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Students in Frank Sciacca and David Gapp's "Food for Thought" class put aside their cell phones, iPods and even forks, and enjoyed a historically accurate, early 19th-century meal on Jan. 31 in the Great Room at Spencer House.

On the 40th anniversary of the Tet Offensive, the Times Union (Albany, N.Y.) published an opinion piece titled "Iraq of '08 eerily like Vietnam of '68" written by Maurice Isserman, James L. Ferguson Professor of History, and University of Albany Professor of English Thomas Bass. As the title suggests, Isserman and Bass compare the official reports on the status of the war in Vietnam in 1968 to the war in Iraq in 2008 and suggest that the situation in Iraq is far less stable than the administration would have the nation believe.

The Emerson Gallery hosted a gallery conversation with artist and Haverford College professor William E. Williams '73 and the curatorial team of Uncovering the Past to Freedom, one of the gallery's three current exhibitions on Wednesday, Jan. 30. The exhibition's curatorial team included Katerina Adair '10, Ilana Carlin '09, Sophia Franck '08, Associate Professor of Art History Deborah Pokinski and Associate Director and Curator Susanna White.

Hamilton has exceeded its $175 million capital campaign goal six months before the fundraising effort is scheduled to conclude. "Excelsior: The Campaign for Hamilton" reached this goal in the last week of December 2007. The campaign will continue through its planned close on June 30.

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Camille Jones will present "The Hydrogen Economy" as part of the Faculty Lecture Series on Friday, Feb. 1, at 4:10 p.m. in Dwight Lounge in the Bristol Center. Jones' presentation will include a discussion on the recent major research efforts to develop hydrogen as an alternative source of energy for the transportation industry.

The comma has been the subject of a best-selling book and can cause consternation to even the most experienced writer. On Thursday, Feb. 7, that small -- but necessary -- punctuation mark will be the focus of "CommaFest," an event hosted by the Nesbitt-Johnston Writing Center to teach proper punctuation in an entertaining way. CommaFest will begin at 9 p.m. in the Kirner-Johnson Auditorium and will feature workshops, contests, prizes and punctuation cupcakes.

Citi, the leading global financial services company, announced that Jaime E. Yordan '71 has joined Citi Markets & Banking as vice chairman, Global Banking, Latin America. Yordan is a charter trustee of Hamilton and was one of three alumni who spoke to Hamilton international finance economics classes in 2007. According to a press release from the company, "Yordan will join Citi's efforts to build on its successful global banking business in Latin America through senior coverage of key clients in the region, as well as capitalizing on significant opportunities in banking, fixed income, and equity markets."

Kateri Whitebean '08 is featured in a Utica Observer-Dispatch article (1/30/08) about her serving as coach for the Clinton Central School seventh grade girls' basketball team. The article, "Hamilton's Whitebean still doing what she loves," was written by Hamilton alumnus and Observer-Dispatch reporter John Pitarresi '70.

As Professor of Music Lydia Hamessley tells it, she was preparing dinner when she was seduced by a quaint fiddle tune emanating from the living room. To her surprise, she found the television showing a "Human Element" advertisement for Dow, the multibillion dollar chemical giant. The company's $20 million print and TV campaign inspired Professor Hamessley to explore the techniques that Dow uses to rebrand itself as a responsible corporate citizen that focuses on people.

Associate Professor of Economics Ann Owen was quoted in a Christian Science Monitor article titled "Fed's tough call: how far to cut interest rates" on Tuesday, Jan. 29. The article discussed the choices faced by the Fed in determining what might stimulate the economy.