Softball: Another successful season for Union
For the second time in as many years, the Union softball team managed to bring home the Liberty League Championship. On May 8, the softball team defeated the University of Rochester 6-4 in an elimination game of the Liberty League …→
Rollin’ for a cause: an alum’s fight for charities started with a fundraiser on the U
Inspired by his older brother Ben’s autism, Dan Tartar ‘05 decided that he wanted to make a difference his senior year. With the idea for an autism fundraiser where the participants rollerblade to raise awareness as a driving force, Rolling …→
IDEA ISSUE 2011
To celebrate ReUnion Weekend, the Concordiensis asked students, administration and faculty to share one idea they have to make Union a better place. One positive wish for what they would like to see on this campus. One pragmatic change to lead our college in a new direction. This is what they had to say.
‘Die Young Stay Pretty’ by Christi DiBernardo ’11
Senior Christi DiBernardo’s art exhibition, “Die Young Stay Pretty,” opens on Monday in the Visual Arts Atrium Gallery. DiBarnardo described her project as “a commentary on the media’s effect on female perceptions of beauty, the social pressures placed on women …→
‘Let’s do it for the girls’: Greek life tackles Ewing’s Sarcoma
Union College’s Panhellenic Council is having their annual powderpuff football game on Thursday, May 19, from 7 to 10 p.m. on the Frank Bailey Football field. All of the proceeds will be donated to Kristen Shinebarger, the eight-year-old daughter of …→
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: For Hugh Allen Wilson, and Union students and the love of excellence
There’s a memorial service at Union for Professor Hugh Allen Wilson on Friday, May 20 that I intend to attend. Hugh taught music and voice at Union from 1962-1996, so his time was before that of today’s students. That’s a …→
Bright future or harsh reality? The importance of optimism
A recent article in the New York Times opinions section grabbed my attention. The title read, “Major Delusions: Why College Graduates Are Irrationally Optimistic.” As I continued to read, it was clear that upon graduation, college students still feel somewhat …→
Posters and prizes: Looking back on the 21st annual Steinmetz Symposium
Union College held the 21st Steinmetz Symposium to showcase students’ creative and scholastic research achievements on May 13 and 14. According to Director of Undergraduate Research Kristin Fox, upwards of 450 students participate in the exposition annually.
Facts from Fukushima: TEPCO confirms meltdown fears
Tokyo Electric Power Company, TEPCO, the operators of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, have released the first analysis on the condition of the troubled power plant, and their conclusions are relatively grim. This analysis covers only Reactor 1, since …→
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