 2010. RPI is a great community, and the feel like so much has changed: “Who’s the for some fun. Grr, baby, grrY
new mailman? What new gizmos did Dad 11. This is a placeholder fur all the people I
take away the voice of the entire student Grand Marshal is an important and his
body. The GM you elect will represent us torical part of this community. Let’s all get? When did we get that new toilet seat?” lovebutdidn’th~’ethespacetofltintothispiece.
for the next year. Isn’t 60 seconds of your remember this and finish strong. Time goes too fast. <3 Michael Chu

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Derby

New~~• PUgéts to work, meets with E-Board

Hello eveiyone;one of the uses of this Derbycolumn for Comedy was allowed to reallocate money toward its end applications, an amount that has continued to increase in
the next~year will be to inform readers onthe weekly activi of the year stand-up comedian. The need for reallocation recent years. Each applicant is interviewed by me, and the
ties of the Executive Board. I will also try to use arose because UPAC Comedy budgeted or majority of interviews are already complete. The next step
this medium of communication to plug Rensselaer eight comedians this year, but it decided to help is to look at the diversity of the candidates, mostly focusing
Union club events that might be coming up in the support GM Week’s College Humor Tour as its on class year, and previous experience in other clubs and
near future that would like an extra pushin getting eighth comedian. However, it still needed funds organizations. Each E-Board position has specific require
the word out. If you know of atournament, com for its actual final program, which is being held ments as to who can fill the placement. For instance, there
petition, show, performance, . - presentation,
, May 11 in the McNeil Room. Be sure to attend needs to be a class representative of each year including the
activity, or any event that is coming up soon, please for some comedic relief before finals. graduate student level. There are three club representatives
do not hesitate to e-mail me a description of said Although subject to change, this week’s F-Board and a “freebie” position (Member at Large). The remain
experience to pu@rpi.edu. meetings will consist of a proposal by the Black ing three positions consist of the Undergraduate Council
Let’s get back to the Executive Board, shall Students~ Alliance, with a side discussion from Representative, the Graduate Council Reprepresentative
we? First off, let me just advertise to everyone Mike the Archer Center for Student Leadership and and the Senate/F-Board Liaison. These last three posi
that the F-Board for the Union typically has Development on the operations of one of its many tions are appointed by their respective organizations, but
met, and will continue to meet, this semester Spitz leadership programs. The Quiz Bowl might also be I will recommend a small pool of candidates for each to
in Union 2424 (Patroon Room) from 8—10 pm Pieddeat of stopping by with some revisions to its constitution. choose from. The selection of next year’s F-Board will
die U.$~.
each Thursday. Last week the Executive Board If you have any interest in expressing your opinion boil down to 12 candidates, with the final step being the
met with Club Ice Hockey and UPAC Comedy. on or hearing about any of these topics please feel approval of each candidate by the Student Senate. It is my
Club Ice Hockey changed the name of their organization free to stop by the Patroon Room at 8 pm. hope that. I will have the candidates selected by the end
to RH ACHA Hockey in an effort to standardize its team In other news, the process of appointing next year’s of this weekend.
name with other competing teams in the league. UPAC Executive Board is well underway. I have received 34 Enjoy the rest of your week.

My View

Election nullification creates apathy, frustration

To the Editor:
This year has been the most
ridiculous example of a Grand
Marshal Week that I’ve had the
displeasure to witness. By now,
I’m sure everyone is aware of the
newest decision to be issued by the
Rules and Elections Committee
and has formed an opinion about
it. I am personally appalled at the
continuing disgrace of this entire
elections process at RPI. Avoiding
a statement of what I believe
about the violations against Ben
Hunt ‘10, I would like to com
ment instead on the result that this
decision will likely have and the
inequity that has been a part of this
whole process.
First of all, I wonder why this
decision was released only prior
to the election announcement.
Similar to Violation 11, which was
overturned by the Judicial Board,
the timing reeks of bias (whether
or not the decision actually was).
The results of this election were
apathetic, students want this elec
tion to be over with. I’m sure ev
eryone is sick of being bombarded
by posters proclaiming why you
should vote for each candidate
(though, since Hunt lost his ability
to poster, the campus will only be
covered with “Zwacktions”).
The main difference that will
result, however, between those
who are frustrated and those who
are apathetic is their likelihood to
vote in a fourth round of elections.
How many students do you know
that only vote to get their free mug?
Well, now that those mugs are gone
and students have lost faith in the
entire system, how many do you
think will still vote?
And thus, RH will still be left
with a compromised election as
it doesn’t accurately represent the
views of the entire student body;
only those personally invested in
the election for whatever reason
will vote and also recall who is a
member of a party with a decent-
could form a party, I think that
party politics in general have no
place on a college campus. When
you are trying to reach an entire
country in an election, it makes
sense—not so much for a campus
that spans a few blocks in a small
city. The system only encourages
the popularity vote, which I’m sure
we all hated in high school and
don’t like to see repeated.
A further problem with party
politics is that it leaves Zwack
very out-of-the-loop in terms of
campaigning. I have seen Charlie
Emala ‘10, gracjuate student
Andrew Armenia, and Corey
Stall ‘10 campaigning for him,
but rarely have I seen Zwack.
As a student leader, it is incred
ibly vital to interact with your
constituents. This was some
thing that has continually been
a complaint about Zwack and
yet I haven’t seen any improve
ments in his visibility over the
past few weeks. This is another
downfall of the party system as
the person students are actually
voting for isn’t readily able to
interact or field questions about
his platform; instead his party
is left to answer these questions
and campaign for him.
A fact many may have forgotten
is that until the election is decided,
Zwack remains our GM. Up until
very recently, Zwack had been
completely silent about the whole
ordeal, even though it has s ked
a great deal of discontent from his
constituents. Even in his Facebook
note, however, Zwack only ad
dressed the “recent negativity
among all of us’ rather than c~bble
in the actual election. It was a very
political-driven statement, which
I can’t blame him as he still must
conduct himself carefully, but I
wish it had been a more substan
tive note.
The only result from this election
will be a broken student govern
ment, from the Senate to RNE.
Also, regardless of who wins this
election, the new GM is going to
have a very tough task ahead of
him: making students believe that
Student Government can actually
be effective after all of this.
The extension of the election is
a vain attempt to create a “fair”
vote, which is honestly impossible
at this point. I would urge RNE to
release the results of this last vote
and sanction Hunt in some other
way for his violations. Please end
GM Month 2010.
Can Riverso ‘10
ClIME

known before this decision was
issued and thus this prompts me to
wonder: why bother counting the
votes if the violation was going to
be pursued anyway?
This decision has thrown the en
tire student body into either a state
of frustration or apathy—two ex
tremes that are not exactly condu
cive to running an effective student
government. Whether frustrated or
interfraternity Council
Greeks represent
at Relay For Life
JORDAN ALIEN
VP For Public Relations
Greeks filled the RPI track this
past Friday for the 2010 Relay
For Life. Tents scattered the field
as students traversed the track
throughout the night, all in the name
of cancer awareness and raising
money for research. Over 1,200
students formed 94 teams to par
ticipate in the nightlong event, with
about half of the participants being
greeks. Of the teams participating,
25 were fraternities and sororities.
MAY2
sized membership.
With that said, my next problem
is with party politics. This is not
specific to the Vector Party, but
with the party system in general.
There have been many questions
raised about the expenditure limit
for Hunt versus Michael Zwack
2-4 PM
‘11, which is different because
parties can pool their financial re
sources. While it is true that Hunt
EMPAC
CONCERT
HALL
FREE ADMISSION
BRASS QUINTET
$1,218.60. PhiGammaDeltaraised
more money than any other team,
with a total of $4,857. FIJI brother
SYMPHONIC RAND
Adam Gold single-handedly raised
$2,750 in his efforts to baffle can WOODWIND QUINTET
cer. Alpha Gamma Delta came in
second, with over $4,000 gathered.
Overall, almost $70,000 was raised,
PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
and the rain held off for the walkers
and runners on the track. Fun was
had by all, and the support for the
American Cancer Society was im
mense. Thanks to each and every
one of the volunteers and donators
who came out for making this year’s
N~ESBIIEDBYThI
AUtflI UP MIRU! AQQflPIATIPV
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My View

RNE Chair: Decisions are well thought out

The Rules and Elections Committee runs elections and
ensures fair and honest campaigning by all of the candidates.
This is as defined by the rules laid out in the GM Week 2010
Elections Handbook approved each year by the Student Senate.
During the election season, when a violation of the rules
is committed, the Committee generally has to act quickly
before the ruling has too much of an effect on the elections
process. Ultimately, our role is to make sure there are fair
elections. That is our most important objective: not equal
elections, but fair elections. Is it fair when a candidate is
not accurately reporting his finances? Is it fair when a can
didate goes over his finance limit? And I’m not just talking
about a couple of dollars. These two violations were the
most important in our decision to nullify the election, but
they werejust two out of five violations that we had to deal
with on the day of elections.
Many people have claimed that the Rules and Elections
Committee is partial to one candidate. However, I claim
that we are not partial to any candidate. The Rules and
Elections Committee is made up of representatives from
all aspects of student government. We have a nearly
complete Committee—we only lack a Graduate Council
Representative. Not everyone is from the Senate and not
everyone should be. Can the Rules and Elections Committee
become more diverse? Sure, but only with your help. So,
volunteer to be on the Committee.
Another complaint that the Rules and Elections Committee
has received is that our decisions have been made without
much thought. These complaints come from people who are
largely unfamiliar with our decision making process. First,
we decide on whether an action committed by a candidate
is in fact a violation. This is typically the easiest part of our
process, usually only taking 30 minutes to an hour to com
plete. Next, the Committee decides whether the violation has
affected thefairness of theelection. If the fairness hasn’tbeen
affected, we typically sanction a candidate with community
service hours. It is always on a case-by-case basis. If instead
we decide that the fairness of the election has been affected,
we need to further discuss our plan of action. In the case of
Decision 12, we had a debate and discussion for more than
six hours before coming to a consensus. So please, if you
have complaints, that’s fine, but don’t say we don’t think our
decisions through because thatis definitely not the case.
People have argued that voter turnout will not be as great
as it has been in the past elections. I can’t argue that and
I won’t. I will make every effort to make sure people are
infonned about their responsibilities to vote on Thesday.
I understand that people are tired of voting, but just think
about where the Committee is coming from. You guys just
have to fill in your KIN, bubble it in, open the flap, vote, and
return with your ID. The Committee has to poll-sit all day
and has to spend the night counting votes. If we didn’t feel
that it was important to have another election, we would not
have done that. So please come out to vote, it’s important
that you do. Finally, I would like to thank everyone who has
already voted during this long election season and hope that
you vote just one more time.
Hails Khan
cSYS ‘11

Our View

Hunt, Zwack comment on GM Month craziness
Students at RPI participate in a unique ex
perience through the Rensselaer Union, one
of the few entirely student-run unions in the
United States. Since the election of the first
Grand Marshal in 1865 and the formation of
the Student Union in 1890, the student body
has played a role in the scope and direction
of our campus community. Our impact as
leaders is only as strong as the support of
the entire student body.
We both would like to thank our family,
friends, and supporters that have been with
us throughout our campaigns. What origi
nally was GM Week has now turned into GM
Month a result certainly neither of us could
have predicted. We, however, have had plenty
of great experiences during this .process:
meeting more students, getting our Message
out there, and coming up with new ideas to
improve the student experience here at RPI.
During this election process, there has been
plenty of student involvement, but there re
cently have been pockets of negativity among
all of us. We understand you are stressed,
and we are too, for neither of us hoped for or
predicted extra weeks of this election season.
In light of recent events, we need to
recognize the importance of student gov
ernment as the cornerstone of our Union;
without it, we would be unable to manage
clubs and their budgets, self-legislate, or
generally organize improvement.
We urge shpporters on all si to s
respectful and understanding through this
process; please be patient as we move for
ward toward a fair process. We ask that all
students stay informed and actively partici
pate in the continuing election. Listen to the
facts and ask the questions you have; w&re
both willing to answer them.
After this is all over, we as a student
body must reunite to work together. Both
of us as candidates want to see a better
student government and a better student
experience in the coming year, but we
need all of your help and support. We each
bring our own ideas and unique platforms
for what to do next year, but we both can
agree that there need to be changes to the
election process to ensure an ultimately
fair and democratic process.
The role of Grand Marshal is difficult, but
we both welcome the challenge. Our goal
follows the mission statement of the Student
Senate: “We, as agents of change, will iden
tify student concerns, address significant
student issues, and work together with the
Institute and surrounding community to
enhance the Rensselaer experience of today
and tomorrow.”
Let us all move forward together to keep
improving the student experience at RPI.
Ben Hunt
STSS ‘10
Michael Zwack
MGMT ‘11

MECL Joe

Show app eciation for friends ‘no matter what’

ASAFOAKYE NYANTAKYE
Staff Columnist
As we grow older, people will con
stantly walk in and out of our lives.
The real good and tnie friendships are
the ones that help improve our qual
ity of living. We don’t always have
control over the people that walk into
our lives, but we do have control over
the friends that we choose to make. I
am not suggesting that siblings and
spouses can’t be friends. The friends
I will be discussing are those that
are unrelated and have no legal ties
with you. Thefriendslspeakof are
the people you encounter by chance
and who you forge strong connec
tions with. The dictionary defines
a Mend as “one attached to another
by affection or esteem?’ I like to call
this true friendship. However, for
more insight into the importance
o friendships, I looked to the great
philosopher Aristotle for his view
on the subject. In Book Vifi of his
Nicomachean Ethics, he states that
there are three types of friendships:
friendships of utility, friendships of
pleasure, and friendships of good.
A friendship of utility is a friend
ship where all parties benefit from
each other. Business partners and
classmate connections are two types
of utility friendships. Friendships
of pleasure are those where people
look to the company of others
because of the delight they excite.
Love affairs, clubs, and hobby
groups can all be considered plea
sure friendships. Lastly, friends of
good are friendships based on re
spect for one another, admiration for
each other’s merits, and the desire to
help each other. Friends of good are
friendships that are able to survive
the shakiest obstacles, the toughest
scandals, and the most frightening
arguments. Pleasure and utility
friendships are fragile, because once
the benefits of those friendships dis
appear, it becomes very difficult to
maintain them. For example, when
transitioning from high school to
college, some students notice that
they don’t talk with their former
friends as frequently.
It takes time and dedication in or
der to build friendships of good, but
they are the most rewarding of friend
ships. This is not to imply that plea
sure and utility friendships are not
beneficial as well. The main differ
enceisthe strength of thefliendships.
Good friendships are a source of.sup
port and comfort in times of despair,
assistance and guidance in times
of need, and protection and care in
times of adversity. Although our
homeboy Aristotle could not foresee
the effects of social networking sites
and other modern technologies on
friendshi ,his philosophy still rings
true. True good friends are priceless.
So, all in all, show some appreciation
to the friends that always support you
no matter what. As we mature into
established adults, appreciation for
having and being a true fiend will
become apparent

The Question:
What is your reaction to the Grand Marshal election being nullified?
Photos and Interviews by Sarah thdse and Sarahicatle Thomas

09~ won the resultingJ-Board case.

If the results had been released,
the Vector Partywould have won
the resulting i-Board case
It seemed Hunt was being
picked on too much by RNE,
but we have to know that the
Vector Party got very few viola
tions because they knew the
handbook pretty well.
Zach Cross Alex Nolet Bernard Kang Because Harts Khan is close
CsCI ‘10 ELEC ‘12 CHME ‘13 friends with some members ofthe
Vector Part~ç it causes suspicion.
“Atthis point, it’sjustsilly. I’ve 9 think people need to “Each side has its own There should have been some
chill out about it. It’s an standing and reasoning. I distance during the elections.
~st interest”
inconvenience to have think Decision 12 was the I think J-Board did a pretty
another election.” right decision. If Hunt were good job of being objective and
c2nntinnarI hø an’ un hnv~ checking the oower of RNE.”
 the pc’ly Wedn 5809, April 28, 2010 “ oØiOton •Th1

Hunt compares treatment of GM candidates

Editor’s Note: The following is a table created by Ben Hunt ‘10 comparing similar actions by both parties to the RATE decisions, along with commenta,y provided by Hunt.

Comparison of the way the Rules and Elections Committee has treated/punished Hunt vs. Zwaclg in this 2010 GM Week election cycle

Hunt Zwadc My comments:

Ben Hint ‘10 respectfully and factually responds

Honor Code Violiston to a question In The Fb4’ asking for the
and weaknesses oy the current GM.
~I!~2u.a (later overturned by Judicial Board
Dedsion 3): Hunt loses eli campaigning prwitges.
A Vector Party member posts on Facebook, “Ben
Hunt should dIe In a fire.”
~9~i1. VP member must write an apology letter
Conipletely lopsided punishment enforcement,
(which Hunt has not receh.ed yet) and complete three
Death threats are the worst and most egregious
hours of community service.
Honor Code violations possible in my opinion.

Postr,~n~ hp A “Hunt for GM” poster Is found in window let

ens t{hared striders5 Vector Party has eight posters found in the ~ S is ovwtsmned be De~s 2: ‘The Vector Sonneone unalltliased to me left a poster up In
Quad the night before elections. Y)cia~njR: Hunt’s budget deueases by 5 percent Rensselaer Union, two above their maximum of Party has sufficiently proved that the posters In excess hisft,er window and ‘get punished. Someone
were posted by someone unafflulated wiafflhleted with VP puts VP posters up, making VP
with the Vector Party.” “not responsible” for the message, A completely
Opposite enlbrceistentof same logic.

~J2. sectIon 3, Hunt isles violation of Section V Zwack is not found in violation of Section
rn,, Speech by Students at Hunts rinal Elections rallyyell Vote Michael Zwack ‘11 e.malis members of five V. ArtIcle?, of the Handboolc “Candidates may not
of the Handbook “Candidates may
.edlf,I,ererJ 3cudenc Ben H theypas,the rellyorhrngout~ only be assisted in campaign actMtles by Activity Fee- fraternities and sororities, asking for “good leave unsolicited voice-malls or place campaign Unregistered campaIgn assistant supporters of Zwaclt
SUpporter, brlefperlods words to be passed on so the house e-mail list’ material in campus mailboxes, a) A candidate may not can forward e-malls to lists (acknowledged end
paging RPI student. These students must complete a
These unregistered campaign assistants then send an e-mail message to a list not established for allowed by RitE) while lam punished for my
Candidate Assistance Porn, that is signed by both the
forward on a verbatim Zwack campaiging party purposes. c) Other e-maIl messages not explicitly unregistered campaign assistant supporters who yell
candidate and the assistant”
m.ssage to entire house list. mentioned above, suds as e-n,alls cawing complaInts, “Vote Ben Hunt” Mother opposite use of the same
can be deemed unsolicited by fiNE and will be subject bgt
to dlsdpllnary action,”

Ass unafittlated, unregistered supporter of Hunt

No tfiobtion: However Hails Than ‘11 e-malls me the
unatfillated, unregistered supporter or
civ,, fret speech potts the followingoes Facebook: ‘Zwack Is following: “Just got told about this post on your wall, I posts the following on Facebook: “VIolation 21
by insIfili,,srcI whack (and a cheater). Be., Hunt foroMI VOlE just made my day. Maybe this campus would be tlRY~latia: Hunt brought this to the attention or
would appreciate If you publicly repudiate It and RitE clearly does not sake death threats against
~ttidt’rscc VOlT VoTE.” a little better If certaIn people were to perish in RitE on April25 and RitE finally noted on AprIl 27 that
delete it fromyour wall. an ‘accidental’ fire .,“ Furthermor, a registered there was no violation, mess was no entail from Than candidates serlou4 I was e-matled and asked to
Thanks Ben, Harts (han RitE ChaiC remove the post my supporter made, while nothing
Vector Party member potts 3 minutes later asking for removal and the posts mu sit sip on
supporting the above post by saying ‘You’re my
of the sort was asked of those that appreciate and
Facetoolt (as of April23, 2So pm).
condone my death in a fIre.

My View

Students look for response to Sodexo petition

Thefollowing is an open letter to barricades. When community
President Shirley Ann Jackson. he had conveyed our message to that your administration, being a
members attempted to come
On April 15, we, the students onto campus to coordinate theft you. This confirmation has yet client, unequivocally reject any indication of our commitment to
to be received. Thus, we submit this cause.
of RN, hosted a rally to dem
support, which was taking,place this address asking that you pub efforts by Sodexo to subvert the
onstrate our solidarity with concurrenay on 15th Street, they workers’ rights to an open forum
the Sodexo employees on our licly recognize the community’s at our school. Our recent cover Laura Easterling
were met with open hostility by
campus. Knowing that Sodexo seôurity and administrative staff. interest in the Sodexo workers’ age in The Troy Record and The ENVS ‘12
has had 16 charges for unfair movemcnt. Further, we request Sodexo Employee
According to several students, the Polytechnic should serve as an
labor practices in eight states, Students!forworkems Rights
omnipresence of campus security ~.
and that current American labor and theadnlinistrafionw~.~g
law has often been insufficie~
datingand actedto dissuade them
to protect workers, we asked the from participating. We hope that
administration of RPI to publicly incidents (like what occurred on
Why Not Live Off Campus
acknowledge the workers’ rights April 15) will not happen again, Super Large 4 Bedroom Off Campus Apartment
to openly engage in the process and that, in the future, our local
of forming a union if they so
community.rnembers will bewel
choose. We demanded that this comed to.join in open discussion
$250/person/month
open forum be allowed to take on our cimpus. easy walk to campus e fully furnished
place in an atmosphere free • It has now been 13 days since
from intimidation by either your we presented the voice of over 600
4 very large bedrooms e brand new kitchen
administration or Sodexo. signatories (representing nearly
washer-dryer on premises
In our efforts to clearly demon one-tenth of the RPI student
strate the community’s interest in body), as well as that~of members
the Sodexo workers’ movement, of the City Council, to theflean of 229-6906 (anytime) or
we invited students, employees,
Students. lIe had promised to pro 276-2186 (before 5:00 pm)
alumni, and concerned com vide written confirmation when 377~9455 (after 7:00 pm)
munity members to our event.
We had intended to walk, as a
group, to the Troy Building to
deliver our message to you in
person. However, approximately
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SSTF celebrates Earth Day, sets future goal

ZUZANNA NAUMOWICZ make the campus greener. The goal is to
Senior Reporter become “more efficient as a household,”
and Luczak also mentioned that about 50
On Earth Day (Thursday, April 22), the percent of the fraternities are on recycling
RPI Student Sustainability Task Force programs and each house is coming up
hosted the Rensselaer Sustainability View with more elaborate innovations. One
Point. Updates on the past year’s “green” example is Delta Tau Delta, who is going
accomplishments_accompallled by a Terra to install a solar array on its house. On
Café dinner—brought together students, May 10, the program will be holding its
faculty, staff, and alumni to the second floor first event, Green Greek Workshop, at the
of Russell Sage Dining Hail. Heffner Alumni House. All the endeavors
President of SSTF Anasha Cummings ‘12 by the greek system are going toward At’
opened the event by congratulating Rensselaer making the campus more sustainable one
forbeingone of Princeton Review’s 286 green house at a time.
colleges. This achievement is thanks to all the Class of 2010 President and Class Gift Co
sustainability efforts on campus, especially Chair Sam Punshon-Smith ‘10 spoke about
this past year. the greeü roof for the Rensselaer Union. The
One of the main green ideas is the rede original idea for the green roof is credited to
sign of the ‘86 Field. Project Manager for Kyle Madison ‘11, who suggested it to Ben
the Campus Planning & Facilities Design Hunt ‘10, who in turn brought it to the atten
Department Barbara Nelson said that the tion of the 2010 Class Council. The green roof
renovated field would be a “landmark will be multi-purpose, serving a functional Ryan Battazar/The Pt1j4
opportunity to make a statement of com purpose while being “plant-based to absorb RPI FORMULA IIYBRU) PROMISES to be a sustainable solution for auto n
mitment of Rensselaer for environment?’ water and sunlight” as well as “aesthetically The team spoke about its car as part of the SSTF’s Earth Day event
The concept is to make use of the field pleasing” said Smith. Green benefits of this
that the East Campus Athletic Village re gift are that it is low maintenance, reduces is working with Terra Café to learn differ variable transmission, regenerative br
placed. The general consensus is to utilize carbon dibxide and nitrogen oxides in the ent cultivation methods, and in the future and lithium-ion battery packs with the i
the space as a central point on campus. It air, reduces the temperature drastically, and is hoping to work with the Capital District mind to “strive to focus on efficiency
would be a place for people to meet, share doubles the lifespan of the roof. Community Gardens to utilize “their exper Kessler. The car was presented on M
ideas with each other, and possibly even Fanner’s Market organizer Beverly Bendix April26 in the Jonsson Engineering (
‘10 spoke of SSTh’s market plan going into tise and have Troy community interaction:’
have class outside. said Dan Corda ‘10, SSTF secretary. The and it looks very promising for a
The next update was from RPI Engineers action. Starting July 1, the Union will be outcome in the upcoming competitio:
hosting aThrmer’s market on Thursdays from greenhouses will be open on Wednesdays
for a Sustainable World about theft Haiti from 11 am—l pm. Other green ideas floating around c
Classroom program. A group of students 10 am—2 pm. With the basic foods of bread, are a bike share, the current “Face the’
cheese, fruit, and vegetables covered, the RH Formula Hybrid is contributing to
made a trip to Haiti in January, where the green efforts by designing and building campaign, and Rensselaer Energy D
they worked on building a classroom and market will consist of six vendors to start1 which is already in effect in Nasor
a hybrid racing car. With newly gained
installing a 2.4 kilowatt solar system to out. The attempt of the market is to “enhance support from RN, the team will enter a In the spirit of sustainability with al
power about a dozen computers that RPI and bring a whole new aspect to campus competition in two weeks that “focuses successful programs and the bright id
donated to the effort. community:’ said Bendix. the future, hopefully students, facul
Greenhouses are also in the works to help on the sustainability of the car:’ according
Kevin Luczak ‘12, vice chairman of to Michael Kessler ‘12, brake team lead. alumni alike will continue in their v
the Green Greeks Program, shared details the campus become greener. A chartered paint RH green.
organization, the Greenhouse Committee, The “green” car consists of a continuously
on how the greek community is helping

This Old Troy

Roads develop from muddy, hole-ridden me with passengers inside like kernels popping on a hot
by far the smoothest road that could be built. Horses could
JOHN NERRICH Looking back, we have little idea ofjust how awful ma~
pull 10 times the tonnage on rail than they could on dirt.
Staff Columnist In 1830, Peter Cooper cobbled up a pint-sized loco, called
People referred to two seasons: winter and the mud
On dirt roads, low spots and ruts collected water. Hors4
the “Tom Thumb,” to demonstrate steam’s practicality. He
New York State’s Erie Canal was so successful, it even vehicles had~narrow rims that cut deepest in these sof~
then invited B&O officials on a test run. At the time, lead
diverted traffic away from the distant port of Baltimore, areas, a positive feedback loop that magnified uneve
ing scientists argued whether humans could survive speeds
Md. Yet the rugged Alleghenies there precluded a compet Hand-felled logs placed side-by-side, perpendicul.
in excess of 12 mph. When the train reached 18 mph, the
ing canal. In 827, merchants organized the Baltimore & traffic, was called a “corduroy road?’ Riding on thi
astonished officials felt it necessary to take out notebooks
Ohio Railroad, one of the earliest rail lines. To them, a be like jostling over never-ending speed bumps. And
to write down complete sentences. This was to prove to
“rail road” simply meant the type of roadway, like “dirt considered so much smoother as to justify the high
themselves later that they really had been coherent.
road” or “paved road?’ In 1816, Scottish engineer John Loudon McAda
Quaint as that may seem today, early scientists probably had
Horses were the B&O’s intended motive power. Before ied using gravel to cover roads. He realized the
in the beck of their minds a runaway speeding stage coach,
20th century heavy earth-moving equipment, a railroad was stones worked their way down, leaving the bigge~
on top. Thus, the surface became as lumpy as th
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stones all the same size. Workmen were instructed
stones bigger than what would fit in their mouth!
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Highway innovations ceased, and macadam, the nat
to the mad building technique, was laid the same. Bi.
streets got paved with brick or stone blocks. By the 19:
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the loose stones. Highway crews began spraying oi
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that was cheap enough was a petroleum industry by~
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“macadam?’ English called it “tarred macadam,”
for short. American fighter pilots during WWII u&
airstrips and the pilots brought home the term “tar
generally limited for paved areas at an airport.
And planes certainly go a lot faster than 12 mp.

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Courtesy of the Rensselaer Model Railroad Society Nehrich ‘72 of the Rensselaer Model Railroad 5
the Editorial Board to discuss the history of Tray,
BEFORE THE DAYS OF CEMENT AND TARMAC, CARS HAD TO STRUGGLE riding and walking on paths that the surrounding area.
were designed for horses and carriages- It was not until the mid 1920s that driving roads would see improvements.
the poiy Wednesday, April 28, 2010 features • 13

Bistro provides great cuisine and atmosphere

CARA RIVERSO I was amazed at the sheer volume sun-dried tomatoes in a creamy they can ensure every aspect of dish (or even just ~ good sauce).
Senior Reviewer of food that Katrinella’s managed pink vodka sauce. The ravioli the meal is done to perfection, For the quality of the food, the
to fit on the plate. The eggplant themselves were huge and very which it was. Overall, I think this $20 prix-fixe menu is a steal and
Being from a pasta-loving Italian was rolled with ricotta cheese, good. Although he didn’t enjoy is one of the best restaurants that you really can’t beat it for a date
family, I pride myself on knowing spinach, broccoli, and roasted red the large amount of mushrooms, I’ve been to in the Capital Region night. Trust me guys, your date
good Italian food when I taste it. peppers, then topped with moz he found that the sundried to and would recommend it to will be swooning over you after
Though there is a large number zarella cheese and baked in their matoes were notably good. The anyone in need of a good Italian a meal at Katrinella’s!
of Italian res marinara sauce. vodka sauce was easily the best
taurants around KAT P IN E LLA’ S
It was absolute part of the dish for him, and he
the Albany area, ly scrumptious found the dish to be the perfect
I believe that BIJTRO and had a won portion size, polishing off the
I have found derful flavor whole thing (minus the mush
a gem with
Katrinella’s “‘It’,’,’ that remind rooms which took up a good
ed me of my chunk of the bowl).
Bistro located on
Madison Avenue
in Albany.
Although the
‘In,’”” 123 MADISON AVENUE
mom’s cook

The
Finally, dessert was a tuxedo
ing, only better mousse cake for me and a triple
(sorry, Mom!). chocolate cake for my boyfriend.
part that Though the portions looked small
bistro doesn’t ALBANY, NY 12202 always kills at first glance, I realized it was the
look like any “Italian” food perfect size within the first two
thing special 1 0 OUT OF 1 0 for me is the bites since the cake was so rich and
from the out underwhelm dense. I’m not one for really sweet
side, my mind was instantly ing marinara, but Katrinella’s had chocolates, so the tuxedo cake
changed when I walked through a full and hearty flavor to theirs was absolutely perfect. Offering a
the door. Upon descending the without being too heavy; it was darker chocolate, it was absolutely
steps, you are greeted by a won perfection, really. I was only able delicious and left me completely
derful aroma of an Italian kitch to finish about half of the dinner satisfied with the meal. Since my
en, which reassured me that this so that I could save room for des boyfriend has a sweet tooth, he
place was legit. sert (and the carry-out box still thoroughly enjoyed his choice of
The dining room is incredibly weighed about a pound!). the triple chocolate cake, which Courtesy of Icatilnella’s Bistro
charming and fairly small, able The lobster ravioli that my was a little sweet for my taste. KATRINELLA’S BISTRO HOUSES a small dining room that holds 15
to seat about 15 people. From the boyfriend ordered was sautéed It seems that the owners strive guests. The small setting adds a cozy atmosphere for restaurant goers.
nice table settings to the nice floral with mushrooms, broccoli, and for the small atmosphere so that
chairs, you can tell that the owners
pay close attention to detail. The
place was opened up in early 2009
by couple Katrina (waitress) and
Joe (chef) Rogers. who run the res
OUR MASTER’S GRADS
taurant with only one other waiter
and dishwashet The bistro offers a C ANGE THE WORLD.
relatively quiet setting that is ideal
for dates or a small get-together
with friends. The dining room was BUT FIRST, THEY SEE it
almost full for Saturday evening
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without being cramped—a quality
that few Italian places ever offer.
In short: an A+ for atmosphere.
So, now for my favorite part of the
bistro: the food. Katrinella’s touts
that its cooldng always gets a touch
of love, and I believe this is true.
Lathe style of a bistro, Katrinella’s
has a smaller menu; however,
it offers a variety of options for
vegetarians and carnivores alike.
My boyfriend and J both opted for
the bistro’s “Tour of Italy” special,
which is a three-course meal for
only $20. The other dinner entrées
range in price from $9—i 9 with
most dishes falling at about $15—
just about what you’d pay to go to
any chain restaurant.
For appetizers, I chose a tomato,
basil, and fresh mozzarella plat
ter, while my boyfriend went for
shrimp cocktail. The dishes were
beautifully presented, with the
shrimp each split and curled back
to give the appearance that we
were at one of those ridiculously
priced restaurants (a true treat for
a college student on a budget),
and the fresh mozzarella and to
mato stacks were decorated with
shreds of basil. The mozzarella and
tomato plate was absolutely deli
cious, especially with a touch of
balsamic vinegar on top. Though ATTENTION RENSSELAER STUDENTS
my boyfriend is usually skeptical
about cocktail sauce, he found that P INFO SESSION: April 28, 2010, 4-6 p.m., Union 3502, Phalanx Room
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For entrées, I went for their
gt.iffe4l euonliint while. my boy-
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Sustainability
Conserve electricity, Rensselyrics dazzle
unplug unused items with spring display
ERIN HANSEN
Staff Columnist
EcoHail Challenge is already half-way
over! Congratulations to the residence halls
who have reduced their energy footprint and
shown that they can make a difference by
unplugging those unused electronics and
turning off that one more light. Speaking
of electronics
This week, Hey Red! Go Green is fo
cusing on energy conservation. America
is one of the largest energy users on the
planet—only 5 percent of the world’s
population uses 25 percent of the world’s
energy. And much of it we don’t even know
we are consuming!
Look around your room and think about
what’s using electricity; you’ll probably
see a refrigerator, a television, a ccli phone
charger, and a couple of lights. Maybe
you have alarm clocks, or sound or game
systems. It may seem trivial to turn off
the lights or television when you leave the
room, but how many of those appliance
do you unplug when you leave? Many
electronics will continue using electricity
even though they are turned off—the typi
cal plug-in cell phone charger can thaw up
to 20-times more energy than is stored in
the battery, even when the cell phone is
not plugged in. Unplugging these devices
when you’re not using them can severely
decrease your energy usage!
What about your laptop? 40 percent
of the energy your laptop will use in its
lifetime will be consumed when it is in
“stand-by” mode. Instead of setting your
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down when you are ot using it. Now look
up into the sky—even when it’s covered
by clouds, the sun provides an amazing
energy and light source. So turn off the
lights and open the blinds and study in
the natural light. Enjoy the sunshine! And
when it gets too hot? Open the window
and use the natural cooling the winds
provide instead of turning on your fan or
air conditioner.
Remember three important words: turn
it off. Don’t leave the video game on pause
or the computer in sleep mode. Those
electronics are still using energy, even
when you aren’t using them. Make it easy:
simply plug them into power strips and turn
the power strips off when you’re not using
the electronics.
Did you know: If everyone in the United
States changed out just one light to one that
is a Compact Florescent Bulb we would
save enough energy to light 7 million
homes and prevent greenhouse gas emis
sions equivalent to 1 million cars. Imagine
if that change started on RPI’s campus.
Imagine what one room, one residence hail,
one campus can do to save the planet. Why
can’t that change start with you? Why not
change the Earth?
Editor’s Note: “Sustainability” is
a column granted to the Student
Sustainability Task Force by the
Editorial Board to discuss issues of
sustainability on the Rensselaer campus
and around the nation.
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MICHAEL CHU
Senior Reporter
I really don’t like writing about perfor
mances that already occurred. I question
the purpose of such an article—what can
the reader get out of a review if the show
already happened? But I guess the purpose
of these post-performance articles is to
give credit to the people who put their time
and effort into producing something so
great and enjoyable, and that’s something
that needs to be said for the Rensselyrics
and the other a cappella groups for their
show last Saturday.
The first visiting group, Some Like it
Hot from SUNY Fredonia, added a lot
of flair to the night. The all-female a
cappella group sang a variety of excit
ing songs, including “Shoop” by Salt n’
Pepper, “Heaven:’ by Melinda Carlyle,
and “I Will Survive,” by Gloria Reiner.
However, the group really shined with
their “90s Medley,” which featured a
variety of love songs all spliced together,
with all the soloists being spot-on with
their parts. I had never listened to an
all-female a cappella group before (as
one doesn’t exist at RPI), so this was
an exciting change from the all-male or
mixed-gender groups at our schOol.
The second Visiting group also provid
ed RPI with a unique singing experience.
The Racing City Chorus of Saratoga
Springs provided a lot of charm and cute
ness to the night. (I use the word “cute” in
the old-person sense, because the group
was com sed of just that; delightfully
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fellows in between].)
There were a lot of things I enjoyed
about the chorus: they all had some kind
of beach-related object while singing
“Under the Boardwalk” by The Drifters,
ranging from umbrellas to goggles to
colorful leis; during their Beach Boys
Medley they all wore sunglasses; they
even had a barbershop quartet tutorial to
explain each person’s vocal part in the
group. They were all so full of life and
fun, and they successfully shared their
cheerful disposition.
Finally, the Rensselyrics finished off
the night for their home crowd. Songs in
their repertoire included “Viva La Vida”
by Coldp ay, “Grace Kelly” by MIKA, “I
Want It That Way” by the Backstreet Boys,
and a Lady Gaga medley. Kudos should
be given to the soloists, which included
Howie Lien ‘13, Adam Miller ‘12, Paul
Calhoun ‘12, Connor Alilborn ‘11, and
Kathleen McDowell ‘13.
Like I said, it’s weird to write about
articles just to say “You should have
been there!” But let this be a note for
the future: go to performances from any
of these groups, as they each have some
thing special to offer.
Editor’s Note: For more information
about upcoming shows from Some Like
it Hot and The Racing City Chorus, visit
http://fredoniaslih.weebly.com/index.
html and http://racingcitychorus.org/
joomlw respectively.
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• WEDNESDAY
April 28
Try some of Troy’s finest pizza
and wings and vote for the best, from
4—7 pm. Participating pizzerias include
Defazio’s Pizzeria, Carmine’s/New
Yorker Pizza, Gino’s, I Love NY Pizza,
Papa John’s, Red Front, and more! $3
in advance, $5 at the door.
THURSDAY.
April 29
The RI’! Players present Urinetown:
The Musical, a play written by
Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis. The
performance will play Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday at 8 pm. Admission is
$5 with an RPI ID; $8 for seniors
and general students; and $10 for the
general public.
OMSA hosts its 31st annual award
ceremony from 5—7 pm in Russell
Sage Dining Hall. This event honors
Rensselaer mincrity students who
illustrate both scholarly achievement
and outstanding leadership in the
community. Tickets are free, but must
be picked up in Academy Hall room
4600 prior to the event.
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• FRIDAY.
April 30
EMPAC welcomes the onedotzero_
adventures in motion festival’s opening
soiree from 8—11 pm. Explore the
installations, wander in-and-out of the
screenings, and get a snack + drink with
onedotzero, EMPAC teams and artists
before the sold-out Diplo performance.
Three-day passes will be $10.
Girl Talk DJ Gre Øillis performs
a sold out show at E V, hosted by
UPAC oncerts and te Office of the
Vice President for S nt Life. Doors
open at 8:30 pm. Don’t pay any more
than face value ($10) for scalped tickets.
Students show off their talents in
the Rensselaer Christian Association’s
talent show from 8—10 pm in the McNeil
Room in the Rensselaer Union.
• SATURDAY.
Mayl
A cappella group Rusty Pipes sing
in DCC 308 as part of their Spring 2010
Show. The event starts at 7 pm. Tickets
are $5 in advance and $6 at the door.
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The Pakistani Students Association
hosts their annual Jashn Show. There
will be a variety of entertainment ranging
from skits, dances, and songs, to a fashion
show, as well as refreshments available for
purchase. The event will be from 6—10
pm in West Hall Auditorium. Tickets are
$5 in advance and $8 at the door.
Participate in service projects to
benefit both the city of Troy and
Rensselaer County from 9 am—4 pm
during community service day; work
sites will include Frear Park, Joseph’s
House & Shelter, the Lansing Inn,
the Lansingburgh Library, Oakwood
Cemetery, and Prospect Park.
The softball team takes on Union
College in a doubleheader at Doris
Robison Field starting at 1 pm.
Men’s lacrosse battles Union College
at the East Campus Athletic Village. The
game starts at 7 pm.
• SUNDAY
May2
The Rensselaer Music Association
presents a night of music consisting
of the Brass Quintet, Symphonic Band,
Woodwind Quintet, and Percussion
Ensemble. The performance will be at
• EMPAC Concert Hall from 2-4 pm.
Admission is free
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. MONDAYS
. May3
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• Meet artist Heidi Story in the Folsom
Library from 3-4 pm and be enter
. tained by her husband, Dr. Jonathan
. Story (Marusi Chair of Global Business
. in the Lally School of Management),
who will sing two songs from “God’s
. Trombones,” Heidi’s latest multimedia
. project. Admission is free.
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Witness the grand opening of
. the Social Cognitive Networks
• Academic Research Center in the
• Biotech Auditorium. The welcome
session will begin at 9 am with scientific
. sessions at 10:15 am and 2:15 pm.
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. Kim of any exciting events
going on? E-mail them to
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Women’s LAX keep
postseason dreams
SARA MEUKIAN
Senior Reporter
RPJ women’s lacrosse remains
in the Liberty League playoff hunt
after its win this past weekend over
conference rival Vassar College.
The Engineers barely squeaked
away in the 11-10 victory over
the Brewers, which now places
Rensselaer 7-5 overall on the
season, and 4-3 in league play.
Vassar drops to 6-8 overall and
1-6 in conference action after the
loss at Renwyck Field on Saturday.
Junior Afton Marshall netted a
game-high six goals—three in each
half—to propel the Engineers to
their second-straight win.
The Brewers opened up scoring
in the back-and-forth game with
a 4-1 lead at in the opening 15
minutes of play, backed by a
pair of goals from sophomore
Elizabeth Feltch. However,
Marshall responded with three
goals, and with another coming
from senior Sam Fennessey, the
Engineers found themselves in
a four-all tie with just over 10
minutes remaining in the half.
The two teams would swap goals,
but a goal from junior Brewer
Sarah Warner pulled Vassar ahead
6-5 heading to the intermission.
Vassar junior Allie Morgan
added another Brewer goal
to open the second half, but
Rensselaer rebounded with a
five-tally run over a 14-minute
span to grab a 10-7 lead. Marshall
collected three goals in that time,
and freshman Alissa Peterson and
junior Sen Greenwood each added
a goal apiece off the free position.
The Brewers bounced back with
another goal from Warner, but
Fennessey kept the three-goal
lead alivejust moments later with
her second of the game.
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FRESHMAN MIDFIELDER ALISSA PE ERSON ROCKETS
down the field during the Engineers fl-b win over Vassar College.
Wednesday, April 28, 20c10
The final four minutes ofthe match
proved to be a real crunch for the
Engineers as the Brewers capitalized
on several enors in RPI’s zone to pull
within one. With 22 seconds left on
the clodç Vassar won the final draw
control, but a smart play by junior
defender Tracy Breslin resulted in a
turn-over, giving RPI control of the
ball as the clock ran out
Senior goaltender Ariana Hood
kept the Engineers in the game with
seven saves on the day, improving
her record to 7-5 overall on the
season. For the Brewers, junior
Nicole Engelhardt took the loss,
stopping six shots on the day before
giving way to sophomore Heather
Kesselman, who made two saves
in just over eight minutes of relief.
Following the match, Marshall was
named the League’s Co-Offensive
Performer of the Week after collect
ing six goals on a mere eight shots.
Of Marshall’s goals, only one came
on the free position, and she also col
lected a ground ball in the victory.
With the win, Rensselaer is one
step closer to earning a Liberty
League playoffberth, the first in the
program’s history. The Engineers
need a win over the University
of Rochester Yellowjackers next
weekend to secure the bid. Luckily,
RPI also needs either a Skidmore
College or William-Smith College
loss, but since the two teams will
play each other in their respective
final games of the year, it gives RPI
a prime opportunity to clinch the
final spot.
Rensselaer will close out its
regular season this Saturday with
a match against the Rochester
Yellowjackets, with the opening
faceoff at 2pm on Renwyck Field.
With the Engineers teetering on the
fourth seed playoff position, expect
RPI to give its all in the final game
of the year on home turf.
Sara MeIikiaWThe Polytechnic
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04/30—05/02
FESTIVAL OPENS FRIDAY 4130 8 PM
The London-based onedotzero
adventures in motion festival
returns to EMPAC with a
delirious showcase of the latest
developments in digital an
interactive design. Comprised of
screenings, live a/v performances,
interactive installations, animation
and music videos, the festival is a
• ., weekend-long celebration of the
moving image that’s guaranteed to
inspire, provoke, and delight.
Join the artists, onedotzero, and
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the EMPAC team for the festival’s
opening soiree as part of Troy Night
explore the installations and wander
in and out of screenings. Enjoy the
café that will be bumping with a
larger-than-life HD feed from the
Diplo show. Definitely stop by.
Back-to-back compilation
screenings will be shown over the
entire weekend see one or see all
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of them for $1 0?
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INSTALLATION
ANTIVJ
05/01 Saturday
8PM
International visual label AntiVi
presents a new live performance
that mines their common interests
in light projection on architectural
structures, 3D mapping and “live
painting.” The installation remains
open throughout the entire festival.
free + open to the public
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Rensselaer sets up Burgdoerfer for pro caree

Defenseman finishes collegiate career with three games in ECHL, readies for action next yeo
SARA MEUKIAN
Senior Reporter
When collegiate hockey players join the ranks of the
Division-I level, they are often much older than their peers of
the same class year due to extra times spent in junior leagues.
The opposite is the case for senior Erik Burgdoerfer, who
will graduate from Rensselaer this spring at the young age
of 21—much below many of his underclassmen teammates.
Burgdoerfer’s celebrated hockey career began at the young
age of three, when he started skating with his identical
twin brother Greg, who transferred to RPI at the start of
the school year. Hockey quickly became a love for the pair,
even though their parents were not originally fans of the
sport. “They never really went to a lot of games. They grew
up in Philadelphia so they were flyers fans,” according to
Burgdoerfer, but they quickly shifted theft focus onto the
careers their sons had begun.
The defenseman came to Rensselaer after fielding offers
from several different schools, but felt the ‘Thte was the best
fit for him. Little did he know that over his 130 career games,
Burgdoerfer would become one of the most fabled defense-
men in school history. The move to Division-I hockey was
“about what I expected:’ said Burgdoerfer. “I was young,
so there was a little bit of a transition for me my freshman
year.” The movt worked, as Burgdoerfer collected seven
goals and 12 assists during his time posted on the blue line.
Although Burgdoerfer was disappointed about how
the season ended, he was pleased with how the team per
formed in some aspects. “We definitely had our sights set
on bigger things than what we were able to accomplish,”
he said, “but at the end of the day when you looked back,
this wa~ the first year we finished over .500 in a while.”
He continued, adding that should the team see increas
ingly more success in the coming years, he and his fellow
seniors will be able to look back at this season as “the
year we helped turn it around?’ He lists the toughest parts
of the season as losing to Union College in the final min
utes of the RPI Holiday Tournament, the team’s matches
against the United State Military Academy at West Point
and Niagara University, and, of course, the playoff losses
to Brown University.
Bowing out early on in the ECAC playoffs wasn’t how
Burgdoerfer wanted to end his career in an RPI jersey,
but he already had his eyes set on bigger goals. The East
Setauket, N.Y., native spent a portion of his spring break
in Las Vegas—playing professionally in the ECHL for program, and hopes that the underclassmen continue with
the Bakersfield Condors in a three-game set against the advances they have made this yea ‘We’ve had some toL
Las Vegas Wranglers. Head Coach Seth Appert times, but this past season I think that we saw that we can
has already gotten several calls from something big:’ he said.
other professional teams interested The management major lists graduating on the Dean’s I
in Burgdoerfer, setting him up for a and having a successful hockey career as some of his big~
successful pro career. “I had a great accomplishments. Burgdoerfer was recently recognized as
time. I’m excited to play more next — team’s Best Defensive Player of the Year, add
year. Idon’tknow if I’mgoingto play that awani to his Most Improved Player honoi
for them or not. Maybe [I’ll] even received during his freshman campaign. B’
bump up to the AHI2’ with the season long over Burgdoerfer
Unlike several of his been using his free time to prepare ft
classmates, Burgdoerfer professional career. Burgdoerfer flrn
doesn’t have a slew of got surgery to repair two torn ligame
nicknames at his disposal. in his wrist from back in October, so m
“They call me Burgs. ofhis time is spent training and recover
It’s a shortened version from the procedure.
of my long last name.” Having his brother around
Burgdoerfer also didn’t his senior year was a great experiel
partake in as many games for Burgdoerfer. “We’re twins, so w
in the locker room as his always together and it’s tough wl
fellow seniors, limiting his he’s not around. It was definit
antics to “just little jokes, like a great experience that I co
tying a guy’s skates together.” share with him;’ he said.
Burgdoerfer lists his first game Burgdoerfer will miss
of his sophomore campaign against friends, classmates,
the University of Minnesota Golden Go teammates the most wher
phers as his favorite of all time, noting how graduates in May, noting’
playing against 18,000 people at the Xcel Center “the relationships rvem
was an experience like no other. One of his most over the last couple
memorable moments at RPI, however, was the years will last me the
senior recognition after the team’s final home of my life?’ Althoi
game of the regular season. “We all skated the road to ev’
around the ice and had our names called. young skater’s dreai
I’ll never forget that, skating around already being pa
with my classmates?’ for Burgdoeii
Even though Burgdoerfer is leaving he’ll never foi
Rensselaer with unfinished business,
as he hoped the team would have I- how his ti
at Renssel
had a more successful season, he is helped sb
confident in the direction the program him into
is headed. “I feel really good with person is
the coaching staff and the players now. “I came in here as a 17 year old kid, and now I’m lea~
they brought in. They have a very here as an adult Uve grown up a lot in my time here. I obvioi
bright future;’ he said. He believes that the have the diploma with me, and hockey-wise, I’ll be pla)
seniorclass was partofaturning pointinthe professionally, andl wouldn’t be there withouthaving gone he

bringin’ home some hardware State Meet: Institute prepare

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SENIOR ALLISON WRIGHT NABBED the team’s Most
Valuable Player honor at last week’s women’s hockey banquet.
Also recognized were sophomore Kristen Jakubowski as the
team’s Most Improved Player, and freshman flylor Horton
in the team’s first Rookie of the Year award. Wright, along
with fellow senior and co-captain Laura Gersten, was named
recipients of the Dill Cahill Memorial Award, given to the
player that displays high character, ability, and dedication
to the program. Rounding out the awards was senior Allysen
Weidner, who won the Wiffie StantonAward, given to the player
who best demonstrates leadership, sportsmanship, hard work
and a genuine love of the game.
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to defend status at NYSCT(
From Page 24.
another record to an impressive career, senior
Justin Metzger re-set his own school mark in the
pole vault with a height of 4.86 meters and also
earned an NCAA Provisional mark in the process.
Also on the field, senior Erik Whiting notched
his third-straight NCAA Provisional mark in the
hammer throw, taking the event with a distance
of 53.6 meters; Whiting also placed fourth in the
discus with a mark of 43.07 meters. Sophomore
Sage D’Aprile took home top honors in the javelin
with a distance of 51.63 meters, while senior Mike
Cipollone rounded out the field events with a win
in the high jump (1.95 meters).
On the track, senior Kyle Barden won the
400-meters hurdles in a time of 55.13 seconds,
blowing away the competition in the final
turn, while sophomore Casey McEvoy won the
110-meter event with a time of 16.04 seconds.
Both Barden and McEvoy were members of the
first-place 4xl00 relay team.
Freshman Lindsey Rappleyea has continued her
strong rookie campaign, winning both the long
jump with a distance of 5.12 meters, and the triple
jump with a 10.72 meter mark. Fellow freshman
Kirsten Orrell took first place in the shot put
with•a throw of 12.43 meters, while also placing
second in the discus (37.10 meters), and fifth in
the hammer throws (37.47 meters). Although the
University of Albany women dominated the track,
senior Rachel Guillot managed to finish second
in thd 100-meter hurdles; she was also part of the
first-place 4x 100 relay team.
For select individuals of both the men’s and
women’s team this wasn’t the only meet of the
weekend, as a small group of Engineers headed
over to the University of Rochester to compete in
the NYSCTC DecathlonlHeptathlon on Sum
and Monday.
Trailing first-place by three points after day a
Harms racked up the points on day two, finishing
points above second-place finisher and teamni
sophomore Alex Morin. Harms won five of the
events in the Decathlon, including the 1500-m
run in a time of 4:29.45, the javelin (49.97 mete
pole vault (3.71 meters), and the discus (31.51 i
ters). Harms also won the shot put on day one v
a throw of 10.40 meters. He placed second in
480-meter dash and third in the 100-meter dash,
long jump, and the high jump.
Morin alsojumped a position and finished sec’
overall after ending Sunday in third-place. Scot
a total of 5,539 points in the Decathlon, Morin ~
the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.63 secor
and placed second in the pole vault with a hei
of 3.11 meters.
Also joining the Engineers were freshmen I)a
Kastner and Kieran Davis, who finished sixth
seventh, respectively. Kastner finished second in
110-meter hurdles, while Davis finished secon
the 1500-meter run.
For the women, sophomore Lindsey Du
had the highest finish for RPI in the Heptathl
placing fifth with a total of 3,446 points. Du
finished fifth in the 800-meter run and sixth in
long jump. Junior Missy Steciuk also had a str
performance, finishing ninth overall with a ti
of 3,088 points.
The points earned by the Rensselaer athletes’
apply to the team total at this weekend’s NYSC
Outdoor Championships. The men will bring
points, while the women will carry four into
State Meet, which will begin at 1 pm on Frida
Harkness Field and continue on to Saturday ~
a 10am start.
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Baseball: Boys of summer take down Vassar

Engineers sweep Brewers in second twinbill at Poughkeepsie in home and home series
From Page 24.
two. Mondo earned the victory, improving to 5-1 on the season
with an ERA ofjust 1.68. He gave up only one run on three hits,
striking out three and walking one. Mondo is now the Engineers’
all-time leaderin wins, with acareerrecoMofl5~
Vassar came out looking for revenge in game two, with
freshman Mike Perrone and senior An Glantz both reaching
on bunt singles and coming around to score in the top of the
first, helped by two RP errors. The Engineers responded
with two runs of their own in the bottom of the inning,
however, capitalizing on two Vassar errors to even the score.
Each team added a run in the fourth, knotti g the score
at three. Rensselaer almost broke open the game in the
bottom of the fifth, when Mamigonian hit a shot to left
field with two on base, but Brewers left fielder Glantz
was able to make a leaping catch that saved the ball from
leaving the ballpark. That catch ended the inning, and the
score remained tied.
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Freshman Jonny Rio knocked home the go-ahead run Sara Melikjarvme Polytechnic
with a sacrifice fly to center field in the sixth. Vassar battled SENIOR ANDREW MONDO DISHES a strike to an unsuspecting Vassar College batter during game one of the
back in the top of the seventh, though, scoring three times Engineers’ twinbill at home against the Brewers.
to take a 64 lead. RPJ senior John Dreimiller then came on
the Brewers, giving up a sacrifice fly to Robinson to make
in relief, giving up another three runs on a three-run homer 2.2 innings and giving up two runs (one earned) on two hits.
the score 9-7 with two outs. Rio came to the plate and hit
by junior Joe Castilla. He struck out six and walked one.
a ball towards the gap in left center, but left fielder Glantz
Rensselaer pulled within three in the bottom of the The second set of doubleheaders against Vassar were
made his second outstanding play of the day: a diving catch
seventh inning. Reardon doubled and scored on an RBI postponed to yesterday. The Engineers swept the Brewers
that ended the ball game.
single by Mamigonian, and then freshman Sujith Murali in the two-game set, taking game one by a score of 8-4,
Fteshman hurler Lawrence Flicker got the win for Vassar,
singled for the fourth time in the game to drive in senior and game two by a score of 5-I. Reardon led the way for
pitching 6.1 innings and giving up six runs on lOhits. Allen
Andrew Krushelnyski. Rensselaer, going 6-for-9 on the afternoon.
earned the save, his first of the year, with 0.2 innings pitched
In the bottom of the ninth, Murali got his fifth hit of the RPI returns to the field today for a non-conference match
and no hits allowed. Rensselaer starter sophomore Dan
game, a double down the left field line to put runners on against Williams College on Robison Field at 4 pm. This
Duval pitched 6.1 innings, giving up seven runs (six earned)
second and third with one out and bring the tying run to weekend, the Engineers will then travel to Canton, N.Y.,
on 11 hits. He struck out six and walked two, earning a no
the plate. Sophomore Scott Ailen then came onto pitch for for two sets of doubleheaders against the St. Lawrence
decision. Dreimiller shouldered the loss, pitching the final
University Saints. Both games begin at noon.

Engineers close out season with tournament win

Men’s tennis caps off disappointing campaign with loss, Branken paces golf team with first-place finish
SARA MEUF~AN doubles for the 6-3 victory. Again
Senior Reporter hardware after the Engineers Rosener, whose two-day total of
earning two wins was Casterline, placed third out of a field of seven Rensselaer finished with a total
who took both third singles and 154 placed him seventh overall, score of 626 on the weekend,
RPI women’s tennis closed out schools at the Oswego State Spring and junior Brad Pierce who placed
second doubles along with Dickie. Invitational. Brknjcen shot scores good for third place. St. Lawrence
the season on a high-note, winning Sitzer was aired with senior 17th overall with a combined score placed first with a score of 604,
two of its final three matches of the of 72 and 70 at the tournament for of 163. Rounding out the field
Christine Roe for their win at first an overall score of an even-par 142 followed by Daemen College, who
season. The Engineers topped Union doubles. Viles also earned another was junior captain Erik Fritz who totaled 620 over the two day event.
College in their final game of the to earn medalist honors. placed 22nd, and sophomore Taylor
win at fourth doubles, as did Dickie Branken finished first out of the The match was the last of the
regular season before heading to the in the fifth position. Wetherby who finished fled for season for RPI, who looks forward
Liberty League Tournament At the field of39, and was four shots under 27th overall. In addition, Branken
Rensselaer finished out its his closest competitor. Also posting to a successful fall campaign this
tournament, Rensselaer fell in its first
spring season under new Head earned this week’s Liberty League upcoming school year.
game to St. Lawrence University, strong scores were freshman Grant Peilormer of the Week honors.
Coach Erica Hollot with a prom
but bounced back to defeat the ising outlook to next year’s fall
Dutchwomen for the second time schedule. With several young
this week. The Engineers finish 6-7
on the season, while Union dropped
to3-ll,andsLUimprovedto 114
The Engineers defended Sharp
aces on the rise, RPI should re
turn as a dominant force on the
tennis courts for the upcoming
school year.
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down Union by a score of 6-3.
This was RPI’s first win over
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Minnesotan leaves Rensselaer on high n te

Senior Whitney Naslund prepares for graduate work in biomedical engineering next year
tofight through adversity and’learned’how to win.I.believe
game memory of my career:’ she said. Naslund added that
SARA MEUKIAN the prograinihasprogreSs~4andwill cdntinue to progress to
Princeton and Harvard happened to be her favorite teams to
Senior Reporter play against—especially on the road.
be one of theprominent, competitive teams-in the’league: I
aniijust1proud that I got to be a part of it all:’
Each season has its share of ups-and-downs, but for
If you ever~happento.beifl women’shockey Head Coach While one of Naslund’s favorite moments was beating
JohniBlirke’s office, be sure tonotborrowaflY of-hispeanut Naslund, the most difficult part was knowing that this Harvard in the ECAC playoffs her junior year, she alsc
would be her last.
butter.Senior WhitneyJNas1undhlearnedthat4~5Pnth~~ cherished all the time spend with her teammates, and the
“This makes
way; “I sampled some of- coach~s peanut butter from his “family time” they spent with each other on the road. One
you work
office, and .he retaliated by filling both my hockey gloves story that sticks out in particular happened on Valenfine’~
even harder
withipeanut butter the -next day. Even though I scraped out Day het freshman year, one of the few instances where
as the games
asmuch as I cbuld with my fingers and-tried to water them weary students were given a snow day at the Institute. Aft~
dwindle,”
down, I smelled’like peanut-butter all practice. It was a con several feet of snow’had fallen on-the ground, some of th
she said- That
ditioning-practice and everyone was breathing extra’hard, so boys in her dorm decided to dum.p the fluffy white stuf
hardworkpaid
nobody wanted to stand next to me because they kept breath into their room.”Well-they didn’t-manage to get-in ou
off, as Naslund
ingin the smell of peanutbutter,” said the forward. Although rooms, but they did end up dumping the snow on~us ii
considered
that is one way to become well-known on a team, Naslund thehall-way. The funniestthing thatbappenedthatda:
this season a
has become one of the biggest impacts and has been a key was watching one of the boys run down the hallwa~
success and spear tackle [-Allysen] Weidner from behind hit’
player to this growing program over the past four seasons. -,
even
Coming from hockey hot-bed Bloomington. Minn., all the snow. I thinlvhe forgot-she was a girl.”
though
Naslund worked to reach the highest level of hockey pos
sible, and playing Division’I gave her just that opportunity.
it didn’t 4 Even
ago, thoughalready
Naslund the season had all
misses ended
the just
timea few
spentweek
wit
last as
“I have always strived to get better at the game no matter her teammates, whether it was during workouts. i
long
the physical or mental toll, and this level definitely pushes the locker room, or at practices and games: “Whatev
as the )
you to those higher levels:’ she said. “I was also excited to you can think of thatwe did as a group I’m urerllmi~
previ
finally be on a team where everyone around you is pushing iC she said. As far as her career ending bow she’d like ti
ous year.
themselves just as hard and playing with the same desire and Naslund admits that she didn’t want to leave, and ha
“Last sea
intensity as you.” Naslund was one of several members of much she loved the RN hockey program. ‘Thie of ix
son was hard Mends once told me that no matter what you do, ye
the senior class to bring Rensselaer not only to the 1)-I level,
tobeatwith all will finish with no regrets if you believe that the
but to its first season as members of the ECAC.
the memories was not one more thing you could have don
Over her four years, Naslund hasn’t missed a single game,
made during the there was not one more shot you could hr
and is the program’s all-time leader in games played with
ECAC playoffs and /
142. Through that time, the biomedical engineer also became ~, made, there wasn’t any energy left at the ei
all the ‘firsts’ we ac V 0f~~day.IbelieveIendedmyca~t~th
the program’s first player to reach 100 career points at the
complishedT she said. way.” Casting aside dreams of Divisior
Division-I level—not an easy feat as only a few P21 women’s
“This season our goal hockey championships, Naslund wouldi
hockey skaters have accomplished the task prior. “I hope I
was to make it back to the have wanted her collegiate hock
started a tradition!” said Naslund of the achievement.
playoffs and to have fun do career to end any other way, “F
As much as the Minnesotan would like to downplay the
ing it. I think we accomplished cause of the girls I played w
spotlight on herself, those throughout the league took notice
both, and I would not have done and knowing that there ‘,s
as she was one of a select few players chosen for the ECAC
it with a different group of girls.” not one more thing any
All-Star team this past January, who took on the U.S. Olympic
Naslund continued, adding that us could have done:’
Women’s Hockey team on one of its last stops before Vancouver.
being selected as an ECAC All-Star was an said.
Naslund was honored to be chosen, and admitted that “It was a
honor, especially since she was able to share Naslund won’t
lot of fun playing with all our big rival players against a team
the ice with two of her teammates (fellow senior seen too far from I
that talented. I can’t explain it, but it was kind of surreal.”
Laura Gersten andjunior Sonja van der Bliek), Houston Ph
Out of those 142, it’s difficult to pinpoint a favorite, but
as well as Burke. “Team accomplishments House
Naslund has kept a few in the back of her mind over the
always trump individual ones because you are the cony
years. She lists her first game in a Rensselaer jersey against
able to enjoy them with company:’ she stated. year
Boston College at home as one of the top. “That was my
The forward hopes that her class leaves behind as
first taste of how fast and how much of an adrenaline rush
that tradition of hard work, passion, and the senioi
playing at this level is:’ she said. “I will never forget what
effort it takes to compete against stayi
it felt to first put on an RPI jersey and go through that
the best teams in the country at RPI
tunnel onto the ice against that well-respected team Boston
in the ECAC.
College at home:’ She adds the team’s 2009 ECAC playoff attend graduate school in biomedical engineering, continu
Although Naslund believed
nm against Princeton University and Harvard University off her undergraduate degree. Although the technical prog’
the team had what it takes
during her junior year as her other two top memories. is in her future, Naslund docsn’t cast off the idea of coachi
to reach the Frozen Four this year, she believes that the
Naslund explained how the opening banquet featuring all believing her experiences gained through childhood to r
program has the ability to make it to the biggest stage in
four teams in the tournament set the mood for the weekend, would help other young skaters to become the best they
women’s collegiate hockey in the near future. “Even while
and how the team’s 11-0 loss to Harvard—their first game be, and to share her knowledge to the younger generat
I was here, we got new facilities, new locker rooms, and
in the ECAC—created only more anticipation for the match “In the years beyond that, I couldn’t tell you where I’ll F
new specialized athletic trainers to help us become more
against a team they had previously never beaten. “Winning might go play in Europe or try my hand at med school,
official and train better. But more importantly the team has
In their house, being able to contribute two goals to that win, really, wherever God leads me,” Naslund said of her fun.
become more tight-knit and resilient. We have learned how
along with all the history behind the match-up, was my best

Crown: Engineers finish or

top for final week of pla~ 11th in save percentage, with 0.632 and a tot~
From Page 24. 120 saves this season. He is also ranked secor
The heart and soufln sports’ goals-against average with 5.59. Within the Lit
defense kept any other attempts from making their
League, he ranks second in both categories.
Join us for our first meeting! way to the scoreboard. The Engineers emerged
The Engineers will host the Union Col
in the lead with a score of 10-9, keeping their
Who: Any student-athlete or person interested at RPI undefeated streak in the Liberty League. Dutchmen on May 1 at the East Campus Stac
Last week, Billy was named the Offensive at 7 pm to close out their season. Currently, U
What Worshipping God and coming together with other API Performer of the Week in the Libcrty League. is holding the second seed position with two g’
student-athletes who either believe in Jesus Christ or remaining on the season, including Saturc
He leads the Engineers in scoring with 37 points
want to learn about Him match against Rensselaer.
which includes 23 goals and 14 assists. Compared
Leading the Engineers is Billy, who ha
to other Liberty League players, he ranks fourth
When: Sunday, May 2nd at 7 pm goals and 14 assists on the season, good fc
in goals and fifth in points per contest with 1.77
points on only 79 shots on net throughou
and 2.85 respectively. He has posted two or more
Where: Mother’s—Student Union year. Johnson is close behind with 25 Pc
points in at least 11 games, including five with
while senior Devin Arnold is third in points
four points or higher.
Why: To spread the Word of God and to share discussion This week Manchester was honored as Co-Rookie 22. Manchester has held strong in net fbi
that strengthens our faith this season, playing 75 1:06 minutes throuf
of the Week for his performance against Middlebury
games this year. He has stopped 120 shots,
and St. Lawrence.
For more information: Nationally, the Engineers are listed among the ing a 5.59 goals against average, and has ~
Contact Justin Smith (Men’s Ice Hockey) if you have any best in Division iu in several categories through a .632 save percentage.
questions or concerns: They will be playing for the No. 1 seed i
games occurring before April 25. RN is ranked sec
Email: smithjl4@rpi.edu Liberty League tournament, which will be
ond in scoring defense, allowing only 5.62 goals per
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Men’s hockey dishes out year-end awards

Senior class recognizedfor contributions over past years, Polacek earns second-straight MVP
SARA MEUI~cIAN testament to his physical play and
Senior Reporter conthbutions over the past year.
Rounding out the awards was
This past Friday, the Heffner junior Chase Polacek, who earned
Alumni House played host to the his second-straight Most Valuable
annual RPI men’s ice hockey ban Player honor. Polacek was named
quet. Several student-athletes were a
the ECAC Player of the Year, a
recognized for their contributions National Reebok All-America
to the program and the Rensselaer First Team, and a finalist for the
community over the season, as were Hobey Baker award among many I
members of the senior class and others. Despite an early exit from
Assistant Coach Jim Montgomeiy.
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the playoffs, Polacek finished fifth
Following a keynote address in the nation in points and sixth in I I
from President Shirley Ann goals scored, while also placing
Jackson—in which she pointed to third overall in power play goals.
I
the two NCAA Championship ban He also finished eighth in goals per
ners hanging above her head and game, seventh in points per game,
proclaimed that she “wants another and 10th in shorthanded goals.
bannet”—Head Coach Seth Appert Burgdoerfer and senior Peter
cameto the podium to share his Merth closed out the speeches from
remarks on the team this season the seniors, as Montgomery was
and to begin the awards ceremony recognized for his contributions
and senior speeches. to the program over the past four
Junior captain John Kennedy pre Sara Melikiarv’The Polytechnic
seasons. Next year, Montgomery SENIORS PAUL KERINS, CHRISTIAN JENSEN, ERIK BURGDOERJ’l~R, GARE~E VASSEL,
sented Jackson and Vice President will be head coach and gene AN]) PETER MERTU CAPPED off their careers with an awards ceremony at the Heffner Alumni
for Student Life Eddie Ade Knowles manager of the Dubuque Fighting House this past weekend. Kerins earned both the team’s Most Improved Player Award and the Most
with awards for their commitment Saints of the USHL, where he will Inspirational Player Award, while Vassel took the Community Service Award, and Burgdoerfer was
and support of the Rensselaer be in charge of two future RPI named Best Defensive Player. Also recognized was Mark Zarbo, who foment his final year of NCAA
hockey program before a quick recruits for this upcoming season. eligibility to go to graduate school for physical therapy.
highlight reel of the 2009-2010
season was shown to the audience.
Seniors Christian Jensen and Mark
Zarbo were the first to give their
speeches, thanking all those that
contributed to their hockey develop
ment throughout their entire careers.
The first award handed out was
Most Outstanding Freshman, given
to Jerry D’Axnigo. D’Amigo col
lected 10 goals and 24 assists for
34 points over 35 games played
this year, finishing third in points,
second in assists, and fourth in
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Next, senior Garett Vassel was
awarded with the Community
Service Award for his help in the
creation of RPI United, and his
recent induction into the Phalamc
honor society at RPI. Vassel or
ganized the RPT United Toys for
Tots Holiday Drive, the Teddy Bear
Toss, and Clothe-A-Child fundrais
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No. 14 Engineers clinch conference titk
AMANDA OLYHA
Senior Reporter
The men’s lacrosse team currently stands
at 11-2 with one game left in the regular sea
son. The No. 14 Engineers lead the Liberty
League scoreboard with a 5-0 record, while
their next opponent, Union College, is firmly
holding onto second. With their win this past
weekend, the Engineers have clinched the
league title, and will be playing in the Liberty
League tournament late next week.
As mentioned last week, the team suf
fered their second loss this season-against
No. 15 Middlebury College in a non-con
ference match on April 20. RPI junior Nick
Billy scored the first goal of the day 11:31
into the match, but the Middlebury Panthers
scored before the end of the quarter, tying
the game as the teams went into the second
period. The Panthers took the lead halfway
through, but the Engineers were not ready
to give up so easily. A goal by freshman
Wes Rudy, assisted by sophomore Chris
O’NeiI, and another goal by senior Paul
Cerone gave the Engineers a slight advan
tage going into the second half.
Cerone added another goal midway
through the third quarter, giving the
Engineers a 4-2 lead over the Panthers.
Middlebury quickly took control of the
game, however, going on a 4-0 run to end
-the third quarter 6-4 in their favor. The
fourth quarter opened up with another
goal by the Panthers, but the Engineers
regained ground when senior Bryant
Johnson received a pass from Billy to
bring RPI within two points at 7:41.
Middlebury added points twice more in
the last few minutes, as did Johnson, but
RPI was unable to bring the score any
Track & Field stays solid Sluggers split twinbil
SARA MEUKIAN
Senior Reporter
RN track & field has continued its dominance in
the collegiate running world this past weekend with host to the Capital District Classic, featuring
strong performances at the Capital District Classic multi-divisional rivals from area schools. Adding
and the NYSCTC Multis. Junior Garrett Harms
earned another title in the NYSCTC Decathlon,
rucs
SENIOR KYLE BARDEN SOARS over the hurdles in the 400-meter event at Saturday’s Capital
District Classic held at Harkness Field. Barden won the event with a time of 55.13 seconds.
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closer, finishing behind the Panthers with
a score of 9-6.
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The Engineers were back on the field
this past Saturday to continue their Liberty
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League season against St. Lawrence
University. The Saints opened up with two I
goals early on, but with 8:47 left in the first
quarter, Johnson landed the ball in the net
for RN’s first goal, which launched into
a six-point run by the Engineers. Cerone
fled the game with the opening goals of
the second quarter while Rudy and Billy
followed suit to make it 4-2. Cerone came
back for another point while Johnson
finished off the run with a man-up score
with 2:27 left in the first half. The Saints
were not about to let the second quarter
go by without their own contribution and
scored with 1:51 remaining on the clock.
As the final second passed by, the Saints
shot a ball from 50 feet down the field that
deflected off an RPI defenseman and flew
past freshman goalie James Manchesterjust
as the horn blew to end the first half. The
officials determined this goal would stand,
leaving the Engineers with a two-point lead
as they headed into the second half of play.
Continuing their momentum, the Saints
fled the game at 6-6, but freshman Max
Blair was quick to retaliate, scoring only
14 seconds after the tying goal. Billy
would follow less than two minutes later to
give the Engineers a two-point advantage
as they entered the final quarter. After both
teams exchanged goals to bring the score
to 9-7, sophomore Andrew Miller added
another with 4:43 remaining. Two last-
minute shots by the Saints brought them Sara MeIikiarVThe Polytechr,
to within one point, but the Engineers’ SOPHOMORE NICK BILLY RACES down the field during the Engineers’ no
conference game against Middlebury College last week. RH clinched the No.1 se
See CROWN, Page 22. in the Liberty League Iburnament to be held next week.
earning an NCAA Provisional score of 6,098 points
over two days, just another highlight of an impressive
weekend of track and field action.
at home with Brewen
Saturday afternoon, Harkness Field played JESSICA LOCKERBY
Staff Reporter
The Rensselaer baseball team split a Liberty League doublehead’
See STATE MEE1 Page 20. with Vassar College last Saturday afternoon at Robison field, winnir
the first game 10-1, but dropping the second, 9-7.
In game one, RPI senior starter Andrew Mondo gave up just oi
run and the Engineers’ offense combined to score 10 runs on 11 hil
including at least one run in every inning but one.
After Mondo threw just six pitches for a one-two-three top of the fir
RPI came to the plate swinging in the bottom of the frame. Sophomo
Kyle Lavigne led off with a single to left field to get things going. S
nior captain Patrick Reardon also reached on an error by the shortsto
before classmate Cam Mamigonian homered to right field to drive
the first three runs of the game.
S
Vassar pitcher sophomore John MacGregor continued to struggi
giving up another two runs in the second inning and one in the third
make the score 6-0. He was chased from the mound in the fourth i
ning after giving up two more runs and then loading the bases. Vass
freshman Zander Mrlik came on to pitch in relief, giving up one mo
run before the end of the inning: RN junior outfielder Billy Nikols
A drove a ball deep to center field for a sacrifice fly, scoring senior Scc
Robinson from-third for a 9-0 lead.
Mondo ran into trouble for the first time during the fifth inning, whc
he gave up back-to-back singles to juniors David Ringold and MI]
Plude, then a walk to junior Joe Bubar to load the bases with no ow
~ ER ~~tics The Brewers took advantage, plating their first run of the afternoon
a sacrifice fly to left by sophomore Liam Lee. Mondo then settled ba
down, getting the next two Vassar batters to strike out and foul out.
Rensselaer added a 10th run in the bottom of the fifth, bringing ti
finalscoreto l0-l.LavignepacedtheEngineerswiththreerunsscore
and Scott Robinson went 2 for 3 with two runs scored. Ringold led ti
Brewers, going 2 for 3 with a run scored.
Sophomore reliever Jeremey Lockwood-Menard came on to pitch t
Sara MeIikiarVThe Polytechnic Mondointhesixthing.Hepitchedahitless2.Oinnlngsandstruckc
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