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The Idol, 2019, Savannah Jelks, Samantha Miller

The Idol

The Idol is proud to present the 2019 publication of Union's Literary Magazine. Thank you to everyone who submitted their work, we are always amazed by the talented students on this campus. The selection process was incredibly difficult.

I would also like to thank our staff for all of their patience and commitment through the chaos it takes to produce this publication. We would not be able to do it without all of you and look forward to working with you again. And we will greatly miss the graduating seniors who have been staples of this club.

The Idol, 1957 (3), Edward Cloos Jr.

The Idol

THE IDOL is published four times a year at Union College, Schenectady, New York. Yearly subscription rate: one dollar and fifty cents. Individual copies: fifty cents. Printed at the Gazette Press, 332 State Street, Schenectady, N. Y. Editorial offices at Washburn Hall, Union College.

The Idol, 1957 (2), Edward Cloos Jr.

The Idol

THE IDOL is published four times a year at Union College, Schenectady, New York. Yearly subscription rate: one dollar and fifty cents. Individual copies: fifty cents. Printed at the Gazette Press, 332 State Street, Schenectady, N. Y. Editorial offices at Washburn Hall, Union College.

The Idol, 1957 (1), Edward Cloos Jr.

The Idol

The magazine looks so much the same as last time, save for minor changes, as far as format is concerned that we feel called upon to note what we think are major variations inside. Of course, we've put the name of the Mohawk National Bank in their advertisement and little things like that. But the content itself is almost radically different. For one thing, most of the characters in the stories live through the entire story - and want to. Somehow the preoccupation with lonely and intellectual death is missing.

We like to think that the inspiration to write about …

The Idol, 1956, Edward Cloos Jr.

The Idol

The IDOL being a Union College magazine exclusively becomes a medium of communication between all possible factions of the student body. There is no other, or if another not a better, way to reach a large group of your peers ( as determined by the Admissions Office who, with college tradition, selected this community).

Still, we are weak in many places, and we do admit it. For example, this issue is essentially a humorless one. There are no smutty jokes to read - though we do not oppose them on policy. If Union College students wish to submit in their …