West Hall has a reputation at Rensselaer for its otherworldly, cryptic nature. When I arrived at RPI, one of the first things I heard about campus were the stories of the ghosts of West Hall. Rumor ...

Meagan Lettko ’20 and Caitlin Kennedy ’20 have been elected Grand Marshal and President of the Union, respectively. All but two of the races in the GM Week 2019 elections went uncontested. A total of ...

In my three years at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, I got to know my peers very well. I was stalked by a man who wouldn’t take no for an answer. One man made up stories about me being in love with ...

UPAC hosted its annual Winter Carnival this year at ECAV, with free food, axe-throwing, different carnival games, and tickets you could deposit to win various prizes. Those prizes included: a Nintendo ...

We all have that one activity that keeps us sane when work or school gets difficult. For some, it might be baking. Others might find comfort in an instrument. Some people choose to journal or meditate ...

You may have seen the Times Union article published a few months ago or heard that I and my startup entity, Orion Polymer Corp. (“Orion”), filed a lawsuit against RPI. The lawsuit seeks remedies for ...

As I approached the end of my first semester of college, I faced what many of my peers had experienced for years: final exams. These brought about a mixture of stress and anticipation, a simultaneous ...

In the age of the internet, most college students would likely say their free time is taken up by scrolling through social media or streaming TV shows. While I understand the appeal of limitless ...

Meagan Lettko ’20 and Caitlin Kennedy ’20 have been elected Grand Marshal and President of the Union, respectively. All but two of the races in the GM Week 2019 elections went uncontested. A total of ...

Ground Zero Basement, in collaboration with WRPI and the Ski and Snowboard Club, held the Touch Grass Music Festival last Saturday outside the Rensselaer Union. The lineup for the show featured many ...

For their big concert this year, the Union Programs and Activities Committee that coordinate and put together concerts brought out The Living Tombstone, an electronic rock group that got its start on ...

Diplomacy is a delicate art. Contrary to the now popular belief, it is not a weakness but the advantage of foresight. It is the heart of international relations and the soul of negotiation. However, ...