I was so shocked to see this today. Had been seeing him every day for the past 4 years. May his soul rest in peace. He was always outside the corner store between 15th st and Hutton st

As a general tip: the ability to raid the tech dumps is not guaranteed, and can be taken away if the powers-that-be get sufficiently annoyed.

And the custodial staff gets very annoyed when people pull stuff out of the bins and then don't put it back.

Those students who contributed to the mess surrounding the tech dumps in the Low Building / CII should go back there and clean up their mess.

RPI would like to invite you to Rally Week (9/13 - 9/19). Set out to create one of the largest campus traditions, the entire week is packed with events, competitions, performances, live music, food, and so much more. And the best part is it’s all free.

At its heart, Rally Week is about building community and school spirit. It’s a chance to step outside your usual circles and celebrate everything that makes our campus unique. And it’s run by you- students, clubs, and organizations across campus.

Sign up individually or with a friend, and you’ll be placed on a team of 20 students from different class years. Throughout the week, you’ll face off against other teams to win the Rally Week Trophy, with all sorts of prizes and exciting experiences along the way.

If you’d like to take involvement further and get behind the scenes, Rally Week is looking for volunteers. It’s another great way to get involved.

Rally Week is free and open to all RPI students. Our hope is to create one of RPI’s largest traditions, and we would love for all of you to be a part of it. Sign up to join a team or volunteer and help make this a week for the entire campus.

INFO: https://rallyweek.org

SIGNUP: https://forms.gle/YKBCALRWFaazgnKv5

VOLUNTEER: https://forms.gle/VVWUTM5nDnCp5wtdA

i have a few questions for people who have recently taken mau. what are the quizzes like? are they open note? and if u take them online, do u have to have ur camera on? are the questions similar to what’s in the textbook? i’m taking it with wang so any help is appreciated!

And why isnt any other chain bubble tea place in troy? Is the demand really that low? You have to have a car to drive to albany to get a bubble tea now. I do realize that when gong cha was open it was usually empty. I just wonder why college kids dont love bubble tea here how they do in other campuses

For the Polytechnic, Dr. Mitch R. Murray (Communication and Media) writes on the employability of the humanities, the challenges facing STEM grads and workers, and the greater purpose of higher education: https://poly.rpi.edu/opinion/2026/09/study-the-humanities-to-make-the-most-of-your-stem-education

"Job markets, and the types of knowledge construed as socially valuable, fluctuate over time. The humanities bolster you when confronting that flux. But while the humanities will prepare you for your job, they do not view you as a cog whose only purpose is to get that job."

1. Is it unusual/too much to do 2 lab sciences ( chem 1 and physics 2) in one semester? Is it advisable if doing that to reduce credit load from 17 to around 14/15 credits?

2. What are some relatively straightforward ME classes after MANE 1010 is completed, that can be added to those 2 lab classes plus CAD for a semester 2 schedule? By straightforward I mean the opposite of classes like CAD that take up more time than would be expected given the number of credits. Do not want to do a HASS class that semester. Would it be material science? Solid mechanics?

I’m a senior, and I only have two more classes (just 8 credits) that are required for my degree after this semester. I’m more than willing to take at least one random class to get it up to 12 credits to stay a full time student, but it won’t count towards my free elective requirements or anything, since those are already fulfilled. I just wanted to know, if all 12 credits need to count towards my degree, especially since I want to keep my full financial aid.

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW FOR AN EVENING OF ANIME JAZZ WITH CATBUS COLLECTIVE ON SATURDAY 9/5!

Tickets are available at nofuntroy.eventbrite.com and the No Fun Box Office (for tickets without the Eventbrite fees). $15 (+Eventbrite fees) Advance/ $20 at the Door/DOS.

Doors/Anime Game Show: 7PM
Anime Game Show is back and is hosted by DJ 2ND CH!LD (u/pressed__ham) and Rachel (u/rachelrfreeman of u/byrdhouserecords). After the Game Show concludes, enjoy the sounds of jazz from your favorite anime, video games, & city pop hits with Catbus Collective (u/catbuscollective) and Visuals by Derick (u/derick_noetzel). There will be two full sets of anime Jazz for the evening, don’t miss out on all the greats!

Cosplay is encouraged! Grab tickets now while they’re cheaper and see you at No Fun on Saturday 9/5!
Flyer by: u/ella.kasperr

18+ (or under with legal guardian) and Valid ID. No Fun is located at 275 River Street, Troy, NY!

First year archies need to bring them to digicon for whatever reason so if anyone has a broken one available pls donate😢🤞🫰🫰🫰

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Welcome back returning RPI students, Troy is not the same without you! We will be on the corner in front of the RPI student union Friday making Pad Thai and Pork Laarb Dumplings from 11-1:30.

Saturday at the Troy Waterfront Farmers Market I will practicing my shofar as we get ready to celebrate the Jewish New Year of 5787. For the next two Saturdays we will be offering everyone at the Market apples and honey for a sweet New Year. We will have Rugelach,  Macaroons, and Bialys on our menu.

Here's the whole Troy Waterfront Farmers Market menu this Saturday:

Thai Iced Tea 

Bialys 

Rugelach 

Macaroons

Coconut Fried Shrimp 

Dumplings - pork laarb or vegetable 

Bahnmito - pork char siu or crispy tofu

Pad Thai - chicken or tofu/vegetable

Vegetable Tofu Stirfry

Hi, I found this pencil case on the metal stairs to freshman five. If anyone knows who this belongs to or if there is a lost & found I can drop this off at, I’d be very grateful.

New students are invited to a fun, relaxed introduction to the RPI Libraries! Grab a bingo card and explore research help, interlibrary loan, study spaces, technology, the Student Success Center, and more. Complete your bingo card to enter to win raffle prizes from local restaurants and shops. Even better, the first 100 students to finish will get free ice cream and a library goodie bag! Stop in, meet our friendly staff, discover everything the Libraries have to offer, and maybe walk away a winner!

There is currently one seat available in LITR 2960-01: American Horror Stories! If you were hoping for a spot, it just opened.

CRN: 80625

Mon/Thurs 8 - 9:50 AM

im trying to play roblox (🤫) im connected to the ethernet but it doesnt seem to wanna load.... all other games work (minecraft etc) but roblox just straight up wont load on the schools network (even the roblox website)
anyone know whats up with that?

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Welcome back returning RPI students, Troy is not the same without you! We will be on the corner in front of the RPI student union Friday making Pad Thai and Pork Laarb Dumplings from 11-1:30.

Saturday at the Troy Waterfront Farmers Market I will practicing my shofar as we get ready to celebrate the Jewish New Year of 5787. For the next two Saturdays we will be offering everyone at the Market apples and honey for a sweet New Year. We will have Rugelach,  Macaroons, and Bialys on our menu.

Here's the whole Troy Waterfront Farmers Market menu this Saturday:

Thai Iced Tea 

Bialys 

Rugelach 

Macaroons

Coconut Fried Shrimp 

Dumplings - pork laarb or vegetable 

Bahnmito - pork char siu or crispy tofu

Pad Thai - chicken or tofu/vegetable

Vegetable Tofu Stirfry

Hi,

Recently I did some last minute college research and I am now much more interested in RPI! I'm currently doing Navy JROTC at my high school, and it's one of my most active clubs and counts for multiple activities on my College App (think high leadership, community service, competition awards, teamwork, etc.) and was notably interested in RPI's NROTC Program. What made this school stand out to me is how the NROTC's Program has internship connections with places like NASA and General Dynamics! RPI is also within a good driving distance (4-5 hrs) from home and has good research opportunities and facilities, which are huge pluses for me.

I also decided to make a last minute switch from Nursing to Materials Engineering for personal reasons. Because of this, I'm late in the Engineering game in terms of high school coursework and I want to actively see how I can push myself towards RPI! I'll probably make a separate post of this to see if I'm competitive enough for the school.

I've heard how the school's new administration is turning the place for the better in many areas and the community is very STEM oriented, so I'm looking forward to that for a change of pace (and to hopefully have more friends in STEM lol).

I wanted to get more of your inputs as to why you enjoy RPI and what I can look forward to, as this school is aligning with most of my interests so far and I see no reason not to consider it one of my top choices. I'll be touring the campus next month, so please let me know what you guys think! Any inputs from any ROTC students is definitely appreciated!

Thanks in advance!!

Is there a tool that exists to check all the courses that require a specific input course? Say I input PHYS-1200, this hypothetical tool would show me all of the courses that has PHYS-1200 as a prerequisite.

I'm going to get clowned for this, but I have tickets to a Lucki concert at Franklin Music Hall in Philadelphia for this Friday (9/4).

Is anyone going south this weekend who would be down to give me a ride, I can pay for gas.

Thanks

https://time.com/article/2026/08/25/americas-best-colleges-2027/

Ranked #108…

I'm looking for an easy econ class this semester to boost my GPA. The only two available at this time are ECON-4190 International Economics and Globalization with Michael A. Klein or ECON-4380 Labor Markets & Discrimination with Conor Lennon. Does anyone know if either of these classes is noticeably easier than the other, or are they about the same? Thank you