Hamilton's annual Fallcoming took place this year on Oct. 2 through 5, with a full weekend of activities to suit every interest. Among highlights were a lecture by author and journalist David Simon, a reception and talk in the Emerson Gallery, a football game and a hilarious display of musical talents on the campus.
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Robert Bloomer, Jr. '50, Recognized as Volunteer of the Year
Receives Award at Annual Fallcoming Weekend
Bob Bloomer '50, left, is honored as Volunteer of the Year by Mark Rice '73, .
Robert S. Bloomer, Jr., a member of Hamilton's class of 1950, was honored as the College's Volunteer of the Year by the Alumni Association during a Fallcoming Weekend luncheon on Oct. 3. Mark Rice '73, president of the Alumni Association, presented Bloomer with the award.
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Prof. Julio Videras, Bob Fryklund '80 and Richard Bernstein '80 at the panel discussion.
A panel of financial and environmental experts spoke on Oct. 2 in the KJ auditorium on the topic of "Market Sustainability." The event, which was sponsored by the Levitt Center, featured Charter Trustee Rich Bernstein '80, Bob Fryklund '80, and Associate Professor of Economics Julio Videras. The panel was moderated by Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the Levitt Center's Sustainability Program Ann Owen. More ...
David Simon, Creator of The Wire Talks About the Audacity of Despair
David Simon, left, talks to audience members after his lecture. Photo by Greg Huffaker '09
"Audacity of despair," David Simon repeated, leaning casually on the lectern at the front of the Hamilton College Chapel. "It's a silly title," he told the audience, and that's precisely why he chose it. The term was taken from a review of his hit HBO show The Wire, which documents the hardships of assorted characters in inner-city Baltimore. This particular critic said that Simon's brainchild was not selling anything but a "negative assessment" – and Simon agreed, to a certain point. That was the function of the show, he explained: to unflinchingly reveal the dirt and decay of an "America that was left behind." More ...
