‘Escaping College’ by Dan Phakos ’11
Four years and 200 photo shoots later, Dan Phakos is unveiling his senior art show “Escaping College,” on display in the Visual Arts atrium until May 21. Phakos, who started experimenting with photography during his freshman year at Union, …→
A Tribute to Dennis Flavin
“Welcome to my office.” Dennis Flavin, hair pulled back in a ponytail below a baseball hat punctuated by a fading block U, smiles. The hulking, dormant zamboni sits to his left, now retired for the season. Rolls of hockey tape …→
A perfect MATCH together
It is well known that Union College prepares its students for the outside world. But what are Union alums really up to? Did their Union experience ready them for their current occupation? For Andy Donnelly ‘10, his experiences at Union, …→
UPDATE: Taking the classroom to the forest
On April 25, President Stephen Ainlay announced that Union will be purchasing a 111.24 acre preserve in Niskayuna, as well as the Adirondack Research Library. But how will the campus be using the new gifts to the Union community? The …→
Spotlight: Student Alumni Association
The Student Alumni Association (SAA) is a selective campus organization that is responsible for acting as a representative of the student body during alumni events both on and off-campus. Members of the group also assist the Alumni Relations Office with …→
Dan Nault looks forward
Dan Nault ‘12 played tennis all throughout high school. By his senior year he had accumulated numerous accolades, but none were as important as the feat he accomplished senior year. That was the year he was named team captain. “Becoming …→
The fellow of all Minervas
Ben Foster ’07, current Director of Minerva programs, was just your typical Union College student when he was here. “As a first-year, I bummed around and didn’t commit to anything.” This is comforting to hear from someone who has …→
Art For Progress to be held May 27
[pullquote] Art for Progress is a great forum for underclassmen and non-art majors to display their work Rachel Feldman, Art For Progress contributor[/pullquote] This year’s Art for Progress event will be sponsored by Golub House and the Sigma Phi Society …→
Pakistan: America’s Eddie Haskell
“From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime.” President George W. Bush before a Joint Session of Congress, September 20, 2001 __ Nearly a …→
Tariq Ali visits the U: British-Pakistani intellectual marks second-to-last speaker of Minerva lecture series on oil
The college was truly fortunate to have writer, activist, historian and political scientist Tariq Ali speak this Monday as the final lecturer of the Minerva lecture series on oil. Ali has written prolifically on the Middle East and war crimes …→
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