Perspective: Egypt’s tremors
I am very fortunate to have traveled to Egypt during the winter break for Professor Ghaly’s miniterm. Everyday was a new day full of excitement and intrigue as we often weren’t sure what we would be experiencing and observing. During …→
Abroad in Oz: How the Minerva Fellows know they’re Nott at Union anymore
Elliot Harmon ‘10 is the Union College Minerva Fellow in Uganda. Working based out of the health clinic Engeye in the rural village of Ddegeya, he has done everything from creating a laboratory and installing solar panels to repairing roads …→
No more internets? IPv4 runs out
Last week, the international organization in charge of the distribution of IP addresses (ICANN) distributed the last remaining blocks of IPv4 internet protocol (IP) addresses. Once these last blocks are filled, which will likely happen before the end of the …→
The Blackboard killer? Moodle & U, Part 1
Where would the wayward students, lost without their homework assignment, be without the wonder that is Blackboard? Lost, of course, unless they are one of the lucky few using Moodle instead. Despite its problems, Blackboard has basically been the standard …→
Union has record-setting day at Hamilton
Competition is one of the most basic desires of mankind. We all strive to test ourselves, to confront our nagging doubts and ultimately overcome them. This weekend, the Union Track and Field teams were thrust into an athletic melee, facing …→
POWER OF PINK: Dutchwomen win first league game at Pink at the Rink Day
Even though the Dutchwomen were beaten by Yale on Friday, they made up for the loss the following day as they ended their 12 -game losing skid and 26 game winless streak on Pink at the Rink Day. The 3-2 …→
Smith misses the mark with students: One student’s reaction to Jeffrey Smith’s speech on genetically modified food
On Jan. 20, Jeffrey Smith, a leading opponent of genetically modified food, delivered the first speech of Union’s 2011 Environmental Science, Policy and Engineering Winter Seminar Series. Smith began his speech with the confident promise that he would persuade the …→
The horrors of prescheduling
It’s week six. When did this happen? It’s hard to believe winter term is halfway over. Many of us have just finished midterms and deserve some time to relax. It’s been a stressful term; never-ending piles of homework and seemingly …→
More than food to go: Two students get their bags stolen from Upperclass Dining
Most Union students don’t think twice about putting their book bags down in the cubbies outside Upper while they eat lunch or dinner. Stephanie Hopp ‘12 did the same, but on Jan. 20 when she went to retrieve her black …→
A different textbook exchange
Theft on any college campus is to be expected. However, the textbook thefts of last fall term were of a different caliber. It has become a habit of Union students to leave their belongings in the libraryas a way of …→
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