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Associate Professor of History Shoshana Keller was quoted in an article in the Utica Observer-Dispatch featuring a bilingual Pentecostal Church located in New York Mills, Calvary Gospel, comprised largely of refugees from the former U.S.S.R. According to Keller, Pentecostal Christians were persecuted during communist Soviet rule. "It's a cultural sense that to be really Russian you would be Russian Orthodox," she said.

The Utica Observer-Dispatch published an opinion piece written by Hamilton College Chaplain Jeff McArn. It was written as part of the newspaper's roundtable discussion "Matters of Faith." In it, McArn discussed the political and religious uses and misuses of the term "evil." "We take the first step toward evil when we believe in our own moral superiority rather than seeing the image of God in each of us," McArn concluded.

Gemma Kirkwood '05 and Heather Schrum '05 were featured in an Oneida Daily Dispatch article about the recent discovery of an undersea volcano in Antarctica. Schrum and Kirkwood were members of the team that discovered the volcano. The expedition was led by Professor of Geology Eugene Domack.

Anna C. Arnold ’04 has been named the 2004 Summer Fellow for Evaluation at the Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties, Inc. Arnold will assist the Foundation’s staff and volunteers in evaluating the effectiveness of grants made by The Community Foundation to nonprofit organizations and causes throughout the two counties.

Paul Alan Hagstrom, associate professor of economics and director of the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center, has been named to the board of directors of the Utica Mutual Insurance Company, principal member of the Utica National Insurance Group. Hagstrom assumes a post left vacant by Jacob Worner, who retired from the board in February.

As part of Alumni Weekend, President Joan Hinde Stewart delivered the "State of the College Address" to a capacity crowd in the Chapel. She discussed curricular changes, public speaking, the incoming class of 2008, study abroad and the college endowment. She praised alumni for their dedication to the college, noting that Hamilton ranks sixth nationally in terms of college involvement. "Hamilton alumni are the most engaged, passionate and committed alumni group I've ever seen. When you leave the Hill, you don't leave the Hill," she said.

Two Hamilton alumni and one professor participated in a panel, "Nation Building—Winning the Peace," on June 4 as part of Reunion Weekend. John Hewko '79 talked about the transition from communism to capitalism in the former USSR. Visiting Assistant Professor Carlos Yordan spoke about reforming U.S. foreign policy in Iraq. Maria Zammit '74 discussed Iraq and the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.

As part of Alumni Weekend, two faculty members and three students participated in the panel "Today’s Hamilton." Sandy Webb ’05, Professor of Anthropology Douglas Raybeck, Haley Reimbold ’06, Assistant Professor of Computer Science Mark Bailey and Ann Hapanowicz '05 fielded alumni questions about social life, diversity, political discussions in classes, student views of the current situation in Iraq and student/faculty interaction.

Brad Sinrod '92 was recently featured in an article published in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The article profiled Sinrod through the careers he has pursued since graduating from Hamilton, from fund raiser to internet start-up tycoon to real estate developer, and the MBA program that helped him along the way. Sinrod received his master of business administration last May from Penn State Great Valley and was voted outstanding management student of his class.

Science Daily published an article about the recent discovery of an active undersea volcano off Antarctica. The NSF funded expedition was led by Professor of Geology Eugene Domack and included three Hamilton students. The team announced the discovery on May 5 in a dispatch from their research vessel.