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"99 questions you've always wanted to ask a black person," a new play written by Mark Cryer, assistant professor of theatre and dance, and Jared Johnson '02, debuted on Thursday, Jan. 24. A second show will take place tonight (Friday, 1/25) at 8 p.m. in Minor Theater.

David Grubin, a 1965 graduate of Hamilton, is the executive producer of a five-part series that debuted on Tuesday, Jan. 22 on PBS. "The Secret Life of the Brain" will examine the various stages of brain development, from infant through aging adult.

Assistant Professor of English Dana Luciano organized a panel for a special session focusing on Melville's novella, Benito Cereno, at the recent MLA convention. The panel, titled "Benito Cereno and the Problem of Interpretation," was held on Dec. 30 at the Modern Language Association's annual convention in New Orleans. Luciano's paper was called "Benito Cereno and the End(s) of Race." Luciano also served as respondent for a panel at the Future of Minority Studies conference at Stanford University, October 19-20, 2001.

The Emerson Gallery announces the opening of a new exhibition, Mary Lucier, Selected Works 1975 - 2000, which will be on view from February 2 to March 15. Related programs will include a lecture by Mary Lucier, on Saturday, February 2, at 4 p.m. in the Chemistry Auditorium, followed by a reception at the Gallery. All events are free and open to the public.

Hamilton College was named for Alexander Hamilton (born January 11, 1755). Hamilton's GOLD groups in various cities are celebrating the birthday today.

Members of the Hamilton College faculty will participate in a panel discussion on Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy, titled "Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Generation Later," on Monday, January 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel. The event is free and open to the public.

The Kirkland Project's series "The Body in Question" continues with a visit to campus by poet Olga Broumas, who will give a poetry reading on Friday, Feb. 1, at 8 p.m. in Dwight Lounge, Bristol Campus Center. The reading is free and open to the public.

The George I. Alden Trust has awarded Hamilton College a $75,000 grant to equip and expand a newly developed networked polarized-light microscopy facility for the science department. The networked microscopy facility will enable the implementation of inquiry-based, cooperative group-learning activities that are part of Hamilton's new curriculum.

The Performing Arts at Hamilton opens the spring semester with the Aquila Theatre group performing "The Wrath of Achilles" based on Homer's epic war poem, The Iliad, on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at 8 p.m. at Wellin Hall in the Schambach Center for Music and the Performing Arts.

The Kirkland Project for the Study of Gender, Society and Culture's "The Body in Question" series continues with a Body Images panel, on Friday, Jan. 25 at 3:30 p.m. in the Fillius Events Barn at Hamilton College.