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Visiting Instructor of Art Sylvia de Swaan, Professor of Art Bruce Muirhead and alumnus Jake Muirhead '86 are exhibiting their work at the Delavan Art Gallery in Syracuse in a show titled "The Artistic Domain." The Delavan Gallery will host a reception for the exhibition's opening, on Thursday, Jan. 24, from 5 - 8 p.m.

Hamilton is continuing its efforts to go green with the purchase of a Ford Escape Hybrid SUV for the Campus Safety department. It is believed to be the first such vehicle used for full-time patrol by a college's campus safety or police department in Central New York. Hybrids typically offer better fuel economy and a lower impact on the environment. Concern for the environment as well as the rising cost of gasoline led Hamilton to purchase the vehicle.

Hamilton College will commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday with a number of campus and community events in January. 

Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz, the Margaret Bundy Scott Professor of Comparative Literature, has published a new book titled Greek Tragedy (Wiley and Blackwell).

Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies Jessica Burke presented a paper at the 6th annual Hawaii International Conference on Arts & Humanities on January 11. Her paper, "Discovering the 'Other': Silence and Solitude in the Poetry of Rosario Castellanos" is part of a work in progress on the poetry of the 20th century Mexican writer Rosario Castellanos. The conference participants traveled from all over the world, representing different fields and disciplinary interests.

Thanks to the generous support of its young alumni, Hamilton College is pleased to name Caitlin McGilley '08, of Northfield, NJ, as its seventh GOLD Scholar. Caitlin's Hamilton experience began in 2004, but it wasn't until the fall of 2007 that she realized one of her greatest triumphs: helping the Hamilton Women's Soccer team beat previously undefeated Williams in NCAA Division III sectional semifinals.  With the cards stacked against the Continentals, McGilley, Hamilton's fearless goalie, made eight saves ensuring a 2-1 victory on Williams' home pitch that left the Ephs wondering what happened.  A crowning achievement on a great Hamilton career, the victory is emblematic of Caitlin's poise, competitive spirit and character.

Scott MacDonald's essay on two recent films by James Benning, "James Benning's Thirteen Lakes and 10 Skies and the Culture of Distraction," has just been published in James Benning, a collection of essays published by the Austrian Film Museum on the occasion of a major retrospective of Benning's work. An interview conducted by MacDonald with David Gatten, "Gentle Iconoclast," has just been published in Film Quarterly (Winter 2007-08).

Hamilton's 2007-08 Performing Arts season will continue in February with the first of three special events planned for the spring semester. All events will take place in Wellin Hall at the Schambach Center for Music and the Performing Arts.

Four Hamilton seniors and one junior are participating in a week-long internship working with medical residents in the St. Elizabeth Family Practice Residency program in Utica. Hamilton's Coordinator of Health Professions Advising Leslie North set up the program, and this is the third group of Hamilton students to participate. The student interns are Leann Brigham '09, Bryden Considine '08, Michael Gregg '08, Tamar Nobel '08 and Jenney Stringer '08.

To commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day Hamilton College will present the play The Meeting, by Jeff Stetson, on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 21 and 22. The Meeting is directed by Mark Cryer of Hamilton's Theatre Department and will begin at 7 p.m. following a 6 p.m. dinner in the Fillius Events Barn.