Thursday, October 24, 2002 6:00-8:00 pm La Tavola Trattoria 992 Virginia Avenue NE Atlanta, GA 404.873.5430 More ...

Rivers Restaurant Willamette Room, 2nd Floor 0470 SW Hamilton Court Portland, Oregon 503.802.5850 adjacent to the Avalon Hotel & Spa and 1 block east of Macadam Ave at Hamilton Court) *Free Valet Parking *Complimentary Appetizers and Bar More ...

Hugh "Tripp" Jones, a 1988 graduate of Hamilton College, was profiled in a Boston Business Journal article. Jones started Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth (MassINC) along with software mogul Mitchell Kertzman in 1996. "It's amazing the number of people you talk to -- who are active in Democratic and Republican politics -- who said it would be nice if we had a place with credibility to ground the public debate in fact," said Jones. MassINC now serves that function. Issues such as crime, education and affordable housing are tackled by MassINC. More ...

Assistant Professor of Economics Ann Owen published an article in the September issue of Economics Letters (Vol. 76 (3) (2002) pp. 345 - 349) titled "Menu Costs, Firm Strategy and Price Rigidity." The article was co-authored with David Trzepacz '00. More ...

Yale University Professor of Law and alumnus Drew S. Days III '63, and Hamilton College Assistant Professor of History Peter Hinks are participating in a conference at Yale Law School, "Yale, New Haven, and American Slavery," Sept. 26-28. Days will participate in a session on "Reparations, Reconciliation and Repair: Present Remedies for Past Wrongs." Hinks is giving a paper in a session on "The Edwardsian Tradition and Post-Revolutionary Yale." More ...

A.G. Lafley, a 1969 graduate of Hamilton College and a member of the college's board of trustees, is profiled in the Sept. 9 issue of Time Magazine. Lafley, chief executive officer of Procter & Gamble, is credited with "leading consumer-products giant Procter & Gamble from one hit to another," says the article. Innovations such as the Crest SpinBrush and Whitestrips have "sent P&G's profits into double-digit growth and made the company the best performer on the Dow Jones this year, rising 14%, to nearly $90 a share," according to Time. More ...

The Kirkland Project at Hamilton College will sponsor a conference, "Making Change: Working for Social Justice," on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 4 and 5, on the Hamilton campus. The keynote address will be delivered by Robert Moses '56, founder of the national math literacy program, the Algebra Project. His talk, on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 11 a.m. in the Chapel, will be followed by a series of panel discussions related to social change. The conference is free and open to the public. More ...

Hamilton College Life Trustee will Richard Couper '44 will be honored by the Oneida County Historical Society on Thursday, Sept. 5, at Harts Hill Inn. The Historical Society has renamed its "Living Legends" award in honor of Couper. The award will be called the Richard W. Couper Living Legend Award in honor of Couper, who "has not only worked long hours on behalf of the Society, but also as a volunteer for many non-profit organizations," said Kevin Marken, of the Historical Society. More ...

Jon Hysell, a 1972 graduate of Hamilton College, has joined the college as director of alumni programs. He will be responsible for building and supporting alumni programs that promote stronger connections between the college and its alumni. More ...