Erin Delman
Obama’s decision on Keystone XL Pipeline will seal the fate of 2012
[media-credit name="Courtesy of the U.S. Department of State" align="alignright" width="375"][/media-credit] By the end of the year, President Barack Obama will make the most important decision of his presidency. With just one signature, the flailing leader will determine the fate of …→
Union’s Green Fee
WHAT IS IT? The Union Green Fee Initiative will transplant $10/student/year from the Student Activities fee into a Green Fund meant to benefit sustainability initiatives on campus. BENEFITS: Meeting the objectives of the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), of …→
Impact on U: Who’s Who in the Environmental Groups on the U
Sunday, April 17 marked the start of Earth Week, a seven-day period surrounding the national Earth Day on April 22. Events began with a showing of Gasland on Sunday, April 17 and end on Saturday, April 23 with Octopus …→
Impact: Say “Yes” to the Yes Men
Sometimes, all it takes is a lie. At least that’s what Mike Bonanno thinks, a Troy native and one of the acclaimed Yes Men who made his Union College debut at an Environmental Club event on Tuesday, May 5. Speaking …→
Visions from Buenos Aires
I watched my three new Brazilian friends jabber on in Portuguese as they meticulously cut their carne Milanese into small, dainty pieces. After a particularly rapid and animated discourse by Larissa, the most fluent English speaker of the group, she …→
Homecoming & Family Weekend: Celebrating the tradition. Building the future.
Friday, Oct. 15 marked the start of Union’s annual Homecoming and Family Weekend, which spanned from Friday to Sunday, Oct. 17. Events included discussions, panels, sports games, a powderpuff football game, and a bonfire. Homecoming Weekend culminated in the …→
Legalization debated on campus
On Monday, Oct. 4 at 7:00 p.m., previous Editor-in-Chief of High Times Magazine Steve Hager and prior Drug Enforcement Agent Bob Stutman debated the legalization of marijuana in Old Chapel. Drawing on social, political, and economic reasonings, both men argued …→
Wold Science Center nears completion
The construction of the Peter Irving Wold Center for Science and Engineering will end by mid-December of this year, indicating an on-time opening of the new academic building. The work began during the Fall Term of 2009 due in large …→