Union College - Stespean Yearbook (Barbourville, KY)

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Chapel Services Add New I M N S I — o- N - S Chapel services at Union College add a special dimension to the religious life of the school. There are no regularly scheduled Sunday services; however, there is a chapel service each Tuesday. There are also special events throughout the year, such as the hanging of the greens at Christmas time. A feature of many of the chapel ser- vices is musical performances by in- dividual members of both the faculty and the student body, including groups like the Union College Singers. The open forum gives students, faculty and staff an oppor- tunity to share with each other and also to create 3 special feeling of com- munity and family on Union ' s small campus. Chapel programs are under the direc- tion of Dr. Michael McCoy. McCoy, campus minister and associate pro- fessor of religion and philosophy, is a new face at Union this year. His views on life, college and religion reflect the basic foundations stressed at Union. It is McCoy ' s philosophy that Union, as a liberal arts college, is concerned not only with teaching students how to make a living, which is but a small portion of one ' s life, but is also concerned with teaching peo- ple how to make a life that involves living in a world with other people. McCoy stresses the concerns of the school community with his an- nouncements at every chapel service. It is his belief that sharing joys and concerns teaches us how to function together as a community. The Religious Life Center serves as a meeting place for students and religious clubs. McCoy feels that the Center and the chapel services help enliven the campus and contribute to the school ' s religious identity and personality. McCoy believes that the value of a person is his religious identity and that the ideal of the Christian religion is the underlying pulse of all that he does on campus. -Barbara Yeager ' 26

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E S By Craig Monroe Commuters at Union College. Are they the majority that feels like a minority on the college scene? Well, that depends on the individual. Commuters at Union College are the majority of stu- dents, but many feel like out- siders who are not part of the tightly knit college family. The key to being part of it all is one simple word: involvement. Getting involved is the answer, because when you are, you ' ll not find anywhere a more concerned and open staff and students. If you commute from a distance like the 30 mile round-trip I drive, vou want to cut the tra- veling time from home down to one trip per day. Instead of leav- ing right after a certain class, you go and see what other people are doing. Activities at Union College in- clude a variety of things. To pass the time, a commuter may go to the Student Center where he or she can play a video game, catch a bite to eat, watch a little television or just sit around and talk to friends. My own experience as a com- muter has shown me that Union is a friendly place, full of friendly people. You just have to go out there and meet them. By Ann Sergeant When I first decided to come to Union,my mother asked me if I wanted to live in the dorm. No, I didn ' t want to live in the dorm, because I knew what that meant; visitation rules, dorm meetings, quiet hours, communi- ty showering and an occasional alarm going off if someone forgot that they couldn ' t go out the back door after hours. So, I took my chances and decided to rent the bottom half of a house with two other people I didn ' t even know before I came here. This turned out to be a nice little situation, because I could come and go as I pleased, and although I did have to share the bathroom, our non-existant visitation rules provided a place of social gathering and slumber parties, whichever the case may be. Being a commuter, I sometimes wonder if I might have missed out on the kind of friendships that come only when people live together. I don ' t really feel that I ' ve missed anything by not living on campus, and I think the only thing I would have done different- ly is that I would not have paid five dollars for a parking sticker that I was later told they never checked. ONION COLLEGE LIBRAE BARBOUBVILLE. KY 4090t 25

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