Top off-season question: Luck or Manning
Loyalty is the most hypocritical word in sports. Players are made to remain loyal to their contracts but coaches feel free to switch jobs biannually. Athletes are asked to remain loyal to their teams while the fans turn on them …→
In Memoriam: Charles Lothridge
Regretfully, the Theatre and Dance Department has learned that Mr. Charles Lothridge passed away this past November. Mr. Lothridge was the founder of the Edward Villella Fellowship that annually gives the opportunity to students studying dance to expand their college …→
Grand opening of new neuroscience center
The new neuroscience center in Butterfield Hall has been completed and is open to students. Funded mostly by a $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, the newly renovated third floor of Butterfield Hall now consists of neuroscience professors’ offices …→
Perspectives from Paris
The bright lights and rich history of Paris, France provide an ideal background for students to indulge in educational exploration. With its iconic architecture, the Eiffel Tower, Louvre Museum, and Arc de Triomphe just to name a few, Paris lends …→
New resolutions: Cleaning up our act for 2012
Is a New Year’s resolution a promise to better oneself, or a blanket statement of what we hope to accomplish? A year has passed. We have watched the curtain fall on 2011 and have seen the ball drop on 2012. …→
Container crackdown: New campus policies
Campus Safety officers will now issue Policy Violation Notices (PVNs) to students who are found in violation of the college’s open container and alcohol policies. This policy change is due to a recent increase in outdoor alcohol policy violations. “We …→
Research & U: Musical Electronics
This winter and spring, the Sci/Tech section will be running a series of articles on senior projects in Division 3 (Math and the Sciences) and Division 4 (Engineering and Computer Science). Note that the featured projects are chosen by their …→
Union drops first Liberty League games
[media-credit id=1031 align="alignleft" width="331"][/media-credit] The men’s basketball team started this season with a slate of eight nonleague opponents. The Dutchmen had a strong showing in those games, winning seven of them, with the lone loss coming to a then-undefeated Hartwick …→
Union prevails through tough road trip
While the rest of us viewed the end of finals as a time to relax (or hastily get in as many grad school/job applications as possible), the men’s hockey team was more concerned about its upcoming seven-game road trip that …→
Adventures in Southeast Asia
Imagine spinning a globe and placing your finger on a remote and exotic location. That’s basically what junior Olivia Joyce ’13 did in deciding to go to Vietnam for study abroad. “I had always thought I would want to go …→

