10/14/2017
As an alumnus of the Class of 1992, on the occasion of the Silver Anniversary of my class' graduation, I am shocked and appalled at the news of this hostile takeover and totalitarian behaviour by the RPI president and Board of Trustees. This must be stopped, and full management control of the beloved RPI Union must be returned to the students! And bring back full student representation on the Board! Obviously, the Board has not been listening to their most important assets: THE STUDENTS.
Additionally, I believe that the STUDENTS would do a much better job of managing the entire University, than the current Administration has been doing in recent years. I've been told that RPI is now over $1 BILLION in debt. Shameful. I hesitate to donate any additional funds to the Institute, for fear that they are running it into the ground. Restore control of the Union to the STUDENTS, or I will be unable to donate any more until that happens. I recommend to all other alumni that they do the same!
Go to: https://savetheunion.xyz/
Sign the petition at: https://www.change.org/p/save-the-rpi-student-union
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