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The Bible says that the truth will set us free, but it also tells us about a Roman official who asks “What is truth?” and receives no answer. Must we always tell the truth? Is lying always wrong? Are there legitimate degrees of falsehood? Are human beings disposed to falsehood as well as the truth? Is deception part, perhaps even a necessary part of human nature – and of nature itself? These questions and others were considered from July 18-21, as the Hamilton College Office of Alumni Programs hosted the 2002 Hamilton College Alumni Seminar in the Liberal Arts. This year’s seminar was titled “Truth, Deception and Lies.” Nineteen alumni and friends of the college joined Edward North Professor of Classics and moderator Carl A. Rubino for the weekend activities.

Six ambitious and gifted Native American teenagers took part in the Oneida Nation/Hamilton College Summer Science Program July 8 - 19. Over the two-week period these students conducted research in psychology, microbiology and chemistry. The students were nominated for the program by teachers or guidance counselors, and submitted an application and letters of recommendation for this selective program. On July 30 the six students presented scientific posters to the tribes councilmen and clan mothers.

Hamilton College was the host of a “Bob Guy Girls Basketball Super Camp,” July 14-18. More than 130 girls, ages 10-16, from across the region participated in the camp. The camp is in its fourth year at Hamilton and thirteenth overall. The participants worked on fundamentals in the morning sessions and played games in the afternoon and evening. For more information on Bob Guy Super Camps and Super Clinics contact assistant director Mike Skasadek at (315)797-4565.

A group of Hamilton College students under the direction of Professor of Chemistry George Shields and Dreyfus Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in Chemistry Steve Feldgus are doing basic cancer research at Hamilton this summer. The students are: Amber Gillis '06, Megan Dunn (St. Lawrence), Becky Shepherd '06, Christy House '06, Dave Kelland '05, Chantelle Rein '03, Sarah Taylor '03 and Junchan Hong '05.

Men’s basketball coach Tom Murphy is holding his annual “All-Sport Day Camp,” July 8-12 and July 15-19. Coach Murphy started the camp for boys and girls entering grades 1-7 more than 10 years ago. There are 50 kids participating in the second week, while, nearly 40 youngsters attended the first session.

Hamilton College students, alumni, faculty and administrators took part in the 25th annual Utica Boilermaker 15k Road Race on Sunday, July 14. The nation’s largest 15K road race, the Boilermaker is the premier event of the National Distance Running Hall of Fame’s annual Hall of Fame Weekend. The race consistently attracts elite runners from all over the world, including Olympians and world record holders. The Boilermaker features distance running’s most enthusiastic fans, as well as the sport’s most enjoyable post-race party, hosted at The Matt Brewing Company.

Adjunct Professor of Music Lauralyn Kolb is instructing 14 young musicians in an intensive week of learning the collaborative aspects of art song performance. The day camp, being held on the Hamilton campus, concludes with a public performance on Saturday, July 13 at the Stone Presbyterian Church in Clinton. The concert is free and open to the public. This is the fifth year of this camp that was founded by Kolb and Tina Toglia, piano instructor.

On Wednesday, July 10, more than 300 teens from 14 New York counties converged on Hamilton College for a New York State Department of Health sponsored Reality Check Summit. Reality Check is a teen-led, adult-supported anti-tobacco movement in its third year.

More than 100 girls are taking part in the 2002 two-week ice hockey camp, July 7-19, directed by men’s varsity ice hockey coach Phil Grady. Women's head coaches from Manhattanville College, Utica College, Nichols College and Tilton Prep School join Grady. The top-ranked camp hosts girls from 11 states. Two members of the 2002 Women’s Olympic Ice Hockey Team, Andrea Kilborne and Julie Chu, are former students at the camp.

A new book, Critical Perspectives on Art History, by Associate Professor of Art John McEnroe and Associate Professor of Art Deborah Pokinski demonstrates that art history has significant connections to real life. The book introduces students to the complexity of issues and approaches that characterize the study of Western art history today.