Student blogger criticizes MLK theme dinner
One Union dinner got some extra attention this week. West Dining served a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day themed meal on Monday evening. The menu included collard greens, pulled pork, cornbead and fried chicken. This event drew the attention of …→
Concordy predicts: THE 2012 FORECAST
According to an ancient Mayan prediction, all life will cease to exist by December 21. Considering that the Mayans were able to predict a worldly demise but were unable to prevent their own expiration, some may find their prophecy to …→
Greetings from Benitez
Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jason Benitez and I am Union’s new Director of Multicultural Affairs. I am excited at the opportunities and possibilities that Union has to offer and I am looking forward to working …→
Cataracs canceled
The first Concert Club event of the year has been canceled. Originally, the Concert Club booked both The Cataracs and New Boyz to perform in the Field House on Friday, Jan. 20. During winter break, The Cataracs informed the Concert …→
London Calling: Union Goes to the UK
[media-credit name="Patricia Culbert" align="alignleft" width="450"][/media-credit] The London Theater Mini -Term is an intensive three-week experience in visiting, viewing and critiquing current theater productions in London, with fourteen students in attendance this year. They developed a visceral response to theater and …→
Following the Fellows
250 words cannot describe how life is in Siem Reap, Cambodia. But here goes. The first month was a dream. The second month was hard. The third month was a flood. The fourth month I began to understand my students, …→
What I Learned in London…
[media-credit name="Patricia Culbert" align="alignleft" width="450"][/media-credit] Having studied literary devices as an English major, it was interesting during my time in London to evaluate instead the methods used to put together a play or dance show, for these two mediums share …→
In Memoriam: Annie Chung (1965-2011)
With the passing of Annie Chung over holiday break, Dining Services and all of the Union campus community lost a vivacious and hard-working staff member who always seemed to make people around her smile. After a two-year long battle with …→
The political weight of the Keystone XL pipeline
On Dec. 23, the House and Senate passed a bill that ensures a two-month extension of a payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits for millions of Americans. The legislation was a sigh of relief after weeks of malicious partisan debate …→
In Memoriam: Tonya Martinez-Hilton (1969-2011)
[media-credit name="Courtesy of Union College" align="alignleft" width="201"][/media-credit] The Union campus remembers the legacy of Tonya Martinez-Hilton, a 20-year member of the campus community who passed away on Dec. 1, 2011 at the age of 42, after battling lung cancer. Martinez-Hilton …→

