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The Hamilton College Continentals wrapped up the regular season with a non-conference doubleheader sweep against the SUNY Polytechnic Wildcats at Hamilton's Loop Road Softball Complex on Wednesday evening. Hamilton (28-9 overall) won the opener 6-0 for its 27th victory of the season, the most wins of any Hamilton College team in history.

Jon Gerstein ’21 plans to go into politics after college and may have just gotten a head start on that career. Gerstein was elected president of the College Democrats of NY (CDNY) at the organization’s annual convention in April.

Barbara Gold, the Edward North Professor of Classics and Greek Literature Emerita, was recently invited to present a lecture and teach a class at Binghamton University.

Why do birds typically live longer than mammals? A new paper offers a hint, albeit not a conclusive answer. Assistant Professors of Biology Cynthia Downs and Ana Jimenez at Hamilton College and Colgate University respectively have co-authored a paper with nine students, “Does cellular metabolism from primary fibroblasts and oxidative stress in blood differ between mammals and birds? The (lack-thereof) scaling of oxidative stress” in press with Integrative and Comparative Biology.

Start. Stop. Continue. On each of the circular tables were two large posters and post-it notes in three colors. Last year’s Town Hall had been an opportunity for students to voice their concerns. This year, Student Assembly (SA) decided it had to do more. On April 29, SA hosted Town Hall 2.0 – this time, not in the Chapel, but in the Annex, with two microphones set up among the tables. Each table held two posters, and each poster (labeled with one of the two main topics) was organized into three categories: start, stop, and continue.

Catherine Ryczek '21 has been named a Barry M. Goldwater Scholar for the 2019-20 academic year. She is among 496 undergraduate sophomores and juniors from across the U.S. to receive the Goldwater, the premier national undergraduate award in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering.

Work by Professor of Art Katharine Kuharic is featured in PPOW Gallery’s Frieze Art Fair running from May 2-5 at the gallery in New York City.

This year, Earth Day got a whole lot of love. Hamilton Sustainability Coordinators (HSC) decided that this year, Earth Day could not just be celebrated on April 22. Hence, “Green Week.” From April 20-26, they hosted Green Week, a week-long series of events to honor our planet and bring attention to environmental issues.

Robert Martin, the Sidney Wertimer Professor for Excellence in Advising and Mentoring, was recently invited to present a paper at the Pioneer Valley Political Theory Workshop.

On a family vacation to Nova Scotia in 1963, Jim Clough ’67 discovered bagpiping. The music moved his brother, and eventually him, when Clough heard his brother practicing at home. Two years later, Clough became a piper too, and he’s been cultivating and perfecting the art for nearly 53 years.