Posted on Sep 24, 2003

On December 3, 1983, the Dutchman football team came within three minutes of winning the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, the Division III national championship game. While Union finished second in the country, as it did again in 1989, the accomplishments of the 1983 Dutchmen continue to be goals that players look to attain when they put the pads on in September.

On Saturday, September 20, Union hosted a 20-year ReUnion for the '83 squad. A reception prior to the game against WPI was held at Abbe Hall and those that returned to campus were recognized on the field at halftime.

The 2003 Dutchmen added to the success of the event as they played, and won, their first night game in 20 years by defeating the Engineers, 19-16, as senior placekicker Cliff Eisenhut contributed 13 points on a point after touchdown and four field goals, the last coming with 27 seconds remaining to provide the margin of victory. Union's only other night game came on October 1, 1983 when the Dutchmen defeated Albany State in the rain, 24-7. A crowd of 3,120 turned out for this year's game.

Those former players who returned included:

Joe Allen, Tom Almedia, Dale Bajcer, Winston Britton, Gerry Campanelli, Steve Cirillo, Brian Cox, Dan Doherty, Dan Stewart, Anthony Valente, Roger Harris, Tim Howell, Len Huttner, John Johnson, Rich Kellaher, Steve Olsen, Tim Ramundo, and Todd Walker.

The players were joined by retired Union athletic director, Dick, Sakala, former coach Fred Brown, and former head athletic trainer Tom Fausher.

Members of the media who followed the team to through the playoffs and to the Stagg Bowl were Bob McNamara, John Thomas, Scott Wyckoff, Eric Hornic, and Bill Arsenault.

Posted on Sep 18, 2003

Thomas N. Bonner, the
15th president of the College and a distinguished scholar of the
medical profession and medical education, died Sept. 2 in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 80.

Bonner was
appointed to the Union presidency in March 1974, coming here from three years
as president of the University of New Hampshire. During his first year
at the College, he announced several major gifts, such as a $250,000 Mellon
Faculty Development Grant and $230,000 for a new computer center, and appointed
two task forces, the President's Commission on the Status of Women and the
Campus Commission on Race Relations, both intended to improve the quality of
life on campus. But he became embroiled in controversy about the direction of
the men's ice hockey program, and by 1977 the campus was in turmoil. He
resigned in May 1978 to become president of Wayne State University in Detroit. He returned to
teaching in 1982 and soon reestablished his scholarly reputation. His seven
books in the field of American medicine were widely praised, and at his he
retirement from Wayne State in 1997 as the
Distinguished Professor of History and Higher Education he became a visiting
scholar in history and biology at Arizona State University.

      He is survived by his wife, Sylvia Firnhaber
Bonner of Scottsdale; a son, Philip Bonner,
of Columbus, Ohio; and a daughter, Diana
Bonner, of Glendale, Ariz.

Norman P. Auburn, acting president of
the College in 1978-79, died July 21. He was 98. A graduate of the University of Cincinnati, he served in a variety
of offices at Cincinnati and was named president
of the University of Akron in 1951. There, he
oversaw the creation of four colleges, the law school, and several doctoral
programs. After his retirement in 1971, he joined the Academy for Educational
Development and served as acting president of several colleges.

Posted on Sep 18, 2003

Through Dec. 7
Mandeville Gallery, Nott Memorial
“Girl Printers: Talented Women Strut Their Stuff!”: A
showcase featuring printing, books, and ephemera by 37 girl printers. Artists' reception is Thursday, Sept. 18, from 4:30
to 6:30 p.m. at the Nott.

Through Oct. 17
Arts Atrium, Arts Bldg. (ground level)
“Paintings and Works on Paper” by Barbara Grossman. An
artist's slide presentation on Thursday, Oct. 16, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
in Arts 215, followed by reception from 4:30
to 6:30 p.m.

Posted on Sep 18, 2003

Thursday, Sept. 18
4:30 p.m.
The Mandeville Gallery in Nott Memorial
Artists' reception for “Girl Printers: Talented Women Strut Their Stuff!”: A showcase featuring printing, books, and ephemera by 37 girl printers.

Friday, Sept. 19 to Monday, Sept. 22, 8 and 10 p.m.
Reamer Campus Center Auditorium – Movie: Bruce Almighty

Friday, Sept. 19
12:20 p.m. – Arts 215 – Lunchtime jazz featuring Prof. Tim Olsen and other area jazz artists – the first of four Friday performances, same time and place.
4 p.m. – Memorial Fieldhouse – Women's volleyball – Union Tournament
4 p.m. – Tennis Courts – Women's tennis vs. Clarkson

Saturday, Sept. 20
10 a.m.
– Memorial Fieldhouse – Women's volleyball (Union Tournament)
noon – F. W. Olin Center (and other campus locations) – Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) sponsored by IBM. For information, call Becker Career Center at ext. 6176
1 p.m. – Garis Field – Women's soccer vs. Rochester
1 p.m. – Tennis Courts – Women's tennis vs. Middlebury
3:30 p.m. – Garis Field – Men's soccer vs. Worcester State
5 p.m. – Dutch Hollow – Night football game pep rally BBQ and live music
7 p.m. – Frank Bailey Field – Dutchmen vs. WPI (first night game in 20 years)

Sunday, Sept. 21
1 p.m. – Garis Field – Men's soccer vs. Bard

Tuesday, Sept. 23
3:30 p.m. – Tennis Courts – Women's tennis vs. Oneonta
7 p.m. – Memorial Fieldhouse – Women's volleyball vs. Middlebury

Thursday, Sept. 25
12:25 p.m. – F.W. Olin Center, Room 106 – Chemistry Dept. Seminar, guest speaker Dr. Gary Lovett, Institute of Ecosystem Studies, “Nitrogen Cycling in Catskill Mountain Forests”
6:30 p.m. – Everest Lounge – Philosophy Talks, guest speaker John Caputo of Villanova Univ., “Deconstruction and Religion”
7 p.m. – “12 Windows: Encountering Culture Through Film” presents '11'09'01, an anthology of 11 short films on the 9-11 attacks. Discussion will be led by Teresa Meade, professor of history and women's studies.
10 p.m. – Old Chapel – Hip-hop Music Mayhem Game Show – Test your knowledge of hip-hop music – win prizes!

Friday, Sept. 26 through Monday, Sept. 29, 8 and 10 p.m.
Reamer Campus Center Auditorium – Movie: Finding Nemo

Friday, Sept. 26
4 p.m. – Frank Bailey Field – Women's field hockey vs. Vassar (UCAA contest)
4 p.m. – Garis Field – Men's soccer vs. St. Lawrence (UCAA contest)
8 p.m. – Old Chapel – DJ Scratch Academy – Learn how to mix and scratch records yourself.

Saturday, Sept. 27
2 p.m. – Frank Bailey Field – Women's field hockey vs. Rensselaer (UCAA contest)
2 p.m. – Garis Field – Men's soccer vs. Clarkson (UCAA contest)
10 p.m. – Library Plaza – Fall formal featuring the World Famous JS1.

Posted on Sep 18, 2003

An anthology of 11 short films on the 9-11 attacks – '11'09'01 – opens a themed film series
called “12 Windows: Encountering Culture Through Film” on Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. in the F.W. Center Olin Auditorium.

A panel of commentators chaired by Teresa
Meade, professor of history and women's studies, will follow
the film.

The series is sponsored by the Hobart
and William
Smith Colleges
and Union College Partnership for Global Education, which runs the series on
both campuses. The PGE asks faculty and staff on both campuses to select and
introduce films that explore cultures other than our own, and examine these
communities location within a diverse human geography.

At Union, the series runs 12 films
in the fall and winter terms.

The other six films this term are (all are at 7 p.m. in Olin Auditorium):

• Oct. 2, Nine
  Queens (Argentina),
  Prof. William Garcia chairing discussion

• Oct. 9, Dust
  (Macedonia),
  Prof. Robert Hislope

• Oct. 16, Spirited
  Away (Japan),
  Prof. April Selley

• Oct. 23, Akira
  and Neo-Tokyo (Japan),
  Prof. Anu Jain

• Oct. 30, The
  Stolen Children (Italy),
  Prof. Louisa Matthew

• Nov. 6, Close
  to Home (Germany/U.S.), Prof. Wilfried Wilms