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In just over a year, Hamilton College's Trivia Night has exploded to become one of the largest weeknight attractions on campus. Every Tuesday at 8 p.m., dozens of teams, comprised of students and faculty members alike, arrive at the Little Pub to test their knowledge in the hopes of winning gift certificates to the Rio Grande Tex Mex Grill.

For Julie Sze, professor of American studies at the University of California-Davis, the fields of environmental justice and environmental humanities are inextricably tied. It's also important to remember, however, that there are many instances in which the two seem incompatible. Her lecture at Hamilton on March 2 explored the relationship between environmental justice and environmental humanities and their implications in the American sociopolitical structure.

For Arlene Blum, the phrase "breaking trail" is not just a mountaineering term, but rather a comprehensive description of her life's accomplishments. Blum, who lectured in the Science Center's Kennedy Auditorium on Monday evening, is an accomplished scientist, author, and climber who has dared to "break trail" her entire life by attacking, without fear, one seemingly-impossible task after another.

With Election Day just around the corner, Hamilton students and faculty are taking action to encourage student participation in the election. Democracy Matters, a non-partisan, non-profit organization with campus-based chapters around the country, engages students in efforts to strengthen democracy in America. Kevin Rowe '10, president of the Hamilton chapter of Democracy Matters, has been leading efforts to both register and educate young voters on campus through Engage '08, a campaign designed to mobilize and excite Hamilton students about the 2008 election.

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.

Anthony Aveni, the Russell B. Colgate Professor of Astronomy and Anthropology at Colgate University, opened the Winslow lecture to a standing-room only crowd at the Kennedy Auditorium with a quote from the 2002 blockbuster, My Big Fat Greek Wedding. "Everything is Greek," he said, quoting the father character Gus Portokalos, whom Aveni jokingly referred to as a renowned Greek philosopher. What Aveni meant, he soon revealed, was that modern astronomy is built upon the works of the Greek astronomer, Hesiod.