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 Vol. L No. 19
March 04, 2010

NEWS

Students Snowed In By Storm

by Emily Gerston '11
News Writer
March 04, 2010

    Students walking to their cars last Friday found a flaw in their plans to drive off-campus: large piles of snow blocking the way.
    Between the night of Thursday, Feb. 25 and Friday, Feb. 26, Hamilton College received more than 21 inches of wet, heavy snow, according to an all-campus e-mail from Terry Hawkridge, assistant director of grounds, horticulture and arboretum. More...
Student Laptops Disappearing Without a Trace
Alumnus Shares Stories from War in Afghanistan
Understanding Our Endowment:Managing Loss in the Recession
HillConnect Brings New Features to Hamilton E-mail 
HEAG Adopt-A-Mug Program Going Through Growing Pains
CAP Forum Poses Questions About Open Curriculum
NESCAC News
SA Update
 

 

EDITORIAL


Investing in the College's Career Center

March 04, 2010

    The Hamilton Career Center can provide invaluable advice.  It is hard to put a price on the landing the perfect internship with your U.S. Senator or your dream job working on Wall Street.  However, more and more, it seems the College and the Dean of Student's Office, which oversees the Career Center, are ignoring just how valuable these services are. More...
 

 

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

 

Author to Guide Hamilton's Writers

by Taylor Coe '13
Arts and Entertainment Writer
March 04, 2010

    In her introduction to Kelly Cherry's reading this past week, Associate Professor of English Naomi Guttman explained that the lauded and talented Professor Cherry was chosen as the 2010 Writer-in-Residence for her achievements across a variety of writing disciplines. In her award-studded career (three PEN/Syndicated Fiction Awards, a Pushcart Prize and an O. Henry Award, among many others), Cherry has penned twenty-seven books, including novels, short story collections, poetry collections, memoirs, nonfiction and criticism. More...
Atwood  to Share Writing Wisdom
"They Say There's Always Magic in the Air"


 

Covering Aspects of Identity Hinders Scholastic Pursuits

Kenji Yoshino Lectures on Maintaining Individuality and Academic Integrity

by Amy Tannenbaum '10
Opinion Contributor
March 04, 2010

    I feel like I have a lot in common with Kenji Yoshino. Like me, he majored in literature as an undergrad before pursuing a career in law (as I hope to do). He infuses his academic work with his passions and his identity. As I walked him back to the Bristol Hotel in the midst of the blizzard last Thursday, we both agreed that we love snow and that this snowstorm was far from the worst we'd ever seen. While I admit that my admiration may slightly color my assessment, I believe that the others who braved the weather to come to the Science Center would agree that Yoshino gave an engaging lecture that offered much insight for some of our current campus conversations. More...
Hookups and Long-Distance Relationships Prevalent at Hamilton
Letters to the Editor


 

The Queen is Here: Swagger and Strut

by Meghan Woolley '13
Features Writer
March 04, 2010

    Though many students believed they had seen the last of gender-defying outfits at the Rocky Horror Picture Show party, this past Friday offered Hamilton's men another chance to pull out their heels and wigs. "Swagger and Strut," a drag show and party hosted by Rainbow Alliance, Emerson Literary Society and Sigma Lambda Upsilon, featured male and female Hamilton students performing to a packed audience in the Tolles Pavillion. Hoping to win the grand prize–  a widescreen TV – contestants strutted down a catwalk, dancing and lip synching to songs that ranged from Rihanna to the Backstreet Boys. More...
Students Seek a More Rewarding Spring Break
Kenji Yoshino: "The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights"
Joan Hinde Stewart's Travels: This Week in the President's Life


 

Hamilton Science Majors Judge the Clinton Middle School's Annual Science Fair Projects

by Ben Trachtman '12
Science and Technology Editor
March 04, 2010

    A few Hamilton students relived their middle school days last weekend by judging the Clinton Middle School science fair.  Sixteen students volunteered to be judges at the event, which showcased experiments testing everything from the best way to grow plants to what kind of Mentos to use to make the biggest explosion with soda.  The event was a great success and a fantastic learning experience for both the college and middle school students. More...
Famed Psychologist To Visit Hamilton
Emerson Gallery Exhibit Combines Art with Science
Professor Research Profile: Tara McKee, Psych. Effects of ADHD Symptomatology in College Students
This Week...An Update on Flu Season
HEAG's Corner:This Week: An Open Letter From HEAG Concerning the Eco-Mugs
Off-Campus News This Week
 

 

Club Hockey Wins UNYCHL Championship

by Erin Hoener '10
Editor-in-Chief
March 04, 2010

    In just their first season, the men's club hockey team conquered the Upstate New York Club Hockey League, securing the championship on home ice. On Saturday, Feb. 27 the Continentals dethroned the two-time defending champion Dolphins from LeMoyne College in a 7-6 overtime victory. More...
Men's Hockey Gets to Semifinal
W. Bball Falls Short
Hockey Post-Season Ended by No. 1 Middlebury
Swimming Claims Fifth Place