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List of Things More Pressing Than a House for the President

January 18th, 2010
I started this list in December, and it fell to the wayside a little bit, but I think it’s still relevant.  In December the Board of Trustees released information that they were all contributing money to build a new house for the President. Along with many other students, we think that this shows just how out of touch the Board really is with the needs of this Institute.  To prove it, here’s a list of things more pressing than a house for Dr. Jackson.  Feel free to add to it with comments.
  1. New chairs in the DCC
  2. New classrooms in Ricketts
  3. Housing for the sophomores so that upperclassmen aren’t forced off campus
  4. More parking for students
  5. The ‘86 field renovations
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Fences Removed; Students Celebrate

December 1st, 2009
Our campus restored to its original glory, and better!

Our campus restored to its original glory, and better!

The ‘Tute has brought us all an early Christmas present!  The fences have come down! The time it takes to get to the library has been halved!  There’s gorgeous sod and oval-shaped roundabouts so students don’t have to stop for traffic.  What a glorious day for RPI Students!  Rejoice!  Every year we shall celebrate this momentous occasion!

Not really, but we’re pretty happy…

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Ever Wonder Where Grass Comes From Overnight?

November 30th, 2009
The sod truck!

The sod truck!

We snapped a photo of the sod truck before Thanksgiving, to give you an idea of how the VCC Quad went from being mud to a green paradise almost overnight.  I always thought that grass seed and some hay was enough…

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Wondering why the VCC “Costruction” is taking so long?

November 13th, 2009

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These photos (more after the jump) were sent to us by Andrew today.  According to him, they ran into a little bad luck, and had to call these guys…

What you see is the remains of an underground fuel oil storage tank which has been cut in half. Sources have informed me that this oil tank dates back to before RPI owned this land, and at one time contained 35,000 gallons of #6 fuel oil. The disused tank was filled with sand to prevent the formation of a sinkhole. This sand had to be removed for decontamination, since it was mixed with the remaining oil in the tank.

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VCC Construction (or Costruction)

October 9th, 2009
Its RPI.  We do math.

It's RPI. We do math.

Have you been wondering why the VCC is under construction?

We found this information on the Physical Plant’s blog

  • New concrete sidewalks and lighting for improved pedestrian safety.
  • Necessary repairs to underground utilities.
  • Removal of failing trees and planting of more sustainable high canopy trees.
  • Installation of lighting, benches and bicycle racks.
  • Improved access for emergency, delivery and service vehicles.

The good news is that we have word that at Pizza with the Cabinet, Claude Rounds (VP for Administration) said that its expected completion is before the end of the semester.

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