How to Use student union in a Sentence

student union

noun
  • But a few stopped by the student union to pay homage to the victims.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Each day, the team would line up in the student union waiting for meals.
    — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2023
  • The campus has four pods set up in its student union for students to use.
    — Brittany Meiling, The Seattle Times, 12 Dec. 2018
  • The student union is named after the students who were killed.
    — Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 4 July 2020
  • Sit in the student union, visit the library, or grab a meal in the dining hall.
    — Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • This mural of a tree is symbolic of a sycamore tree that was in the heart of the old student union.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Tait did play-by-play of the game and the school piped it into the student union for those who wished to hear a replay.
    — cleveland, 10 Mar. 2021
  • The shooting took place at the student union and at an academic building.
    — Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Two men working near the student union were killed and five others were wounded in the shooting.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Countless others lined the perimeter of the lawn outside the school's student union.
    — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
  • These cuts have drained time, energy and resources from Black student unions.
    — Antar A. Tichavakunda, The Conversation, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Then came a report of a shooting in the student union building, about a five-minute walk from the first shooting scene.
    — Caroll Alvarado, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Before heading out to join her, the vice president will meet me in the basement of the student union.
    — Nathan Heller, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Vaughn said supporters have come by with food and drinks, and he’s been allowed to use the student union for bathroom breaks.
    — NBC News, 15 Oct. 2021
  • Washington was shot and killed right in front of UAB’s student union.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Study areas at the libraries, the student union and academic buildings have been closed.
    — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Among the wish list — renovations for the student union and more residence halls.
    — David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 15 Dec. 2019
  • Light poles throughout the campus were torn down, windows were smashed and a door to the student union building was rammed with a light post.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The Madison police padlocked the student union door on opening night.
    — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Though much of the school now is new, the construction project there saved the oldest part of the building that is now used as the student union.
    — Diane Cowen, Houston Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Incredibly, some of them were just a part of their 2nd school shooting and some were in the student union today.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Those auditioning for Knight stayed in rooms at the student union and ate in the cafeteria.
    — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2023
  • Black student unions have been a vital part of many Black college students’ lives for more than 60 years.
    — Antar A. Tichavakunda, The Conversation, 18 Nov. 2025
  • The once-buzzing campus near the shooting location of the student union was left deserted.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Kelly spoke to the crowd of about 60 students in a grassy area near the center of campus, in front of the student union.
    — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
  • She’d been horrified to learn that Michigan didn’t let women enter through the front door of the student union.
    — Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2021
  • Critics were especially concerned after a sniper was placed atop the student union.
    — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 17 Nov. 2025
  • In 2009, Boric was elected president of the student union at the law school.
    — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 6 June 2022
  • What message are Black student unions receiving with these policy shifts?
    — Antar A. Tichavakunda, The Conversation, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Dozens of other students eating lunch saw the fight in the student union, which was captured on video by students’ cell phones, Funk said.
    — Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025

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