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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.

Eric Lane, the Eric J. Schmertz Distinguished Professor of Public Law and Public Service at Hofstra University School of Law, will present a lecture on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Science Center Kennedy Auditorium. The lecture, titled "Can We Save Our Constitution through Love Alone?," is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center.

The Hamilton College Department of Theatre will present Marlane Meyer's Etta Jenks as its fall theatre production. Performances are Thursday - Saturday, Nov. 8-10 and Wednesday – Saturday, Nov. 14-17 at 8 p.m., and a matinée on Nov. 10 at 2 p.m., all in Minor Theater. The performance is under the direction of Professor Carole Bellini-Sharp, with lighting design by Bill Burd, costume design by Amy Svoboda and set design by John Pollard. This play contains adult content and is not suitable for children under 16.

More than 1,900 students and their families will congregate on the Hill on Nov. 9-11 for Hamilton's annual Family Weekend. The weekend will include something for everyone, from athletic contests and concerts to a book discussion and educational family colleges.

Hamilton College will host a panel discussion on local sustainability efforts titled "Global Problems, Regional Actions: Sustainability in the Mohawk Valley" on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the KJ Red-Pit (Room 109). The event is free and open to the public.

Laura Purdy, the McCullough Visiting Professor of Philosophy, gave a talk titled "What is (Morally) Wrong with Emergency Contraception?" at the 3rd International Conference on Science and Ethics, on Nov. 2 in Berlin, Germany.

Christine Rathbun, a playwright and performer, presented her one-woman play, "Reconstruction: Or How I Learned to Pay Attention" on Monday, Nov. 5. The performance was sponsored by the Diversity and Social Justice Project's "Health Matters" series.

Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz, the Margaret Bundy Scott Professor of Comparative Literature, presented her paper, "Tragedy and Empire, American Style," at an international conference on the appropriation of ancient empires within modern imperial cultures. Her paper focused on the play The Darker Face of the Earth, by Rita Dove, African-American writer and poet laureate (1993-95).