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Professor of Comparative Literature Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz has published a co-edited volume titled "Among Women: From the Homosocial to the Homoerotic in the Ancient World," with an introduction and essay by her. She has presented new work on Greek vase painting at the Barnard Feminist Art History Conference, "Doing Gender with Clothes in Attic Vase Painting," and at the Open University (UK) conference on the Clothed Body in the Ancient World, "Is My Bum Big in This?: Constructing Bodies in Greek Vase Painting."

Philip Zweig, a 1968 graduate of Hamilton, wrote an op-ed about the Enron crisis that was published in The New York Times (Feb. 2). Zweig is the second Hamilton alumnus in two weeks to be published in The Times' op-ed section; Michael Granof '63 wrote an op-ed that was published on Jan. 23.

Bob Halligan Jr., a 1975 graduate of Hamilton College, and his band, Ceili Rain, who have performed at Hamilton reunions recently, will appear as a headliner at tonight's (2/1) Syracuse Area Music Awards show (SAMMYs). The show will begin at 7 p.m. at the Landmark Theatre, Syracuse. Tickets are available at the box office or TicketMaster outlets. Halligan and Ceili Rain are featured in the Feb. 1 issue of The Syracuse Post Standard.

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is holding a food drive this weekend for a local food bank in Utica. Those planning to attend any games at Hamilton this weekend are asked to bring non-perishable food items. After the holiday season donations drop off and food banks are in desperate need of food. Starting on Friday, collection boxes will be in the Athletic lobby and in easy-to-spot places in the Field House. The food bank in Utica is looking for any non-perishable items such as peanut butter, ramen soup, canned goods, cereals etc.

A new play, "99 questions you’ve always wanted to ask a black person," written by Mark Cryer, assistant professor of theatre and dance, debuted on Jan. 24 in Minor Theater.Cryer worked on the play with a student, Jared Johnson, who conducted interviews of people in New York City during the summer to arrive at the questions. Cryer calls the play “timely, interesting and entertaining, and an educational tool that is a positive answer to a problem that plagues our community and society as a whole.” He hopes to take it to other colleges and theaters.

"Midnight Madness," billed as "The World's Largest Late Night Writing Workshop," was held on the Hamilton campus on January 29. More than 250 students participated in a series of workshops led by faculty. Government Professor Ted Eismeier, who organized the event, said the purpose was "to reinforce the messages that students get in class -- that Hamilton cares about writing."

Hamilton College Biology Professor Ernest Williams will present a lecture, "Chocolate: what it is and why we like it," on Monday, Feb. 4 at 4:10 p.m. in the Science Auditorium. Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

The Africana Studies Program continues its Diasporic Film Series in celebration of Black History Month. The 2002 theme is "The Color Line Revisited: Is Racism Dead?" The second event, "An Evening with Filmmaker Haile Gerima," will include a lecture, "The Politics of Black Cinema," and the film "Sankofa." It will be held on Tuesday, Feb.12, at 7 p.m. in the Chemistry Aud. Professor Joycelyn Moody will moderate.

The Inter-Society Council will sponsor a Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday, February 7, from 12-5 p.m. in the Annex. Signups will be on Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 4 and 5, from 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. in Beinecke (or by email reply to eturcot@hamilton.edu). Please come sign up to give blood. It's a small thing to give, and it means so much to those in need.

David J. Morse, a 1974 graduate of Hamilton, has been named vice president for communications at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). RWJF was established as a national philanthropy in 1972 and today it is the largest US foundation devoted to improving the health and health care of all Americans. Previously Morse served as director of public affairs at The Pew Charitable Trusts. Morse earned his master's degree in international relations from The Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies.