http://www.hamilton.edu/news/ News From Hamilton en-us http://www.hamilton.edu/news/nyus-jacobs-discusses-gun-control-measures http://www.hamilton.edu/news/nyus-jacobs-discusses-gun-control-measures Jim Jacobs, a professor of law and director of the Center for Research in Crime and Justice at New York University School of Law visited campus to lecture on the current state of gun control legislation in the United States through the Levitt Center's Security program. Jacobs, who was on the hill at the invitation of Maynard-Knox Professor of Government and Law Frank Anechiarico, attracted a standing room only audience of students and local residents at his April 15 lecture in the KJ Red Pit. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:32:39 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/would-president-jefferson-have-opposed-thanksgiving http://www.hamilton.edu/news/would-president-jefferson-have-opposed-thanksgiving Visiting Assistant Professor of History John Ragosta pondered the question of whether President Thomas Jefferson would have opposed the official Thanksgiving holiday in an invited column on the University of Virginia Thoughts from the Lawn blog that appeared on Nov. 5. Ragosta is the author of the forthcoming book Religious Freedom: Jefferson’s Legacy, America’s Creed. Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:17:33 EST