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Kassandra Zaila ’15 was the lead author of an article published last week in the journal Frontiers of Microbiology. The article was based on research supported by the Casstevens Family Fund.

Hamilton’s men’s and women’s basketball teams as well as hockey and squash are getting great fan support for their home contests this semester.

An article titled “Across the Great Divide: Classical Epic and the Poetics of Fantasy” by Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics Jesse Weiner was recently published in Classical Traditions in Modern Fantasy.

Jordyn Taylor '12 majored in history and theater at Hamilton. She currently works as a news editor at Mic.

“President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership weakens America’s strategic-economic position in East Asia.” So begins “The Death of TPP: The Best Thing That Ever Happened to China,” an opinion piece written by senior Oliver Magnusson and this past fall’s Linowitz Professor of International Affairs E. Anthony Wayne.

Some 40 students, faculty and administrators gathered in the Fillius Events Barn on Jan. 28 for a new event, Teach the Teacher, to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Phyllis Breland, Director of Opportunity Programs and Interim Director of Diversity and Inclusion, said the purpose of the event was “to bring to the forefront some of the other messages and passions of MLK…. (his) support of creativity, taking care of one another, and youth working with elders so that both can contribute to a better future.”

Professor of Psychology Jen Borton along with seniors Barbara Singhakiat and Leah Pranschke recently presented a poster at the 18th annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology in San Antonio.

Long before Ezra Pound made a name for himself through his poetry or political viewpoints, he strolled the paths of College Hill. His association with his alma mater, like his life in general, was riddled with controversy. Pound, Class of 1905, may rank just behind statesman Elihu Root, Class of 1864, on the list of Hamilton’s most prominent alumni. Still, after his graduation Pound returned only twice to campus, and on one of those visits he got into a shouting match.

Here’s a question worthy of Final Jeopardy! — From the East Coast’s northernmost state to the one at its southernmost tip, who are the poets laureate of Maine and Florida? Hope you wagered big and answered, “Who are Stuart Kestenbaum and Peter Meinke?”

A New York 6 (NY6) consortium faculty group has been planning a conference at Hamilton for April 7-9 that has become acutely relevant in recent days.