NEWS |
THE SPECTATOR |
| September 26, 2008 |
Eat Local, Save the World: Challenge Begins Tuesdayby Haley Riemer-Peltz '12On Tuesday, September 30, 2008, both Commons and McEwen dining halls will be serving the fourth annual "Eat Local Challenge." The event is held by Bon Appétit, Hamilton's catering company. The Eat Local Challenge is held once a year at every Bon Appétit location across the country. More. . . |
Freshmen Class Votes for Representativesby Kara Labs '09Student Assembly (SA) has now gotten officially started after filling in spots reserved for the first year class officers and representatives. SA held Class of 2012 elections by sending out the ballot online to the freshmen class last week, and the results are in. The newly elected class officers are: Class President Adam Minchew, Secretary/Tresurer Sara Scheinson, Honor Court Representative Tyler Roberts and Class Representatives Laura Gilson, David Ginsberg, Annie Hull, Richard Maass and Andrew Taub. More. . . |
Hamilton to Host New York Conference on Asian Studiesby Meredith Kennedy '09On Friday September 26 and Saturday September 27, Hamilton will host the New York Conference on Asian Studies (NYCAS). NYCAS is a regional conference of the Association for Asian Studies, a professional organization of approximately 7,000 specialists in the arts, languages, humanities and social sciences. Over 100 people from the tri-state area, as well as several foreign countries, are expected to attend the cultural event.. More. . . |
IMF: "Figuring it Out"by Scott Bixby '11More information on the events leading up to the suspension of the Independent Music Fund's (IMF) ability to request funds from Student Assembly for the academic year is coming to the surface, with IMF rising to defend its actions as the logical, if regrettable, consequences of a request-based budget. The Student Activities Office, however, contends that with enough planning in the spring semester, IMF could have booked a full fall schedule without needing to resort to booking during the summer. More. . . |
New Trustee Chairman Lafley '69 Back on the Hillby Hali Baumstein '11As the creator of familiar product brands like Duracell, CoverGirl cosmetics, Herbal Essences, Bounty, Tide, Crest toothpaste, and Folgers coffee, Procter & Gamble has already played a big part in the lives of Hamilton students. And now, the school will be even more closely tied to the globally active company: Procter and Gamble's CEO, Hamilton alumnus A. G. Lafley '69, has just become the chair of the Board of Trustees. More. . . |
Student Assembly Talks Spectator Endorsementsby Amanda Jordan '10On September 22, 2008, the Student Assembly held their first meeting of the semester with the new freshmen class officers. They began the meeting by welcoming the first years, and later the Elections Committee reported that around 60 percent of the first years had voted in the elections last week. More. . . |
Students Celebrate Ramadan with Fast-a-Thonby Julia Mulcrone '11On Wednesday, over one hundred Hamilton students participated in the second annual Ramadan Fast-A-Thon, a day of fasting open to the Hamilton community that mirrors the month-long fasting of billions of Muslims during Ramadan. Hosted by the Muslim Students' Association, the Fast-A-Thon allowed both Muslim and non-Muslim students to come together to experience one of the holiest observances for followers of Islam. More. . . |
TKE Raises Money for Red Crossby Kate Tummarello '11On Thursday, September 18, the members of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity planted themselves on Martin's Way to collect donations for the American Red Cross' Disaster Relief Fund. Between 10 in the morning and 4 in the afternoon over one hundred people, including students, staff members, and professors, stopped and donated money. Overall the donations totaled $346, which will go towards providing the victims of disasters across the country, including the hurricanes that have already happened this year, with food, shelter, and mental health services. More. . . |