2008 Woodie Awards
Union awarded third prestigious science award for
Union College has been selected as one of 14 schools to receive an award from the Merck/AAAS Undergraduate Science Research Program. Though the program only started in 2000, this is the third Merck grant that Union has received.
The award will fund four research students a year, for three years, working on several different projects.…
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Students assist city residents receive $1 million in tax rebates
In yet another Union-Schenectady alliance, economics majors from the service learning-class, "Income Tax Policy & Practice," have for the fourth year in a row run a free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site at Union's Kenney Community Center.
This year, though, the site, which opened for business on Thursday, January 24, has broken the million-dollar mark in total tax refunds, not to mention saved clients tens of thousands of dollars in preparers' fees.…
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Union first liberal arts school to host National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference
Union College is set to become the first liberal arts school to host the annual National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference.
The Conference, to be held on April 1, is hosted by the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) and focuses on the idea of using humans in medicine and science.…
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Vagina Monologues to honor V-Day this weekend
This weekend, in honor of V-Day, Union students will be performing the Vagina Monologues.
What started as Eve Ensler's dream to raise awareness about women's issues became a worldwide campaign to stop violence against women. 2008 marks the tenth anniversary of V-Day (the V standing for victory, valentine, and vagina), a worldwide campaign to raise money for women in need everywhere.…
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Winter Ball deemed a success, turnout greater than in past years
On Saturday, February 9, the Winter Ball was held in College Park in order to benefit The Diana Legacy Fund by fundraising and raising awareness for hospice care for those dying of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.
The ballroom was packed with members of the Union community who united at this social event to enjoy their evening filled with dancing, food and refreshments, as well as a cash bar for those over 21, while still supporting a great cause.…
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Students work towards HPV awareness for senior project
The latest news in health care surrounds the importance of HPV awareness, specifically involving the controversial vaccine, Gardasil. Therefore, it was with hopeful intentions that seniors Justin Schmiedel and Dusty Connelly chose HPV awareness as their topic for their senior project.…
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Djata takes over as Vice President of Multicultural Affairs
Last Wednesday Union issued in its newest Vice President for Multicultural Affairs, Muhammad Djata. Djata ran alongside candidates Peter Haviland-Eduah and Ian Clemente for the position. Junior student trustee, Shanique Kerr explains that, "an unexpected vacancy arose for the Vice President of Multicultural Affairs position.…
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Speaker shatters stereotypes of HIV/AIDS
Last Thursday, February 7, in an intimate discussion at Beuth House, Editor-in-Chief of POZ magazine Regan Hofmann conversed with students about the prevalence of HIV/AIDS here in America and the growing need for awareness.
Despite the fact that many associate HIV/AIDS with IV-drug users, prostitutes and homosexual men, Hofmann maintained that 48 percent of those infected worldwide are, in fact, women.…
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A student's perspective on the new Alaska mini-term: a must!
When I signed up for the Living on the Edge mini-term on Geohazards in Alaska, my friends told me I was crazy. They reminded me that I am a meager five feet tall, which would be no match for a Kodiak bear. Oh, and they said, "Do you even like rocks? You're an English major!"
Living on the Edge -Alaska is a mini-term that focuses on geological hazards, such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and glaciers, which occur at areas where tectonic plates collide with each other.…
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New campus-wide game encourages procrastination
This winter, a new online game has emerged at Union. The game is called GoCrossCampus and is open to all students. The goal of the game is to 'conquer' the Union Campus with armies.
GoCrossCampus is a game of strategy created by several Yale University students.…
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