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Two conclusions stand out in a 2006 poll of high school seniors -- this year's college freshmen -- on gun control issues.  “The students we polled have had considerable exposure to guns and the threat of gun violence and they give almost universal support to the most commonly proposed gun control measures,” Hamilton College Sociology Professor Dennis Gilbert, the poll's director, said. The poll was conducted in 2006 by Gilbert and his students, in collaboration with Zogby International.

The Hamilton College Classics Department will host students from Colgate University, Skidmore and Union Colleges on Friday, April 20 as they join Hamilton students for a day long conference on the classics.

Senior Associate Dean of Admission Mary Karen Vellines wrote an article titled “Both Sides of the Desk: Counseling Director Turned Admission Officer” for the spring 2007 issue of The Journal of College Admission. The article examines the positions of high school counselor and college admission officer and how they relate to each other. During her career, Vellines has held both positions. She also discusses the impact of the U.S. News rankings effect on the college admission process. The Journal of College Admission is the publication of the National Association for College Admission Counseling.

The Hamilton College Department of Theatre presents the second week of performances of "Stone Cold Dead Serious," a high-octane romp across the wastelands of American suburbia. Please note: This play contains explicit language and sexual content not suitable for children. Performances are Wednesday, April 18 - Saturday April 21, at 8 p.m. in the college's Minor Theatre. Tickets are $5 for general admission and $3 for senior citizens and students. To reserve tickets, call the box office at (315) 859-4057.

On April 15 the Hamilton students currently participating in the college’s Washington D.C. program attended a small group lecture with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsberg and students from Cornell and American University. The meeting took place in the Supreme Court’s Lawyers Lounge. Justice Ginsberg spoke for a short time about Belva Lockwood, one of her heroes. Lockwood became the first woman admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court in 1879. Ginsberg wrote a forward for the recently published book Belva Lockwood: The Woman Who Would be President by Jill Norgren.

Richard Wasserstrom, professor emeritus of philosophy at University of California, Santa Cruz, and a member of the California State Bar, is the final speaker in the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center 2006-2007 lecture series. Wasserstrom will speak on Monday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fillius Events Barn. Titled “Inequality and Equity,” the series has focused on an examination of the causes and consequences of inequality both in the U.S. and at the global level, with an emphasis on policy aimed at achieving equitable outcomes.

“Crying Sun,” a documentary that focuses on the life stories of people from the high mountainous village of Zumsoy in the separatist region of Chechnya, Russia, will be screened on Thursday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the Red Pit in the Kirner Johnson Building. The event, which is free and open to the public, will include a panel discussion on human rights violations in Chechnya following the screening of the film.

Despite the weather, Accepted Student Open House will take place on Monday, April 16. If you plan to attend, however, please consult your local forecast and determine if the trip is feasible. First and foremost, we want you to be safe. If you decide not to attend the Open House, please email admission@hamilton.edu and we hope you will reschedule your campus visit sometime in April.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Government Peter Cannavo's forthcoming book The Working Landscape: Founding, Preservation, and the Politics of Place (MIT Press, 2007) was one of the featured titles in a "New Books in Environmental Political Theory" panel at the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association. Cannavo presented the book, and it was reviewed - quite favorably - by the panel discussant. The meeting was held in March in Las Vegas.

Allison Demas, a candidate for May graduation from Hamilton College, has been awarded a Fulbright Grant to Senegal. She will spend the 2007-08 academic year at the Universite Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar, Senegal, where she will research antimalarial treatments in the lab of Dr. Daouda Ndiaye. Malaria is a deadly infectious disease estimated to kill up to three million people annually, with 90 percent of malaria cases occurring in Africa.