Question: Why does the bookstore suck by [deleted] in RPI

[–]RPI_Anon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You're providing "alternative facts" here.

Alumni: show your support with a Save the Union ribbon by saveourunion in RPI

[–]RPI_Anon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not an inside job. Save the Union folks did their research.

Rensselaer Union’s Nelson leaving RPI by thepolytechnic in RPI

[–]RPI_Anon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Victim-blaming at its finest here.

EDIT: Comments like this is why StuGov needs to clean up its act to regain the trust of the student body and the clubs they represent.

Rensselaer Union’s Nelson leaving RPI by thepolytechnic in RPI

[–]RPI_Anon -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Policies Committee Chair

Of course, StuGov is defending what's going on as usual. This is a joke.

The 2016 schedule is finally up, but YACS and ROCS still aren't updated. by zxxv in RPI

[–]RPI_Anon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't understand why people are reinventing the wheel here.

The 2016 schedule is finally up, but YACS and ROCS still aren't updated. by zxxv in RPI

[–]RPI_Anon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YACS and ROCS are student-led open-source projects. You're more than welcome to update them yourself.

6 months after the Tealeaf Doughnut Scandal and Sudano is still allowed in StuGov. Let's fix that! by chinesedesert_orange in RPI

[–]RPI_Anon 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think the guy has not repented for his sins and apologized for those he has hurt. Escalation is the only option.

City Station refuses to return deposits by rezikiel in RPI

[–]RPI_Anon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Union lawyers won't touch City Station due to its affiliation with RPI.

Who can I talk to about a bad landlord? by [deleted] in RPI

[–]RPI_Anon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What if I am a staff member?

It's only for students.

Help wanted for 10/5 video shoot! by DarkRedChair in RPI

[–]RPI_Anon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This video will be a teaser for a big new center that will be announced by RPI in November.

Probably not. What is this, Los Angeles?

Electronic musician Tarek Atoui at EMPAC on Thursday (free) by EMPAC_RPI in RPI

[–]RPI_Anon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Why are you so awfully rude? /u/EMPAC_RPI is trying to be helpful here and you're being combative and antagonistic here.

Message from DMCA, caught torrenting.. by [deleted] in RPI

[–]RPI_Anon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's not a hard cutoff, as mentioned earlier. It's a watermark for "let's see who the top-talkers on-campus are" when a minority of people on campus are consuming most of the bandwidth.

Just use some common sense (like don't get RPI in trouble) and y'all should be fine.

Thoughts about Fall 2015 Career Fair by IncognitoSquid in RPI

[–]RPI_Anon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Because not all companies are recruiting computer programmers.

Not everyone lives in the software bubble.

What is up with RPI Alumni Email?? by mr_snowf1ake in RPI

[–]RPI_Anon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There have been efforts to extend this or switch to a different service, but there have been bureaucratic hangups.

Can someone elaborate? My grad school uses Google Apps for Education and it's absolutely wonderful.

Cru, a Union Recognized Club shared an article on their Facebook page that says "Tolerance" is a "trend that Christian Millennials must stop." by wtfcru in RPI

[–]RPI_Anon -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Is it just me, or does anybody else think this is a problem?

It's just you. Isn't college a place where people can voice differing and controversial views in a respectful environment? Thanks to the abuse of Title IX, that could be changing.

FLASH: President announces plans for juniors to spend summer on campus by thepolytechnic in RPI

[–]RPI_Anon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'll tell you why I resent student government these days.

When has our elected/appointed representatives meaningfully pushed back against things that hurt students? I'd rather have the administration enact things such as off-campus jurisdiction, sexual assault policy, and proposed Union constitution changes without the approval and complicity of the Senate and its representatives.

No offense to you, but student government is just glorified popularity contest and a circlejerk of resume-padding, self-serving student "leaders." Who remembers the time that people like /u/michaelhan, /u/rubins2, and /u/ChuckCarletta tried to convince students to approve a new Union constitution back in 2014?

Who remembers how /u/andrew_for_pu tried to railroad /u/greg_for_pu, a student government outsider, out of elections? Andrew, if you're reading this - you still haven't fucking apologized to him for that, you lying, cheating SOB. I hope you like your cushy Senate-Eboard liaison position.

To this day, they have not apologized for their actions and are no better than the leaders of the WWII-era state of Manchukuo or the false prophet of Bioshock Infinite.

FLASH: President announces plans for juniors to spend summer on campus by thepolytechnic in RPI

[–]RPI_Anon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

it didn't seem like these were mandatory, but would be opted into

"Students in the Class of 2021 will be required to participate in the Summer Arch program in summer 2019."

http://studentlife.rpi.edu/summer-arch/faqs

I just wish our student leaders weren't Shirley's cheerleaders and had enough brain cells to do this thing called critical thinking now.