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Leadership in Diversity Council convenes
Last Tuesday, April 10, the Leadership in Diversity Council held their first meeting of the term. The council’s objectives are to promote Union’s cultural competence, to increase understanding of culture amongst students and to thereby create a greater culture of …→
President’s Council discusses further college endeavors
By Shayna Han News Editor On Thursday, March 29 and Friday, March 30, at the Nott Memorial, the Union College President’s Council held their fourth annual meeting to discuss and brainstorm ideas for Union’s future. Frank L. Messa ‘73, …→
Congressman Paul Tonko talks campaign finance reform
On Feb. 23, Congressman Paul Tonko (D, NY-21) came to Union to discuss campaign finance reform and American elections. Speakers Forum and Democracy Matters organized the event and over 100 people attended his talk. Tonko spoke about the history of …→
2012 time capsule soon to be sealed
[media-credit name="Courtesy of Anastasia Pease" align="alignright" width="346"][/media-credit] At this year’s ReUnion, the Union community will seal a time capsule and place it in the glass enclosure under the Wold staircase. The project is the result of three years’ work by …→
Autism awareness speaker inspires campus
Last Tuesday during common lunch, Dr. Jane Thierfeld Brown visited Union to talk with faculty, students and staff about students on the autism spectrum. Brown is a highly knowledgeable expert on the subject with 33 years of experience in the …→
Silencing the voice of college students
Over vacation, I was reading an op-ed in The New York Times regarding college students voting in the areas where they go to college. Republican lawmakers in seven states have attempted and succeeded in requiring a government-issued ID to register …→
Author and actor Hill Harper inspires the U
On Monday, Nov. 7, author and actor Hill Harper spoke at the Nott Memorial. The lecture, “Manifest Your Destiny,” was sponsored by Speaker’s Forum and was an instructional talk about how to accomplish dreams. Harper, an actor, author and activist, …→
Could Union’s new social policy be even more dangerous?
There has been much heated debate over the new social policy at Union. Among many things, this dialogue has included a debate over which events led to the implementation of such a policy in the first place, and the questioning …→
Corpses on display
What do you think of when you hear the word “corpse?” I’ll tell you what I think. I see the passage of physical to spiritual. I see memories, thoughts and emotions locked away by death. I see something that will …→