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Senior Eric Kuhn interviewed Ron Alsop, author of the recently published The Trophy Kids Grow Up, for a Dec. 2 article titled "Trophy Kids in the Workplace" in the Huffington Post. Alsop, a freelance journalist and consultant and former Wall Street Journal editor, discussed this generation's unprecedented entitlement, demand for a work-life balance, optimism and parental involvement with Kuhn.

Scott MacDonald made four presentations in the Bay Area during the week of Nov. 17 in conjunction with his new book Canyon Cinema: The Life and Times. He lectured on Canyon Cinema and then presented films by filmmakers crucial to the 50-year-old Bay Area institution on Friday and Saturday evenings at Canyon Cinema's screening room in San Francisco, on Sunday evening at the San Francisco Cinematheque and on Tuesday evening at the Pacific Film Archive at the University of California at Berkeley.

Hamilton employee contributions to the Community Outreach Campaign totaled $50,647, breaking previous employee giving records and surpassing the $50,000 goal. Contributions to the United Way topped $5,000, and Greater Utica Community Food Bank gifts exceeded $11,000. Last year's campaign raised $45,342, and the 2006-2005 campaign raised $34,913.

Senior Lachlan Markay wrote an opinion piece, "Taxation as Vandalism," that will appear in the January/February issue of the Foundation for Economic Education's The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty. The article currently appears on the organization's Web site.

Frank Sciacca, associate professor of Russian, has written an article titled "Hamilton College Grows a Historical Cultural Revolution" that appears in the fall 2008 issue of The Snail, a slow Food USA magazine. The article described some of Hamilton's sustainability initiatives including the Community Farm Garden and the 1812 Garden.

Excelsior: The Campaign for Hamilton ended in June of this year, surpassing its $175 million goal and demonstrating the incredible volunteer effort, passion and generosity of Hamilton's alumni and friends. The impact of their investment on students, faculty and the entire college community is significant. Reaching $183.3 million, Excelsior also included two record-breaking annual funds spanning 2006–2008 and the College's largest single gift in its history. The fall 2008 issue of the Alumni Review celebrates the many achievements of this campaign in a detailed article. More ...

Sarah Bertino '09 recently traveled to Washington, D.C. with Herman Lehman, associate professor of biology and chair of the biology department, to attend Neuroscience 2008, the Society for Neuroscience's 38th annual meeting. While at the meeting, Bertino presented a poster summarizing research she had done over the summer and previous academic year with Nicholas Berry '09, Daniel Bond '08 and Carlos Rico '10.

Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of the New York City Program Katheryn Doran and the Hamilton in NYC students attended the one-year anniversary gathering for "Blueprint for the Upper West Side: A Roadmap for Truly Livable Streets" on Thursday, Nov. 13. According to Doran, it was an "inspiring evening about successful grass roots work to create more pedestrian and bike friendly space on the Upper West Side."

Assistant Professor of Art Rebecca Murtaugh presented a visiting artist lecture at SUNY Suffolk on Long Island on November 12. She showed works that she conceived and created during the past 10 years. The discussion focused on the relationship of everyday experience with the world to her art making process.

The winner of the Boardman Tasker Prize for 2008 was announced on Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Kendal Mountain Festival in England. Fallen Giants : A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes, a book co-authored by James L. Ferguson Professor of History Maurice Isserman and University of Rochester Professor Stewart Weaver, was the second runner-up for the prize.