October 10, 2008: Volume 74, Number 5

EVENTS

Friday, Oct. 10, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. / Silliman Hall, Counseling Center / National Depression Screening Day will be marked by information, awareness and education materials related to depression and other mental health concerns; free and confidential 

Friday, Oct. 10, 12:50-1:50 p.m. / Everest Lounge / Rapaport Ethics Across the Curriculum Initiative presents Sean Philpott, science and ethics officer, Global Campaign for Microbicides; buffet luncheon served

Friday, Oct. 10, 4 p.m. / Frank Bailey Field / Women’s field hockey vs. William Smith (Liberty League contest)

Friday, Oct. 10, 7 p.m. / Messa Rink at Achilles Center / Women’s ice hockey vs. Vermont

Friday, Oct. 10, 10 p.m. / College Park Field / Women’s soccer vs. William Smith (Liberty League contest)

Friday, Oct. 10 – Saturday, Oct. 11, 4 p.m. / Viniar Athletic Center / Women’s Volleyball Interleague Challenge (Liberty League contest)

Friday, Oct. 10 – Monday, Oct. 13, 8 and 10 p.m. / Reamer Campus Center Auditorium/ Film: “Hancock”

Friday, Oct. 10, 10 p.m. / Old Chapel / U Program presents comedian Ryan Reiss

Saturday, Oct. 11, 9 a.m.- noon / Various sites in Schenectady / John Calvin Toll Day of community service. Faculty, staff and students help spruce up the city. Transportation, tools and light breakfast provided. Meet in front of Old Chapel Circle. To register, contact Don Austin, coordinator, 388-6609; austind@union.edu

Saturday, Oct. 11, 2 p.m. / Frank Bailey Field / Women’s field hockey vs. Rochester

Saturday, Oct. 11, 2 p.m. / College Park Field / Women’s soccer vs. Hamilton (Liberty League contest)

Saturday, Oct. 11, 3 p.m. / Messa Rink at Achilles Center / Women’s ice hockey vs. Vermont

Saturday, Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m. / Messa Rink at Achilles Center / Exhibition game, Men's ice hockey vs. U.S. Under-18 Team; free

Sunday, Oct. 12, 10 a.m. / Tennis courts / Women’s tennis vs. Vassar (Liberty League contest) 

Monday, Oct. 13, 6 p.m. / Golub House / Educated Voter Series on key election issues featuring Union professors, topic is health care; brief talk, discussion and desserts

Tuesday, Oct. 14, 5-6:30 p.m. / Reamer Campus Center/ LGBTQ Ally Training

Tuesday, Oct. 14, 5:30-7:30 p.m. / Wold House / Death in Film Series presents: “Ponette,” French drama that captures a child’s unique perspectives after the sudden loss of her mother

Wednesday, Oct. 15, 4 p.m. / Tennis courts / Women’s tennis vs. RPI (Liberty League contest)

Wednesday, Oct. 15, 6 p.m. / College Park Field / Men’s soccer vs. Elmira

Wednesday, Oct. 15, 7 p.m. / Reamer Campus Center Auditorium / Parabolas Mexicanas Film Series presents: “Maria Candelaria.” In this Mexican classic, directed by Emilio Fernández, a young girl (Delores del Rio) is mercilessly persecuted by her townspeople because of her mother’s immoral behavior. Co-sponsored by the Mandeville Gallery, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and the departments of History and Modern Languages and Literatures.

Thursday, Oct. 16, 4:30 p.m. / Schaffer Library, Phi Beta Kappa Room / Philosophy Speaker Series presents J.C. Beall of the University of Connecticut on “Transparent Truth and Paradox”

Thursday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m. /  Hale House / Panel discussion: "Faith and the Historian: Catholic Perspectives," Catholicism’s impact on the lives and work of American historians, with Profs. Nick Salvatore of Cornell University and Joseph McCartin of Georgetown University; co-sponsored by the Catholic Chaplaincy, Department of History, Religious Studies Program and American Studies Program 

Thursday, Oct. 16, 8 p.m. / Reamer Campus Center Auditorium / Classic film: “The Sting”

Friday, Oct. 17, 7 p.m. / Messa Rink at Achilles Center / Women’s ice hockey vs. Wayne State

Friday, Oct. 17 – Monday, Oct. 20, 8 and 10 p.m. / Reamer Campus Center Auditorium / Film: “The Dark Knight”

Friday, Oct.17, 8 p.m. / Mandeville Gallery, downtown Schenectady establishments/ Art Nite Schenectady

Saturday, Oct. 18, 1 p.m. / Frank Bailey Field / Football vs. St. Lawrence (Liberty League contest)

Saturday, Oct. 18, 2 p.m. / Messa Rink at Achilles Center / Women’s ice hockey vs. Wayne State

Saturday, Oct. 18, 4 p.m. / College Park Field / Men’s soccer vs. Skidmore (Liberty League contest)

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