The formal sorority recruitment process came to a close this past Monday, November 16 with Bid Day, when potential new members finally discovered from which sorority they received a bid for membership and accepted the formal invitation.
After the Preference Parties, bid were planned to be given to 39 girls from AXiD, 37 from PSS, and 9 from AGD. These numbers do not inclide snap bids which were given out until 12 p.m. on Monday.
The ... http://towers.wpi.edu/read/2777/ News :

It’s cold, dark, and damp; a landscape that could use the warming these students are fighting to prevent.
In efforts to bring attention to climate change and induce a bill that would form a task force to research paths towards 100% clean energy in Massachusetts by 2020, college students from across the state are camping on the Boston Common. Nathan Nesbitt ’11, Linnea Paton ’11, and Genevieve Boman ’10 along with P ... http://towers.wpi.edu/read/2778/ Editorials :

“Extra! Extra! Read all about it!”
Some traditions die. You don’t see little news delivery boys running around, papers in hand, yelling at the top of their lungs anymore. But what if the newspapers themselves were gone too?
Today, print journalism is an endangered species that needs protection more than ever. The expansive plethora of informational sources available to news-hungry readers is slowly increasing its ch ... http://towers.wpi.edu/read/2779/ News :

Lehr und Kunst. “Theory and Practice.” Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s very own motto and creed graces the cover of the scope document for the Founding Dean of School of Business. School of Business? What’s that? WPI is currently looking to appoint three founding deans – one for Business, one for Engineering, and one for Arts and Sciences. The idea is that each of these deans will be in charge of six different d ... http://towers.wpi.edu/read/2780/ Features :

Anyone who was in the Campus Center last Wednesday around 5:45 p.m. would have heard a loud commotion by Dunkin Donuts right before a crowd of people ran out the door. Anyone who isn’t from WPI might have wondered what was going on. Any member of the WPI could have told them.
Last Wednesday, during SAS’s Celebrity Squares rivalry event, there was a showing of the Goat’s Head. This was the most recent showing of the Goat ... http://towers.wpi.edu/read/2781/ Features :

Why would anyone transfer to WPI? First of all, you’d have to get used to quarters, which is pretty difficult to do coming straight off a semester system. Then there’s the fact that WPI credits work differently than most schools because of the quarters, so most of your credits from your first school wouldn’t transfer over. This means that you’re likely to spend more than four years getting a Bachelor’s, which is n ... http://towers.wpi.edu/read/2782/ Features :

As you may know, Microsoft released the newest version of the Windows operating system last month called Windows 7. You may also know that it is now available to the WPI community through the CCC. The question I know a lot of people are asking is, is it worth the time and effort to upgrade my system? Well, the answer to this question depends on what you are looking for.
Windows 7 introduces some new features, and improves on many of the f ... http://towers.wpi.edu/read/2783/ He Said. She Said :

He Said

It’s not uncommon for college students to overextend themselves by getting involved in pointless clubs or organizations. That’s what we call “ambition,” and it’s something I try to avoid at all costs. Why would you ever want to sign up for a bunch of extra responsibilities? Don’t even try to justify it by talking about how fun “it ... http://towers.wpi.edu/read/2784/ Features :

The formal sorority recruitment process came to a close this past Monday, November 16 with Bid Day, when potential new members accepted their formal invitation to join a sorority on the WPI campus.
The formal Panhellenic Council sorority intake process consisted of a two week period in which interested potential members had the opportunity to interact equally with the three chartered sororities on campus, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Xi Delta ... http://towers.wpi.edu/read/2785/ Sports :

Football
(3-7 overall, 0-7 Liberty League)
The St. Lawrence defense forced five turnovers while totaling eight sacks to key the Saints’ 24-21 win over WPI in the Liberty League season finale for both teams on Saturday afternoon on WPI’s Alumni Field. The Engineers wrapped up their 2009 campaign with a 3-7 record overall and fell to 0-7 in the league. St. Lawrence concludes its season at 3-7 and 2 ... http://towers.wpi.edu/read/2786/