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Sports

Softball team continues dominant play

The Lady Bulldogs softball team started off its 2012 season in a way that no team wants to start, with a home loss to a non-conference team. However, thoughts of a losing season did not resonate even for a minute with the players as the women fully kicked the season into gear by winning the rest of their games in February. […]

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Arts & Entertainment

‘The Saga of Pecos Bill’ expects to ‘round up’ crowd

The Union University Players will bring an American legend to life in the upcoming children’s play “The Saga of Pecos Bill (or How Cowboying Really Got Started).”

The legend of the first cowboy, “The Saga,” follows Pecos Bill from his early childhood when he was raised by coyotes through his exploits as he lassos a tornado, digs the Grand Canyon, creates the Great Salt Lake and falls in love with the catfish-riding Slue-Foot Sue. […]

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Features

Education degree ends in classrooms with student teaching

Union’s student-teachers are placed at two different schools throughout the semester, and the School of Education requires one placement to be in an urban school district.

The Jackson-Madison County School System meets the urban school district requirement, allowing most student-teachers to perform at least one placement locally.

Education students also have the option to execute one of their student-teaching placements internationally. Myatt said five student-teachers taught internationally this semester in countries such as Cameroon, Mexico, Honduras, Ethiopia and the Czech Republic. […]