The Madness of Queen Swan: Black Swan’s depiction of mental illness a visceral, voyeuristic thrill
Warning: Rife with spoilers. Read at your own risk. Black Swan has risen from limited release, film festival obscurity to become one of the most polarizing, oft-discussed films of the year. Audiences are captivated by the downfall of Nina Sayers …→
Abroad in Oz: How the Minerva Fellows know they’re Nott at Union anymore
This term, World Views will feature a piece by a different Minerva Fellow each week in the hopes of providing you a glimpse of the world abroad. Like Dorothy cast far away from Kansas, our beloved Fellows know they have …→
Love for the Irish: Amanda Wiener travels to Galway
Though it may seem far less exotic than a small Micronesian island, Ireland is a country rich in history and tradition. Amanda Wiener ‘12 studied abroad at the National University of Ireland, Galway with ten other Union students and ten …→
Don’t you wish you could sing? A cappella concert showcases talented Union performers
At the Nott Just Union A Cappella show last Thursday evening, the Nott Memorial was filled with the powerful voices of the Union College Dutch Pipers, Eliphalets, and the Garnet Minstrelles, along with the Hamilton College Buffers and RPI’s Duly …→
Stephanie’s Best of the Worst for 2010
Sometimes, some things are so great they need to be pointed out and put on a pedestal. This is not a list of those kinds of things. Rather, here is a list of the things I hated to love, and …→
Sophomore Sentiments
As I pensively write this article, due date eking ever closer, I can’t help but steal a forlorn glance at the snow-blanketed campus, only several months ago alive under the autumn sun. The seasonal juxtaposition seems so sudden, so abrupt—could …→
Discovering Palau: Matthew Kelleher in exotic Micronesia
Need to find a great vacation spot? How about Palau? We caught up with Matthew Kelleher ‘12, an anthropology major who spent the last three months in Palau, an island in Micronesia. When asked why he chose Palau, Kelleher responded, …→
Concert Committee reaches its limit
Students will have to wait until Springfest to enjoy another concert at Union as the Concert Committee has already extinguished its financial resources for the academic year. Last term, the Committee spent a significant amount of its budget on a …→
‘Black Swan’ is effing crazy
You are never meant to feel comfortable watching Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan. Frenetic editing, innumerable close-ups, shaky camera work, fearless photography of the human body, and the agonizing sound effects all combine to make the experience a mesmerizing, if not …→
Dancing in Vietnam
Over the past couple of months, studying Vietnamese dance in Vietnam has been by far my most surreal experience to date. Between studying the dance technique, adapting to a different teaching style, learning to sing Vietnamese opera, and understanding the …→
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