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Alexei Smith ’19 has known what she’s wanted out of life since high school, and at the University of Colorado Boulder, she’s one step closer to achieving her dream.

You might find yourself running into KJ at 8:59 this Thursday morning, almost late for your 9 a.m. economics class. Alternatively, you might find yourself studying until the wee hours of the morning, preparing for your first exam of the semester. Whatever brings you to KJ between today and Friday, consider taking an informative break by observing the Contemporary Anti-Semitism Exhibit, housed in the KJ Atrium until the end of the week. To introduce the week-long exhibit, Professor of History Shoshana Keller gave a talk on anti-Semitism in the contemporary world, an informative complement to an already educational collection of information.

The first time Ethiopian artist Elias Sime saw a motherboard, he thought it looked like a landscape. Created by Sime and his collaborator, Meskerem Assegued, “Tightrope” is a commentary on humanity, technology, and the environment – and how the three interact. On Sept 7, the Wellin Museum not only celebrated the opening reception of “Tightrope,” but also welcomed Sime and Assegued (who acted as translator) to Hamilton as part of the Wellin’s Artists in Conversation series. Johnson-Pote Director of the Wellin Tracy Adler guided the conversation.

Assistant Professor of Literature Stephanie Bahr recently published a personal essay about reading and teaching as a scholar with a disability.

Looking to use her legal expertise to fight domestic violence, attorney Stephanie Nilva ’88 in 2003 launched the nonprofit organization Day One, which serves young people in New York City. She’s been its executive director since the beginning.

Hamilton students volunteered at more than 20 non-profit agencies in Oneida County for Make A Difference Day. The students provided a variety of services ranging from cleaning the Utica Children’s Museum, polishing the kitchen at Hope House, weeding the garden at Clinton Elementary School, and leading activities at Lutheran Care Nursing Home.

If you know Roz Chast’s cartoons, you know Roz Chast. You know she’s funny. And perceptive. And prone to outbursts of delicious quirk. You also know she’s every inch the Big Apple native, her New Yorker bona fides evident in her New Yorker cartoons — the streets, the subways, the apartments crammed with odd ducks and overstuffed couches. You know she doesn’t shy from the weirdness or kerfuffle of everyday life.

Participating in the Digestive Disease Summer Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital this summer has solidified Ishan Bhatia’s ’20 desire to conduct cancer research and attend medical school.

While students generally frequent the Clinton Farmer’s Market during the summer and at the beginning of the fall semester, few probably know the market and farming community like Haley Tietz ’19, who works there every Thursday. An employee at Common Thread Community Farm based in Madison, N.Y., Tietz has spent the few months since her graduation further immersing herself in local farm life.

The Hamilton College Department of Music starts of the semester with two faculty concerts in Wellin Hall, Schambach Center. The faculty artists of the Department of Music present the Fall Faculty Concert on Friday, Sept. 6, at 7:30 p,m. This concert will feature solo performances by Sar-Shalom Strong, piano; Allan Kolsky, clarinet; Monk Rowe, saxophone; Tina Toglia, piano; Katie Martins, oboe; and others.