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First ever Green Fee awarded to Muratori ‘14
The Green Fee Governance Committee has made their selections from 10 proposed green projects for the upcoming academic year. This past Monday during common lunch, Samantha Muratori ‘14 presented her idea: Installing thermostats in Seward, Park and Roger Hull housing …→
Varied responses to the first annual ‘Hijabi for a Day’
Last Wednesday, Jan. 13, Union’s Interfaith Youth Core led a program called “Hijabi for a Day.” Female students who participated wore hijabs—fabric Muslim women tie around their heads to cover their hair—while male students wore buttons of support. Leaders of …→
Anti-apartheid fighter Eddie Daniels inspires
Last Friday, October 12th, Eddie Daniels visited Union College as part of the Presidential Forum on Diversity. The opening of Daniels’ talk began with his idea that “Skin color is insignificant. Skin color does not reflect integrity or dignity or …→
New Wellness Center to be started next year
Union will soon have a brand-new Wellness Center to replace the Health Counseling Centers located in Silliman Hall. The Wellness Center is still in the later stages of planning and is waiting for presentation and approval by the Board of …→
Student Forum elections: Results and more
[media-credit name="Zach Rittner" align="alignright" width="450"][/media-credit] Students voted last Wednesday in Reamer to determine the 2012-2013 Student Forum Board. Last Wednesday, May 9, Student Forum Executive Board Elections were held. From a laptop in Reamer or any room with Wi-Fi connectivity, …→
Union’s new Dean of Studies
Philosophy professor Mark Wunderlich was appointed to the Dean of Studies position for a three year term, starting this September. He will take over for current Dean of Studies Kristin Bidoshi.Wunderlich earned his B.A. in mathematics from Harvard University and his …→
Holocaust survivor shares story with Union
Students, faculty and other members of the Union community gathered in Reamer Auditorium to hear Holocaust survivor Herbert Lewis talk about his experiences during World War II last Thursday, April 19 for the third year in a row. Lewis’ granddaughter, …→
Harvard University Professor Diana Eck gives annual Wold Lecture
[media-credit name="Travor Martin" align="alignleft" width="331"][/media-credit]Last Tuesday, April 17, Harvard University Comparative Religion and Indian Studies Professor Diana Eck spoke about “Islam and Islamophobia in America” for the annual Wold Lecture. Eck is Director of The Pluralism Project at Harvard. This …→
Eboo Patel speaks about faith and diversity
On Tuesday, the Presidential Forum on Diversity hosted Eboo Patel. Patel’s lecture was titled “Acts of Faith: Interfaith Leadership in a Time of Global Religious Crisis.” He is the founder and director of Interfaith Youth Corps and part of President …→
Politics, religion and destructive discourse
During the past week, there’s been a lot of commotion in Schenectady. Schenectady Gazette columnist Carl Strock wrote a series of op-eds from Jerusalem that insulted Christianity, Islam and Judaism, and attacked Israel. An example of his writings: “It was …→