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The Hamilton College Wall Street Association will hold its Fall 2008 meeting at the Penn Club of New York on Thursday, Nov. 20, at 6 p.m. The night will feature Stephen Sadove '73, P'07, '10, chairman and CEO of Saks Incorporated, who will share his thoughts and insights about the current state of the retail sector and corresponding impact the economic downturn has had upon it. In the past, this incredibly popular event, created by Brendan McCormick '01, has provided a unique networking opportunity for members of the Hamilton community interested in finance and promises to do so again this November.

The Observer-Dispatch's special section on the history of Oneida County quoted Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Professor of Government, in two stories, one about the history of Sherrill and another about a U.S. vice president from Utica, on Tuesday, Oct. 14.

Steven Bellona, associate vice president for facilities and planning at Hamilton College, was inducted into the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 2 at the Officer's Club at the Academy in New London, Conn. Bellona is a retired Coast Guard captain. He received a plaque from Rear Admiral J. Scott Burhoe, superintendant of the Academy and Dr. Ray Cieplik, director of athletics at the Academy.

Jesse Arroyave '11 scored one goal and assisted on another to help lead visiting Hamilton College to a 3-0 non-league win against Utica College in Utica, N.Y., on Oct. 15.

Twenty-one Hamilton students were inducted into Psi Chi, the national honor society in psychology, on Oct. 14. Psi Chi was founded in 1929 for the purposes of encouraging, stimulating and maintaining excellence in scholarship, and advancing the science of psychology. The Hamilton College chapter was established in 1977.

In recent meetings with the Board of Trustees, the faculty and employees, President Stewart discussed the effect of the worldwide economic turmoil on Hamilton. Her remarks were summarized for parents, alumni and employees.

A comparative politics textbook co-authored by government professors Steven Orvis and Carol Drogus has recently by published by CQ Press.  The book, Introducing Comparative Politics: Concepts and Cases in Context, is an innovative hybrid approach to the field of comparative politics.  The book is organized thematically around important concepts in comparative politics; in turn, each chapter is framed by the questions of who rules?, what motivates political behavior?, and where and why? Then, within each chapter, the authors have integrated a set of extended case studies based on a selection of 10 "core" countries. 

Last weekend, the goal of the Hamilton Outing Club was to have a member of the Hamilton community reach the summit of each of the Adirondacks' 46 High Peaks. While the group of students and community members didn't ascend all 46, they came quite close, conquering 41 peaks. This total surpasses the record 38 peaks climbed in a previous High Peak weekend outing.

An article written by Associate Professor of Economics Ann Owen and Professor of Economics Elizabeth Jensen titled "Social Learning and Course Choice" was published in volume 7, issue 1, 2008 of the International Review of Economics Education (IREE). Owen and Jensen used a broad sample of students to examine the course selection process and to find evidence of social learning from peers.

Members of the Hamilton community who don't have a car on campus will be wheel-less no more, thanks to the arrival of Zipcar on the Hill. Zipcar, the world's largest provider of cars on demand by the hour or day, will begin its service at Hamilton this week, as an environmentally friendly alternative to the costs and hassles of keeping a car on campus. The partnership continues Hamilton's commitment to invest in sustainable solutions on campus and marks Zipcar's entry into Clinton, bringing its operations to more than 50 cities, including London, England, and 28 North American states and provinces.