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Bart Elsbach '83 will have a show of his work at OK Harris in New York City from December 1 through January 5, 2008. The artist will be present on December 1 form 3 -5 p.m. Elbach graduated from Hamilton in 1983 with a degree in creative writing and continued his education at NYU where he earned his master of arts. At Hamilton Elbach played men's squash and tennis and was a member of Alpha Delta Phi. He currently lives in Sheffield, Mass. with his wife and two children.

The Hamilton women's soccer team defeated Williams, 2-1, to advance to the NCAA sectional final game on Sunday, while Peter Kosgei '10 finished second at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship.

Nearly 30 alumni, parents, friends and children gathered at the Culinary Institute of America in Greystone, CA on October 27, 2007 to participate in a chocolate demonstration with Chef Stephen Durfee '85, Pasty Chef at the school. Recently awarded the title Certified Executive Pastry Chef by the American Culinary Federation, Chef Durfee has had a long career as an award winning pasty chef. During the chocolate demonstration, Chef Durfee led the alumni association through a participatory candy making demonstration and offered a presentation titled "Chocolate 101."

Milton Kayle '43 was interviewed for a Fox News channel documentary "War Stories with Oliver North, Biography - Harry S. Truman," which will be broadcast on Saturday, Nov. 17, at 8 p.m. (Check local TV listings). Kayle was a member of President Truman's White House staff from 1951 to 1953.

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Emily Tang '08 and Aaron Balivet '08 presented their study of the Chinese education system on Nov. 15 in the KJ Red Pit. Having already studied abroad in Beijing through Hamilton's Associated Colleges in China program during their junior year, they were awarded a U.S. Education Department Fulbright Hayes Group Project Abroad grant that enabled them to study the Chinese education system and gain firsthand experience in teaching Chinese students during the summer. The Fulbright Grant is part of the U.S.-China cultural exchange, which sends U.S. citizens to foreign countries to serve as informal cultural ambassadors. The grant is also aimed toward enhancing the quality of basic education in rural China by introducing new teaching styles in rural schools.

On Thursday, Nov. 15, the Levitt Speaker Series brought economist Catherine Mann to Hamilton to speak about information technology and globalization. Mann outlined the promises and perils surrounding globalization in the information technology sector, and proposed new investments in training to allow the U.S. to continue to compete in an increasingly open economy. 

Hamilton parents, students and art enthusiasts crowded the Emerson Gallery Saturday to hear co-curators Susanna White, Associate Director and Curator of the Emerson Gallery and Bill Salzillo, Professor of Art, and Kym Giacoppe '09 give a gallery talk on the exhibition Edward W. Root: Teacher, Collector and Naturalist, and the sophomore seminar that was taught in conjunction with the exhibition.

Nearly 30 cities will celebrate Alexander Hamilton's 251st birthday during the week of January 7, 2008. Several cities will hold parties with Alexander Hamilton impersonators, Hamilton trivia contests, the time-honored birthday cake and ice cream and educational discussions about Alexander Hamilton's role in American history.

Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan Professor of Government, was a guest on WAMU's The Diane Rehm Show, broadcasted by National Public Radio, on Thursday, Nov. 15, on a program focused on China's Three Gorges Dam.