Alumni Gymnasium will be open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays the rest of the term, through March 14.
Hours are:
Pool: Friday 7 to 10 p.m.; Saturday 8 to10 p.m.
(February 19-21, pool will be closed due to hosting the NYWSCAA swim
meet.)
Exam week hours (March 16-20): 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; pool and
free weight room, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Vacation period (March 21-29):
Gym closed
Read MoreShakespeare in Cameo: “Two Gentlemen of Verona,” guest directed by William Lacey of Boston University, opens next week on the main stage at Yulman Theater.
The play runs Wednesday, Feb. 25, through Saturday, Feb. 28; and
Wednesday, March 4, through Saturday, March 7. All shows are at 8 p.m.
This shortened version of the young Shakespeare's romantic comedy
will be presented as a workshop in a neutral space with an emphasis on the actors and the
text. The work is a robust ballad-like tale of two pairs of young lovers — with saucy
servants and clowns, noblemen and “noble” outlaws, flights and disguises, wit
and buffoonery and song.
Tickets are $7, $5 for students and seniors. For information, call ext.
6545.
Robert Coles, the renowned child psychiatrist and author, will deliver the Founders Day convocation address, “Moral Energy of the Young,” on Thursday, Feb. 26, at 11:30 a.m. in Memorial Chapel.
Coles' books and articles exploring the inner world of children
have made his name synonymous with wisdom about children. A teacher and researcher of
psychiatry at Harvard University, he has received the Medal of Freedom, the nation's
highest civilian honor, and the Pulitzer Prize. His books, including the five-volume Children
of Crisis and his most recent The Moral Intelligence of Children, explore
children's moral, political, and spiritual sensibilities with humanism, recognizing
and celebrating the individual.
The convocation also will feature the presentation of the Gideon Hawley
Prizes to high school teachers of Union students.
Friday, Feb. 20, through Monday, Feb. 23, 8 and 10 p.m., Reamer Campus Center Auditorium. Film, The Jackal, presented by film committee.
Through Saturday, Feb. 21, Alumni Gym Pool. Union hosts the New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association swimming championships.
Tuesday, Feb. 24, 12:30 p.m., Arts 215. Lecture by composer
Daniel Pinkham, “Words to Music.” (story)
Tuesday, Feb. 24, 6:30 p.m., Milano Lounge. The documentary The
Famine Within will be followed by a discussion. Presented by Psychology and
Women's Commission.
Wednesday, Feb. 25, through Saturday, Feb. 28, 8 p.m., Yulman Theater.
Shakespeare in Cameo: “Two Gentlemen of Verona.” Also March 4
through March 7. (story)
Thursday, Feb. 26, 11:30 a.m., Memorial Chapel. Founders Day
convocation featuring Robert Coles, the renowned child psychiatrist and author, speaking
on “Moral Energy of the Young.” (story)
Thursday, Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m., Nott Memorial. Environmental
Studies series on Global Climate Change presents Prof. James M. Kenney, economics, on
“Global Warming and the Global Economy: The Policy Challenges from Kyoto.”
Sunday, March 1, 3 p.m. Memorial Chapel. Concert of Daniel
Pinkham's The Christmas Cantata conducted by the composer, featuring the Union
College Choir, Albany Pro Musica, the Battenkill Chorale, and the Burnt Hills Oratorio
Society. Admission $10; seniors $8; students $5; Union community $3. For more information,
call ext. 6201. (story)
Through March 6, Mandeville Gallery, Nott Memorial. Abstract
drawings and sculptures by Prof. Chris Duncan.
If Nikki Stone decides to retire from the demanding and sometimes dangerous sport of freestyle aerials, she may be better prepared for the transition than most of her peers.
Her senior thesis on “Elite Female Athletes' Retirement from Sports” explores how athletes refocus their lives after leaving an intense, singular
pursuit and a small circle of fellow athletes and coaches, said Don Spring, her thesis
advisor.
“When any elite athlete retires, it's a tremendous
letdown,” said the assistant professor of psychology. “You retire and your
identity is gone after your whole life has been wrapped up in the sport. You don't
just walk away from who you are or what you've been.
“I was intrigued to learn from her that there is a social death as
well since all your friends – your major source of support — are on the
team,” Spring said. “So, you have to get a whole new set of friends.”
Stone, who for most of the last decade has associated with other
world-class athletes at training and competition sites, interviewed about 40 women. In her
thesis, Stone found that to the extent an athlete is well rounded and has other pursuits
besides her sport, the transition to retirement will be smooth, Spring said.
Stone, who has said she is considering a second career as an
investigative TV reporter, has a number of other interests besides skiing, Spring said.
Many athletes retire from their sport embittered by disappointment at
having been injured or falling short of their goals, though this will not be the case with
Stone, he added.
“I never realized the level of intensity in a sport like this, and
Nikki is a very intense woman,” Spring said. “She has amazing responsibility,
drive and focus. You don't have to tell her to do something. She is a real
self-starter.”
As a student at Union, Stone made good use of her training in
psychology, Spring said. She used visualization techniques to help her with her jumps, and
she used imagery to overcome shoulder and back injuries, Spring recalls. “She had to
play her mind game really well because she had suffered a lot of injuries. She had
wondered whether she was going to be in it this long.”
“Nikki found that if you believe you gained something in sports,
your retirement is easier,” Spring said. “One of the things Nikki gained was a
sense of discipline.”