A meeting requested by the Student Senate Residential Life and Dining Committee was hosted by the Administration Division at RPI on February 5, 2026. Chief Administrative Officer Mark Hampton, ...

Throughout its history, the RPI Players have seamlessly blended the world’s oldest technological university with the humble Shakespearean reminder that at its core, “all the world’s a stage, and all ...

West Hall has a reputation at Rensselaer for its otherworldly, cryptic nature. When I arrived at RPI, one of the first things I heard about campus were the stories of the ghosts of West Hall. Rumor ...

Ben Viner ’24 and Ava Gallagher ’23G have been elected Grand Marshal and President of the Union, respectively. Ria Massoni ’24 was reelected as Undergraduate President. All three candidates ran ...

As a member of The Poly and someone who prides themself on once being an avid reader, I am ashamed to say that I rarely read anymore. It is much easier to take the constant dopamine hit of Instagram ...

Almost everyone has heard of or played the game chess. A board consisting of sixty-four black and white squares, with each player taking turns to move pieces, trying to capture the other’s king.

Since the turn of the new millennium, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been changed through the implementation of President Shirley Ann Jackson’s The Rensselaer Plan. Under The Plan, major campus ...

Starting today, the Mueller Center will be open to students for the first time since Rensselaer shutdown last Spring. The cardio and weight rooms will open, but the Armory, locker rooms, and Robinson ...

A key part of adulthood is maintaining your physical and mental health. Beyond its well-known facilities, Rensselaer’s Student Health Center provides aid such as gynecological services, sports ...

Morgan Rodgers was a member of the women’s lacrosse team at Duke University. During her senior year of high school, she began to experience “high levels of anxiety.” After seeking professional help ...

Students receive their bill from the Institute each semester, where there is a line item labeled “Undergraduate Activity Fee.” So what’s this fee? Every student enrolled at Rensselaer pays an activity ...