Robert Hislope, assistant professor of political science, presented a paper, “The Calm Before the Storm? The Influence of Cross-Border Networks, Corruption, and Contraband on Macedonian Stability and Regional Security,” at the recent American Political Science Association meeting in San Francisco. He also contributed a chapter, “From Ontology to Analogy: Evolutionary Theories and the Explanation of Ethnic Politics,” in Evolutionary Theory and Ethnic Conflict, Patrick James and David Goetze, eds. (Praeger, 2001). He wrote a book review of Radha Kumar's “Divide and Fall: Bosnia in the Annals of Partition” (1997), published in Canadian-American Slavic Studies (v. 35, no. 4, Winter 2001).
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Events
Thursday, Nov. 8, 8 p.m.
Memorial Chapel
Chamber music series presents Wu Han, piano; Nicholas Kitchen, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; and Yeesun Kim, cello; in program to include works by Ravel, Martinu and Brahms. (Replaces orginally scheduled Trio performance.)
Tickets $20, half-price for students, Union students free. For more information, call ext. 6131.
Friday, Nov. 9, through Monday, Nov. 12, 8 and 10 p.m.
Reamer Auditorium
Film: Legally Blonde
Saturday, Nov. 10, 1 p.m.
Frank Bailey Field
Football vs. Springfield
Saturday, Nov. 10, 2 p.m.
Alumni Gymnasium pool
Swimming vs. Rochester
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 8 p.m.
Memorial Chapel
Union College chamber music series presents Andreas Scholl, countertenor; and Karl-Ernst Schroeder, lute, in a program titled “A Musicall Banquet: Lute songs from around the world.” Tickets are $20, half-price for students. (Union students free.) For more information, call 388-6131 or 372-3651.
Tuesday, Nov. 20, 7 p.m.
Achilles Rink
Men's ice hockey vs. Providence
Saturday, Nov. 24, 2 p.m.
Memorial Fieldhouse
Women's basketball vs. Manhattanville
Saturday, Nov. 24, 7 p.m.
Memorial Fieldhouse
Men's basketball vs. Haverford
Saturday, Nov. 24, 8 p.m.
Memorial Chapel
Union College chamber music series presents Arnaldo Cohen, piano, in a program to include Bach's Partita No. 1; Prokofiev's Sonata No. 7; Schoenberg's Six Little Pieces, Op. 19; and Chopin's The Four Scherzi. Tickets are $20, half-price for students. (Union students free.) For more information, call 388-6131 or 372-3651.
Sunday, Nov. 25, 2 p.m.
Memorial Fieldhouse
Men's basketball vs. Swarthmore
Sunday, Nov. 25, 2 p.m.
Achilles Rink
Women's Ice Hockey vs. Hamilton
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 7 p.m.
Achilles Rink
Men's ice hockey vs. UMass-Lowell
Friday, Nov. 30, 8 p.m.
Memorial Chapel
Union College chamber music series presents the Zehetmair String Quartet:
Thomas Zehetmair and Matthias Metzger, violins; Ruth Killius, viola; and Francoise Groben, cello. On the program are Haydn's Op. 74, No. 1 in C; Karl A. Hartmann's No. 1 “Carillon” (1934); and Schumann's Op. 41, No. 3 in A. Tickets are $20, half-price for students. (Union students free.) For more information, call 388-6131 or 372-3651.
Exhibits
Through Dec. 23
Mandeville Gallery, Nott Memorial
All the Good I Can: A Portrait of William Henry Seward examines the life and accomplishments of the 1820 Union graduate who was senator, New York State governor, and secretary of state under Abraham Lincoln.
Through Nov. 9
Lally Reading Room, Schaffer Library
Documents Through the Decades, an exhibit commemorating the centennial of the College library's designation as a Federal document depository.
Through Dec. 10
Social Sciences Faculty Lounge Gallery
Handicrafts from Around the World, from faculty collections, including cloth, mats, masks, purses and woven wall hangings. Hours are weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
United Way drive comes to close
With the College's United Way campaign coming to a close this week, organizers are aiming to set a new mark for campus participation, said Kathy McCann, a campus coordinator for the drive.
Organizers also are hopeful to increase the average gift to $104 ($2 per week through payroll deduction), McCann said.
Donation forms have been distributed to College employees. For more information, call Human Resources at ext. 6108.
Read MoreAndreas Scholl performs Wed.
Countertenor Andreas Scholl will perform “A Musicall Banquet: Lute Songs from Around the World,” accompanied by Karl-Ernst Schroeder, at Memorial Chapel on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 8 p.m.
This performance, part of Union's chamber series, marks Scholl's East Coast recital debut; he will then make his New York City debut at Carnegie Hall on Nov. 16. This performance was rescheduled from April 20; all tickets will be honored.
Tickets at $20, $8 for students (and free to Union students) are available in advance at the Office of Communications, Union College (518) 388-6131 and at the door at 7 p.m. For more information, call 372-3651.
Already regarded as the outstanding counter-tenor of his generation for his remarkable discography and performances in concert, Scholl's operatic debut as Bertarido (Rodelinda) for the Glyndebourne Festival Opera was greeted with unprecedented critical acclaim.
Read MoreVolunteers sought for race
Organizers of the Stockadeathon, a 15K road race on Sunday at 10:30 a.m., are looking for volunteers to help with traffic control and water stations.
To volunteer, please contact Emily Bryans, volunteer coordinator, at hamletbryans@aol.com.
Volunteers should report to Central Park at 9:15 a.m. Marshalls will get a street assignment and receive a red vest and flag. Water stop attendants will be assigned to one of three stations, and should report to that water stop by 10 a.m. Tables, water, cups, and garbage bags will be delivered by the Schenectady Parks Department.
Volunteers will receive a quality Stockadeathon T-shirt and invitation to a volunteer party at the Fireside Restaurant on Eastern Avenue from noon to 4 p.m.
The race starts with a loop at Central Park, proceeds north on McClellan Street, west on Nott Street (past the College), through the Stockade and back to the park via State Street and Fehr Avenue.