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Henry Nesbitt '43 was recently honored by Mayor Vicky Daly of Palmyra, New York. Part of the ceremony included the presentation of a Hamilton cane, provided by the College. Henry was a member of the Class of 1943, but accelerated through a special program to graduate in 1942 so he could join the navy. After the war he earned his law degree at Cornell and practiced in Palmyra and Wayne County. His Hamilton diploma hangs in his home.  Mayor Daly reports that he is a beloved member of the Palmyra community as well as the Hamilton family.  

Hamilton College has adopted a new strategic plan that is consistent with its identity, mission and purpose, and attentive to changing demographics and recent economic turmoil. The plan, titled "Foundations for Hamilton's Next 200 Years," identifies four defining values to direct future decision-making.

Three's a crowd? Not so, says Hamilton senior Austin Hawkins. On the contrary, three is stronger than two: it is a symbol of unity, energy, overcoming duality, completion, humanity and creation. It is an element of many religions and has a larger cultural meaning. For Hawkins, a bicycle holding three riders is a good balance compared to just one or two, and the flamboyant bike he recently built proves it.

Prints created by Hamilton professors Bruce Muirhead and William Salzillo and alumnus Jake Muirhead '86 have been selected for the 22nd Parkside National Small Print Exhibition at the University of Wisconsin – Parkside. Jake Muirhead, who has two etchings in the show, was awarded a purchase prize for one titled "Daybreak."

Associate Professor of English Naomi Guttman published the poem "After Hours" in the third edition of Stone Canoe: A Journal of Arts and Ideas from Upstate New York, published by Syracuse University. This spring Guttman is a humanities scholar in the New York Council for the Humanities' program, "Together -- Book Talk for Kids and Parents," which offers a unique forum for parents and children aged 9-11 to talk about books and ideas.

Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Professor of Government, was referenced in a Feb. 10 Baltimore Sun article, "Steele's rise shows how Obama has altered landscape." The article discussed Michael Steele's recent election as Republican National Committee chairman and how President Obama has fundamentally changed U.S. electoral politics in 2008 by building two new multiracial coalitions.

Mary Beth Day '07 was one of 37 U.S. students recently awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship. The scholarship allows candidates from any country outside the United Kingdom to pursue masters or Ph.D. degrees at the University of Cambridge. Day is the first Hamilton student to receive a scholarship since the program began in 2001.

The Biology Department is sponsoring a screening of the PBS video, Darwin's Dangerous Idea, in honor of the bicentennial of the birth of Charles Darwin on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m., in the Kennedy Auditorium, Science Center. It will be followed by discussion with faculty, including Al Kelly, Ashleigh Smythe and Ernest Williams -- specialists in intellectual history, invertebrate biology, and systematic and evolutionary ecology.

Stephanie Miguel '11 notched a power-play goal for Hamilton College with nine seconds left in overtime and lifted the visiting Continentals to a 4-3 non-conference win against Utica College at the Utica Memorial Auditorium on Feb. 10.

Allie Pohl '07 recently exhibited her work in a show titled "New Media Salon" at Plus Gallery in Denver. Pohl showed two piece of video art, "Totter" and "Heel at the Gym." Both pieces explore the artificial things women wear and do to their bodies.