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Author Amy Hatkoff K'78 has published a new book titled The Inner Life of Farm Animals: Their Amazing Intellectual, Emotional, and Social Capacities (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 176 pp) With a foreword by Jane Goodall and an afterword by Wayne Pacelle, President of the Humane Society of the United States, the book combines the latest research on the emotional and intellectual capacities of farm animals with touching stories to bring their inner world to life. Soulful photographs of cows, goats, lambs, and other barnyard animals complement the text, and add to the argument that these creatures deserve our attention. In this heartfelt book, Hatkoff joins the growing call for treating these sentient, intelligent beings with compassion and respect.

Defending NCAA Division III women's lacrosse champion Hamilton College will play Franklin & Marshall College in a 2009 NCAA tournament semifinal at Roanoke College's Donald J. Kerr Stadium in Salem, Va., on Saturday, May 16, at 8 p.m.

Hamilton College men's crew did not row in the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championship Regatta in Camden, N.J., as there was a limited schedule on May 9 and the rest of the races were canceled around mid-morning on May 10.

Hamilton College women's crew competed in an Eastern College Athletic Conference championship regatta that was plagued by high winds on May 9 and 10 and eventually canceled during the second day in Camden, N.J.

Molly Kane '09 was top female individual finisher, John-Paul Koenig of Clinton was the top male individual, and the Adirondack Adventure team won the relay in the sixth annual HamTrek Triathlon on May 8.

Peter F. Cannavò, assistant professor of government, presented a talk at the conference, "Does the Environment Have a Right?: Critical Perspectives on Environmentalism and the Left," at the University of Chicago on May 9. Cannavò's talk was titled "Civic Republicanism and the Ecological Challenges of a New Century." The conference was sponsored by the University's Program on the Global Environment.

Study Buddies is an on-campus mentoring program that in recent months has taken initiatives to expand its mission. Co-directors Pat Hodgens '09 and Ben Dropkin '11 coordinate the partnership between HAVOC and For the Good Inc., a Utica non-profit run by Kirkland alumna Cassandra Harris-Lockwood '74.

Hamilton College's NCAA Division III tournament regional final against Middlebury College at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, was covered by Lacrosse Magazine Online and featured on its Web site on May 10.

Hamilton theatre students will perform In The Watchfires, an original performance piece, as part of a Senior Day for the Utica Public Housing Authority Resource Center this week. It was created by Christian Baxter '10, Chelsea D'Aprile '09, Nick Fesette '09, Romina Memoli Amador '09, and Susan Stanton '09, and directed by Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre Dustin Helmer '99. There will be an on-campus performance in Minor Theater on Tuesday, May 12, at 8 p.m. To reserve a free ticket for the campus performance, call the Theatre and Dance Office at 315-859-4057.

Professor of Chinese De Bao Xu was appointed as visiting chair professor, member of the Council of Academic Policy, and research fellow at the Institute of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, College of Humanities, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai campus, for a period of three years beginning in May. He was also invited to give a talk on "Using Modern Technology to Teach Language and Film Studies" at Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai campus, on May 8.