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Over the past 30 years, writer and director Pedro Almodóvar has created some fascinating and controversial films, and he has received worldwide recognition for it. Almodóvar's work has a surprising number of similarities with Greek tragic playwright Euripides. With an Emerson grant and guidance from Margaret Bundy Scott Professor of Comparative Literature Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz, Andres Matlock ’12 will analyze and compare the two.

Melissia Patterson, formerly the top assistant women's basketball coach at the University at Albany, has been selected the head women's basketball coach at Hamilton College.

Zhuoyi Wang, assistant professor of Chinese, recently presented a talk at the Asian Cultural Forum, held at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing, China.

William Billiter, director of foundation, corporate and government relations, is a 2010 winner in the National Poetry Series, a literary awards program which sponsors the publication of five books of poetry each year.

For the victims of domestic violence, the complex emotional effects often leave deeper scars than those on the body. But the first step to finding a voice is confidence, and Katherine Costa ’12 is working with the ROSE Fund this summer to help women recover their self-esteem and take a stand against domestic violence. She is supported by the Joseph F. Anderson ’44 Fund.

As recently as 50 years ago, the Conservative movement was completely different from its current incarnation. But Frank S. Meyer, one of the founding editors of the National Review, united conservatives and moved the party toward its current state. With a Levitt grant and guidance from Publius Virgilius Rogers Professor of American History Robert Paquette, Adam Minchew ’12 is investigating Meyer’s influence and legacy.

Eugene M. Tobin Distinguished Professor of Sociology Dan Chambliss's book Beyond Caring: Hospitals, Nurses, and the Social Organization of Ethics was named one of seven "Must-Read Books for Nurses" by RNdegrees.net, a clearing house for online nursing education.

More than 250 members of the class of 2014 arrived on campus on Aug. 13 to take part in the pre-orientation programs Adirondack Adventure (AA) and Urban Service Experience (USE).

Hamilton College women's swimmer Kerry Coughlin '11 (Carmel, N.Y./John F. Kennedy Catholic HS) participated in a Swim Across America event that raised money for cancer research on Long Island Sound in Stamford, Conn., on June 26.

A phone system located in Christian A. Johnson Hall suffered a lightning strike from the Aug. 16 storm.  As a result, phone service continues to be down on some areas of campus.  Service is expected to be restored on Wednesday, Aug. 18.