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Assistant Professor of Africana Studies Nigel Westmaas presented a paper at the 6th Annual Walter Rodney Symposium held at the Atlanta University Center on March 20 under the central theme "Genderizing Political Activism." His paper, "Gender Relations and Issues in a Political Movement: Reflections of a Male Activist," drew on his experience as a member of Working People's Alliance (WPA) of Guyana while that organization was centrally involved in the Guyanese opposition movement.

Visiting Associate Professor of Religious Studies Brent Rodriguez Plate gave a public lecture at the College of Charleston on March 19. The lecture, "Blasphemous Events: The Human Body Meets the Visual Arts," is a continuation of the research he began with his 2006 book Blasphemy: Art that Offends. While in Charleston Plate also guest lectured in a class on "Religion and Film."

Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Eglute Trinkauske spoke as an invited lecturer for the Religion and the Natural Environment class at Syracuse University on March 26. She presented "Seeing the Swarming Dead: of Mushrooms, Trees, and Bees," a talk focused on the continuation of indigenous tradition in Lithuania.

Hamilton students volunteering at a Habitat for Humanity site in Winston-Salem, N.C., were featured in a news clip on WFMY news, a local CBS affiliate. The students were shown doing interior painting at the Habitat Re-store because rain prevented them from working outside that day. Will Gowen '11 was interviewed and said he was happy to say "I did something helpful on my time off."

The Hage Building on Genesee Street in Utica which is owned by J.K. Hage '72 was featured in the Utica Observer Dispatch. According to the article: As the sun came out in Utica Thursday, the lights turned off in the lobby.... And that's exactly what was supposed to happen. "I couldn't have timed that better if I'd paid someone," said owner J.K. Hage, who recently remodeled the circa-1950 building to include the latest in "green" technology.

Hamilton College jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning, but Otterbein College mounted a furious offensive attack and handed the Continentals a 20-5 loss at Lake Myrtle Park in Auburndale, Fla., on March 24.

Employing a relatively new media vehicle called blogtalkradio, senior Eric Kuhn has published a Huffington Post article, "Books About the Economy Hit the Shelves," that offers a summary of and links to interviews with five writers of recently published books focused on the economy. Kuhn interviewed each author on his radio program, Kuhn & Company, originally launched on WHCL and accessible now on blogtalkradio.com.

More than 25 percent of Hamilton alumni are Graduates Of the Last Decade. To prove true the theory "there's strength in numbers," Hamilton is inviting members of the GOLD Group back to campus April 3-5 for the inaugural GOLD Summit, a weekend of career, volunteer and social networking.

Channing Richardson, professor of international affairs emeritus, died on March 22. A member of the faculty for 31 years, Channing received his bachelor's degree from Amherst College and his Ph.D. from Columbia University. Upon arriving at Hamilton in 1952, he taught courses in international affairs, African politics, American foreign policy and international law, and the African novel.

Jay Williams '54, the Walcott-Bartlett Professor of Religion, will discuss "Thomas Nast and the Making of Modern America" in the Imagining America series on Wednesday, March 25, at 7:30 p.m. at The Other Side, a community center located next to the Cafe Domenico, 2011 Genesee St., Utica (across from the Uptown Theater).