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Applications to Union have topped 6,000 for the first time, the highest number submitted for any individual class in the College’s history.

The record 6,570 applications from some of the nation’s top high school students vying to join the Class of 2020 eclipse last year’s mark of 5,996.

To read the original press release, click here.

Ashley Johnston '14 and Shenae Lundberg ’15 are making history playing in the inaugural season of the National Women’s Hockey League. Both women play for the New York Riveters, Johnston on defense and Lundberg in goal.

Laura Pacheco '16 donated bone marrow in late 2014 to a toddler living in Wisconsin. Laura flew to Florida recently to meet the and his family at a Gift of Life event, where doctors said Laura's donation saved his life.

To read a story in the Sun-Sentinel in South Florida, click here (subscription may be required)

Bradley Hays, associate professor of political science, was a recent guest on "Congressional Corner" on WAMC, Northeast Public Radio. He discussed the President's State of the Union.

Northeast Public Radio is a member of National Public Radio serving parts of seven northeastern states. These include New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.

Lindsey Hunt '15 was recently featured in the Berkshire Eagle.

The story focused the senior thesis she wrote at Union about homelessness and her work with this vulnerable population in her hometown of Pittsfield, Mass.

The Visual Arts Department presents a photographic exploration of being a twin by Carrie Will in “I Am Redundant,” on view on the third floor of Old Chapel. The show opened Jan. 5 and runs through Feb. 12.

The Daily Gazette reviewed the show.

To read the story, click here (subscription may be required).

Leo Fleishman, professor of biology, was recently featured on WAMC's The Academic Minute.

The daily program features professors from colleges and universities around the world sharing their research. It airs on public radio stations across the country.

Fleishman discusses how one animal has found a way to let its colors shine in the shade of the forest.

To listen, click here.

On the 74th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day, Andrew Morris, an associate professor of history, discusses its impact on today's college students.

To read the front page article in the Daily Gazette, click here.

Lewis Davis, associate professor of economics, was recently featured on WAMC's Academic Minute.

The daily program features professors from colleges and universities around the world sharing their research. It airs on public radio stations across the country.

Davis discusses his research into racial solidarity and social status.

To listen, click here.

The College recently announced it will modify its centuries-old motto to add the French word for “sisters.”

Under the change, which was recently approved by the Board of Trustees, Union’s motto now reads Sous les lois de Minerve nous devenons tous frères et sœurs (“Under the laws of Minerva, we all become brothers and sisters”).

This replaces the original French motto, Sous les lois de Minerve nous devenons tous frères (“Under the laws of Minerva we all become brothers"), which was adopted shortly after Union’s founding in 1795.

The Associated Press, the world's largest newsgathering service, included the College in a roundup of other changes on campuses across the country.

The AP story was picked up by dozens of media outlets around the world, including ABC News, San Francisco Chronicle and the Atlanta Journal-Constituition.