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Assistant Professor of English Naomi Guttman has been awarded an Individual Artist's grant from The Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts. Last April, she gave a poetry reading with alumna Karlen Chase ('99) at the Catskill Mountain Foundation's Performing Arts Center in Hunter, NY. Guttman also participated in a multicultural Canadian poetry reading at the New England Modern Language Association convention in Toronto and chaired a poetry panel there.

Stephen A. Knapp, a 1969 graduate of Hamilton College, and an artist and sculptor based in Worcester, Mass., is receiving accolades for his recent work in the Worcester area. Knapp, whose work has been commissioned around the world, has created a sculptural light painting for the Worcester Medical Center, and kiln-formed sliding glass doors for the newly-renovated Worcester Public Library. The main entrance to the library includes images that reflect the uniqueness of Worcester. Knapp and his work are featured in the Worcester Sunday Telegram, April 28.

Professor of Religious Studies Heidi Ravven edited a book, Jewish Themes in Spinoza's Philosophy, with Lenn Goodman of Vanderbilt University. She also contributed to the preface and wrote the essay, "Spinoza's Rupture with His Hints for Jewish Modernity," for the volume.

A student-faculty discussion, "The Legacy of Uncle Tom's Cabin" will commemorate the 150th anniversary of Harriet Beecher Stowe's best-selling, anti-slavery novel, on Wednesday, May 1, at 4 p.m. in the Red Pit.

The 4th annual AIDS Hike for Life will be held on the Hamilton College campus on Sunday, April 28. Registration begins at 10 a.m. and the walk starts at 11 a.m. The Hike for Life is a 5k fundraising walk benefiting AIDS Community Resources. Sponsored by the class of 2002 and AIDS Community Resources.

The Hewlett Grant for Pluralism and Unity presents a lecture by author and educator Sue Rosser, "Including Gender and Race in Science Classrooms and Curriculum" on Monday, April 29, at 4:15 p.m. in the Chemistry Auditorium.

The Hamilton College Jazz Ensemble will play some cool jazz standards and hot new tunes on Wednesday, April 24, at 9 p.m. in Wellin Hall. FREE!

Leslie Bell, assistant director of the Career Center, was interviewed for a Chronicle of Philanthropy article (April 8) about how colleges prepare seniors for postgraduate volunteerism.

Steve Culbertson, a 1979 Hamilton graduate, wrote an op-ed for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (April 24) about President Bush's call for volunteering. Culbertson says many already overtaxed nonprofits fear an onslaught of volunteers, but adds that there are plenty of opportunities for community service outside the traditional nonprofits. He is president and CEO of Youth Service America, a Washington-based nonprofit organization.

The Hamilton College Basketball team and the National Association of Basketball Coaches invites boys and girls enrolled in Grades 4 through 9 to the 2002 Coaches vs. Cancer: Continental Basketball Day Clinic at Hamilton College on Saturday, April 27. The clinic will take place from 9 a.m. to noon, and the cost is only $20. All the proceeds from this clinic will go toward the American Cancer Society to further its cause in the fight against cancer.