Concordiensis - Oct. 17, 2024

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Recommendations for Winter Gen Eds

p.m. to 4:45 p.m. It will meet the JETS and JCHF requirements.

Literatures (LIT): CLS151: The Ancient World in Film & Lit (JLIT) Students in this course will XBUDI mMNT EFQJDUJOH UIF BODJFOU world and discuss them in class.

From the course description, “this course will consider ancient texts in translation alongside their modFSO mMN SFQSFTFOUBUJPOT 0VS HPBM will not be to consider where the mMNT XFOU XSPOH *OTUFBE XF XJMM RVFTUJPO IPX UIFTF mMNT SFDBTU and reinterpret classical texts to SFnFDU NPEFSO JOUFSFTUT w 5IF DMBTT will be taught by Professor Stacie Raucci and will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:05 to 4:45 p.m. It will meet the JLIT, JCAD, and JCHF course requirements.

Natural & Physical Sciences (NPS): ENS100: Intro to Environmental Studies (GNPS) The majority of NPS courses require pre-registration and are genFSBMMZ NPSF EJGmDVMU UIBO PUIFS HFOeral education options. However, one course that has open registration and interesting topics is intro to environmental studies. The course description describes how “this course covers human-environment

interactions, with a focus on the impacts of human activities on natural systems such as climate, air, water, and species diversity and the ensuing environmental injustice. The course discusses sustainable solutions for how we can build systems that will support billions of humans and the natural world.” The course also has a required lab, and “Fieldwork during lab periods involves the investigation of local environmental problems and solutions.” The class will be taught by Professor Michael Sitvarin and will meet Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:15 a.m. to 10:20 a.m. The lab will meet either on Tuesday from 1:55 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., or Wednesday from 1:50 p.m. to 4:40 p.m.

Social Analysis, Politics & Ethics (SPE): HST136: Historical Injustices (JSPE) This course will explore moments of harm in United States history. The course will contain four main topics: “slavery and racial violence, land dispossession and reclamation for indigenous people, Japanese internment during World War II, and gender-based discrimination.” Students “will ask how the study of history and historical memory can be used to address injustices in the past.” The course will be taught by Professor Ben Davidson and will meet Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:05 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. It will meet the JSPE and JCHF requirements.

World Languages (WOL): FRN100, Basic French 1, or GRK101, Beginning Ancient Greek 1 (JWOL) All of the WOL courses offered are basic, intermediate, or advanced language courses. Students can reach out to the relevant department chairs for placement opportunities in languages they have learned or taken in high school. For students with no prior language experience, they can take FRN100, Basic French 1, or GRK101, Beginning Ancient Greek 1. Basic French will be taught by a to be determined professor, and will meet Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:15 a.m. to 10:20 a.m. Ancient Greek will be taught by Professor Hans-Friedrich Mueller and will See GEN ED on page 2

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Allyson Bennett News Editor

As of last week, Union students can view course offerings for Winter 2025 in SelfService. Students will then have to meet with their academic advisor to be cleared to register for their classes, and sign up for classes with pre-approval requirements. Pre-approval surveys for classes were due on October 16th, and the regular course registration period will take place from October 28th-31st. With course registration on the horizon, the Concordiensis has compiled a list of recommended courses for students in OFFE PG GVMmMMJOH HFOFSBM FEVDBUJPO requirements.

This list of recommended coursFT XJMM POMZ GVMmMM HFOFSBM FEVDBtion requirements for the classes of 2026, 2027, and 2028, who are on the Complex Questions curriculum. The class of 2025 operates on a different set of general education courses, and there are generally more options for students who need to complete those. The Complex Questions curriculum requires that TUVEFOUT UBLF DPVSTFT JO UIF mFMET listed below. Two of these courses must also include either a Justice, Equity, Identity, Difference (JEID) or Global Challenges (GC) requirement. Students in the classes of 2026 and 2027 must take 6 of these courses, while the class of 2028 must take 7. All students must also take 5 Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) courses, with the class of 2026 and beyond having to take at least one WAC-R designated course.

Creative Works/Arts & Design (CAD): EGL150: Film Form and Analysis (JCAD) The course will examine eleNFOUT PG mMN GPSN BOE XJMM DPOTJEFS imMN BO BSU GPSN B DPNNFSDJBM QSPEuct, a psychological experience, and a social practice,” according to the course description. “We will also pay close attention to issues of genre, performance, intertextuality and authorship.” The course has two sections that meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:55 a.m. to

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12:40 p.m., and 1:55 p.m. to 3:40 p.m. It will be taught by Professor Jenelle Troxell and meet the WAC, JLIT, JCAD, and JSPE curriculum requirements.

Cultural & Historical Foundations &+) &/6 5LVH RI WKH 5Rman Republic (GCHF) This course will examine the history of the Roman republic from 753 B.C.E. to about 44 B.C.E. The course will explore questions such as: “How did a remote backwater of the Mediterranean rise to imperial power? Why did its constitutional machinery collapse? Was military dictatorship unavoidable?” according to the course description. The course will be taught by Professor Hans-Friedrich Mueller and will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays GSPN B N UP B N *U XJMM GVMmMM the GCHF requirement.

Data & Quantitative Reasoning (DQR): CLS193/HST140: History Done Digitally (GDQR) This course is cross-listed with the classics and history departments. The course will examine how data is used in the humanities. “In the modern world, countless tools have been developed to facilitate the access, analysis, and dissemi-

nation of data. In this course, we will learn how to use various technologies to both ask and answer questions traditional to the humanities and come up with new ones, with a focus on the ancient and medieval world,” according to the course description. The course will be taught

by Professors Sarina Kuersteiner and Gregory Callaghan, and will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:55 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. It will meet the GDQR requirement.

Engineering, Technology & Society (ETS): HST286: Technology and Empire (JETS) The course will examine “What XFSF UIF TJHOJmDBOU CJH UFDIOPMPgies under colonialism, and what do they tell us about our relationship with technologies today? Through modules that cover the design of statistical tables, urban designs, engineering education, and quanUJmDBUJPO PG FOFSHZ UISPVHI DBTF studies of Colonial India… we will learn the colonial history of our technological pasts.” Though it is a 200 level course, it is open to all students regardless of background.

It will be taught by Professor Sohini Chattopadhyay and will meet Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:05

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News. page 2 Campus Safety Report in Review

Opinions. page 3 Joker: Folie à Deux & Vice Presidential Debate

Pop/Culture. page 4 Fall Fashion Trends & Maggie Smith

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NEWS

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ALLYSON BENNETT, NEWS EDITOR benneta2@union.edu

ELECTION 2024 RESOURCES: REGISTER TO VOTE Upcoming US Presidential Election Events 8927(·V 9RWHU ,QIRUPDWLRQ 6WDWLRQ Register to vote in Schenectady, recieve postage for your mail in ballot, and more. Thursday, October 17th from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Reamer. :KDW WKH (OHFWLRQ 0HDQV IRU *HQGHU (TXDOLW\ DQG 5HSURGXFWLYH Rights: Pizza and politics event hosted by the Political Science Department and UVOTE. The talk will be hosted by Professors Lori Marso and Zoey Oxley. Tuesday, October 22nd in Lippman 017 from 12:50 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.

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meet Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:15 a.m. to 10:20 a.m. Ancient Greek will be taught by Professor Hans-Friedrich Mueller and will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:55 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. Both courses will meet the JWOL requirement, and Ancient Greek will meet the JCHF requirement.

Writing Across the Curriculum :$& (*/ 7KH 6WXG\ RI /LWerature: Fiction A popular option for WAC courses would be any course in the English department (noted as EGL###), for which 100 level courses are open to all students. The department will offer three sections of EGL101, The Study of Literature: Fiction. Two sections will be taught by Professor Hugh Jenkins, and one section will be taught by Kaitlin Staudt. The sections will meet at varying times on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. All sections will count as WAC and JLIT courses.

Writing Across the Curriculum (Research) (WAC-R): MLT220: Spanish Horror Films In general, the WAC-R courses offered in Winter 2025 are mostly VQQFS MFWFM DPVSTFT JO TQFDJmD NBjors. One intro-level course that is a WAC-R is MLT220. This course will be taught in English and will examJOF IPSSPS mMNT JO 4QBOJTI i8F <XJMM> examine some of the movies that have placed Spain at the forefront of critically acclaimed horror cinema (including some dark comedies

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to ease the tension!). We see how UIFTF mMNT HSBQQMF XJUI BNPOH other issues) historical violence and political oppression, Spain’s linguistic and cultural diversity, changing gender norms, and the fallout from economic crises,” according to the course description. It will be taught

by Professor Steph Mueller and will meet on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 1:50 p.m. to 2:55 p.m. It will meet the WAC-R, JCHF, and JLIT course requirements.

Students can explore these course options and more on SelfService, and enroll for their courses.

In order to enroll, students must be DMFBSFE CZ UIFJS BEWJTPS mSTU BOE CF prepared for their registration time.

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Important Dates October 7th - October 25th: Students consult with their faculty advisors on what courses to take. Faculty can then clear you to register.

October 28th - October 31st: Students can register for courses at set times on Self Service.

Students can now see their registration date and time on the platform.

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2024 Campus Safety Report in Review Allyson Bennett News Editor

On October 1, 2024, Union’s Campus Safety department released their annual campus safety report.

The report contains data on campus TBGFUZ TFDVSJUZ BOE mSF MPHT GSPN 2021, 2022, and 2023. The Concordiensis has summarized the most SFMFWBOU mOEJOHT JO UIF QBHF report. The purpose of the report is to inform the campus community about crimes committed on and around campus in accordance with the Clery Act. “You will note the College’s safety record is exceptionally good.

It is an example of what can be accomplished when a community is committed to working together with a common purpose,” Thomas Constantine, the Director of Campus Safety, notes in the opening of the report. “The Union College Campus Safety department has been proactive in promoting safety and the prevention of crime.”

The report discusses options for students to report crimes and how the department handles reports.

“Campus Safety can be reached at campus extension 6911 from any campus phone line or from an outside line at 518-388-6911.

Public law enforcement assistance can be reached at 911 from an outside campus line for emergencies and the Schenectady Police Department can be reached at 518-630-0911 for non-emergencies,” according to page 16 of the

report. There are also faculty and staff members who are mandated to report crimes. i"OZ PGmDJBM PG UIF $PMMFHF XIP IBT TJHOJmDBOU SFTQPOTJCJMJUZ for student and campus activities is considered a Campus Security Authority (CSA) and must report all offenses.” Students can learn details about which staff members are mandated to report on page 17 of the report.

The college also has law enforcement jurisdiction agreements with local emergency service departments. “This includes the Schenectady Police Department, Schenectady County Sheriffs… and the Schenectady Fire Department.

The College has a written Memorandum of Understanding with the Schenectady Police Department that outlines proper response and investigation of alleged serious crimes.” General guidelines for how the college handles reports can be found on page 18 of the report.

“An additional Memorandum of Agreement is in place that focuses an extra patrol surrounding the College’s main campus and adjacent city streets during weekend late evening to early night hours. This includes monitoring the premises of PGmDJBMMZ SFDPHOJ[FE TUVEFOU PSHBOJzations located off campus.”

Students host and attend off-campus house parties hosted on the weekends, and the Schenectady police department frequently shuts them down.

Pages 69 to 71 of the report contain data on crimes committed

on and around campus from 2021 to 2023. Notably, the most common crime recorded was liquor law violations. In 2023, 60 of these cases were reported on campus, with 56 taking place in residence halls. Individuals in these instances were referred for disciplinary action. The department also recorded 16 golf cart and 2 motor vehicle thefts in 2023.

The college also reported 2 cases of rape, 2 cases of dating violence, and 6 cases of stalking on campus. Six out of 10 of these cases occurred in campus residence halls.

There were also 14 reported instances of domestic violence, but these were reported in public properties and not college owned facilities. It is important to note that these are the cases reported, and it is likely that there have been more cases that are unreported.

The report was emailed to the campus community on October 1st and is accessible from the college’s website.

Students can contact campus safety at campussafety@union.edu with questions or concerns, and call the department to report crimes.

FULL REPORT Scan the QR code to see the full report from the college.

OPINIONS

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GILLIAN PASEKA, OPINIONS EDITOR pasekag@union.edu

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POP/CULTURE NEWS

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SIENNA CHAMBIAL, EDITOR chambias@union.edu

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No place is better to uncover the latest fashion trends than a liberal arts college campus such as Union College, where each distinct look tells a story of transition, self-expression and, needless to say, immaculate fashion. We turned to the students to discover their favorite fashion trends that are shaping their fall wardrobe this year. On talking to students around campus, we uncovered countless wardrobe choices, each unique and special in its own ways.

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What is your favorite fall fashion trend this year? Reach out to us at Concordiensis and let us know to get featured!

“Venom: The Last Dance” Directed by Kelly Marcel October 24, 2024

UPCOMING ALBUMS

Remembering Maggie Smith: Wands Up for the Wittiest Witch Angelina Martinelli Contributing Writer

On Sept. 27, 2024, beloved actress Maggie Smith passed away at the age of 89 from natural causes.

Smith’s most recognizable role across generations was her portrayal of Professor Minerva McGonagall in the “Harry Potter” series, which DPOTJTUFE PG FJHIU mMNT 4PNF PG IFS PUIFS TJHOJmDBOU QSPKFDUT JODMVEF “Downton Abbey,” “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie,” “Sister Act,” and “The Secret Garden.” Smith’s career spanned over 70 years, with appearBODFT JO NPSF UIBO mMNT BOE UFMevision shows, and numerous stage productions. Her talent was recognized by her colleagues, producers, and millions of fans worldwide. Due to her immense contributions to the

arts, she was awarded Damehood

by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom in 1990.

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Over the years, she also earned mWF #"'5" "XBSET UISFF (PMEFO (MPCFT mWF 4DSFFO "DUPST (VJME Awards, a Tony Award, and four Emmy Awards. Smith was one of the few performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting—winning an Emmy, an Oscar, and a Tony—further solidifying her status as one of the most accomplished actresses of her time.

The life and career of Dame Maggie Smith had a profound impact on both those who knew her personally and the millions who watched her on screen. At Union College, she is remembered for her achievements and mourned for her passing by students and faculty alike. When asked about Smith’s death, Mor-

gan Hendler, class of 2028, said, “I was really sad. I low-key felt like my grandma died.” Many admired the actress and found comfort in the roles she played, and this thought is not lost at Union. Senior Daniel Casper said, “I was about as sad as I’ve gotten about other actors that I’ve really liked.” Music Professor Chris Chandler added, “[She was a] QIFOPNFOBM BDUSFTT BOE EFmOFE B lot of characters for people in really profound ways.”

In the “Harry Potter” universe, a wizard or witch’s wand is a source of power, and when someone important dies, wizards often raise their wands to the sky in respect.

Let us all raise our wands to Dame Maggie Smith, one of the most brilliant and cherished British actresses of all time, who will continue to live in our hearts forever.

“Shawn”

by Shawn Mendes October 18, 2024

“The Great Impersonator”

by Halsey October 25, 2024

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ABIGAIL TRZEPLA, SCI-TECH EDITOR trzeplaa@union.edu

A *Faire* Day for Creativity Alexander Sano Contributing Writer

Schenectady, New York is no stranger to the creative, inventive, and innovative. From its humble beginnings as a trading post for European and American goods in colonial North America, to the founding of Thomas Edison’s General Electric Company in 1892, to the scholars of engineering and mechanics which walk the grounds of the Union College campus today, the city still proves to have no shortage of bright minds willing and eager to shape tomorrow.

The Union College Maker Lab, in the spirit of innovative education in STEM, has taken its part in furthering this legacy with its third biennial “Electric City Maker Faire.”

The Maker Faire, held Saturday OcUPCFS UI PO UIF mSTU nPPS PG $PMlege Park Hall, is a day of community engagement during which Union College students and experts alike invite young, aspiring creators of all ages to come forward and take hold of the opportunity to learn and experience the wide world of physics, mechanics, and engineering.

Activities included go-kart exhibits from the Automotive Engineers Club, structural engineering for beginners as young architects design buildings constructed with marshmallows and spaghetti, and even soldering electronics. Multiple tables displayed the wide variety of possibilities available with 3D

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3D printed and constructed historical objects demonstrating ancient engineering.

printing, including reconstructions of historical objects, an interdisciplinary endeavor that bridges humanities and technology.

Attendees could gain experience with hands-on skills by practicing with tools like drills and saws.

Additional options for families and kids included crafting simple paper helicopters, building movable hands from paper, straws, and yarn, and steering virtually remote-controlled miniature soccer balls.

All of the insightful, challenging, and exciting opportunities offered by the Maker Lab build upon the principles emphasized in Union’s SPPUT BT UIF OBUJPO T mSTU FOHJOFFSing college. Attendee Catie Amirault ‘27, an engineering major, described her own experience of the event: “I really liked the variety of activities and how they incorporated engineering elements like circuitry

and construction, but were still easy and fun.”

These activities, however, were not only supported by Union College itself, but by local experts in UIFJS mFME BQQMZJOH UIFTF OFDFTTBSZ skills in the Schenectady and Capital Region.

The aim of these student-professional interactions, according to one recent Times Union article is “strengthening the network of creatives, technologists and makers at Union, in Schenectady, the Capital District and beyond.”

And while the Maker Faire may be gone until 2026, it serves as only a window into the wide range of disciplines, trades, and studies supported by the Union Maker Web. Their mission, according to the statement given on the front page of their website, “supporting maker activities, experimentation and

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vitation to the Schenectady community, to be welcoming to those with a

What’s All The Buzz About?

The Full Cerebral Mapping of a Household Pest Alexander Sano Contributing Writer

What you might swat away from a bowl of ripe apples at the kitchen table has recently gripped the world of neuroscience and neuroimaging.

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A Review of Matthew Leifheit’s “Gay Archive” 0DWWKHZ /RZU\ 807 Editor

Matthew Leifheit’s “Gay Archive” exhibition is an intimate exploration of queer history. As a queer student who has discovered a community at Union, “Gay Archive” has moved me to deeply consider communal queerness over time. Through still MJGF BSUXPSL PG TQFDJmD BSSBOHFE materials, Leifheit invites students to imagine the lives of all those who came before, and how their commuOJUJFT BOE MPWF BSF SFnFDUFE JO PVST today.

The gallery is divided into two sections; one contains photographs and the other a video installation.

The video–“The Gay Chorus”–is sur-

rounded by white curtains, blocking access from all but one direction.

Within, a series of VHS recordings of gay men’s chorus performances from 1985-1995 play. Many of the tapes have distorted visually over time, blending their subjects into indistinction, but their voices remain clear. The music ranges from somber performances and lovestruck ballads to Christmas carols. In this diversity, we are presented with the complexities of a ritual born out of tragedy, turned into a place of collective joy and remembrance.

The primary section of the gallery features still life photography of various materials in queer community archives across the US. Each photograph varies in how explicitly it states the narrative of its subject.

“Timothy Bass Photo Archive” directly illustrates the lives of two gay lovers through a series of records.

“Castro Camera Sign”, by contrast, is austere when removed from its original context, introducing a recognition of absence that feels like an implacable grief.

Two photographic processes make up the show: dye sublimation and ink on newsprint. Dye sublimation onto aluminum plates is a strongly archival process while printing on newsprint is the inverse: a method of mass-producing images for temporary use, as the paper will break down quickly.

There’s a contradictory instinct to hold onto fading history but also to honor and emulate its rawness.

Even if the dye sublimations retain

their images for centuries, there will come a time when no one will ever look at them again. Archiving allows for some hope that even if these images dissipate, there will always be those who wish to preserve the spirit they embody.

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I had already looked through the show a few times, but had yet to properly interact with it.

I stood in front of the “Timothy Bass” photograph and spent several minutes noting each detail.

I cried. It is the most moved that I have felt looking at art. And so I asked myself: Why? Two men loved each other, and now they are dead—they shouldn’t be. Timothy kept records of their

lives, and then someone else kept records of their deaths; now Leifheit keeps record of them both.

This history is built from love. For Timothy, it was an immediate, tangible kind of love. For Leifheit and the archive it is something slightly different.

I love these pictures, and the people in them, because I feel I can truly connect to them. I am gay, and they were gay—they loved, and I love.

It has been an honor, as a queer student of photography, to have interacted with this exhibit and I would ask that you give some of your time to it. Decorate your spaces and your lives with reminders that queerness has been and always will be present and legitimate. $/(; %$1* 632576 (',725 banga@union.edu

The Garnet Grind: Sports Recap $OH[ %DQJ Sports Editor

Football: Disparity on the road continued this week after the team suffered a devastating overtime loss to division opponent St. Lawrence.

Quarterback Patch Flanagan did everything he could on the ground rushing for a career high 204 yards boosting him into the top 5 in Division III for quarterback rushing yards. The team had control of the game leading 24-10 at the start of the 4th quarter but gave up two back to back 70 yard drives allowing the Saints to tie up the ball game. Union had a chance in the mOBM NJOVUF PG UIF HBNF UP XJO JU CVU an unfortunate intentional grounding penalty led to the clock running out. In overtime a tragic red-zone interception gave St. Lawrence the ball back and allowed them to kick B mFME HPBM GPS UIF XJO 5IF UFBN SFUVSOT CBDL UP 'SBOL #BJMFZ mFME UIJT Saturday for Homecoming and Parents Weekend. Wear Pink for breast cancer awareness month and come support the team as they take on Buffalo State in a 1:00 pm kickoff.

Soccer: The Men’s soccer team hosted two tough league opponents in RPI and Bard tying both games 0-0. The game was back and forth against RPI with Union nearly scoring late but the odd man rush was killed by a soft yellow card. They avoided disaster as RPI got a shot off as time expired but the goal was thankfully disallowed. Against Bard, Union controlled the game getting 5 of their 10 shots on net but none able to get past the Bard goalkeeper. The team continues league play with two road games this upcoming week. The women’s team played a similar schedule traveling to RPI and Bard while also playing a midweek game at Eastern Connecticut State and hosted Hamilton this past Sunday. The RPI game was

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a dead even matchup with each team getting 5 shots on net and 5 saves behind Maya Koster’s shutout in net ending in a 0-0 tie. After that, the team went on a 3 game win streak beating ECS 1-0, Bard 6-0 and Hamilton 2-1. Impressive performances by Rachel Berliner who had a shutout at ECS, Taylor Bovardi and Grace Penna who both scored 2 goals against Bard, and Sam Friedman who had a goal against Bard and Hamilton. Union outshot Bard 34-1 getting 8 different players points in the game. Watch the women at home this Homecoming weekend as they host Ithaca on Friday.

Golf: The Women’s golf team concluded their fall campaign winning their home invitational at Mohawk Country Club hosting St. Lawrence and Vassar. First-Year Iyene Issien led the team with a 2nd place mOJTI GPMMPXFE CZ -J[ #FOUTJBOPW JO 5th place, Shea White at 6th, Carina Anastasio in 8th, Kat Dimacopoulos at 12th and Ella Golas at 15th.

Field Hockey 5IF mFME IPDLFZ team hosted University of Rochester in front of a packed house for their Athletes for Athletes game and it was an electric win. It took two overtimes to decide this thriller with Union getting the win thanks to FirstYear Maggie Monaghan late goal.

This team likes to live on the edge as they go into overtime again at William Smith and the teams leading scorer Maddie Greco buries another to win the game 3-2. The team is back home next Sunday for Homecoming weekend hosting RPI. Volleyball: The Volleyball team HPFT JO UIFJS mSTU MJCFSUZ MFBHVF games taking on Skidmore, Ithaca and RIT. They beat both Skidmore and RIT 3 sets to 1 but lost 0-3 against the #20 ranked team in the nation in Ithaca. First-Year Allie Kronenberg continues to rack up assists in her debut season as the TUBSUJOH TFUUFS 4IF JT mSTU PO UIF team and 4th in all of liberty league in assists. Defensive star Georgia Pool surpassed her 1000th career

dig in the win against RIT and also moved into 3rd in the liberty league on the season. She currently sits at 5th all time in Union’s history for digs per set in her career. Shannon McGrath and Georgia Pinciaro continue to lead the offense ranked 1 and 2 respectively in kills and overall points. McGrath leads the liberty league in service aces and is top 5 in both kills and points. Maddie McCarron makes her impact on the offensive end as well leading the liberty league in blocks and is 3rd on the team in points.

Cross Country: The Men’s and Women’s teams competed in the Paul Short Run at Lehigh University XIFSF UIF 8PNFO T UFBN mOJTIFE 3rd out of 32 teams and the men mOJTIFE TU PVU PG UFBNT 5IF men were headlined by Senior Ryan 3VTTFMM XIP mOJTIFE UI SVOOJOH B time of 24:51.1 in the 8k. The women were led by Senior Cat Dacey’s SE QMBDF mOJTI SVOOJOH B Both teams will be in the Conn College invitational next week.

Crew: The Men’s and Women’s teams traveled to Rochester for the Head of the Genesee Meet for the longest race of their fall season at 5000 meters. The Women’s 8+ boat mOJTIFE JO UI QMBDF BOE UIF CPBU mOJTIFE JO UI 5IF NFO T UFBN mOished 3rd in the 8+ race followed by UIF WBSTJUZ CPBU mOJTIJOH JO UI BOE UIF OPWJDF CPBU mOJTIJOH JO 2nd.

Hockey: The Women’s team dropped both games to #12 ranked 1FOO 4UBUF UIJT XFFLFOE 5IF mSTU game was back and forth coming down to the wire with Union pulling their goalie to try to get a goal late but unfortunately giving up that FNQUZ OFU HPBM JO UIF mOBM NJOVUF UP lose 4-2. The second day was all 1FOO 4UBUF FBSMZ TDPSJOH mSTU QFSJod goals. Union made a push scoring the next 2 but in a high scoring 3rd period Penn state scored 2 more within a minute of each other to go up 5-2. A late power play goal from Karianne Engelbert wasn’t enough UP HFU UIFN CBDL JO JU XJUI UIF mOBM score 5-3. They will go up to UNH this weekend before a stretch of ECAC opponents. The men’s team took a 4-2 victory over Stonehill colMFHF JO UIFJS mSTU SPBE HBNF PG UIF year. The following day they went up against #3 ranked Boston UniWFSTJUZ HJWJOH VQ mSTU QFSJPE HPBMT to the star studded roster of NHL draftees eventually losing 4-1. The team returns home for Homecoming weekend hosting two games against Mercyhurst.

Swimming & Diving: Men’s and Women’s Swim teams opened up their seasons this past week.

The Women’s team started strong IPTUJOH 8FTUmFME 4UBUF BOE 3PCFSUT Wesleyan on Friday winning 15870 and 131-105 respectively. They then traveled to Clarkson to win that meet 179.5-143.5. The Men’s team GFMM JO UIFJS mSTU NFFUT UP 3PCFSUT Wesleyan losing 98-136 and at Clarkson 106-237.