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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.

Colleen Callaghan '11 scored two goals and assisted on another, and Molly Brooks '14 made eight saves to post her first shutout as Hamilton College shut out Utica College 3-0 in a non-league game at Utica's Charles A. Gaetano Stadium on Sept. 11.

Jon Sanford '11 scored a goal and added an assist to lead Hamilton College to a 3-0 win against Ithaca College in a non-league game at Hamilton's Love Field on Sept. 11.

Laura Wray '11 and Alex Rimmer '13 scored two goals apiece to lead Hamilton College to a 5-0 rout of Utica College in a non-league game at Hamilton's Love Field on Sept. 11.

The Emerson Gallery will present a trio of exhibitions that examine definitions of religious art, what makes images religious and what happens when objects leave an artist’s studio or their spiritual context and become “property” of the community. The exhibitions will be on view Sept. 13 – Jan. 2 and will feature a range of works from different cultures and historic periods, including works from the Emerson Gallery collection and the Burke Library special collections. 

Two Hamilton teams will compete in The Adirondack Canoe Classic, also known as “The 90-miler” this weekend, Sept. 10-12. The race is paddled over three days, starting from Old Forge and finishing in Prescott Park in Saranac Lake, and is billed as the biggest race of the year in New York State.

In her education blog on the USA Today website, Mary Beth Marklein reported on how some colleges have promoted religious and cultural awareness “even before Florida preacher Terry Jones announced plans to burn the Quran this weekend.” Included in a summary of how “colleges have been seeking ways to counter anti-Muslim sentiment on campus and promote understanding of religious and cultural diversity” was a description of Hamilton’s recent in which 170 Muslim and non-Muslim students participated in a fast and post-fast dinner. One of the reasons for holding the annual event is to offer non-Muslim students the opportunity to experience what Muslims practice for an entire month.

Hamilton College improved to 4-0 with two victories at SUNY Potsdam's Victory Promotions Invitational on Sept. 10.

Approximately 170 students, Muslim and non-Muslim, participated in the annual "fast-a-thon," sponsored by the Muslim Students Association on campus on Sept. 8. The day of fasting during the month of Ramadan, ending on Sept. 9, brought students of several faiths together. One of the reasons for holding the annual event is to offer non-Muslim students the opportunity to experience what Muslims practice for an entire month.