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Professor Eric Lane from the Hofstra University School of Law spoke to Hamilton students and faculty about the role of the United States Constitution on Thursday, Nov. 8. Lane pointed to the problems created in the current political climate by a lack of respect for a "Constitutional conscience," and suggested a set of lessons from the Constitution that can inform modern U.S. discourse.

A fourth edition of The Individual and the Political Order (Rowman & Littlefield), co-authored by Robert Simon, was published in October. Simon, the Marjorie and Robert McEwen Professor of Philosophy, wrote the book with Norman Bowie, the Elmer L Andersen Chair in Corporate Responsibility at the University of Minnesota.

Professor of Physics emeritus Philip Pearle was invited to attend two workshops this summer. He presented "Weak Values and Weak Measurements: A New Approach to Reality in Quantum Theory" at the University of Arizona's "Beyond: Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science" conference in June. He also attended the inaugural conference of the Foundational Questions Institute in Iceland in July, where he was made a member.

Author Janette Turner Hospital will lead a reading and discussion of her latest book, Orpheus Lost, on Friday, Nov. 9, at 2:30 p.m. in the Spencer House Great Room. Turner Hospital is the Carolina Distinguished Professor of English at the University of South Carolina. This event is sponsored by the English Department and Office of the President and is free and open to the public. Those wanting to attend are encouraged to read Orpheus Lost beforehand so they can join in the discussion.

WKTV's "Star Chef" cooking competition, hosted by local TV/radio personality Bill Keeler, will feature a celebrity cook-off between Hamilton College men's hockey head coach Phil Grady and Utica College head coach Gary Heenan '97 on Sunday, Nov. 11, at 11:30 a.m. WKTV airs on channel 2 in the Clinton/Utica area.

Members of the Hamilton College Democrats and Republicans participated in a lively debate on Election Day, Nov. 6, in the Chapel. Allison Gaston-Enholm '09 served as moderator. Republican debaters were Elizabeth Farrington '10, John Molfetas '09, Colin Forwood '09 and Tim Minella '09. The Democrats were represented by Will Leubsdorf '10, Rachel Horowitz '09 and Kye Lippold '10. Debate topics included Iraq, health care reform, immigration, gay marriage and global warming. Both sides were given two minutes to state their opinion, then five to seven minutes of debate followed on each topic.

The Hamilton College Exiles men's rugby team, which won its second consecutive Division III New York State Championship last Saturday, looks to remain unbeaten when it hosts William Paterson University Saturday for the Eastern Regional title.

Associate Professor of French Joseph Mwantuali is the author of a novel about African politics titled Impair de la nation (Publisher: Les Editons Cle, Yaounde, Cameroon, October, 2007) L'Impair de la nation literally means the "The nation's odd number." But, according to Mwantuali, "L'impair" also connotes lexically the opposite of "Le Pere de la nation," as African dictators like to call themselves. L'Impair de la nation is Mwantuali's third book.

The Richard W. Couper Press has published its first monograph, Visiting the Shakers: Watervliet, Hancock, Tyringham, New Lebanon, 1778-1849. It is edited by Glendyne Wergland, who presented the Couper Phi Beta Kappa Library lecture at Hamilton on Oct. 23.

Hamilton's Debate Team competed at Cornell University on November 2-3 in a field of 35 teams and 40 novices and won five awards. The winners were: Luke Maher '11, 2nd best novice speaker; Andrew Harris '11, 6th best novice speaker; Chris Smith '11, 8th best novice speaker; Phil Fraccola '08 and Andrew Harris, 2nd best novice team; and Alex Duncan '10 and Chris Smith, 5th best novice team.