Crew finishes season strong
In late April and early May, the men and women crew teams finished up their seasons with strong races at both the Liberty League Championships and the New York Rowing State Championships. The men’s crew team, which proved to be …→
Reamer movie preview: ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’
Lynne Ramsay’s We Need to Talk About Kevin is an adaptation of Lionel Shriver’s novel of the same name. Tilda Swinton plays Eva Khatchadourian, a mother convinced that her son, Kevin, is a psychopath. Neither the film nor the novel …→
‘Cooperation requires civility and conversation’
“Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice” was only part of the crowd-pleasing reminder Senator Barry Goldwater issued as he accepted the 1964 Republican nomination for president in San Francisco. Goldwater had finished a grueling campaign against moderate northeasterner …→
President Obama ‘comes out’ in support of marriage equality
“I’ve just concluded that for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married,” said President Barack Obama. Wednesday, May 9 marked a historic day in …→
Steinmetz Symposium
On Friday, May 11, as the 22nd annual Steinmetz Symposium occurred. The Steinmetz Symposium is named after Charles Proteus Steinmetz, one of Union’s most revered faculty members, who taught electrical engineering and applied physics during his 58 years 3at the …→
‘Mineral’: The exhibit that totally rocks!
Looking for a cool new way to enjoy your pre-class Starbucks fix when you’ve got a little extra time to spare? Just walk down the stairs of the Peter Irving Wold Center and check out “Mineral,” the Castrucci Gallery’s inaugural …→
Socialism: a new France under President-elect Hollande?
On Sunday, May 6, France elected François Hollande to be their new president over current President Nicolas Sarkozy. Hollande aspires to set France on a new course towards change for the country; he is the first member of the Socialist …→
Obama’s public opinion: Change we can believe in
As Americans, we all deserve our rights to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. This seems obvious since it is in the Declaration of Independence, so it’s fairly surprising when American citizens are denied any or all of these …→
Let’s talk fashion: Rachel Haber
NAME: Rachel Haber ‘14 MAJOR: Art History HOMETOWN: Hewlett, NY HOBBIES: Museum hopping, going into Manhattan, watching films, walking on the Long Beach boardwalk What inspired this outfit? Honestly, I threw this on very quickly because I was in …→
NBA Playoffs
The first round is done, and the conference semi-finals of the NBA playoffs are underway. Like all other seasons, this year’s playoffs have not fallen short of entertaining fans with many compelling story lines. From wondering if the Chicago Bulls …→
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