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Sorry to scare you, but it is Friday the 13th!

Friday, November 13

Well, first of all, it’s Friday the thirteenth.  Do something spooky.

It’s also Hug a Jew Day.  RPI-Sage Hillel is hosting their weekly Shabbat Dinner at 6 PM in the Phalanx Room (Union 3502).  It’s free, and they’re serving an italian-style dinner.  You can find more info at the [Facebook]

You know you can’t resist seeing men dressed as women at the Rensselaer Pride Alliance Fall Drag Show at 7 PM in West Hall. Admission fee- $3 advance; $5 at door for RPI Students. $5 for general public in advance; $7 at the door. Advance tickets can be purchased in the DCC and Union the week prior.  [Events Calendar]

The men are up in the North Country this weekend (catch them on WRPI 91.5 or online), but the Women’s Ice Hockey Team is battling the Yale Bulldogs tonight at 7 PM in the Houston Field House.  Women’s games are free! [RPIAthletics]

EMPAC never fails to provide a show you can talk about the next day.  We’ve heard this one is one for the books too: “Punky funk meets Futurism and homespun electro in this paradoxical grouping of artists from far ends of the musical spectrum.”  Check out New Nothing: Skeleton$, Luciano Chessa + Dan Deacon at 8 PM.  EMPAC tickets are $5 for RPI students. [EMPAC] [Facebook]

You can also see The Visit at the RPI Playhouse at 8 PM.  $5 for students.  Info is [Facebook]

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This weekend was a bit of a mixed bag, depending on which sport is your favorite.  If you like men’s hockey, you’re on cloud nine. Football fans aren’t so happy, and those who follow women’s hockey are unsure.  Check out the summary:

• The women’s ice hockey team defeated Colgate 10-4 on Friday and lost to Cornell 1-3 on Saturday.  The women are 3-6-3 overall, and 0-1-1 in ECAC play.

• The men’s ice hockey team destroyed Yale (ranked 6th nationally, and defending ECAC champions) 5-2 on Friday and prevailed over Brown 3-1 on Saturday.  The Engineers have a 2-0 record in ECAC play.  Two great games, filled with excited fans and good hockey.  The men are 6-3-1 overall, and have won 5 out of the last 6 games.
• The football team lost at Hobart College 0-10 on Saturday afternoon.  The team is now 4-4 overall.

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This weekend was a mixed bag for RPI Sports.  The most popular teams (football and men’s hockey) fared very well, but the other teams had a rough weekend.

Men’s hockey chalked up two wins, the first against Sacred Heart (4-3 in overtime) and the second over American International (3-2).

Football beat St. Lawrence University in a slim 10-7 victory after a rainy game.

Women’s ice hockey lost to Syracuse (2-3) Friday afternoon and (3-4) Saturday afternoon.

Men’s Cross Country came in 4th out of 10 at the NYSCTC (New York State Collegiate Track Conference) Championships in Rochester.  The women’s team fared even better, coming in second place.

Men’s and women’s swimming bested Roger Williams University 157-142 (men) and 157-125 (women) 0n Saturday.

Men’s soccer tied with Clarkson 0-0 in Potsdam Saturday, while the women lost to them 0-1 at home. The men went on to beat Saint Lawrence 2-1 on Sunday, while the women lost 0-4.

Women’s field hockey lost to Saint Lawrence 2-4 at home on Saturday afternoon and to Hamilton College 2-3 on Sunday.

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Just a quick roundup of the Homecoming Weekend sports results:

• Women’s soccer topped Vassar, 3-1.[rpiathletics]
• Women’s hockey beat Wayne State, 3-2 on Friday, and then tied 0-0 on Saturday.[rpiathletics]
• The football team suffered its first loss against the University of Rochester, 10-16.[TU]
• The men’s hockey team won its first game (sort of…) in a 2-1 shootout, but it counts as a tie 3-3.[rpiathletics]

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We don’t usually do sports posts, because there’s just too many teams for us to keep track of, but here’s a quick update.

The RPI Engineers kept their football record at a perfect 3-0 by defeating WPI 42-33.  The RPI-WPI game is played annually and called the Transit Trophy (named after a civil engineering tool).   This is RPI’s 13th consecutive season winning the Transit Trophy.  The Engineers will play in the Homecoming game after the Grand Opening of ECAV at 1 PM.  Keep it up, team!

Maybe there’s something to making freshmen players sing in commons…

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No more Red Hawks, no more RPI Bullet, just the RPI Engineers with the logo above.  This word was leaked to us by a Student Senator who received the information from Kevin Beattie, the Associate Athletic Director, who mentioned it on a tour of the East Campus Athletic Village last Friday.

We’re just fine with that.  It was pretty strange to have two mascots, anyway.

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Freshman Football Fun!

If you, like me, had the pleasure of walking into commons last week to see the Freshman members of the Varsity Football team singing, you may have been pretty surprised.  It was pretty entertaining, because they all introduced themselves (ending with “And I’m proud to be an engineer, TOOT TOOT!), and then sang songs such as Respect, Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, Stand By Me, I Will Survive, I Want It That Way, Oh What a Night, Romeo and Juliet, and Afternoon Delight. I’ve never seen such huge guys hit such high notes.

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