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Another anonymous woman sues Union College for allegedly mishandling rape and harassment complaints

Alex Appel, Editor-in-Chief

August 8, 2019 • No Comments

Union College has been accussed of creating a hostile environment for women by a former student who, using the pseudonym Jane Roe, sued the school after it allegedly mishandled...

Complaint against Union College alleges disability discrimination

Alex Appel, Editor-in-Chief

August 2, 2019 • 1 Comment

Union College boasts itself as a “close-knit educational environment” where students can get “personal attention from caring faculty,” on its website. One student claims...

Women in Economics club hosts Sarah Ponitus ’04 for discussion

Daniel Wilcox, News Editor

May 23, 2019 • No Comments

On Thursday, May 16 the Women in Economics and Economics Department held a session with the Senior Vice President and Global Head of Real Estate Partnerships of WeWork Sarah Pontius...

Union Pride joins with local religious institutions for open dialogue May 23, 2019

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Arts

Debut LP “FEVER” has enough heat to last you all summer

Bernadette Bruu, Arts Editor

May 23, 2019

You may have only learned about her recently, but she’s been at it for years, her talent bubbling under the surface of an industry that wasn’t ready for her until now:...

Chelsea gallery owner discusses the trends of dealing art May 23, 2019
Artist Jack Howard-Potter dedicates courtyard dance sculpture May 23, 2019

Union College’s Lothridge Festival of Dance stuns audiences May 16, 2019

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Sports

Senior Spotlight: Swimmer Andrew Wojtowicz ’19

Hunter Reinhardt, Sports Editor

May 23, 2019 • No Comments

Andrew Wojtowicz ’19 is currently enjoying his last spring term at Union College. However, he leaves with quite the academic and athletic accomplishments. Wojtowicz, or “Wojo”...

Dutchman Interview of the Week: Simon H. Bohn ’20

Hunter Reinhardt, Sports Editor

May 23, 2019 • No Comments

Hometown: Ledyard, Connecticut Major: Neuroscience Campus Activities: Member of the Crew Team, Sigma Phi Fraternity and Student Forum. Q: Can you briefly explain how you started...

Dutchmen baseball garners numerous spring honors May 23, 2019
Multiple players receive Liberty League honors in lacrosse May 23, 2019

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World

Tensions in the Middle East decrease OPEC’s output target

Abdelrahman Mohamed, World / Business Editor

May 23, 2019 • No Comments

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies are set to debate at least two scenarios that would increase oil production beyond current levels. A...

The Ivys join a growing trend to teach students about money May 23, 2019
Russian plane crash lands in Moscow, threatening Putin’s aviation dreams May 16, 2019
Argentine peso continues to underperform virtually every other asset May 16, 2019

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Opinions

Union’s honor council case summaries

Maria Lovetere, Contributing Writer

May 23, 2019

This is a summary of Honor Council cases that were resolved in the fall of 2018 and winter of 2019. Summaries from previous terms are available on the Honor Code’s Nexus...

We are the sum total of society’s perception of ourselves

Will Enberg, Opinions Editor

May 23, 2019

The truth is, there is no truth. Ultimately, a Foucaultian perspective would deem the conception of fact to be impartially derived from science as a means of finding reason...

Possible ways to mitigate consumption of plastic on campus

Luke Buckovich, Contributing Writer

May 23, 2019

As per school policy, every night that any fraternity wants to host an event they must provide chips and water for their guests as a precaution to help potentially intoxicated...

Serving kindness to servers: the importance of expectations May 23, 2019

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807 Onion Street Satire

Pyramid sculpture near Greek row named cultural heritage site

Caleb Seyour, Staff Writer

May 23, 2019

UNESCO is at it again folks and this year’s list of World Heritage Sites is wilder than ever. Notably, Union College got a nod, with its pyramid sculpture winning “Most...

Lobsterfest to offer breakable plastic casing on all non-shellfish food

Zachary Nislick, Columnist

May 23, 2019

To make this year’s Lobsterfest a real unique eating experience, all food besides Lobster will be served in a breakable plastic casing so everyone can feel the satisfaction...

Mailroom announces groundbreaking drone delivery system

May 23, 2019

Greek alumni wander campus after discovering organization no longer exists

May 16, 2019

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Sci-Tech

Collapsed stars possibly form the universe’s platinum

Kari Kimball, Staff Writer

May 23, 2019 • No Comments

A certain type of dying starcalled collapsars are spinning stellar stars that are collapsing into black holes as their outer layers explode in a rare type of supernova. New research by Anna Frebel and Alexander Ji suggests that...

Ultraprocessed foods blamed for obesity and heart disease

Charlotte Mineo, Sci/Tech Editor

May 23, 2019 • No Comments

When stepping into the grocery store a consumer might be greeted by a wall of fresh fruits and vegetables, they might even wander through the dairy aisle, but eventually, inevitably, they will be inundated by the bright wrappers...

Art from artificial intelligence activates specific neurons May 16, 2019
29 Steinmetz Symposium celebrates students and science May 16, 2019
Green sea turtles rebound due to Endangered Species Act May 9, 2019

The Concordiensis

Another anonymous woman sues Union College for allegedly mishandling rape and harassment complaints

Complaint against Union College alleges disability discrimination

Nails painted to show support for LGBTQ+ community

An inside look into the Minerva first-year residence pilot program

Union College’s Lothridge Festival of Dance stuns audiences

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