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Volume CLIII Issue XVI
Thursday, April 18, 2024
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Students React to New Hockey Rink Allyson Bennett News Editor
On February 29, 2024, the college announced that the Men’s and Women’s Division 1 hockey teams will play in a new rink beginning in fall 2025. The rink will be located off campus at Mohawk Harbor, approximately 0.5 miles and a 10 minute walk from College Park Hall. Construction of the rink began on April 9. The current rink on campus, Messa Rink at Achilles Center, opened on December 5, 1975, and has hosted thousands of men’s and women’s hockey games, practices, open skating events, and other events since then. The rink was built when both varsity hockey teams DPNQFUFE JO UIF %JWJTJPO MFWFM the men’s team has competed at the Division 1 level since 1991. The women’s team was established as a %JWJTJPO UFBN JO BOE CFHBO competing in the Division 1 level in 5IF SJOL XBT NFBOU UP IPME B TJOHMF %JWJTPO PS UFBN XIFO it was originally built, and it holds 2,051 people at capacity. $PMMFHF PGmDJBMT NBEF UIJT EFcision because the current rink is JO OFFE PG TJHOJmDBOU SFOPWBUJPOT They weighed the option of renovating the current rink, but decided to enter into a partnership with Maxon Alco Holdings, LLC, the developer, New York state and Schenectady County government, and donors, in
I think the rink’s a big deal for Union. Men’s Hockey #21 John Prokop ‘26
part because of shared expenses. The college will pay $20 million over the course of 25 years to pay for the rink. The rink will hold 2,200 people GPS IPDLFZ HBNFT BOE VQ UP people for other sporting events. 'PS UIF TFBTPO BCPVU 2,000 people attended each men’s home game and 500 people attended each women’s game. The current rink will still operate for the 2024-2025 academic year. But at the conclusion of the year, the rink will be converted to an indoor athletic facility so members of other sports teams can use it for indoor practices. Hockey players are reacting positively to the new rink. “I think the rink’s a big deal for Union,” Men’s #21 John Prokop ‘26 said. “We are the only D1 team on campus, so I think it’s big for not only the people that are here, but recruiting wise too. It’ll bring us more people and develop a better hockey team for the future.” “I’m very excited to play there and have a new rink,” Women’s #22
Greta Kropp ‘26 remarked. “It’ll be really nice to have a new rink.” Other students had some mixed opinions about the rink. “I don’t like that they’re building it off campus. It’s going to be more inconvenient to go to the games.” Ryan Lemberger ‘27, a frequent attendee of the games, said. “I think it’s pretty cool. The rink seems like a new addition to our athletics department, especially to the hockey team,” Idalis Fuentes ‘26, a Men’s Hockey photographer, remarked. “So, I think it’ll be a great CFOFmU GPS UIFN UPP w The women’s hockey team will begin the 2024-2025 season in late September 2024, and the men’s team will follow in early October 2024. Weekday home games typically begin at 6 p.m. for the women’s team, and 7 p.m. for the men’s, XJUI XFFLFOE HBNFT TUBSUJOH BU p.m. and 4 p.m. respectively. Fans can purchase season tickets later this year, or purchase them at the door of the rink before games.
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Union Admits 1,516 Regular Decision Applicants Allyson Bennett News Editor
Union College admitted 1,516 Regular Decision applicants and enrolled 51 Early Decision 2 applicants, according to admissions data received by Concordiensis. These numbers are similar to last year’s admissions statistics. However, Concordiensis did not receive
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nancial aid program, including making the application process easier, allowing more students to receive Pell Grants, and allowing students to send the application to more colleges. However, this has resulted in TJHOJmDBOU EFMBZT GPS BENJUUFE TUVEFOUT SFDFJWJOH UIFJS mOBODJBM BJE packages. i8F VTF UIF $44 1SPmMF BT PVS application of record to determine See 2028 on page 2
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