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Hamilton students in the Washington, D.C. Program this semester visited Mount Vernon, George Washington's home, on Nov. 8. Students in Washington this semester are juniors Jenn Anderson, Megan Bumb, Caroline Canning, Max Currier, Emily Davaney-Graham, Tim Eismeier, David Foster, Mario Magana, Josh Meah, Helen Quigley, Ezra Rosenberg, Andy Sigler, Emrhan Slaton, and senior Andrew Watson. Robert Martin, associate professor of government, is director of the Program in Washington this semester.

Michael Mathres '96, director of Climate Capital Network, will present a lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 4:10 p.m. in the College's Fillius Events Barn. The lecture, sponsored by the Levitt Center, is free and open to the public.

Jeff Sharlet, author and visiting research scholar at New York University's Center for Religion and Media, will lecture at Hamilton College on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 4:15 p.m. in the Kennedy Auditorium of the Science Center. His lecture, titled "Sex, Power, and the Faith of Obama: How the Religious Right is Re-Inventing Itself for a New Day," is free and open to the public.

Bates College took the lead for good on a 20-yard touchdown pass with 1:15 left in the fourth quarter and the Bobcats held on for a 23-22 New England Small College Athletic Conference win against visiting Hamilton College at Garcelon Field on Nov. 8.

Hamilton College utilized five all-state efforts to finish in third place at the New York State Collegiate Track Conference championship on its own 5,000-meter course on Nov. 8.

Peter Kosgei '10 won his second straight individual title at the New York State Collegiate Track Conference championship as Hamilton College finished in fourth place on its own soggy 8,000-meter course on Nov. 8.

Host and top-seed St. Lawrence University scored the go-ahead goal with 12 seconds remaining in regulation and went on to a 2-1 win against upset-minded Hamilton College in a Liberty League championship tournament semifinal on Nov. 7 at North Country Field.

Merritt Paulson '95 is featured in a New York Times article, "Seeking Help to Bring an M.L.S. Team to Portland," (11/9/08) about his efforts to bring a major league soccer team to Portland.

Associate Professors of Economics Ann Owen and Julio Videras and Scholar in Residence Chris Willemsen have co-authored an article for the Social Science Quarterly (vol. 89, Dec. 08). In the article "Democracy, Participation, and Life Satisfaction," the authors use data on life satisfaction for individuals in 46 countries. The results show that democracy is positively correlated with life satisfaction. The opportunity to participate in the political process and whether the democracy is parliamentary or presidential are also related to individual subjective well-being.