Composed mainly of four sections — news analysis, culture, humor, and editorial/opinion — Statler and Waldorf also publishes non-staff, student-written selections.

The magazine was approved and budgeted for 12 issues annually by the Union E-board. The next issue is scheduled for Oct. 8. 10/7/02

2002 United Way Campaign Kicks Off
The 2002 United Way Campaign kicked off at Rensselaer's Troy campus on Sept. 27 and will run through Oct. 16.

Last year, with a total of over $114,000, Rensselaer was ranked eighth in the region for corporate and employee contributions to the United Way of Northeastern New York. In per capita giving, Rensselaer was among the top 10 corporations in this region.
The President's Cabinet has selected a team of employees who represent each administrative and academic unit to manage the campaign. Volunteers from each campus unit will contact faculty and staff for contributions.

All employees will receive a pledge card and a brochure that lists local agencies supported by the Northeastern New York Division of United Way. The cards and donations are to be returned to the volunteer representing the donor's department.

Committee coordinators are Cynthia McIntyre, Rensselaer's chief of staff; Cindy Novak from the Provost's Office; Barbara Stubblebine from the School of Architecture, and Lu Uber from the Office of the Vice President for Research. 9/30/02

Union Speakers Forum
Each year, the Rensselaer Union hosts a speaker's forum featuring a wide range of orators with a variety of topics.

Joel Goldman, HIV educator and spokesperson, will speak on "Sex Under the Influence," an interactive program focused on empowering people to make better choices about their personal lives. His talk will be held Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. and again at 8 p.m. in Sage 3303.

The last speaker of the semester is Carl Brashear, the first African-American to become a Master Diver in the Navy despite incredible odds and the racial tensions of the times. His story was turned into a major motion picture titled Men of Honor, starring Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr. Brashear will speak at 7:30 pm. on Nov. 5 in Room 308 the Darrin Communications Center.

Mo Rocca will kick off the spring semester in "Making It Up as I Go Along: Satire in an Absurd World," on Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Room 308 of the Darrin Communications Center. Rocca, a senior political correspondent for The Daily Show w/ Jon Stewart, is best known for his wild tongue-in-cheek news reports.

The last show of the series is "The Story of Latina Magazine: Business Plan for a Dream," featuring Christy Haubegger, renowned as a leading business figure and opinion maker on Latino issues throughout the nation. Her talk is March 4 at 7:30 pm. in Room 308 of the Darrin Communications Center. 9/23/02

Kagan Art Featured at Rice Gallery
Recent shadow sculpture by Professor Larry Kagan will be on exhibit through Nov. 17, as part of a three-person show at The Rice Gallery at the Albany Institute of History and Art, located at 125 Washington Ave., Albany. Kagan says that the three pieces "were built at a time when Palestinians were blowing themselves and others up on a regular basis, and are in some way a meditation on what it is like to be talking to someone and seeing him disintegrate before your very eyes." 9/16/02