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	Alumni spotlight on Roland M. Gravel ‘76 All of the members of the WPI student body are aware that this institution is grooming us to succeed. For some, our future paths remain unclear, while others are sure that they have begun paving their road to success. Roland Gravel ’76 endured his years here at WPI, and 37 years later has become a model for what today’s WPI students should strive for... Read More
	Care for a slice? On March 14, WPI lived up to its nerd status by taking part in Pi Day festivities. Pi Day, usually celebrated on March 14, commemorates the importance of the mathematical constant, Pi. Since Albert Einstein was also born on March 14, this day holds a special significance in the scientific world. It has traditionally been a big deal at colleges with strong programs in math and science... Read More
	WPI named #12 for top game design schools by the Princeton Review WPI has earned a #12 ranking on The Princeton Review’s just-published list saluting the best undergraduate schools in the U.S.A. and Canada to study video game design for 2013... Read More
	Recyclemania returns to WPI Recyclemania, an eight-week event, is a friendly competition between colleges and universities across the United States and Canada. Each spring during Recyclemania, colleges report the amount of recycling and trash collected each week. In turn, they are ranked in several categories including the amount of recycling per capita and the recycling rate as a percentage of total waste collected... Read More
	Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio chosen as 266th pope With the pillar of white smoke billowing from the chimney at the Sistine Chapel, the world was soon introduced to Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who was ushered in as the new leader of the immense 1.5 billion members of the Catholic Church on Wednesday, March 13... Read More

Google loses Street View lawsuit

On March 12, Google lost a two-year-long lawsuit filed by 38 US states alleging that the Street View van, in addition to mapping the areas it passed through, also illegally collected data from unsecured networks... Read More

Was 10 Faraday what we needed on campus?

WPI is known for building and expanding its campus as of late, and what that means for the students of WPI is construction and construction and more construction. The most recent and still ongoing project is the addition of 10 Faraday as a campus housing option. The building is nice, big and inevitably expensive... Read More

Judge makes right call, stopping NYC soda ban

On Monday when New York Judge Milton Tingling stopped NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s soda ban – which was supposed to start the next day – from going into effect, there were a variety of reactions. Bloomberg, as to be expected, was not pleased and immediately said that he planned to appeal the ruling... Read More

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