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The Hamilton women's soccer team defeated Williams, 2-1, to advance to the NCAA sectional final game on Sunday, while Peter Kosgei '10 finished second at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship.

Bart Elsbach '83 will have a show of his work at OK Harris in New York City from December 1 through January 5, 2008. The artist will be present on December 1 form 3 -5 p.m. Elbach graduated from Hamilton in 1983 with a degree in creative writing and continued his education at NYU where he earned his master of arts. At Hamilton Elbach played men's squash and tennis and was a member of Alpha Delta Phi. He currently lives in Sheffield, Mass. with his wife and two children.

Emily Tang '08 and Aaron Balivet '08 presented their study of the Chinese education system on Nov. 15 in the KJ Red Pit. Having already studied abroad in Beijing through Hamilton's Associated Colleges in China program during their junior year, they were awarded a U.S. Education Department Fulbright Hayes Group Project Abroad grant that enabled them to study the Chinese education system and gain firsthand experience in teaching Chinese students during the summer. The Fulbright Grant is part of the U.S.-China cultural exchange, which sends U.S. citizens to foreign countries to serve as informal cultural ambassadors. The grant is also aimed toward enhancing the quality of basic education in rural China by introducing new teaching styles in rural schools.

On Thursday, Nov. 15, the Levitt Speaker Series brought economist Catherine Mann to Hamilton to speak about information technology and globalization. Mann outlined the promises and perils surrounding globalization in the information technology sector, and proposed new investments in training to allow the U.S. to continue to compete in an increasingly open economy. 

Milton Kayle '43 was interviewed for a Fox News channel documentary "War Stories with Oliver North, Biography - Harry S. Truman," which will be broadcast on Saturday, Nov. 17, at 8 p.m. (Check local TV listings). Kayle was a member of President Truman's White House staff from 1951 to 1953.

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Nearly 30 alumni, parents, friends and children gathered at the Culinary Institute of America in Greystone, CA on October 27, 2007 to participate in a chocolate demonstration with Chef Stephen Durfee '85, Pasty Chef at the school. Recently awarded the title Certified Executive Pastry Chef by the American Culinary Federation, Chef Durfee has had a long career as an award winning pasty chef. During the chocolate demonstration, Chef Durfee led the alumni association through a participatory candy making demonstration and offered a presentation titled "Chocolate 101."

The Hamilton Farm Garden hopes to offer a place for all community members to garden. To get started Hamilton gardeners are encouraged to help plant bulbs and garlic on Saturday, Nov. 17, any time between 11 a.m and 2 p.m. Garden organizers are also looking for donations of the following: shovels, hoes, rakes, tomato cages, stakes, hand tools, buckets, wheelbarrows, hoses, gloves and pots. The garden is located east of the Ferguson House parking lot. Contact garden@hamilton.edu.

The Hamilton Performing Arts Classical Connections Series continues Sunday, Nov. 18, at 3 p.m. with the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra in Wellin Hall at the Schambach Center for Music and the Performing Arts. Conducted by Daniel Hege, the SSO will perform Brahms's "Symphony No. 3" and Respighi's "Pines of Rome." The program will also include a premiere of Syracuse composer Andrew Waggoner and "Stretched on the Beauty: Concerto for 4 Cellos and Orchestra."

Hamilton College dance students performed a piece called "Wind Over Wood" composed by Lecturer in Dance Richard Lloyd '73 and choreographed by Associate Professor of Dance Elaine Heekin. The Hamilton students were accompanied by wind ensemble Lavender Trio. In addition, guest artist and choreographer Olivier Wecxsteen, former principal dancer with Boston Ballet and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, performed and set a work for Family Weekend with Hamilton student dancers.