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Rebecca Wadler '00, a representative of the Sierra Club, will speak about global over-population and its adverse environmental impacts, on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 6 p.m., in the Red Pit at Hamilton. The talk is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the Hamilton Environmental Action Group.

Addressing a standing-room only crowd in the Kennedy Auditorium, Professor of History Bob Paquette stated that, back in the 1950s, The New York Times published an article that favorably described Hamilton’s liberal arts curriculum and asked the following: “what basic musts . . . must a college give its students for effective living for the next 50 years?” Or, in other words, what are the important elements of a liberal arts education? It was that question – old, but certainly still relevant – that defined the upcoming panel discussion, which featured conservative commentators Adam Kissel, James Piereson, and Roger Kimball.

Bundy Dining Hall was turned into the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on Oct. 23 and 24 as the 8th annual Hogwarts at Hamilton welcomed muggles and their families for tours. Around 50 Hamilton students took on roles of characters in the popular Harry Potter books and improvised scenes from the J.K. Rowling series.

Ernest Williams, the Christian A. Johnson Excellence in Teaching Professor of Biology, published a conservation column titled "Managing Habitat for Lupines and Rare Butterflies" in the magazine of the Lepidopterists' Society.

Triggered by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’ recent condemnation of golf and The New York Times ethicist Randy Cohen’s criticism that golf has little or no moral worth, former golf coach and Marjorie and Robert W. McEwen Professor of Philosophy Robert Simon penned an opinion piece in The Christian Science Monitor.

Take an October afternoon of sunny skies and seasonable temperatures, toss in scores of activities, food and entertainment, and combine an enthusiastic group of Hamilton students with local families, and the result is a very successful Fall Fest 2009.

“The great thing about immersing yourself into a foreign culture is taking advantage of all the new opportunities it presents,” says Louis Boguchwal ’13. “Trying something new is the only way to expose yourself to the opportunities.” Boguchwal is referring to korfball - a game resembling basketball meets ultimate Frisbee, played with what looks like a soccer ball on a court divided into zones, with gender-specific rules.

This summer, Bristol Scholarship winner Sarah Cryer ’10 gained medical experience with practicing gynecologic oncologist and pelvic surgeon Dr. Elizabeth Poynor. Following her completion of surgical training at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, Dr. Poynor decided to work exclusively in practices dedicated to the advancement of women’s health issues. Cryer’s collaboration with Dr. Poynor before the start of the academic year fused research-based knowledge with practical, career-related experience.

The Hamilton Environmental Action Group (HEAG ) participated in the worldwide 350 day on Oct. 24. HEAG members made 350 papers cranes that were hung on a tree in Root Glen to raise awareness of the climate crisis.

War correspondent Anna Badkhen will discuss her experiences in the field in a lecture titled "War, Women, and Women Warriors" on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 4:10 p.m. in the Hamilton College Science Center’s Kennedy Auditorium. The event, sponsored by the Dean of the Faculty and the Department of German and Russian Studies, is free and open to the public.