Union College students recently celebrated Holi, the Hindu festival of colors. It was a popular event and a fun way to kick off a beautiful spring weekend. 

Signs of spring at Union. 

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GIANT PUPPET PARADE!!!

About two weeks ago, TGC students took part in two workshops to help build the giant Cobra puppet that you see above. On Saturday night (February 23rd), the students were able to proudly carry their puppet through the streets of Siem Reap, along with several other NGO students. The whole event was extremely special and unlike anything I have ever seen before.

Note: The first five pictures that you see above were taken during ‘puppet preparation workshops’ and the last five pictures are from the Parade day.

For more information about the event, feel free to check out The Giant Puppet Project website: http://www.giantpuppetproject.com/.

Also, this short video (approximately one minute long) might give you a better feel for what the whole Parade looked like from a spectator’s point of view! : http://vimeo.com/60340128. I hadn’t actually seen the whole parade (as I was walking in the middle of it with the students, Ian, and Carolyn), so watching this video also allowed meeee to take everything in all at once :).

Hope you all enjoy!!

The campus community is collecting donations for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. The first shipment went down to Long Island, New York City and New Jersey last week, but collections continue in Reamer Campus Center everyday this week from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.