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THE SPECTATOR
October 3, 2008
 
 

Bon Appetite Sponsors the Eat Local Challenge

by Haley Riemer-Peltz '12

    The Eat Local Challenge was held nationally in Bon Appétit dining halls during lunch for the fourth year in a row on Tuesday, September 30. All of the items served were grown and produced within a 150-mile radius of campus. More. . .
 

Green Week a Success

by Saad Chaudhry '12

    The Hamilton Environmental Action Group (HEAG) launched Green Week, kicking it off on Monday with a lecture by UMASS Amherst Prof. John Burand, titled "Colony Collapse Disorder in Honey Bees: The Tip of the Iceberg." More. . .
 

Senior Gift to be Announced Today in Wellin Atrium

by Kara Labs '09

    Today the senior class will announce the senior gift at 5 p.m. in the Wellin Atrium.  The final decisions were based on the results of an e-mail poll of the senior class. More. . .
 

Sigma Lambda Upsilon Celebrates Latina Influence in History and on Hamilton's Campus

by Lizzie Marris '10

    Students may have encountered some unfamiliar faces along Martin's Way this past week. Former First Lady of Argentina Eva Perón, artist Ana Mendieta, and labor organizor Luisa Capetillo were among the ten Latina women commemorated on posters set up along Martin's Way by Sigma Lambda Upsilon (SLU), or Señoritas Latinas Unidas, Inc., is a Latina-based multi-cultural national sorority. Stephanie Tafur '10, Hannah Roth '11, and Jattna Amador '11 founded the Hamilton chapter of SLU last year in hopes of bridging the gap between the campus and its Latino community through education and philanthropy. More. . .
 

SJI Presents Cultural Ed. Center Petition to Strategic Planning

by Daniel Steinman '12

    This past week, members of the Social Justice Initiative (SJI) were actively promulgating their proposal for the construction of a Cultural Education Center on campus; they attended a Strategic Planning Community meeting on Monday, September 30, gave a Presentation on Tuesday, October 1, and organized a teach-in on the topics of "Space and Identity" outside KJ on Wednesday, October 2. More. . .
 

Student Assembly Talks Utensils, Election Awareness

by Amanda Jordan '11

    On September 29, 2008, the Student Assembly further discussed the issue of The Spectator endorsing a presidential and vice presidential candidate for the Student Assembly elections in November. A resolution may be voted on next week that would urge the newspaper to refrain from endorsing candidates for any Student Assembly election and encourage The Spectator to follow the SA's platform regarding endorsements. More. . .
 

Trustee Board Convenes

by Meredith Kennedy '09

    Now that the semester is in full gear, it is time to take a break and enjoy some of the many activities of Fallcoming Weekend. Amid all the excitement and celebrations of the annual event, Hamilton's Board of Trustees will also be meeting for the first time during the 2008-2009 academic year. More. . .
 

Wire Creator Dave Simon Discusses Legal Inequity

by Rebekah Mintzer '09

    David Simon, writer/producer of HBO's The Wire, as well as a seasoned journalist and author, spoke to a full chapel yesterday for the second annual lecture in American Studies. In his talk, entitled "The Audacity of Despair," Simon discussed his perceptions of contemporary America. He also discussed its glaring inequities and how his time as a crime reporter for The Baltimore Sun inspired him to create The Wire. More. . .
 

Hamilton Number One in Media Momentum

by Eric Kuhn '09

    The Global Language Monitor (GLM) unveiled last week their first-ever College Rankings by Internet Analysis, ranking America's colleges and universities according to "their appearance in the global print and electronic media, as well as on the Internet and throughout the Blogosphere."  Hamilton College was ranked #1 in media momentum and #11 in overall media ranking among liberal arts colleges. More. . .
 

Strategic Planning Reports Appraised

by Russ Doubleday '11

    Over the past week, the Executive Committee has been meeting openly to discuss the Strategic Plan for the future of the College. On both Monday and Tuesday, Dean of Faculty and member of the Executive Committee Joe Urgo led discussions over the draft of the Plan in front of modest sized audiences interspersed with students and faculty members. More. . .