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In a courtroom in Boston, representatives from the National Organization of Women (NOW) sit in on a decision of children’s custody. They are there to remind the judge to be fair and impartial, as a representative of women’s rights worldwide. As a legislative intern with the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women (MCSW), Lennie Specht ’11 works to improve the legislation regarding women’s issues in the state of Massachusetts.

On Monday June 28 the air was filled with excitement, nervousness and the smell of delicious Mexican food down the hill. Dean of Students Nancy Thompson welcomed the students of this year’s Opportunity Programs to her house for a festive meet and greet as part of the program’s summer session.

In 1600 B.C., during the Minoan civilization on Crete, Gournia was bustling with the activity of a small city, with construction of the enormous central palace underway. Working with John McEnroe, the John and Anne Fischer Professor in Fine Arts, Maeve Gately ’12 and Kiernan Acquisto ’13 are excavating the site to learn more about its ancient past.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication Heather Ferrara and Kate Northway ’11 are working on an independent research project exploring points of controversy surrounding the Ludovico Sculpture Trail in Seneca Falls, N.Y.

Assistant Director of Custodial Services Casey Wick presented a program session titled “Clearing the Air” on July 15, at APPA2010, a national conference for higher education facilities officers. The three-day conference took place in Boston. Wick’s presentation focused on implementation of sustainable practices in institutional cleaning operations.

Hamilton conducted its planned emergency drill on its campus in conjunction with the New York State Police (NYSP) and local emergency responders on Tuesday, July 20. “The drill has provided Hamilton College with the opportunity to understand what emergency responders will need from us and what we can expect from them. The drill also allowed the Hamilton community to meet and become familiar with the local emergency responders,” said Director of Campus Safety Fran Manfredo.

Hamilton College and N.Y. State Police Special Operations teams have begun an emergency preparedness drill on the south side of the campus. No public roads will be affected but the public is advised to proceed with care on College Hill Rd. The public will not be allowed on the south side of campus. The drill will conclude at 1 p.m. today.

Four main forces govern the behavior of all matter in the world around us: gravitational, electromagnetic, strong nuclear and weak nuclear. Physicists believe that, at large enough energies, these four forces can be described by a single theory rather than four separate theories. Working for his second summer under Professor of Physics Brian Collett and Professor of Physics Gordon Jones, Edward Lamere ’11 is working on a project to increase the accuracy of an experiment that links the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces called aCORN.

Six members of the Hamilton College faculty have been promoted to the rank of professor. Associate professors Debra Boutin, mathematics; Naomi Guttman, English; Shoshana Keller, history; Doran Larson, English; Herm Lehman biology; and Gary Wyckoff, government, were promoted, effective July 1.

In the forest, populations of rabbits and foxes change relative to one another. Mathematicians model these population fluctuations using differential equations. But mathematical predator-prey models have limitations; for example, the models do not account for rabbits and foxes traversing different paths from water to food source. Combining differential equations and network optimization, Louis Boguchwal ’12 hopes to improve these standard models with guidance from Assistant Professor of Mathematics Andrew Dykstra.