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Last summer, while working as an assistant in the English department offices, Dan Walker ’05 (Marcellus, NY) was able to begin reading and researching with Hamilton College Professor Onno Oerlemans about an idea called “conspicuous concealment” and its role in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Blithedale Romance. This summer, Walker will pick up where he left off on his research last summer with his Emerson summer collaborative grant.

Ann Hapanowicz ’05 (Rome, NY) already has some professional experience in the bank, literally. As a participant in the Hamilton College New York City program in the spring of 2004, Hapanowicz interned at Chase Manhattan bank in New York, N.Y.  As an Emerson scholar during the summer of 2004, she will continue to explore her interest in banking. She will work with Hamilton Economics Professor Derek Jones on a project that will collect and analyze case study data to investigate the links between "human resource management practices" and business performance. Hapanowicz hopes to work with new data from firms in Central New York, more specifically local banks, to study productivity in the work place.

As a sociology major, Becky Conrey ’05 (Burnt Hills, NY) knows what it is like to study human behavior and social norms. However, even after her extensive coursework in the field, Conrey still had some lingering questions about social norms, deviant behavior, and its effect on identity construction. In order to answer these questions, Conrey will collaborate with Hamilton College Sociology Professor Jenny Irons on an Emerson Summer Research Project titled “Identity Construction within Relationships Socially Marked as Deviant.”

David Horowitz, author and founder of the Center for the Study of Popular Culture, spoke at Hamilton College on April 27, sparking debate among students, faculty, and community members. Horowitz discussed the "War on Terror" in the College Chapel.

Radical journalist Alexander Cockburn spoke at Hamilton College on April 26 about terrorism, world empires and the global economy. He also addressed possible solutions to contemporary terrorism scares and the current economic crises. Cockburn is a columnist for The Nation, and co-edits the political newsletter CounterPunch with Ken Silverstein.

Dr. David P. Faxon, a member of the Hamilton class of 1967 and an Alpha Delta Phi brother, presented the fourth installment in this year’s Alpha Delta Phi Lecture series on April 20 in KJ’s Red Pit. Faxon is currently a professor of medicine and chief of cardiology at University of Chicago Hospital and was the former president of the American Heart Association. Faxon discussed his personal experiences with angioplasty, his life and research in the field of cardiology, and his experiences with the American Heart Association.

Verena Blechinger-Talcott, assistant professor of government, presented a Brown Bag lunch discussion titled "'Can you hear me now?' Internet and Democracy in East Asia and Western Europe," on March 31. Examining broadly the effect that the Internet has had on politics and society globally, Blechinger-Talcott also addressed the Internet and its effects on East Asia’s social, economic and political divisions.

A faculty panel comprised of James S. Sherman Associate Professor of Government Phil Klinkner, Associate Professor of History Shoshanna Keller, Assistant Professor of Sociology Jenny Irons, Hamilton College Chaplain Jeff McArn, and System Administrator Jenn Sturm gathered with the greater Hamilton community to discuss and debate the issue of same-sex marriage in the Chapel.

This year’s Kirkland Project Conference, “Student Cultures: 'Let's Talk About Sex at Hamilton,” brought together Hamilton students and faculty, along with participants from other local colleges and universities on March 6. The day-long conference consisted of lectures by students and faculty, as well as faculty/student panels and roundtable discussions.

Author and Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Rhodes spoke at Hamilton College on March 3 as part of The Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center lecture series, "The Environment: Public Policy and Social Responsibility.” His lecture, “The Need for Nuclear Power,” sparked much excitement and controversy in the Hamilton College Chapel.