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Derek Jones, the Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics, presented a paper titled "Inequality, Trust and the size of the cooperative sector: cross country evidence" at the First International Conference on the Social Economy in Victoria, Canada, on Wednesday, Oct. 24. The paper details the first, albeit preliminary, empirical evidence on the determinants of differences in the size of the cooperative sector around the world.

U.S. Representative Michael A. Arcuri (D-Utica), who represents the 24th District of New York that includes Hamilton College, hosted a visit on Oct. 16 from students in Hamilton's Program in Washington.

Dan Nye '88, CEO of networking site LinkedIn, is featured in a Newsweek Q&A interview in which he mentions Hamilton College (10/29/07). LinkedIn is a professional networking site with 15 million members that is built on social-networking concepts and principles. In answering whether LinkedIn users should accept a connection from anyone who asks, Nye responded "Absolutely not....But I'll always accept someone who's a Hamilton College (my alma mater) grad."

The second test of Hamilton's new campuswide emergency communications system will take place on Monday, Oct. 29. All Hamilton students and employees will receive a phone call, e-mail and/or text message between 11 and 11:30 a.m.

The Hamilton College Democrats sponsored a speech by David Corn, former editor of The Nation magazine and new bureau chief of Mother Jones, on Oct. 22. Corn discussed the prospects of Democratic and Republican candidates in the 2008 presidential election, and suggested that a Democratic win was possible but still uncertain.

In August, 2007, chef Stephen Durfee '85 was awarded the title Certified Executive Pastry Chef by the American Culinary Federation and is currently a pastry chef instructor at The Culinary Institute of America in St. Helena, Calif. On Oct. 27, Chef Durfee will lead the Northern California Alumni Association in a chocolate and candy making demonstration at the Greystone School. Nearly 30 guests will join Chef Durfee in the Culinary Institute's kitchen for this special opportunity.  

New York Governor Eliot Spitzer's nomination of Carl T. Hayden '63 to the State University of New York (SUNY) Board of Trustees was confirmed by the New York State Senate on Oct. 23. Spitzer also designated Hayden chairman of the SUNY Board.

Author Glendyne Wergland, whose most recent book, Visiting the Shakers: 1778-1849, was recently published by Hamilton's Couper Press, presented the Couper Phi Beta Kappa Library Lecture on Oct. 23. The Couper lecture was established in 2005 to honor Hamilton alumnus Richard "Dick" Couper '44. Couper died in January 2006. This annual lecture recognizes Couper's commitment and contributions to the college and the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Each fall a distinguished speaker is invited to present topics related to the college's special library collections or to present an issue related to libraries in general.

Frank Anechiarico, Maynard Knox Professor of Government and Law, delivered a keynote address titled "Building Public Sector Effectiveness and Integrity – Together" at the first Australian Public Sector Anti-Corruption (APSAC) Conference on Wednesday, October 24. Held in Sydney, Australia, from Oct. 23 – 26, the conference was a joint initiative of Australia's leading anti-corruption bodies comprising the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption, the Queensland Crime and Misconduct Commission and the Western Australian Corruption and Crime Commission. Participants were drawn from Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Americas and included representatives from law enforcement, higher education, the public sector and local government.

Professor of Comparative Literature Peter J. Rabinowitz gave a plenary talk at the First International Narratological Conference, sponsored by the Jiangxi Academy of Social Sciences, and held in Nanchang in October. Rabinowitz, one of only six foreign scholars invited to the conference, delivered a paper titled "Understanding Rhetorical Nuance: Western Music and Narrative Theory."