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George Shields, the Winslow Professor of Chemistry, presented a lecture at his alma mater, Georgia Tech, on April 18-19, in conjunction with a symposium commemorating 100 years of chemistry there. Shields earned a B.S. degree in chemistry from Georgia Tech in 1981, a master's degree in 1983, and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry in 1986. He participated in events to inaugurate the Molecular Science and Engineering building, the new home for the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Shields was one of a dozen alumni invited to campus to present a lecture during the 100 year celebration.

Carl Hayden '63 will lead the Think Tank discussion on "The State of Reform in New York State Public Education" on Friday, April 20. Hayden, chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents and an integral part of the Campaign for Fiscal Equity and Co-Chair of Governor Elliot Spitzer's Education Transition Team, will share his knowledge on the changing shape of public education in New York. The discussion will take place at noon in KJ 221.

This message was sent to the Hamilton community on April 17. Dear Members of the Hamilton Community,Yesterday's massacre at Virginia Tech has shocked and touched us all. The horror of the events, and the fact that they took place on a college campus, affect us even though Blacksburg is miles away from Clinton. Our sympathy goes out to every member of the Virginia Tech community as they cope with this terrible tragedy.

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Students from Hamilton College and the University of Virginia staged a debate April 14 over which of their respective patrons--Alexander Hamilton or Thomas Jefferson--was the greater and more deserving Founding Father of our nation. The battle was precipitated by a bold challenge served upon the Cavaliers' debate society by the upstart and brash Continentals. In good humor, the Cavaliers enthusiastically accepted the challenge and hosted the engagement on their historic and beautiful campus in Charlottesville, Va.

Several students have recently returned to campus and the New York City program from a wonderful, if wet, weekend conference in Buffalo, New York. The annual EuroSim meeting of the Trans-Atlantic Consortium for European Union Studies and Simulations was held on the campus of Canisius College from April 12-15. Hamilton College was represented by Mariam Ballout '10; Henok Alemayo '10; Priscilla Rouyer '10; Steve Sallan '09; Murtaza Jafri '08; and Elena Filekova '08. Professor Ted Lehmann, faculty advisor from the Government Department, accompanied the group.

Richard Wasserstrom, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at University of California, Santa Cruz, will speak on "Racism and Affirmative Action" on Monday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fillius Events Barn.  This lecture is the last in the Levitt Center Speaker Series titled "Inequality and Equity" and is free and open to the public.

The Ravi Coltrane Quartet, led by the son of legendary jazz musician John Coltrane, will give a jazz performance in Wellin Hall at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 20. Ravi Coltrane, a tenor and soprano saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, has been praised by Jazz Weekly for creating music with “...an explosion of rhythmic and melodic sequences that float through the air with grace.” Tickets are $18 for the public, $12 for seniors, and $5 for students, and can be reserved by calling 859-4331.

As part of the Faculty Lecture Series, assistant professor of psychology Jennifer Borton will speak on Friday, April 20 at 4:10 pm in the Kirner-Johnson Red Pit. Borton will discuss her research on how negative self thought-suppression leads to negative consequences on mood and self-esteem, and present her argument that “suppressing one negative thought also makes other, related negative thoughts more accessible in mind.”

Margaret Thickstun, the Elizabeth J. McCormack Professor of English Literature at Hamilton, has published a new book, Milton's Paradise Lost: Moral Education (Palgrave Macmillan, April 17, 2007).