October 28, 2010

Letter to the Editor

There was an opinion article last week that criticized Union for its lack of diversity and challenged students to “start a club, a program, or a community outreach center aimed at increasing the amount of minority students here at Union …→

Calder’s Corner: The ‘App Store’ comes to the desktop

I’m sure almost all of you know exactly what an ‘App Store’ is. And if you have an Android, iOS, Windows Mobile, Symbian or Blackberry smartphone, or an iPod Touch, you have probably used one. App Store systems have been …→

Glen Hartman: An ex-firefighter preventing crime on Union’s Campus

Extraordinary Ordinaries: Glen Hartman – An ex-firefighter preventing crime on Union’s Campus

For students entering College Park Hall, perhaps the most notable feature of the hotel-turned-dorm is the menacing desk of the Campus Safety officers. As that feeling of guiltiness leers overhead, most students scuttle past the uniformed officer monitoring the campus …→

Marc Zeyak ‘12 was named the Liberty League Performer of the Week.

Zeyak leads Dutch to playoff berth: Union ties RPI and beats Vassar

With the regular season winding down, the Union Men’s Soccer team went into a crucial weekend with an 8-5-1 record. The men’s soccer team hosted two Liberty League rivals this weekend, facing RPI on Saturday afternoon and Vassar College on …→

Dutchwomen manage only one goal against Orange

Union’s Women’s Hockey team hosted Syracuse this past weekend, and were beaten twice by the resolute Orange, making it three games on the trot without a win for the Dutchwomen. The first game started out as a defensive stalemate, with …→

Adam Herzog is a first-year engineering major from Northport, New York.

Major Choices: An interview with first-year engineer Adam Herzog

Why did you choose engineering as your major? I understand math and science and engineers have a high job opportunity, and those are the subjects that interest me.   What field of engineering are you thinking about going into? I …→

America’s standards falling

For those of you who have lived through the ‘golden days’ of politics or have the fortune of studying the world of political science, you can recall a time when politics was a club with high membership costs. You were …→

Administration seeks to clarify General Education

The idea of general education has been a thorn in the side of students at institutions of higher learning for many years. The issue has always been a matter of necessity. Students have their reasons for attending a certain college …→

“Corporate domination of our life is a crime”

“Corporate domination of our life is a crime”

On Wednesday, Oct. 20, Ralph Nader made his fifth visit to the Union campus to speak about “Corporate Supremacy vs. The Sovereignty of the People—the Path Ahead!” from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Nader offered some words of advice for …→

Union in Motion: Union’s new video sharing site hits the web

While union.edu has premiered its reboot this fall, the college is also launching a new video website entitled “Union in Motion.” The site is organized through the Miro Community Project, which is supported by the Participatory Culture and the Knight …→