The Pi Sigma Alpha Undergraduate Journal of Politics recently published its third edition since the chapter was started at Union. Faculty Advisor Zoe Oxley, co-editors John Nobrega ’09 and Kevin Rautenstrauch ’09, and a student editorial board chose to feature four of the 63 essays submitted.
The essays are titled: “Technology and Intelligence: A Strategic and Tactical Analysis,” “Too Much Cleavage? Regional Implications for Democratic Consolidation in Post-Communist Ukraine,” “Manly Women: A Look at the Effects of Masculine Qualities on Women’s Political Success” and “The Politics of Pharmaceutical Crops.”
For a journal subscription, or to purchase an issue separately, contact psajournal@union.edu.
The June 2008 version of Ephemeris, Union’s undergraduate journal of philosophy, has recently been published. Volume VIII was prepared by a student editorial board along with various student paper reviewers and faculty advisor Felmon Davis.
More than 50 submissions were received from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Lebanon, Pakistan and other countries.
Chosen papers include, “Coming to Terms with Dualism or Calling Unity Across the Epistemic Divide,” “Death and Discourse: an Inquiry into Meaning and Disruption,” “New Hope for True Grounds,” “Towards a Revised Goodmanian Account of Musical Works,” “Functionalism and The Chinese Room Thought-Experiment,” “Schelling and the Presence of Evil” and “Response to Don Marquis: Abortion and the Lack of a Future,” by Union student and Ephemeris editorial board member, Greg Mitchell ’10.
Submissions for the journal’s next edition and requests for copies can be sent to ephemeris.uc@gmail.com.