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In the wake of the Nov. 4 presidential election, the Hamilton College Government Department hosted a panel discussion in the Chapel on Nov. 9 regarding the anticipated policy implications that correspond with President Elect Barack Obama's victory. The panel featured three distinguished Hamilton alumni, each presenting a different perspective on the issues.

Visiting artist Catherine Murphy began her lecture Wednesday night by posing a series of rhetorical questions regarding abstraction and reality — in art, is one technique more prevalent than the other? Is it possible to separate the two? Do they even exist in the first place? 

When Associate Professor of History Lisa Trivedi suggested to Jia Huang '09 that she create an exhibit for her senior thesis that would correspond with the 2008 New York Conference on Asian Studies, Huang immediately embraced the opportunity. Although she has attended school in the United States for the past six years, she admits that the prospect of writing a 40-page thesis paper in her second language was daunting. Conversely, an exhibition would ensure that her knowledge of and interest in Asian culture would translate to a wider audience. 

Kishi Animashaun Ducre, assistant professor of African Studies at Syracuse University, addressed the Hamilton community in a lecture titled "How to Become a Professional Hellraiser" on Sept. 27. Professor Ducre's presentation discussed activism within the field of environmental justice, providing her audience with a background of the field's pertinent social issues and emphasizing the importance of incorporating activism within a diverse range of careers. 

Dan Keplinger, freelance artist and subject of the Oscar-winning documentary film King Gimp, addressed a full crowd in the Fillius Events Barn on Sept. 22. At the start of the lecture, he asked the audience to consider whether the importance of art lies solely in the final product, or if the process of creating it is part of its value. After hearing Keplinger's story, the relevance of this question became clear.