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An opinion piece written by James Bradfield, the Elias W. Leavenworth Professor of Economics, appeared in the Sunday, Sept. 21, issue of the Utica Observer-Dispatch. In "Turbulence and the U.S. Economy," Bradfield explained that "In a free enterprise system, we probably cannot prevent all turbulence. Even if we could do so, the cost would almost certainly be foregoing the growth (with turbulence) of the economy that we have enjoyed since the founding of the republic."

Dan Keplinger, writer and star of the 2000 Academy Award-winning Best Short Subject documentary, King Gimp, will speak at Hamilton on Monday, Sept. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fillius Events Barn. His presentation, "Message is in the Mark," will focus on art as a method of personal expression for the disabled. Keplinger has cerebral palsy. The lecture is sponsored by the Hamilton College Dean of Students, and is in observance of Disability Awareness Month. It is free and open to the public. 

The Hamilton College English Department is sponsoring a reading series during the fall. G.C. Waldrep, assistant professor of English at Bucknell University, will open the series on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 8 p.m., in the Fillius Events Barn. The readings are free and open to the public. 

Curator of Asian Art and Chief Curator at Cornell University's Johnson Art Museum Ellen Avril presented "Cherishing the Past: Chinese Painting and Calligraphy from the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art" on Sept. 17 in the Emerson Gallery. The talk was the first of three scheduled in conjunction with a trio of related exhibitions of Chinese art currently on view.

Meredith FitzPatrick '11 finished third and helped lead Hamilton College to the SUNY Oneonta Airfield Invitational team title at Oneonta's Fortin Park on Sept. 19.

The Hamilton College Performing Arts Contemporary Voices and Visions series welcomes the 20-member band Alarm Will Sound, on Saturday, Sept. 20, at 8 p.m. in Wellin Hall, Schambach Center.  Alarm Will Sound is committed to innovative performances and recordings of today's music. Band members have established a reputation for performing demanding music with energetic virtuosity. The New York Times says Alarm Will Sound is "the future of classical music." The group's repertoire ranges from European to American works, from the arch-modernist to the pop-influenced. Tickets can be obtained by calling the box office at 315-859-4331.

Hamilton College will host a Gospel Music Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 27, at 7 p.m. in the Chapel as the culminating event of Hamilton's 10th Annual Gospel Choir Workshop.  The workshop begins on Friday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. in the Chapel, and all singers are invited to participate. The workshop and music celebration are free and open to the public. To register for the workshop, call Jeff McArn, Hamilton College Chaplain at 859-4130 or email him at jmcarn@hamilton.edu.

After the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill in Congress to ease the offshore drilling ban, Eric Kuhn '09 spoke with Washington D.C. environmental lobbyist and summarized the interview in a Huffington Post article.

Hamilton's program in New York City students continued their exploration of the city with a tour of the J.M.W. Turner exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum, on Sept. 17.  A generous alumni benefactor made the visit possible.

When the Honorable Jeffrey S. Sutton first leaned toward the microphone at the beginning of his Constitution Day lecture on Sept. 17, he mentioned that it was customary to open such a speech with a lawyer joke. Faint chuckles rolled through the audience in the Hamilton College Chapel, but it was apparent that there was no light humor to be had. Sutton instead chose to describe his first tense days, back after a long summer, as a judge on United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.