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We made the TU again today. Good work, RPI. All of the info from this post is from the TU’s article.
The Office of Fire Prevention and Control apparently wrote a letter to Troy Fire Chief Garrett which states that “the newly created plaza does not meet the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.” We published a story in January which explained that the Fire Chief made a claim that RPI had broken the law for having narrow paths in the new VCC plaza that was finished in December. RPI defended themselves by saying that they had lattice under the grass next to the paths which could hold up the fire truck.
Today’s article gives more credibility to the Fire Chief’s claims. Apparently, RPI plans to work with the city engineer to “develop a plan for modifications” in order to bring the new pavement within code.
Time for the editorializing: To be honest, we’re a little tired of this story. We’re tired of the “the engineers couldn’t figure out the fire code” jokes, and we want to be sure that our buildings are safe. This isn’t something that our administration should be risking. While Troy can appear very demanding at times (even malicious toward RPI), the state determines what really is safe — not RPI. So let’s make the changes and be done with it.
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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.
- New chairs in the DCC
- New classrooms in Ricketts
- Housing for the sophomores so that upperclassmen aren’t forced off campus
- More parking for students
- The ‘86 field renovations
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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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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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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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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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