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The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution on July 15 sponsored by Representative Michael A. Arcuri (D-Utica) congratulating the Hamilton College Continentals on winning the NCAA Division III women's lacrosse championship. 

Please accept the deep and sincere thanks for your generosity from all of us on the Hill. Each year alumni, parents and friends of Hamilton are asked to sustain the College with their unrestricted gifts. In the fund-year that just closed, nearly 10,000 individuals participated and contributed just over $5.8 million. Alumni participation was 52.2%, exceeding 50 percent for a remarkable 27th consecutive year.

Frannie Carley '10 (Cumberland, Maine) is trying something totally new this summer. A rising junior, she has always had "typical summer jobs," she says, working in retail and in restaurants. This summer, however, she wanted to go beyond a summer job and find an internship that would allow her to work in a nonprofit, using her interests in philosophy and government. "I wanted to test the waters of a real job and do some career exploration," she says, "but I knew that I'd need Hamilton's help if I was going to get to explore the nonprofit sector."

The band Filligar, which includes Hamilton student Casey Gibson '09, has been chosen as a finalist in the competition to open for Coldplay in their upcoming concert in Boston. Currently fourth in the pool of 15 finalists, Filligar needs to be one of the top three vote-winners in order to have the chance to be chosen by Coldplay as the opener.

Senior Eric Kuhn was interviewed on Wednesday, July 16, on WNYC-FM 93.9, New York's flagship public radio station, on its morning program,"The Takeaway." The segment, "Future politicians will have to face the ghosts of their Facebook pasts," addressed the permanent trails left behind by users of social network Web sites, trails that may embarrass or possibly sabotage future opportunities.

Graham Cummiskey '08 has been awarded a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship to Malaysia, where she will teach English. An art history and environmental studies major while at Hamilton, she was one of the original facilitators of the Underground Café. The Underground Café facilitates workshops and programs such as college preparation classes to local inner city teenagers in Utica. Cummiskey also served as Hamilton volunteer coordinator and development intern for the Café.

Professor of Music Michael Woods, "Doctuh" Mike Woods, will direct the Zoe Jazz Ensemble in conjunction with the Cazenovia Chamber of Commerce Concerts in the Park series on Thursday, July 17, from 7-9 p.m.at Cazenovia's Lakeland Park. Woods is also the group's bassist playing with trumpeter Jeff Stockham, Bob Cesari on sax, Rick Compton on drums and Tom Witkowski on piano.

Vancomycin is an effective antibiotic that interferes with cell wall synthesis in bacteria. Because it is so powerful, vancomycin is only used after other antibiotics have failed in order to reduce the development of resistant bacteria; however, vancomycin-resistant bacteria have emerged despite these precautions. Gail Corneau '10 (Clifton Park, N.Y.) and Lydia Rono '11 (Eldoret, Kenya) are working with Assistant Professor of Chemistry Nicole Synder to develop a vancomycin derivative incorporating an unnatural carbohydrate to overcome this bacterial resistance.

Molly Faerber '10 is the recipient of a $5,000 scholarship from Lighthouse International. The organization honors gifted and motivated students for their outstanding courage in overcoming the challenges of vision loss. Faerber received the Judy Van Nostrand Arts Award.

When in doubt, look at what's right around you. Dan Rudel '10 (Metuchen, N.J.) knew he wanted to pursue a research project this summer, but was unsure exactly what to study. He thought about possibilities in the area: "I was looking for things that are interesting about Utica," he says. "I didn't realize how interesting it was until I started research."