Aviva Hope Rutkin ’12
Editor in Chief
After two years, the editors-in-chief say goodbye
Over the winter break, I told a friend’s father that I had decided to become a journalist. He looked mildly disgusted. “Journalism is dead yesterday,” he advised me. “Go to law school.” I have heard a lot of opinions over …→
Looking Back: Discovering Dudley Toll Hill
It’s hard to believe, but we are still discovering new things about the Concordiensis. Recently, it came to our attention that we have an endowed fund left to us by one Dudley Toll Hill. Being the intrepid reporters we are—and …→
Student blogger criticizes MLK theme dinner
One Union dinner got some extra attention this week. West Dining served a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day themed meal on Monday evening. The menu included collard greens, pulled pork, cornbead and fried chicken. This event drew the attention of …→
Student blogger criticizes MLK theme dinner
One Union dinner got some extra attention this week. West Dining served a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day themed meal on Monday evening. The menu included collard greens, pulled pork, cornbead and fried chicken. This event drew the attention of …→
Research & U: “Hoppers”
What’s the difference between a small grasshopper and a big one? This is one of the central questions of biology professor Scott Kirkton’s Homeostatic Orthopteran Performance, Physiology and Energetics Research—a.k.a, the HOPPER Lab. During their lifespan of a few months, …→
From the Editors-in-Chief: Our regular retrospective on a riveting term
This was a wonderful term for journalism. Well, at the very least, it has been decent. As a College Media Matters article on our Delta coverage said, “The facts back up their assertion: the information the paper reported upon was …→
From the Editors-in-Chief: Theft as a means of self-expression
Newspapers trashed. Secret notes slipped into editor’s bags. An anonymous phone call threatening a member of our staff. It has been an interesting week here at the Concordiensis. On Thursday, about 900 copies of our newspaper were stolen from distribution …→
Research & U: “Frozen smoke”
There is a lab at Union that makes “frozen smoke.” It is light and breaks easily, so transparent that you see right through it. To scientists, this “smoke” is an aerogel, the lightest known solid in the world. Mechanical engineering …→
We need a new map, tantalizing yet informative
[media-credit name="Courtesy of Union College" align="alignright" width="450"][/media-credit] We need a new map. Cartographically speaking, Union College should have it pretty good. Our campus is small, spanning about 120 acres. As the Gatekeepers like to boast, we have the first planned …→
Research & U: “Team Cohen”
Danielle Steinmetz ‘12 is on a team. She’s not an athlete; she’s a research student in Professor Brian Cohen’s laboratory, also known around the biology department as Team Cohen. Steinmetz officially began working in the lab in March, and completed …→