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| Friday, August 1st, 2008 | 9:32 am
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Wii If anyone is still looking for a Wii, my contact at PC Connection just told me they got 48 in this morning ($299ea) and doesn't expect them to last the day. | | Thursday, April 24th, 2008 | 7:30 pm
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Life Updates
Last chance for life updates for the Q2 newsletter | | Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 | 5:40 pm
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Men's Hockey Writer
For those who may not know - Tom Reale is being deployed this summer for probably a year or so. Aside from the various real life implications (and for as sarcastic as I can be they do still matter), I have a very practical matter to deal with: Tom's not going to be able to write the weekly updates for RPI PBA(aF). If you are potentially interested in filling in for him next season, please e-mail me directly. | | Thursday, February 7th, 2008 | 9:37 pm
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Chocolate Thunder Hey guys . . . This Saturday, RPI is having it's annual Black Family Technology Awareness Day. What makes it important is that one of the groups that will be entertaining people will be Chocolate Thunder – the same group in which I teach! They'll be performing in the DCC sometime around/after noon (the time I heard mentioned was something like 12:20, but I'm not sure)! I just got back from rehearsal. I told the kids that I was going to tell as many people I knew (including the entire Pep Band) that they were playing, and that they should all go to see them perform! So come on out and show my kids some support! (x-posted to my LJ) | | Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 | 1:04 pm
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| | Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 | 2:42 pm
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So much for the Warm Up The Tanks cheer Rensselaer Names Colonel James A. Knowlton as Director ofAthletics Troy, N.Y.– James A. Knowlton, a senior administrator at the United States Military Academy, has been nameddirector of athletics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Knowlton succeedsKen Ralph, who joined Colorado College as athleticdirector in August. Knowlton, director of the Center for Enhanced Performance at the United States MilitaryAcademy in West Point, N.Y., will join Rensselaer in March 2008. He will take responsibility foroverseeing the Institute’s 12 men’s and 11 women’s NCAA intercollegiate varsity teams and three junior varsitysquads, involving more than 600 students. “James Knowlton’s passion for developing the whole studentmakes him the perfect choice for leading the athletics program at Rensselaer,” said Rensselaer President Shirley AnnJackson. “Athletics participation is a cornerstone of the studentexperience at Rensselaer, and student athletesexcel both athletically and academically. We look forward to working with Jimto take our entire athletics program to new heights.” In his current position at the MilitaryAcademy, Knowlton leads a staff of 50professionals who deliver training for peak performance in athletics,academics, and military endeavors to cadets, soldiers, and athletes both on andoff the West Point campus. He also serves as chairof the NCAA Hockey Rules Committee,where he leads a diverse group of Division I and III men’s andwomen’s coaches and administrators during the annual rule-developmentprocess. From 2003 to 2006 Knowlton served as both deputy and interim directorfor the athletics department at West Point,where he led a staff of more than 200 people and supervised 25 intercollegiateathletic programs with more than 1,000 student-athletes. During his tenure, West Point set the stage to earn its first NCAA National Championship in more than 50 years. “I could not be more excited about joining the Rensselaerteam,” Knowlton said. “The focus on the total student experience,the balance of excellence in both academics and athletics, and the vision ofthe entire Rensselaer community makes this anopportunity of a lifetime.” Knowlton received a bachelor’s degree in engineering in 1982 fromWest Point, where he was a four-year letterwinner and captain of the varsity hockey team. After 10 years of organizationalleadership positions of increasing responsibility in the U.S. Army, Knowltonreceived a master’s in civil engineering from Cornell University. Knowlton returned to West Point in 1992 to teach in the Civil and MechanicalEngineering Department, after which he was selected to lead and manage largerand more complex organizations within the Army, ultimately leading a battalionof 750 men and women while stationed at Ft. Carson, Colo. “James Knowlton’s broad experience as both a leader and aneducator brings the right combination for setting a bold agenda for athleticsat Rensselaer,” said Eddie Ade Knowles,vice president for student life. “With his leadership, we will continueto move Rensselaer athletics to even higherlevels of excellence, while maintaining our outstanding track record ofacademic integrity.” In the past five years, Rensselaer hasseen nearly 80 students arise as national All-America athletes, including thefirst-ever national champion in swimming and a national runner-up in track andfield. Nearly 50 athletes have competed in individual NCAAmeets and five teams have participated in NCAAtournaments. The grade-point average of a Rensselaerstudent-athlete consistently exceeds that of a student not involved inathletics. Approximately 40 students have earned national Academic All-Americarecognition, and in both 2004 and 2005, the field hockey team earned theNational Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III Academic Team Award, adistinction that recognizes a program that has the highest team grade pointaverage in the country. In 2006 the men’s cross country team posted thenation’s second highest team grade point average. Knowlton is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Virginia. His awards anddecorations include the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal withfour oak leaf clusters, the Ranger Tab, the Air Assault Badge, and the SeniorParachutist Badge. Knowlton and his wife, Corey, have five sons: Jimmy, 23; Patrick, 21;Christopher, 18; Mark, 13; and Shawn, 10. About Rensselaer
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, founded in 1824, is the nation’s oldesttechnological university. The university offers bachelor’s,master’s, and doctoral degrees in engineering, the sciences, informationtechnology, architecture, management, and the humanities and social sciences.Institute programs serve undergraduates, graduate students, and workingprofessionals around the world. Rensselaer faculty are known for pre-eminencein research conducted in a wide range of fields, with particular emphasis inbiotechnology, nanotechnology, information technology, and the media arts andtechnology. The Institute is well known for its success in the transfer oftechnology from the laboratory to the marketplace so that new discoveries andinventions benefit human life, protect the environment, and strengthen economicdevelopment. ### | | Thursday, December 6th, 2007 | 4:13 pm
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Long as they don't do this during play MEN’SHOCKEY TO HOLD TEDDY BEAR TOSS Event to take placeduring the December 16th game against Miami TROY,N.Y. – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men’s ice hockeyteam will present the inaugural Teddy Bear Toss on Sunday, December 16, duringthe first intermission of the Engineers contest versus the top-ranked University of Miami(Ohio). The event will benefit the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. Fans attending the game,which begins at 4pm, are encouraged to bring a stuffed animal, new andunwrapped, to the game for a synchronized “tossing” onto theHouston Field House ice during the first intermission. For those whodon’t have a teddy bear to bring, Screen-It Limited has graciouslyprovided 200 teddy bears that will be made available to patrons for a smalldonation. All the stuffed animals and monies will be donated to theMarine Toys for Tots Foundation. “We are thrilled topartner with Toys for Tots and the Marines for such a wonderful cause thisholiday season,” said Seth Appert, head coach of the men’s hockeyteam. “I would like to thank Screen-It for their support of this eventand I encourage our fans to bring a teddy bear to toss on the ice during thefirst intermission and share in the holiday spirit.” NextSunday’s contest between the #19 Engineers and the top-ranked RedHawks,who open this year’s series with a 7pm face-off on December 15, marks thefourth-ever meeting. RPI won the first contest, a 9-1 win in Troy, on December 28,1984, while the RedHawks evened the series with a 3-2 overtime victory in theopening game of the Ohio Hockey Classic on December 29, 2005. | | Wednesday, October 31st, 2007 | 7:04 pm
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| | Friday, October 26th, 2007 | 7:42 pm
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Tubatron
You guys need one of these:
| | Friday, September 21st, 2007 | 8:57 pm
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APB Pic at MIT
A while back, one, two years ago, somebody posted something to the mailing list indicating that there was a picture of the RPI Pep Band, with Doctor Jackson, somewhere on the MIT campus.
I will be in Boston tomorrow, and I want to see this picture. Where is it? | | Friday, May 18th, 2007 | 5:21 pm
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El Cumbanchero Wow. This is just amazing. Current Mood:  amused | | Thursday, March 29th, 2007 | 2:20 pm
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Body Found in CII RPI staff found a body in the CII stairwell this morning and campus has been shut down as the investigation into it continues. Police say there was a wound consistent with a gunshot and the victim is an out-of-state former RPI student in his 20s. Edit: They've identified him as Anson Tripp '00, 29, of Amherst. Edit edit: Police have ruled it a suicide. Details from the Times Union: http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=576300 | | Saturday, March 24th, 2007 | 10:44 pm
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Clarkson/Quinnipiac Game
God help me, but I responded on that flamewar they call a blog over at Clarkson. Wish me luck. | | Monday, January 22nd, 2007 | 12:36 pm
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Hey band :) If the strippers are ever that bad again, this is what you'll have to look forward to:  Thank you. :) Actually, while we're on the topic, does anyone know when/where the tradition started? I assume it has something to do with the end of Slap Shot. | | Thursday, December 28th, 2006 | 9:48 pm
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E-mail Reminder
Hey folks, just a quick reminder that if you're email address has changed be sure to update it in your Yahoo profile, and your membership with the Pep Band Alumni list. Thanks. | | Monday, December 11th, 2006 | 12:03 am
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Ahoy! Sarah and I would like to announce the creation of a new Pep Band resource, the APBWiki! We decided that there's just way too much information floating around in random people's heads that needs to be collected somewhere, and that somewhere should be a collective effort, like a wiki. The wiki is running MediaWiki, the same software that powers Wikipedia, and is really easy to use. So, now that I've got you all excited, go to http://apbwiki.jlauser.net and check it out. If you want to edit the wiki, you're going to have to sign up. Anonymous edits are disabled, and so is user registration. Yes, this is annoying, but it also prevents the wiki from getting spammed, and it prevents people from vandalizing it. To sign up, please go to http://apbwiki.jlauser.net/accountrequest.html and fill out the form. One of us will create your account as soon as we can, and your password will be mailed to you. Thanks in advance for all of your help, and happy wiki-ing. Current Mood: excited | | Tuesday, November 28th, 2006 | 10:01 am
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Saw this come across and thought some of you would be interested (*cough*![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) tenner*cough*) Hello, This will be the last email I send for awhile, sorry for the recent influx. In our continuing effort to update our music sets, we will be redoing the music cheer sheets. We will be meeting in West 326 on Monday, December 11th at 12 PM to discuss songs we want to keep, remove, and add, and who will be doing what. Note that this is after classes are done, and it still gives you a completely unobstructed study day before exams start. We’ll also spend a short amount of time putting the music we took out in May back in the library. So basically, if you want to arrange a cheer for our new version of the cheer sheet or have a say in the fates of the current musical cheers, you’ll want to be at this meeting. Bring any ideas you have, as we are interested in hearing them. Enjoy the rest of your week. | | Monday, November 27th, 2006 | 12:03 pm
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| | Monday, November 20th, 2006 | 6:40 pm
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Appert to Chat With Fans Online on Tuesday TROY, N.Y. - Rensselaer head men's hockey coach Seth Appert# will be a guest for this week's "Tuesday @ the Rink" chat on CSTV.com and USCHO.com. Appert, whose Engineers host Colgate, Niagara and Ohio State for the 56th Annual Rensselaer/Bank of America Holiday Tournament, the oldest holiday tournament in college hockey, this weekend, will answer questions beginning at 3pm. The chat room is open now, so fans can submit questions in advance to http://www.cstv.com/chat/111806aab.html . Minnesota defenseman and team captain Mike Vannelli will be a guest at 2pm. Vannelli and the Golden Gophers host Michigan and Michigan State in the College Hockey Showcase on Thanksgiving Weekend. To submit questions to Vanelli, visit http://www.cstv.com/chat/111806aaa.html. | | Sunday, November 19th, 2006 | 1:05 am
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Field report: ND @ MSU
I had the opportunity to take in the game tonight between #5 Notre Dame and #4 MSU, so I thought I'd file a field report from your friendly neighborhood CCHA correspondent.
The hockey:
Great game between two teams who definitely are top five in the country. The difference in quality of play is noticeable, but not quite as pronounced as my last look at the CCHA in 1995. Certainly with these two teams, the "new NHL" commodities of puck possession and speed were absolutely central for both of these clubs.
Officiating here in the CCHA is just as bad as in the ECACHL. Notre Dame are a bunch of dirty divers, and they were getting the refs to call MSU by flopping all night long. What's worse is the beautiful 3rd MSU goal got wiped out on a very questionable offside call.
The Lerg boys - Jeff (G) and Bryan (F) are for real. They may not be stars in the NHL, but they'll be good skilled players in the league for a long time.
The rink:
Munn Ice Arena was built in 1974, and holds its age pretty well. It's a more conventional size and shape than Houston Field house, seating a few more at 6,470. They added luxury boxes and an elevated press area about 6 years ago. Each section has about 18 rows of seats, at a lower pitch than the treacherous HFH steps. If you think of the love child of Glens Falls Civic Center and Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, you've pretty much got it.
The atmosphere is much more subdued as compared to HFH. With a lower roof, the sound travels well, and while the students were there and cheering, the spirit as compared to RPI or our big rival schools like Clarkson just wasn't there.
The band:
The band sits in the corner section and was about 30 strong. I took note of a number of aspects of the band - good bad and ugly - that we could learn from.
The good
Musically, this small band would eat RPI Pep Band's lunch. I suppose this happens with a school this large, but one thing that I thought was important was the balance. The numbers broke down roughly this way:
8 trumpets
6 trombones
2 tenor saxes
5 mellophones
4 baritones
3 sousaphones
drum set
electric bass
The one thing I noticed about their sound was the strong low registers, which wasn't just because of the bass. The baritones really made a huge difference... I'm wondering if we shouldn't think about how to recruit more bari players (and find good NEW instruments for them) to round out the sound.
And call me a heathen, call me a heretic, but with the challenges in being heard in HFH, perhaps the idea of an electric bass could at least be a topic for discussion.
I was torn on the drum set. I think it helped to integrate the cymbals more tightly into the music, which in turn really helped to project the sound of the rhythm section.
They share time with the PA as well... but the musical selections are much better. Come On Eileen stood out (we should arrange that for Pep Band, by the way), as did the playing of All By Myself and Big Girls Don't Cry for opposing team penalties. The WTF moment of the night was when the PA played Piano Man, until I glanced at the clock and realized they played it at precisely 9:00 on a Saturday. Nice.
The band, at the break nearest to 10:00 of the second, plays Livin' on a Prayer and sings the chorus a capella. (Sing the chorus to yourself, you'll get the joke.)
Three pieces of music stood out for me: A Queen medley that started with the opening of Fat Bottom Girls and then broke into the meaty part of Bohemian Rhapsody. It really needed one more song to be a good medley; I'll have to do some thinking. Jungle Boogie was great - we own that and should pull it back out, it's been mothballed since the 80s. And they had a great cousin of our BU cheer that I loved - I listened closely and jotted it down on staff paper when I got home. I'll try to work it up - we can label it MSU, and replace "Let's Go State" with "Let's Go Red."
The bad
They play their fight song INCESSANTLY. The game was televised tonight, and I swear they played it at just about every TV timeout. I hope this was just a special situation because of TV, but I don't get the impression it was.
And finally, their flag runners suck compared to ours. :)
The ugly
On the waved-off third goal, the three sousaphones ran behind the flag runner, playing as they went. Holy Doppler effect, Batman! Not pleasant.
And the just plain weird... my seat was about 8 rows in front of the press box. They had an old-school phone that rang about 5 times per period. I felt right at home.
Current Music: Flyers at Sharks | | Wednesday, November 15th, 2006 | 12:58 pm
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MEN'S & WOMEN'S HOCKEY TEAMS TO CONDUCT FOOD DRIVE FOR UNITY HOUSE
Donations to be accepted at games on November 17, 24 & 25
TROY, N.Y. - The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's and women's
hockey teams are spearheading a food drive to benefit Unity House of Troy,
Inc. The Engineers will collect non-perishable food items at the men's
hockey game this Friday against Sacred Heart as well as at the men's holiday
tournament on November 24-25.
All fans that make a donation will be entered into a special raffle during
that evening's game. Prizes include signed hockey jerseys, tickets to RPI
games as well as tickets to the ECAC Hockey League Championship in March.
Other prizes may also be available.
Both teams will then deliver all of the collected food to Unity House on
Sunday, November 26, to assist the organization in replenishing its shelves
for the remainder of the holiday season.
"Thank you to the RPI hockey teams for this wonderful community outreach,"
said Chris Burke, CEO of Unity House. "We are so grateful that the people
who rely on Unity House for help with food will benefit by this well-timed
food drive. In the winter months when need is highest, donations of
oatmeal, peanut butter, canned goods, baby formula, and diapers are
especially helpful."
"Unity House provides a tremendous service and we are happy to assist in
anyway we can," said Seth Appert, head coach of the men's team. "It is our
hope that the Rensselaer community, as well as our fans from throughout the
Capital Region, join us in supporting this effort to provide for those in
need."
Rensselaer's game on Friday against Sacred Heart begins at 7pm. All
non-perishable food items will be collected at the entrances and those with
donations will receive a raffle ticket. The raffle prize winners will be
announced during the third period of the game.
On November 24-25, the men's team hosts the 56th Annual Rensselaer/Bank of
America Holiday Tournament and donations will be accepted throughout the
weekend. The four-team tournament begins with Colgate University playing
The Ohio State University at 4pm and RPI taking on Niagara at 7pm. The
consolation and championship games follow the next night at 4pm and 7pm,
respectively. | | Friday, October 13th, 2006 | 3:26 pm
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IMPORTANT REHEARSAL UPDATE
Hi everyone,
Due to serious oversights on the organizers of tomorrow’s scheduled ROTC football game, the game has been moved to the far reaches of campus and we will consequently NOT BE PLAYING OUTSIDE at 10am tomorrow. Plan on A NORMAL REHEARSAL at 10am at West Hall, then we’ll load the van for hockey immediately afterwards.
Those of you who are planning to attend, we look forward to seeing you - rehearsal should be fun and the game's nearly sold out and should be a blast!
Sorry for the extremely short notice; I've been waiting for a final outcome from the ROTC people that only just arrived a few minutes ago.
-Gary | | Friday, October 6th, 2006 | 10:41 am
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Job Opening
Will post job description later, but my old boss is looking for someone with an IT background to fill an entry-level project management job.Would prefer relocation to CT but not mandatory, Doesn't sound like PM experience is required.
My old boss said to me "yeah, Jim or Yuri or yourself would have been good candidates." He wants someone from RPI.
No idea on the money, but it's a new department for the company with a LOT of room to grow. TDC likes to grow from within and there's a lot of opportunity right now.
I'll pass along more experienced resumes as well. If you want to join TDC or MLB this is a chance. | | Tuesday, September 19th, 2006 | 9:53 pm
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PBAN4 Hey everyone, just a reminder to sign up for PBAN4/Music Alumni Fest! This is going to be a great event this year and I'd love to see as many of you there as possible. Hopefully everyone in the greater NY/New England area can make it. If you haven't done so already, please be sure to RSVP in Yahoo at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RPI_Pep_Band_Alumni/surveys?id=2015897and register with the alumni house at http://www.alumni.rpi.edu/MusicFestAlso, we're still looking for a place to hold the Student/Alumni mixer. Looking for a place near campus preferably but we won't turn away help. | | Sunday, September 10th, 2006 | 11:56 am
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Pep Band Alumni Fantasy Hockey League
Last chance to sign up for the RPI Pep Band Alumni (and Friends) Fantasy Hockey League is this week. Draft is scheduled for 9/16 so you will need to sign up NLT than the 15th. If interested please leave a comment or e-mail me. | | Sunday, July 16th, 2006 | 2:55 pm
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Reminder
If you are changing your e-mail address, please be sure to update it with the Yahoo Group. Thanks, | | Saturday, July 1st, 2006 | 9:59 pm
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For those of you who are planning on being at Reunion Weekend but haven't let us know about the pep band stuffs, tonight is the last chance to RSVP. Please go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RPI_Pep_Band_Alumni/surveys?id=1934120and let us know that you'll be there. There's hockey, drinking and roller coasters involved (at different times of course). |
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