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Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar at Hamilton and the 300th Anniversary University Professor at Harvard University, will present a lecture titled "Well-behaved Women Seldom Make History," on Wednesday, March 5, at 8 p.m. in the Chapel. The talk asks what it means to make history and what if anything that has to do with being well-behaved. It is free and open to the public.

Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies Jessica Burke presented a paper at the 2008 Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures held at Stetson University in DeLand, Fla., on Feb. 22-23. Burke's presentation was on the novel "Los pasos perdidos" by Cuban author Alejo Carpentier. Her talk, titled "Pasos acompañados: Seeking self through relations with the female 'other,'" explores the role of the novel's female characters in the protagonist's misguided search for self.

Hamilton's Classical Connection series presents the Philadelphia Brass in a performance on Saturday, March 1, at 8 p.m. in Wellin Hall, Schambach Center for the Performing Arts. The ensemble performs the finest brass literature of all styles and periods.

Leap year means 1) there are 29 days in February. 2.) it's a presidential election year 3.) in centuries past it was the traditional time that a woman could propose marriage to a man. 4.) and, at Hamilton, it's an opportunity to make a gift and participate in the Annual Fund Leap Year Challenge.

Reserved seats for large groups attending the Aretha Franklin concert in the Sacerdote Great Names series at Hamilton on April 5 are full. No additional large group reservations will be taken. The event is free and no tickets are needed but seats for the general public will be limited to approximately 1,000, on a first-come, first-served basis on the day of the concert. Franklin will perform on Saturday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House.

Assistant Professor of Africana Studies Nigel Westmaas published an op-ed in the popular online CaribWorld News (Daily Caribbean Diaspora News). The piece titled "Horror and the Response to Horror: the Guyana Situation" critiques the Guyana government's response to two brutal sets of gang killings in January and February in two communities in the South American Republic that resulted in the murder of 23 villagers including children. The reaction of the Guyana state to the murders failed, according to Westmaas, to take into account the fractured nature of the society and urged a more holistic response that addressed the political, social and criminal origins of the execution gang.

Nadine Strossen, president of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and professor of law at New York Law School, will speak at Hamilton on Thursday, Feb. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel. Her lecture, on the topic of cyber censorship, is part of the Arthur Levitt Public Affair's Center's continuing "Age of Information" series which addresses the cultural, political, legal and economic consequences of recent innovations in information technology. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Alumnus Dr. Ian Howat '99, an assistant professor of geoscience at the Byrd Polar Research Center at Ohio State University, will present "Speeding ice and shifting paradigms: timescales of ice sheet collapse" on Friday, Feb. 29, at noon in room 1035 in the Science Building.

Hamilton’s Environmental Action Group (HEAG) and Recycling Task Force distributed free mugs to members of the community who signed a pledge to sort and minimize waste. The reusable mugs, distributed as part of Hamilton’s Recyclemania campaign, will be used instead of disposable paper cups in Commons. Hamilton is one of 400 colleges across the country participating in Recyclemania. This contest, sponsored by the EPA, encourages waste reduction and waste minimization with a friendly challenge to improve campus recycling.

Professor of Government Stephen Orvis gave a lecture at the "Policy Lunch Series" at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the University at Albany on Feb. 26. His presentation, "What Went Wrong in Kenya?," addressed the set of developments - social, political, economic, domestic, international - that led to the violence in Kenya following elections; the prospects for the future; and possible solutions to enhance the development of a more stable democracy.