Erica Fugger ’12
A former editor’s take on life after Union
Since that fateful day in June, I have somehow escaped the grips of early onset college nostalgia and have lived to tell the tale. The truth as distressing as it may be to hear: there is life after Union. While …→
From Nixon to Obama: Legendary journalist Bob Woodward comes to Union
[media-credit id=145 align="aligncenter" width="450"][/media-credit] Legendary investigative journalist Bob Woodward spoke in Memorial Chapel last Thursday, April 19 Last Thursday, April 19, Associate Editor of the Washington Post Bob Woodward spoke in Memorial Chapel in a Speaker’s Forum-sponsored event titled, “From …→
An editor’s farewell: Reflections and perspective
As the saying goes, “All good things must come to an end.” Such is true in life. And college. But there is often much more to the tale. If I were to say that this narrative culminates with the retirement …→
Annual dance concert moved to spring
The highly anticipated campus dance concert may seem to be missing from term highlights this winter. Fortunately, the annual performance has not been cancelled or otherwise forgotten. Instead, Paris Danse will premier in May, shortly following the Steinmetz dance performances. …→
Fellow returns in exhibition
Last Thursday, the Visual Arts Atrium Gallery held a reception for the ongoing alumni photography exhibit, “The Merchant & the Leviathan: Photographs of a Global Shipping Industry.” James Burleigh Morton ’10 was awarded the prestigious Watson Fellowship to pursue one …→
Faculty art show stuns in diversity
“Art inspires art.” Since the advent of humanity’s creative chapter, such a statement has surely been accurate. Mankind is both individually based and collectively driven. We each inspire the other, while making the end result our own. Perhaps with such …→
Longest-running Minerva event draws weekly ‘Jammers’
[media-credit name="www.union.edu" align="alignleft" width="165"][/media-credit]Each Friday over the course of the past three years, I stealthily slinked past the Green House great room, my bashfulness somehow overcoming the inherent urge to follow the music emanating from within. Now, with the ‘ruse’ …→
Schenectady gets occupied
Picture this: Schenectady’s Historic Stockade District on a pleasant autumn morning. The Moon and River Cafe. A green, earthen exterior; indoor walls decorated with local art. One of the finest vegetarian menus in the area. And a meeting. A gathering …→
Down and dirty with the 99%
The drums beat in tempo with the chanting dancers, intertwined in their collective rhythm. “All day, all week, Occupy Wall Street!” A massive American flag swept across the tops of their heads, in sync with the bearer’s energized motion. Police …→
Student Musician Returns to Campus
[media-credit name="Courtesy of Steve Scoglio ‘12 " align="aligncenter" width="450"][/media-credit] Last Thursday, former Union student Kyle Carey revisited campus with fellow musicians Neil Fitzgibbon and Rosie MacKenzie, joining the three performers in a stateside showcase of folk talent. Carey, who attended …→