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Hamilton College President Eugene M. Tobin wrote an op-ed titled "Mix of ideas is another aspect of diversity on college campuses," that appeared in the May 13 edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Tobin argued that "purely representational diversity can never be the only means for achieving the plurality of ideas necessary for a meaningful college education and for a fulfilling life."

Marge Dandridge, secretary to the Dean of Students and a Hamilton employee for 28 years, was honored during Class & Charter Day ceremonies on May 10. In his remarks, President Eugene Tobin recognized Dandridge, noting "Marge has served this College for almost three decades with uncompromising graciousness, competence, and limitless patience. Somehow, we will manage to continue Class and Charter Day next year, but it will not be easy - and it will never quite be the same."

Associate Professor of Art Steve Goldberg presented a paper, "The Primacy of Gesture: Phenomenology and the Art of Chinese Calligraphy," at the International Society for Phenomenology, Aesthetics and the Fine Arts, World Phenomenology Institute at Harvard Divinity School on May 11.

Edward North Professor of Classics Carl Rubino was interviewed for a Christian Science Monitor article about Star Wars (May 10.) Rubino compares Star Wars' Luke Skywalker's relationship with Yoda to heroic warrior Achilles, who also "had tutors with mysterious powers." Rubino said, "There is something in those ancient mythological themes that resonates with people."

Erin Waters '01, a summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Hamilton College, has been awarded a Fulbright Grant to Russia. Her project is titled "Yaroslavskiie Babushki: Portraits from Today's Russia." Waters intends to do a study of babushki (grandmothers) in the Russian city of Yaroslavl.

Hamilton College's highest awards for teaching were presented on Friday to faculty members from the philosophy, physics, economics, sociology and Spanish departments.

Julie-Francoise Kruidenier, a candidate for graduation from Hamilton College later this month, was named the recipient of the James Soper Merrill Prize at Hamilton's annual Class and Charter Day on May 10.

Donna M. Cardarelli, a candidate for graduation from Hamilton College later this month, has been awarded a J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship for study at Buryat State University in Russia. Seven Hamilton College seniors have won Fulbright Grants and teaching Assistantships this year.

Professor of Comparative Literature Peter Rabinowitz gave a paper titled "'I Never Saw Any of Them Again': Series, Sequels, and Character Identity," at the International Conference on Narrative on April 12. Two more books have come out in the Theory and Interpretation of Narrative series that Rabinowitz co-edits for Ohio State University Press: Breaking the Frame: Metalepsis and the Construction of the Subject by Debra Malina, and Narrative Dynamics: Time, Plot, Closure, and Frames, edited by Brian Richardson.

Charlotte Porter, a candidate for May graduation from Hamilton, has been awarded a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship to Austria.