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Peter Kosgei '10 captured his second straight NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional title as he helped Hamilton College to 10th place at St. Lawrence University's 8,000-meter Ronald C. Hoffmann Cross Country Course on Nov. 15.

Dr. Bruce D. Marsh, professor of earth and planetary science at Johns Hopkins University, will give a lecture titled "Antarctic Exploration: Discovery and Tragedy" at Hamilton College on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m., in room G041 of the Science Center. It is free and open to the public.

Majora Carter, founder of Sustainable South Bronx, will present a lecture titled "Green the Ghetto - Why, How and What Happens if We Don't," on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the Hamilton College Chapel. The lecture, which is sponsored by the Diversity and Social Justice Project, is free and open to the public.

The Hamilton College cross country teams compete in the NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional at St. Lawrence University's Ronald C. Hoffmann Cross Country Course in Canton, N.Y., on Saturday, Nov. 15.

Derek Jones, Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics, with Evis Sinani and Niels Mygind, has published an article in Corporate Ownership & Control (Volume 5, Issue 3, 2008). "Determinants of Firm-level Technical Efficiency: Evidence Using a Stochastic Frontier Approach" investigates the determinants and dynamics of firm efficiency using a representative sample of Estonian firms for the period 1993-1999.

Amid deafening laughter and applause, "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart performed to a capacity crowd as the 16th guest in the Sacerdote Series, Great Names at Hamilton, on Nov. 14. Stewart showed he had done his homework on Hamilton, making reference to such topics as the Hamilton-Colgate rivalry and the Spectator.

Jay G. Williams '54, the Walcott-Bartlett Professor of Religious Studies, has published five articles included in the Theosophical Encyclopedia. Although published in the Philippines in 2006, the volume has only recently been available in the United States. The encyclopedia entries written by Williams deal with Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism. Theravade Buddhism, Chinese Buddhism and Judaism. Some of the articles were expanded by an editor to include more information about Theosophy.

"I want to do something a little different," said photographer David Hilliard in his lecture's opening disclaimer. This was not going to be a seminar simply regarding mythology – the artist's breadth of work. Instead Hilliard was going to focus on motivation. It's easy enough to view a photo collection, he elaborated, but it's much more difficult to discern how those pieces actually came into conception.

Iranian feminist scholar Shahrzad Mojab will lecture on the topic of "Demystifying Iranian Women's Movements" on Monday, Nov. 17, at 4 p.m. in the Fillius Events Barn. The lecture will focus on the women's movement in Iran against the patriarchal Islamic theocracy. Women in Iran wish to, after 30 years of Islamic theocracy, demystify their classification as Muslim women and challenge their political identity as Islamic feminists. The event is free and open to the public. 

In anticipation of a record crowd for the Sacerdote Great Names Series performance by Jon Stewart, Hamilton College has announced additional parking and shuttle options for the event on Nov. 14. The event is free and organizers anticipate that up to 1000 seats will be available for the general public.