February 23, 2012

The Outing Club plans excursions around the Northeast.

Experiencing the outdoors: Outing Club

As far as extreme outings go, the Outing Club at Union has got it covered. Ben Carlson ‘12 has been the president of the club since last year, and has worked tirelessly with other members to build it back up …→

Stacy Nadeau visits Union

Stacy Nadeau visits Union

Stacy Nadeau, a spokeswoman for Dove’s Real Women Have Real Curves campaign, spoke to the campus commuinty at 7 p.m. on Monday in Memorial Chapel. Her talk was titled “Embracing Real Beauty”, and was sponsored by HealthyU in order to promote …→

Letter to the Editor: Decriminalization offers a better alternative to legalization

“Why is the legalization of drugs still a controversial issue?” by Jonathan Parent in the Feb. 16 issue of the Concordiensis asserts criminalization of drugs can no longer be justified. I agree. While the history of drug criminalization shows good …→

Parent misses the mark on drug legalization

Last week, Instructor Jonathan Parent offered a promising picture of a world of reduced crime because of legalized drugs in his piece titled, “Why is the legalization of drugs still a controversial issue?” His argument that the legalization of all …→

Smartphone privacy: Applications that sell your information

With more and more students using smartphones and the many applications installed on them, the question becomes: how safe is information on your phone? The answer: not very safe at all. Every smartphone is given a unique serial number, essentially …→

Fellow Amanda Wald ‘11 and some of her students goofing around while watching a school football match in Ghana.

Following the Fellows

For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Amanda Wald. I graduated from Union last year and I am a member of the fourth group of Minerva Fellows. Seven months ago I embarked on one of the …→

Men’s Hockey: Union faces final test for cup

Men’s Hockey: Union faces final test for cup

[media-credit id=1031 align="alignright" width="450"][/media-credit] This past weekend, Union looked to stay atop the ECAC standings. The Dutchmen squared off against Quinnipiac and Princeton at Messa Rink. On Friday night, the Dutchmen took on Princeton. The Tigers were coming off two …→

THE OSCARS: Predictions

BEST PICTURE The Artist, a sweet, inoffensive film that that was pretty different, stylistically, at least as a mostly silent film, from the rest of its category, will sweep the awards ceremony this year. -Caitlin A French silent film, The Artist …→

Letter to the Trustees: Psi Upsilon asks to be reinstated

The following is a letter from Psi Upsilon to the Board of Trustees following Dean Stephen Leavitt’s decision to extend their provisional status for another year. Members of Union’s Board of Trustees; let us first begin by thanking each of …→

Geppetto's, Union students' go-to bar for years, has had its liquor license suspended.

Geppetto’s liquor license suspended

On Wednesday, Feb. 8, the New York State Liquor Advisory (SLA), the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and the Schenectady Police Department combined forces to conduct an undercover underage drinking inspection into the early hours of Thursday, Feb. 9 at …→