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Bates College took the lead for good on a 20-yard touchdown pass with 1:15 left in the fourth quarter and the Bobcats held on for a 23-22 New England Small College Athletic Conference win against visiting Hamilton College at Garcelon Field on Nov. 8.

Hamilton College utilized five all-state efforts to finish in third place at the New York State Collegiate Track Conference championship on its own 5,000-meter course on Nov. 8.

Peter Kosgei '10 won his second straight individual title at the New York State Collegiate Track Conference championship as Hamilton College finished in fourth place on its own soggy 8,000-meter course on Nov. 8.

Host and top-seed St. Lawrence University scored the go-ahead goal with 12 seconds remaining in regulation and went on to a 2-1 win against upset-minded Hamilton College in a Liberty League championship tournament semifinal on Nov. 7 at North Country Field.

Merritt Paulson '95 is featured in a New York Times article, "Seeking Help to Bring an M.L.S. Team to Portland," (11/9/08) about his efforts to bring a major league soccer team to Portland.

After spending their summer doing collaborative research with faculty, more than 100 Hamilton students got to show off the fruits of their labors during Family Weekend, Oct. 30-Nov. 2. Poster sessions for Emerson Summer Collaboration Grants, Levitt Summer Research Fellows and summer science research took place on Oct. 31 in KJ Commons and in the Science Center Wellin Atrium.

The Hamilton College Government Department will sponsor a panel discussion about the 2008 election and the Obama presidency on Sunday, Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel. The panel will feature four distinguished Hamilton alumni, and will be followed by a question and answer period. It is free and open to the public.

Associate Professors of Economics Ann Owen and Julio Videras and Scholar in Residence Chris Willemsen have co-authored an article for the Social Science Quarterly (vol. 89, Dec. 08). In the article "Democracy, Participation, and Life Satisfaction," the authors use data on life satisfaction for individuals in 46 countries. The results show that democracy is positively correlated with life satisfaction. The opportunity to participate in the political process and whether the democracy is parliamentary or presidential are also related to individual subjective well-being.

Three Hamilton College women's soccer players were honored by the Liberty League on Nov. 6 when the league selected its 2008 end-of-season award winners.

Three Hamilton College field hockey players were honored by the Liberty League on Nov. 6 when the league selected its 2008 end-of-season award winners.