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Visiting Instructor of Religious Studies Scott Seay presented a paper at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Nov. 16-20. His paper was titled "Rapists and Arsonists: Racial Stereotypes and Capital Crime in Colonial New England." It explored how eighteenth-century New England ministers reflected and reinforced popular stereotypes of race and crime in sermons that were delivered immediately prior to public executions.

"Biological Weapons - a terror that will not go away" will be the theme of Think Tank on Friday, Nov. 16 at noon in KJ 222. Biology Professor Jinnie Garrett and students enrolled in Bio448: Seminar in Molecular Genetics, will discuss the potential for the development and use of genetically modified organisms as new agents of bioterrorism.

The Hamilton College Department of Music will present several music concerts in November at Wellin Hall in the Schambach Center for Music and the Performing Arts. The annual Hamilton College and Community Oratorio Society concert will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 27, at 8 p.m. and the Hamilton College Jazz Ensemble rounds out the month on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 9 p.m.

Madeleine Albright, secretary of state under former President Bill Clinton, gave a free public lecture at Hamilton College on Wednesday, March 6th in the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House. Her visit was part of the Sacerdote Series Great Names at Hamilton, named in recognition of a significant gift from the family of Alex Sacerdote, a 1994 Hamilton graduate.

Mark Hertsgaard, journalist, author, broadcaster and activist, will visit Hamilton College for a lecture on Monday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. in the Red Pit in the Kirner-Johnson building. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Carole Bellini-Sharp, professor of theatre, and Deborah Pokinski, associate professor of art, will discuss "Body Sites: The Body in the Arts," on Thursday, Nov. 15, at noon in the KJ Aud. for the Kirkland Project Brown Bag series. They will address "the body" in art by presenting some of the ways in which the body has served and continues to serve as subject, site, and/or instrument in art. Deborah will cover the "still" and Carole the "moving." Brown Bag gatherings are informal. Please bring your lunch and join us for discussion. For more information, please call the Kirkland Project office at x-4288.

Professor of Classics Barbara Gold recently published an article in the Greek newspaper "Kathimerini." The daily paper devoted an entire issue to the importance of classical studies, with articles by experts in the field from all over the world. Gold, with two colleagues from the University of Georgia, wrote the article on "Feminist Studies and Classical Philology."

Kingdom of Children: Culture and Controversy in the Homeschooling Movement, a new book by Sociology Professor Mitchell Stevens, is the subject of a review by Margaret Talbot in the November issue of The Atlantic Monthly.

Dennis Walsh, a 1976 graduate of Hamilton College, has been nominated by President George W. Bush to serve as a member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for a term expiring in 2004. Walsh has served as a member of the NLRB since his appointment in 2000.

The Theatre and Dance Department presents "Circling Alcestis," November 16 - 17, at 8 p.m. in Minor Theater. The production is translated by Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz; adapted by Carter Cox '03 and Craig Latrell; directed by Craig Latrell; with lighting design by Bill Burd, and costume design by Amy Svoboda. Tickets are $5/adults, $3/students & seniors. Circling Alcestis is an intercultural adaptation of Euripides' Alcestis, featuring elements of West Sumatran dance, martial arts and music. The production is also the culmination of an Emerson Grant to Carter Cox and Craig Latrell. Seating is limited, please call x4057 to make reservations.