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At Rensselaer: October 1986

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at THE ALUMNI BULLETIN OF RPI· VOLUME 86· NO. 2 Rensselaer, A Special Place to Be Rensselaer, A Special Place to Be What…
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Rensselaer,
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a Special Place to Be By Bobby Minter Many differences - some obvious, others more subtle - separate RPI from the rest and…
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4 experience is like a badge of cour- age. Take Tom McShane '64, ven- ture capitalist and, in 1969, a co- founder of…
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signed new processes, invented new products, discovered new ma- terials or built new systems. Be- fore them were the men and…
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6 of "stars" in engineering and sci- ence. Instead, Rensselaer men and women were known to be superbly educated,…
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at Carnegie-Mellon University on early decision - before he even interviewed at his two other choices, RPI and Cornell.…
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8 them," says McCormick. "So I started a business making this stuff." Called EOA Systems, for "End of…
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though. Each university has an attitude, an ambience, a style, if you will. At Rensselaer, unlike larger institutions where…
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10 with greater or less success. But by the senior year, it is all simply a matter of the rhythms of RPI. Says Cindi Crosby…
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reputation in biology, but that is changing. I was interested in go- ing to a place where I would be a major component in…
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12 "This is the Place to Go" Marty Glicksman '57 mixed a good bit offun with the academic side of life at RPI…
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ing, mopping so that all the water wouldn't leak out, and getting to- tally drenched. Even though they were half…
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Helping Students Navigate Through RPI By Howard Nelson A t 9:45 a.m. on Friday, May 16, the Houston Field House is pulsat…
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" We're here to create an educational environment, whether it's in a laboratory or in a dormitory. I'm an…
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16 From F -Tests, She Took to the Caves By William Hammond t was petrifying the first time I went to an f-test,"…
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nightly attendance. And a sum- mer concert series inaugurated by Beer just completed its third year. "It's very…
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18 The Emergence of a Department Once with a visibility problem, Geology is building a new reputation: Small = excellent.…
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head start in research so they can see what it's really like to practice a science, instead of simply learn- ing it in…
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Our Readers Remember... The invitation in last spring’s at Rensselaer to write about why RPI is, or was, a special place to…
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A "Misfit" Freshman Named Paul P aul was a "nut," at least that is what my dorm- mates and I figured.…
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22 RPI, Site of Majesty, Source of Legends o many, Rensselaer was the name of the college where they went after high…
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Surviving the Discipline, Savoring the Charm R ensselaer is memora- ble to me because of its unique combination of…
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24 UTe a ching Helps Keep Me ByDavidWemple Young" Edith Luchins came to America from Poland with no formal educa-…
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ematics had gathered to teach and learn from one another. Luchins sees that same environ- ment at RPI, and wants to see it…
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