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Douglas Raybeck, professor of anthropology emeritus, was interviewed for a Syracuse Post-Standard article about people's desire to attend historical events (12/28/08). He explained why millions will likely visit Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20 to attend Barack Obama's inauguration as president. "It's very much a human phenomenon to be part of something larger than oneself, to experience the emotion of group accord," Raybeck noted.

The inventor of one of the world's most effective cancer drugs who became fascinated with chemistry as a student at Hamilton has, with his wife, donated $1 million to establish an endowed fund for chemistry research at the College. Edward C. Taylor '46 and his wife Virginia have established The Edward and Virginia Taylor Fund for Student/Faculty Research in Chemistry, a $1 million fund to inspire students interested in chemical research and to facilitate their work with outstanding faculty.

Hamilton College women's soccer player Erica Dressler '09 (Farmington, Conn./Miss Porters School) has been selected to the 2008 NSCAA/adidas Collegiate Scholar All-America Team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

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Sokhna (Aminata) Diop's '11 trip to Senegal last summer was an eye-opener. In sharp contrast to the luxury high rise hotels, four star restaurants and sandy beaches of Dakar, she was disturbed by what she saw in the shantytown of Baraqa that lies less than one mile away.

Mason Fried '10 presented a paper at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco in December. He wrote the paper, "A Radial Pattern of Six Paleo Ice Streams Emanating from the Bruce Plateau Ice Dome, Antarctic Peninsula Ice Sheet: Constraints from Multibeam Bathymetry and GPS Rebound," with Eugene Domack, J. W.Johnson Family Professor of Environmental Studies; Miguel Canals (Universitat de Barcelona); J. Casamor and Matt King (Newcastle University, U.K.).

On Dec. 19 and 20, Professor of Comparative Literature Scott MacDonald served as a juror at the Black Maria Film Festival. The Black Maria, named for Thomas Edison's original filmmaking studio in New Jersey (it was covered in black tar paper), specializes in independent cinema, particularly on short documentary, experimental and animated films.

Kreisler's Long Sleep, a play written by Amy Biancolli Ringwald '85, will debut in Albany, N.Y., in January. It is based on her 1998 biography of Fritz Kreisler and features live performances by the violinist Christina Sunnerstam-Prince. Kreisler's Long Sleep will make its Albany bow in a staged reading on Monday, Jan. 26, at 7:30 p.m., at Capital Repertory Theatre, 111 North Pearl St., Albany. 

"Coherence, Literature, Languages," an article that appeared in the Dec. 23 issue of InsideHigherEd, reported on a white paper released at the recent meeting of the Modern Language Association (MLA) that addressed "new ways of organizing English and language programs within the general parameters of a liberal arts education." The article referenced the panel that wrote the report including its leader, Yale professor and former MLA president Michael Holquist, and Hamilton President Joan Hinde Stewart.

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