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Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan Professor of Government, was quoted in the BusinessWeek article "China: A Princeling Who Could Be Premier."  Bo Xilai was appointed on Feb. 29 as head of China's Commerce Ministry.  According to the article, if Bo -- one of China's princelings, as children of the senior Communist elite are called -- can keep reform going in the world's fastest-growing major economy, expect to see him in bigger jobs. "He has very strong political ambitions," Li said. "He would like to become a Politburo member or even Premier."

Onno Oerlemans, associate professor of English, was quoted in the Syracuse Post-Standard article "Lessons learned in winter."  Winter often is associated negatively with the end of summer and the absence of life. Oerlemans says when you experience nature in the winter, you find that's not true. "Winter is a great time to get out. It's so much quieter, the leaves are gone, tracks are visible," he says, borrowing from the observations of author Aldo Leopold in "A Sand County Almanac."  "Snow absorbs sound. It's much more peaceful, and it's much more conducive to observation," says Oerlemans, who grew up in northern Manitoba, Canada.

Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Associate Professor of Government, will present "Politics of Patriotism," Wed., March 10, at 7:30 p.m., in K-J Red Pit.  The talk is part of the Alpha Delta Phi lecture series.

Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan Professor of Government, is quoted in a Reuters article about Wen Jiabao's first year in office as China's premier.  Jiabao addressed China's parliament at its annual session on March 5.

Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan Professor of Government, was interviewed on the BBC news program "World Service,"  Thursday, March 4.  Li discussed the meeting of the National People's Congress and the amendment of property right to the Chinese constitution.

Environmentalist, author Dai Qing will give a lecture, "The Three Gorges Dam: China’s Environmental and Political Crisis," on Wednesday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fillius Events Barn at Hamilton College.  The lecture, which is part of the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center spring series "The Environment: Public Policy and Social Responsibility," is free and open to the public.

Jennifer Sturm, system administrator and research support specialist in chemistry, and Dana Luciano, assistant professor of English, were featured in the Observer-Dispatch article "Clinton couple's wedding 'romantic, historic'."  The couple traveled to San Francisco and joined more than 3,400 other gay couples who have received marriage licenses issued by the city and county clerk's office. This article also appeared on Kiplinger.com.

Author Richard Rhodes will present, "The Need for Nuclear Power," as the next guest in The Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center lecture series, "The Environment: Public Policy and Social Responsibility."  The lecture is Wednesday, March 3, at 8 p.m. in the Chapel, and is free and open to the public.  The lecture is co-sponsored by the Office of the President.

Bruce Walczyk, associate professor of dance, will be the next guest in the faculty lecture series.  Walczyk will present the lecture "Function as Art and Art as Function: The Transformation of Martial Art and Pedestrian Movement into Traditional and Contemporary Choreography and the other way around," on Friday, Feb. 27, at 4:10 in K-J Red Pit.  The lecture is sponsored by the Dean of Faculty's Office.

A religious studies professor at Hamilton College says Mel Gibson's film, The Passion of the Christ, portrays Jesus as "triumphant action hero" for the first time in film history. Steve Humphries-Brooks, associate professor of religious studies, says "Because of the cinematic style you vaccilate between seeing Jesus as an action hero or as a Caravaggio painting come to life." In addition, said Humphries-Brooks, "No mainstream film on Jesus has pushed the envelope toward anti-Semitism as far as this one.  The Passion goes as far as possible and still maintains plausible deniability."