Spring Celebrations: The colors of Holi
Holi is a holiday that is celebrated in the Hindu culture in the springtime. It is primarily observed in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, but has dispersed farther to areas in the Western world. It is celebrated by people throwing …→
Student Forum votes to adopt new academic honor code
After five years of surveys, focus groups, assessments and research, the Union College academic honor code is coming back. This Tuesday, Student Forum passed the adoption of the new honor code with a 10 to 2 vote, with one member …→
Behind the death of antipasto
antipasto.union.edu is dead, killed by the power surge at approximately 5 a.m. on Saturday, April 16. For years, the computer science department’s antipasto server has provided services for students of Division 4 ranging from Mechanical Engineering to Neuroscience, but this …→
Men’s Hockey: The Price of Winning
The 2010-2011 hockey season was the most historic one in the history of Union College. The Dutchmen broke many individual and program records, won their first Cleary Cup and made their first appearance in the NCAA Division I Tournament. But …→
Lazy Sundays ‘cured’
Sam Bertschmann ‘14 & Emily Rosen ‘14 on “Radio Cure,” Sundays from 8 to 9 p.m. Named for the great Wilco song, “Radio Cure” delivers an hour’s worth of excellent tunes with minimal talk. Hosted by Emily Rosen ‘14 and …→
Baseball: Dutchmen drop three of four
The Union Baseball team ran into a road block this past weekend, dropping three out of their four games against Liberty League rival RPI. The Dutchmen were swept during the first doubleheader on Saturday, and split the second on Sunday …→
Tuesday night waffle debacle
[media-credit id=146 align="alignleft" width="275"][/media-credit]Rumor has it that the end is near for Sorum House’s Waffle Tuesdays. Recent speculation that the House Council is reconsidering how wise the weekly waffles are for the campus community has caused some frustration among the …→
Students to join hands to fight sexual assault
As part of Take Back the Night, a nationwide event to raise awareness of sexual violence against women, the Safe Space club is sponsoring a campus walk and “speak out” that will take place on Thursday, May 5 at 5:30 …→
The Hungry Dutchmen: Bumpy’s and Villa Italia
While the spring term weather we all want has yet to arrive, ice cream and gelato season has. Those of us who have access to cars may have been lucky enough to find Bumpy’s Polar Freeze, located on State St. …→
Gibbs tells student body ‘What’s next’
Union College got an insider’s perspective on what our nation should expect politically in the next few years from former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Monday, April 25th. The event was sponsored by Speaker’s Forum and was open …→

