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Assistant Professor of Anthropology Haeng-ja Chung presented a paper at the Wenner-Gren Workshop on Translational Migration in East Asia at the University of California, Berkeley, in November. She illustrated the crucial role of the nightclubs for the development of a Korean migrant community in Japan.

Associate Professor of Sociology Stephen Ellingson published an article titled "The Rise of the Megachurches and Change in Religious Culture" in the online journal Sociology Compass on Dec. 12. 

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Hamilton Professor of Music Michael "Doc" Woods and Monk Rowe, director of the Jazz Archives, were featured in an Observer-Dispatch article, " The State of Utica's Jazz Scene."

Bill Ringle '44 wrote "Christmas Greetings" for Davidson News. Brenda Barger, Around Davidson correspondent, introduced him, "Today we hear from Bill Ringle, journalist extraordinaire, who was a member of the White House press corps from 1968 until 1988.  Prior to his duty at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., he spent some holidays away from his family while serving in World War II or teaching journalism in China."

Utica College Hockey Coach Gary Heenan '98 achieved his 100th career win, according to news reports. At Hamilton, Heenan majored in government and was captain, four-year letter winner and star defenseman of the ice hockey team. He founded the Utica College program, which is in its eight season, and was named the ECAC West coach of the year in 2005. Gary and his wife Jodi welcomed daughter Riley to their family in August 2008.

Visiting Associate Professor of Religious Studies S. Brent Rodriguez Plate recently published the online articles, "Dreaming of Oz in Mumbai" for the NYU-based Revealer, and "Is Religion a Game?" for the Ford Foundation-funded Religious Dispatches.

A new English seminar, "Booked: Prison Writing," taught by Associate Professor Doran Larson during the fall semester, offered a survey of literature composed behind bars. The authors ranged from Socrates to Oscar to post-colonial, developing world authors. The class also included a specialized field trip: the opportunity to observe inmates at maximum-security Attica Prison in a creative writing class. 

Senior Eric Kuhn interviewed four authors who recently published fictional novels with political overtones for a Huffington Post article. "Political-ish Holiday Stocking Stuffers" included interviews with Candice Proctor and Steven Harris, authors of The Archangel Project; James Grippando, author of Born to Run; and Bart Schneider, author of The Man in the Blizzard.

As the end of the year approaches, your support to Hamilton's Annual Fund is critically important. To help prompt you to be as generous as circumstances allow, a number of trustees created two challenges that will match all or a portion of your gift if given prior to December 31.  Up to $500,000 in increased trustee gifts can be generated to compliment and augment yours.