Former
Union Dutchmen captain Nathan Gillies '03 finished the United Hockey League
(UHL) regular season as the leading goal-scorer among league rookies.
Playing
in 63 games for the Elmira Jackals, Gillies has scored 23 goals and collected
16 assists to rank seventh among rookies in points (39). Gillies also finished the regular season
third in power play goals (5) and fifth in shooting percentage (14.3 percent)
among league rookies. His Jackals will
face first place Richmond in the first round of the
playoffs.
Gillies
also made appearances with the Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey
League and the East Coast Hockey League's Trenton Titans during the season. Called
up to the AHL on February 18, Gillies recorded his first career AHL point on
Sunday, Feb. 29, with an assist in a 4-2 loss at Hershey.
In
nine games with the Senators, Gillies was a +1 with 11 penalty minutes. A right
winger who wore No. 29 for Union, Gillies continues to wear that number in
the UHL, ECHL and AHL.
A
native of Cambridge, Ont., Gillies earned a degree in history
from Union last June. During his
career at Union (1999-2003), Gillies played
in 116 games for the Dutchmen, notching 78 total points (33-45-78).
At the ASME regional meeting, from left, David Korim, Matthew Ellithorpe, Marissa Post (front), Matthew Hilbert, Katie Arthur and Tim Smith
Success by mechanical engineers at
the ASME meetings seems to be getting, well, mechanical.
For the third year in a row, a
Union student – this year, senior Tim Smith – took top honors in the oral
competition at the American Society of Mechanical Engineer's Regional Student
Conference at the University of Rochester.
Meanwhile, Katie Arthur won the
poster competition, and Marissa Post took second in the oral competition.
“The consistent success of Union
students must be attributed to more than random chance,” said Prof. Frank
Wicks, noting that the probability of three consecutive wins by a
college would be about one in 100,000. “It is the result of outstanding
students who are provided with excellent research projects, facilities, staff
support and faculty advising.”
Since 2002, Union ME's have taken
top honors at Region III, which includes 46 colleges and universities in New
York, New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland and the District
of Columbia.
Smith, advised by Prof. Brad
Bruno, spoke on “The Development of the Hydrogen Fueled Internal Combustion
Engine. He took home a $300 prize and an invitation to compete for $2,000 at
the ASME International Congress in Anaheim
in November.
Arthur, advised by Prof. Ann
Anderson, gave her winning poster on “Too Hot to Handle: An Investigation into
Safe Touch Temperatures.”
Post, advised by Anderson and
Prof. Mary Carroll, spoke on “Density Dependence in Young's Modulus in Silica
Gels.” A member of the College's Aerogel Team, she described how she produced
the material by extracting the liquid from the gel, and how she developed a
test to measure elasticity.
Matthew Ellithorpe, advised by
Prof. William Keat, presented on “Analysis and Construction of a Guitar
Soundboard Using Composite Materials.”
In 2003 Smitesh Bakrania '03 won the
oral competition, Mark Hoffman '03 placed third in the oral competition, Scott
Clark '03 placed second in the poster competition and Ben Tillotson '03 placed
third. Bakrania went on to place second overall at the National ASME speaking
contest.
In 2002, David Chapin '02 placed first in the oral competition, Ben
Gauthier '02 placed second in the oral competition, and Jeremy Losaw '02 placed
first in the poster competition. Chapin went on to place fourth overall at the
National event.
Through April 16
Humanities Lounge
Gallery Exhibition of photographs by Peter Blankman, director of communications
and publications, whose works have captured everyday life, uncommon events, and
the beauty found on campus.
Through May 23
Mandeville Gallery, Nott Memorial
“China/Cuba/Vietnam: Recent Photographs by Martin Benjamin.”
Reception is Thursday, April 8, from 4:30
to 6:30 p.m.
Through end of term
Social Sciences gallery
Drawings by Fatima Mahmood '06
April through June
Arts Atrium Gallery
Senior exhibitions
Thursday, April 8
4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
— Mandeville Gallery, Nott Memorial – Reception for “China/Cuba/Vietnam:
Recent Photographs by Martin
Benjamin.”
Show runs through May 23. 7 p.m. — Yulman
Theater — Staged reading of Background by Lauren Gunderson, a play
about the life and career of cosmologist Ralph Alpher, Union distinguished
research professor of physics emeritus. Alpher and the playwright will
participate in a panel discussion after the reading. Sponsored by the Hewlett
Foundation. 7 p.m.
– Humanities Lounge –
Philosophical Café with guest speaker Bill Vitek of Clarkson University. His topic will be “Limits.” 8 p.m.–
Memorial Chapel – Union Concert series presents pianist Arnaldo Cohen. Free to Union College students w/ ID.
Friday, April 9, to Monday, April 12
8 & 10:30 p.m.– Reamer Campus Center Auditorium –
movie: Mystic River
Friday, April 9
4 p.m. – Men's tennis vs. Clarkson. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. – Old Chapel – Sex and the City marathon.
Saturday, April 10
9 a.m. –
Boathouse – Men's and women's crew vs. Skidmore/Lafayette
1 p.m. – Frank Bailey Field – Men's lacrosse vs. RIT.
Monday, April 12
College welcomes admitted students
3:30 p.m.– Alexander Field – Softball vs. Hartwick (2) 8 p.m. – Old Chapel – A Taste of Union
Tuesday, April 13 3:30 p.m. – Alexander Field – Softball vs. Utica College (2)
Wednesday, April 14
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Old Chapel – Red Cross blood drive 3 to 6 p.m– Becker Career Center – U Connect: Exploring Grad School
Programs. 4 p.m. – Tennis courts – Men's tennis vs. Utica College 7 p.m. – Frank Bailey Field – Men's
lacrosse vs. Vassar 8 p.m. – South College green living room – Latin American Popular Culture film series presents Esmeralda Comes by Night (Mexico, Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, 1997) – The story of Esmeralda, a nurse who is happily married to five husbands. As Esmeralda is about to marry number six, she is charged with bigamy. During her interrogation and detention, she reveals her spellbinding charm. Based on the novel, De noche vienes, by Elena Poniatowska.
Thursday, April 15
4 p.m.– Frank Bailey Field – Women's lacrosse vs. Hartwick 4:30 p.m. – Everest Lounge – Philosophy Department Speakers' Series
featuring Elizabeth Harman of New York University. Her topic will be, “Vagueness and the
moral status of fetuses.”
Friday, April 16 to Monday, April 19
8 & 10:30 p.m.– Reamer Campus Center Auditorium –
movie: The Last Samurai (137 min.)
Saturday, April 17
1 p.m.– Central
Park ball field
– Baseball vs. Clarkson (2) 5 p.m. – Old Chapel – International Festival
In Martinique with Césaire — standing from left, Andrew Robb, Patrick Ottenhoff, Stefan Hasegawa, Michael Wentz, Robyn Ross, Kerry Golcher and Julia Dunfey. Seated from left, Yadira Briones, Césaire and Prof. Cheikh Ndiaye.
Students on last winter's
mini-term in Martinique had a rare meeting with poet and
statesman Aimé Césaire.
Césaire, a founder of the Négritude
Movement that influenced African and Afro-Caribbean literature, is
internationally recognized for his poetry, such as Return to My Native Land, his political writings, like Discourse on Colonialism , and theater,
like his version of Shakespeare's The Tempest. His long political career
began after World War II as deputy for Martinique in France's
Constituent Assembly. He then became the first mayor of Fort-de-France
(retiring in 2001). In 1946, Césaire introduced a bill in the French Parliament
that led Martinique and Guadeloupe
in the Caribbean, French Guyana in South
America, and Reunion in the Indian
Ocean to the status of French Departments.
Union students in the Martinique
mini-term also attended language classes and seminars at the Université des Antilles
et de la Guyane in Fort-de-France.
The seminars dealt with the history, culture, literature, social geography, and
economy of the French Caribbean with a focus on Martinique.
There were also many excursions around the island, and students were housed
with Martinican families.
