Posted on Dec 3, 2004

When Katherine Hais received word that one of her photographs was selected for the picture book “New York 24/7,” she ordered a copy immediately. At its arrival, she anxiously flipped through the coffee table tome. But she was unable to find her photo of the state Capitol.
“I couldn't find the picture. My father picked up the book and opened to the first page. There it was. I was really excited,” said Hais.
Hais took the photo in 2003 as part of a photography class at Union College. Professor Marie Triller thought the book project – where photographers from all over New York state could compete for an entry in the book – would be a fun excursion for the class. The goal was to document a day in the life of the state. To be eligible, the photos had to be digital and taken in one designated week in May.

“I thought we should go to the Empire State Plaza,” said Triller. “It would help our chances to show off New York state. That time of year, there are vendors out, state workers out. It bustling.”
But the day Triller selected was gray and miserable. No one was on the streets.
“It was really bleak,” said Triller. “So I told the students to look at architecture, sculpture.”
Hais turned her lens on the Capitol, showing off the tulips in full bloom in the foreground.
“Everyone thinks New York City when they think New York,” said Hais. “But a lot of what happens in New York happens in Albany. The Capitol is an important building, a beautiful building.”
Triller submitted her students' works to project coordinator, DK Publishing, a division of Penguin Group. Their images vied for placement against those taken by seasoned newspaper photographers from the Buffalo News and the Rochester Democrat.
Judges David Frank, picture editor of The New York Times, and Michelle McNally, photo editor of Fortune Magazine, selected several photographs taken by the Union students and one by Triller. They were reproduced in small inch-size squares along the top of the pages. Hais's Capitol picture, on the other hand, went big.
Though Hais said she is happy for her success, she has no plans to take up photography as a career. The 2003 Union graduate is living in Washington, D.C., and works as an assistant conference coordinator for SAIC, a government contractor that works with the Environmental Protection Agency.
“The book is on the coffee table at home. My boyfriend wants to blow my photograph up big and hang in on the wall,” said Hais. “But photography is just a hobby.”
The hardcover book is available in bookstores and on the Internet. The cost is $24.95.

Posted on Dec 2, 2004

Look who is in first place in the Eastern College
Athletic Conference Hockey League!!

By Peter DiSanza,

Union College Hockey SID

     About the
Dutchmen… Union (7-6-1, 6-0-0
ECACHL) looks to bounce back after its first loss in almost a month this
weekend as they resume ECACHL play on the road against Harvard and Brown. 
The Dutchmen fell to Holy Cross in the consolation game of the Dunkin' Donuts
Coffee Pot by a 3-1 score after tying Merrimack 4-4, but losing the shootout to
see who advanced to the championship game by a score of 2-1.  The tie to
Merrimack prevented Union from setting a record for the longest winning streak
in team history, but instead tied the record set back on January 10, 1997 when
the team won its sixth straight game.  Holy Cross also played the role of
spoiler by thwarting Union's bid of going unbeaten in the month of November.

     However, the team's
performance in the Dunkin' Donuts Coffee Pot may have provided them with the
caffeine shot of reality they needed, just in time to defend its first-place
position in the ECAC Hockey League.  The team's unblemished league mark
makes them a target every time out as opponents set their sights on becoming
the first to try and knock Union off its perch.  This pair of games is no
different with the opposition tied for fourth in the league entering this
weekend.  After this the Dutchmen will not see a league foe until they return
home January 7th to take on Vermont. 

     In the meantime Union has won
six of its last eight games, outscoring the opposition 34-25.  Six of
those games have been by two goals or less.  Scoring the majority of those
goals has been senior captain Jordan Webb (Kneepan, ONT), who is third
in the nation with 12 total goals and tied for first with eight power play
tallies.  As a team, Union has 19 power play goals.  Webb has lit the
lamp four times in his last five games and is second on the team with 16 points. 
.    

     Junior Scott Seney (Silver
Spring, MD) has registered five points in his last four games with three goals
and two assists.  He leads the team with 11 assists and 17 points. 
He scored his first career hat trick against Princeton back on November
19th.  Seney also had career-high three assists against St. Lawrence back
on November 5th. 

     Junior Jonathan Poirier (St.
Jerome, QUE) is third on the team with 14 points, registering three in his last
three contests with two goals and an assist.  He has five goals on the
season, four scored on the power play, and is second on the team with nine
assists.  He is the only player to appear in at least 75 percent of the
games without any penalties.  

     Sophomore Olivier Bouchard
(Quebec City, QUE) tops off Union's double-digit point scorers with
13.  He has five points in his last four games with two goals and three
assists.  He leads the team with two game-winning goals. 

           
Goaltenders Kris Mayotte (Pittsburgh, PA) and Justin Mrazek (Regina,
SASK) split time between the pipes for Union after Mayotte started the first
three games of the season.  Mayotte is 4-3-1 with a 3.84 goals against
average and a .880 save percentage.  He made a season-high 42 saves
against St. Lawrence on November 5th.  Mrazek has a 3-3 record with a 1.68
goals against average and a .935 save percentage.  He made a career-high
29 saves against Bowling Green on October 23rd. 

For all the ECACHL
news, scores and statistics, please go to: http://www.ecachockeyleague.com/

Posted on Dec 2, 2004

(Dec. 1, 2004) — Union College recently became a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency's “Green Power Partnership,” a designation to honor businesses,
educational institutions, government agencies, municipalities, and
not-for-profit organizations that purchase power from renewable energy sources.
In the fall of 2003, Union converted 5 percent
of its energy purchases to power derived from windmills.

“We are pleased that the EPA
recognizes Union's commitment to cleaner,
renewable, alternative sources of energy,” said Union College President Roger
Hull. “In this day and age, we all have to do our part, and we hope others will
join us in this and other environmentally advantageous programs.”

Although wind power costs slightly
more than traditional sources (about two cents more per kilowatt hour), there
is no pollution produced and no fuel needed in its production. The wind power,
which is part of the state's energy grid, is produced at the Fenner Wind Project in Madison County, New York's largest
wind farm.

According to the EPA, the goal of
the Green Power Partnership is to facilitate the growth of the green power
market by lowering the cost and increasing the value of green power. A strong
green power market will support new, clean technologies that will reduce the
environmental impact of electricity generation, the nation's single largest
industrial source of air pollution.

The College was first recognized
for its use and support of wind power at an award ceremony earlier this year in
Albany. The
event was hosted by two environmental groups, an energy developer and a state
energy agency. Union joined four other colleges as well as 10 municipalities
and six commercial businesses in New
York State
to convert a portion of their energy purchases to power derived from windmills.

Other colleges in the state who
purchase wind power are Hobart & William Smith, Pace
University, Bank
Street College,
and the State University
at Buffalo.

To learn more about the Green Power
Partnership and to see the full list of members and honorees, go to http://www.epa.gov/greenpower/

Posted on Dec 2, 2004

The Union women's ice hockey team will help Lt. Governor Mary Donohue kick-off the holiday season on Sunday, Dec. 5, at Empire State Plaza at the annual lighting of the tree and fireworks.

The team will lead a group skate from 4 to 4:30 p.m. at the Plaza's outdoor rink. The session is free and open to the public.

The Holiday Tree Lighting and Fireworks Festival runs from 2 to 6 p.m. The event will also feature storytelling, holiday arts and crafts for
the kids, and visits from Santa Claus and Valleycat's mascot South Paw.
The Albany
Housing Authority Community Choir will perform.

The tree lighting and fireworks are at 5:30 p.m. For more information visit http://www.ogs.state.ny.us/library/press/2004/general1201.asp

or call (518) 474-5987.

Posted on Dec 2, 2004

Union Women's Ice
Hockey to Participate in Holiday Tree Lighting Festival

Schenectady, NY (Dec. 2, 2004) – The Union
women's hockey team will help the New York State Office of General Services
kick off the holiday season by participating in the annual Holiday Tree
Lighting & Fireworks Festival on Sunday, December 5th from
2:00-6:00 p.m.  The team will be leading
a group skate from 4:00-4:30
p.m. that is free and open to the public at the outdoor ice rink
located at the Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza in
downtown Albany. 

The event commences with a holiday
marketplace open on the concourse at 2:00 p.m. and will
conclude with the tree lighting and fireworks at 5:30 p.m.  This year's
festival boasts a variety of new activities for the whole family to enjoy.  The Plaza will be bustling with activities
for kids including storytelling, arts and crafts, holiday marketplace, a skate
with the Dutchwomen, and fireworks.  For more information visit www.ogs.state.ny.us
or call (518) 474-5987.