| Vol. XLIX No. 10 |
November 14, 2008 |
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NEWSJon Stewart Arrives on the Hill to Give the 2008 Sacerdote Great Names Speaker Addressby Russ Doubleday '11News Writer Jon Stewart may be performing today for Hamilton College and the greater community, but anticipation and excitement have been building since the administration announced his performance in the beginning of September. Also, throughout the week, the College has been making physical preparations in the Field House, which has had an impact on varsity practices. More. . .
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Weekend Dining at McEwenClosing McEwen remains inconvenient but practicalby Allison Eck '12Insights and Ideas Writer A typical college student will sleep until approximately 11 a.m. on a Sunday morning. Sometimes even later, and the poor snooze button suffers from having been smacked multiple times. Said college student will then realize that half the day is gone and a pile of homework awaits him. Therefore, this same college student is devastated when it dawns upon him that the only way to assuage his rumbling stomach is to hike all the way over to Commons from the dark side. McEwen, he sadly recalls, is not open today. More. . .
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EDITORIAL
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The Spectator... Between The Pixelsby Ruben P. Withers '12Science & Technology Writer I cautiously stepped out from behind the hulk of the car. The street before me was cracked and brown, bits of desert scrub poking through the holes and craters. The buildings on either side loomed decrepitly over me, as if staring at me through dead eyes. I stepped forward cautiously, one step at a time, my hunting rifle in my hands. Suddenly, I heard the sound of a jet igniting above me. I snapped my head up just in time to see a rocket hurtling towards me, leaving a trail of exhaust in the air. More. . .
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Amnesty International Presents "Benefit For Zimbabwe"By Maura Donovan '09Features Writer As I started my semester long internship in Johannesburg South Africa, I was more nervous than I could have ever imagined. I was chosen to be the regional civil society intern at the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition. However, all I knew about Zimbabwe was that it was north of South Africa; I didn't know who Robert Mugabe was or that the majority of Zimbabweans couldn't find food to buy, even if they had the money. On the first day I learned more about Zimbabwean politics than I could ever have imagined. More. . .
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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| Beyond Comedy: Bobby Peru & Yodapez |
| Lettuce Head |
| Piano, Cello in Wellin Hall |
Women's Soccer Team Finishes Tenth Winning Season
by Brandon Leibsohn '10Sports Editor
The women's soccer team completed its tenth consecutive winning season. Eight wins earned the team a sixth place finish in the Liberty League. Despite not making it into the championships, the Continentals still put together a great year beating up on non-league opponents. Five road victories showed that the team could handle itself in hostile territory, and Hamilton came on strong near the end of the year with an offensive attack that will definitely serve well it next season. More. . .
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