Spotlight on the arts
Last Thursday evening, President Stephen Ainlay hosted a culture-filled reception in the Nott Memorial for the Mandeville Gallery’s exhibit, “African Photography: For Whose Eyes?” The event was well attended by students, faculty members and members of the Schenectady community. …→
The Nott-making-Noisemakers
First of all, GO DUTCHMEN! On behalf of the Nott Noisemakers, I would like to thank all of the people who helped to make the trip to Tampa with the hockey team possible. It has been a long, painful journey …→
New event e-mail system implemented
The Union College Office of Communications and ITS implemented new guidelines regarding the sending of campus-wide emails, effective Tuesday, April 10. The changes to the campus-wide e-mail system were designed to reduce inbox clutter, ensure that the Campus Calendar is …→
A reader’s delight
On Wednesday, April 11, the English department hosted a reading by Julianna Spallholz, a Union graduate, and English Professor Jordan Smith. Both recently published books: Spallholz’s first book of very short fiction, The State of Kansas, and Smith’s The Light …→
Relay for Life kicks off this Friday
Relay for Life, an event organized by Union’s division of Colleges Against Cancer, will take place in the Field House this Friday, April 20, from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Co-president of Colleges Against Cancer Stacey Berger ‘13 said that …→
Social critic James Howard Kunstler enlightens the Union community with podcast
“Cars are the root of all evil, our environments are ugly and suburban sprawl is the greatest misallocation of resources in the history of the world.” James Howard Kunstler, to whom these statements can be attributed, is known for his …→
CSIRO wins Wi-Fi case
Who gets credit for improving Wi-Fi to its seemingly universally available capability today? The answer has been officially recognized for the second time. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national government body for scientific research, is that …→
Union’s Internet: Bandwidth & U
With the world at large and especially Union students increasing relying on the Internet in their daily lives, Internet speed and accessibility have inevitably become a concern. For Union students, the Union network is the only way to access …→
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 …→
Scandals matter during election season
Last week two events rocked the political world and may cause some tough problems for President Obama as he heads into what could have been a smooth re-election. Democratic operative Hilary Rosen’s tweet against Ann Romney has created a firestorm …→
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