No more blind support for Invisible Children
I, like the millions of people supporting Invisible Children, know almost nothing about what is actually going on with the LRA, Joseph Kony or Uganda in general. What I do know is that the men behind the Kony 2012 campaign …→
The Intersection of Faith and Justice
This article is the writer’s own and does not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the Concordiensis or its staff. Over spring break, six Union students and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF) staff worker, Caleb LaRue, attended a service trip …→
Making History
A lot has happened since our last issue. While I’m sure everyone is aware of what happened, indulge me for a second and let me quickly recap. During the weekend before finals Union swept rival RPI in what many considered …→
Following the Fellows
As I write this, I have nine days remaining in Estero de Platano, a small fishing village on the northern coast of Ecuador. My freshman year at Union was the first year of the Minerva Fellows program, and since then …→
Continuous Dining option now available
Director of Dining Services David Gaul has been working for the past year on significant “enhancements to the [dining] program.” Most recently, students have noticed the Continuous Dining Platform, which allows students to eat at West anytime between 7 a.m. …→
‘Magicka’ spell-binds players
Compared to the older styles of games that simply let you select a spell or two from a skill bar only to use them in single succession, Magicka is a magic-centric game that capitalizes on the more creative and light-hearted …→
Proctors Preview: ‘The Room’
‘The Room’ is essentially an exercise, or exorcism, of the American dream. The result is “The ‘Citizen Kane’ of bad movies”. This independently funded production, which plays at 7 pm this Thursday at Proctors, is not a low-budget film by …→
Seward Place: accident update
On Tuesday, March 13, a Union student hit a Schenectady pedestrian in a car collision. The latest police statement confirms that no charges have been filed and that the condition of the victim is unknown. The investigation remains ongoing. At …→
Copyright Alert System: Companies doing what SOPA couldn’t
The public outcry that Wikipedia, Google and many other high-traffic websites raised over SOPA is being re-visited in a completely different form. That form is the Copyright Alert System (CAS), which seeks to limit online piracy by approaching the web …→
Sigma Gamma Rho: Union’s New Sorority
Four female students brought Sigma Gamma Rho to Union this past winter term. Helena-Jasmine Sowah ‘13, Chenele McLean ‘12, Dana-Kae Walsh ‘12 and Jennifer Ofori-Kyerewah ‘13 have been working for the past three years to establish the sorority at Union. …→
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