We're a little more than halfway done with the Fall Semester; Family Weekend hopefully brought you some quality time with the family (and maybe some free dinners) and a recharge for the long haul to Thanksgiving vacation.

Every Sunday when I write this editorial I look at my schedule for the week as well as the RPI calendars to see what's going on and it's sometime overwhelming on the magnitude and diversity of the activities going on. I try and get in as much as possible and I'm always receiving suggestions for new things to do. Since this week looks particularly exciting, I figured I'd talk about a few things I'm looking forward to:

• Wednesday, 10/28 - The Lally School of Management & Technology have been hosting an event each Wednesday this semester and today (on publishing date) there will be a seminar on "The Innovation in the Business of Media," 4pm in the Biotech auditorium. Look at http://events.rpi.edu for other upcoming institute-wide events.
• Thursday, 10/29 - A.J. Jacobs, the Editor-at-Large for Esquire Magazine, will kick off the Union Speaker's Forum at 7pm in DCC 308. He'll talk about outsourcing his life, reading the encyclopedia from A to Z, and plenty of other stories only he can tell. For more Union-sponsored events, look at the Union Events Calendar at http://uec.union.rpi.edu.
• Friday, 10/30 - If you feel like taking a road trip, you can take the short trip to Union to see Men's Ice Hockey play or go on down to New Jersey to see the Women's Ice Hockey at Princeton. Hurry back to RPI though, so you can make Troy Night Out; the West Shuttle departs the Student Union continuously from 5-10pm and makes some extra stops downtown for the event.
• Saturday, 10/31 - Before you go out to trick and treat (right...), put on your RPI sweatshirt again to show some school spirit; as much as I hate to say it, visit Schenectady again to watch RPI Football take on Union for the Dutchman Shoe's Trophy Game. Make your way back to the Houston Field House for Military Appreciation Night as Men's Ice Hockey takes on Army. There's plenty more athletic excitement that day; swimming and diving, soccer, and cross country. Visit the RPI athletics website at http://rpiathletics.com to find schedules and updates to keep up with your RPI Engineers.
• Sunday we rest, kick your feet up, and do the homework that we've been procrastinating on. Or maybe that's just me. The Student Senate released their survey this week via e-mail; don't delete it! It takes less than 5 minutes and we're trying to gauge your opinion on student services, the Rensselaer Union, and even the type of concerts you'd like to see happen on campus. With our just ask campaign (justask@rpi.edu) and our other communication conduits (http://twitter.com/rpigm) we have gotten a lot of responses on topics around the school, and we're waiting for your next questions. As always, stop by the GM/PU Office in the Student Government Suite in the Rensselaer Union to chat (spoiler alert: Halloween means candy!) or shoot me an e-mail at gm@rpi.edu.

Stay safe this weekend and be smart; I don't want to see any zombies (more than normal) walking to class on Monday.

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