Lord Monckton’s Schenectady showdown
Traveling with Lord Monckton on the East Coast leg of his current whistle-stop tour of the US and Canada, I was looking forward to documenting the Schenectady showdown. I have had the pleasure of listening to His Lordship at previous campus events. He is at his best when confronted by a hostile audience.
A lord’s opinion can’t compete with scientific truth
As Earth scientists, we were torn. The College Republicans and the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) were hosting Lord Monckton, a globally recognized climate skeptic, on Mon., March 5, and we were not quite sure how to respond. Frankly, …→
Dutch Pipers reign at 2nd annual Thruway
After SUNY New Paltz’s Absolut a Cappella won last year’s Thruway A Capella: A Sing Off at Proctors GE Theater, Union College’s a Capella groups had another shot at the title but on Saturday, March 3rd in which the Dutch …→
Monckton’s visit shows partisanship over civility
Anyone who knows me knows that I am far from “far-right.” Since reinvigorating the Union College Republicans in May 2011, we have tip-toed around campus trying to ensure that we create few controversies. Our philosophy has always been to express …→
Lord Monckton fuels global warming debate
On Monday evening, Lord Christopher Monckton came to Union to show the campus community the “other side” of global warming in a speech and discussion event co-hosted by the Union College Republicans and the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT). …→
Looking Back: A Letter to the Editor on PSI U from 2001
This letter was written by James Glidden ’72 in 2001 in response to a decision to remove certain fraternities from their houses and to instate the Minerva system. In support of a recent letter written by Bill Copeland ’77, Glidden has resubmitted the letter for publication by the Concordiensis.

