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WAMC/Northeast Public Radio in Albany will feature a reading by Professor of Anthropology Emeritus Douglas Raybeck on Thursday, Sept. 16, as part of the public radio station’s Academic Minute. The new program airs each weekday at 7:37 a.m. and 3:56 p.m. on 90.3 FM in the Clinton area.

This fall, the Hamilton College Humanities Forum continues a series of lectures, workshops and presentations designed to explore the problem of secular humanism in the modern academy. “The Secular Gaze: Humanistic Representations of the World” aims to open a discourse on the philosophical foundations of modern secularism and their effects on contemporary society. All events are free and open to the public.

Property developer Stephen Steinberg ’66, a generous supporter of the College, is establishing a $1 million endowment to create the Steinberg-Lalli Scholarship Fund. Students with need who are accepted to Hamilton from the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, the public secondary school in Steinberg’s community, will be given first consideration for support from this fund. Steinberg’s objective is to support Hamilton’s need-blind initiative and encourage students from the Acton and Boxborough area to apply to the college.

Alumnus James C. Cobey '65, an orthopedic surgeon at Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C., will discuss “The International Campaign to Ban Landmines,” on Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 7:30 p.m., in the Fillius Events Barn. He is the first speaker in a series of evening lectures for the 2010-11 academic year focused on three thematically based programs: Security, Sustainability, and Inequality and Equity. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Approximately 140 Hamilton College students participated in the annual “Make a Difference Day” on Saturday, Sept. 11. The HAVOC-sponsored event is aimed at connecting the Hamilton community to non-profit agencies in the surrounding area.

The Hamilton College Democrats and Hamilton College Republicans joined together to commemorate the September 11th tragedy by placing American flags along Martin's Way, from Commons to the Sadove Student Center at Emerson Hall.

Meredith Nuber '14 was selected to the all-tournament team, but Hamilton College dropped its final two matches at the SUNY Potsdam Victory Promotions Invitational on Sept. 11.

Peter Kosgei '11 led Hamilton College to first place in Hamilton's own five-team short course invitational on Sept. 11.

Hamilton College ended up in third place at Hamilton's five-team short course invitational on Sept. 11.

The Hamilton College Performing Arts Classical Connections Series opens on Saturday, Sept. 18, at 8 p.m. in Wellin Hall with Boris Kucharsky, violin, accompanied by Steven Ryan, piano.