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Morio Watanabe, visiting scholar at New York University, presents "The Poetics and Politics of Japanese Animation During World War II," on Tuesday, April 18 at 4 p.m. in the Science Center Auditorium. This lecture is free and open to the public.

Sarah Griffith '06 has been awarded the college's prestigious Bristol Fellowship. The Bristol Fellowship was begun in 1996 as part of a gift to Hamilton College by William M. Bristol, Jr., (Class of 1917). The purpose of the fellowship is to perpetuate Mr. Bristol's spirit and share it with students of the college that was such an important part of his life. Created by his family, the fellowship is designed to encourage Hamilton students to experience the richness of the world by living outside the United States for one year and studying an area of great personal interest.

Associate Professor of Dance Bruce Walczyk presented "Martial Arts & Dance: The Way of Filipino and Malaysian Martial Culture" and "Capoeira: An African-Brazilian Martial Art" at the recent American CollegeDance Festival Association Conference held at Montclair State University.

Ann Owen, former Federal Reserve economist and associate professor of economics, was quoted in the MarketWatch article "Guns, butter and the Fed." Owen said, "If we could do the experiment where we don't spend $100 billion in Iraq and we don't spend it anywhere else, and we don't give it out in tax cuts, then, in fact, GDP would be going slower and the Fed would probably stop raising interest rates sooner."

Acclaimed film director/writer/producer Mira Nair will give the Winton J. Tolles Lecture at Hamilton College on Sunday, April 16, at 7 p.m. in K.J. Auditorium. "Between Two Worlds: An Evening With Mira Nair" is free and open to the public. In addition, her film "Monsoon Wedding" will be screened that day at 2 p.m. in K.J. Auditorium, followed by a question and answer session with Nair.

Professor of Geosciences Eugene Domack leads an international team of researchers, including five Hamilton students, on a month-long expedition to Antarctica, where they will investigate the cause of the collapse of the Larsen B Ice Shelf as well as continuing changes to the Antarctic Peninsula. Last year's trip produced significant discoveries.

Joyce M. Barry, Scholar-in-Residence, has received a National Endowment of the Humanities Fellowship titled: "Regional Studies and the Liberal Arts: An Appalachian Exemplar." Barry's fellowship will be conducted at the NEH Institute at Ferrum College, Ferrum, Virginia, in June. Barry's research will center on Appalachian women's grassroots protest against the destructive forces of mountaintop removal coal mining on small communities in Appalachia.

The American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies recently elected Professor of French John C. O'Neal vice president of the Society for Eighteenth-Century French Studies at its annual meeting in Montreal. The society is the French caucus of the national society. Established in 1969, the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies advances study and research in the history of a time that has profoundly influenced our world. O’Neal will assume presidency of the society in 2007.

The Hamilton College Department of Theatre will perform "A Streetcar Named Desire" during the month of April. The play, written by Tennessee Williams, tells the story of Blanche du Bois, a woman whose life has been undermined by her romantic illusions, leading her to deny the realities of her current life. A visit to her sister and her brutal husband in New Orleans leads to the destruction of her fragile life. The production,  directed by Associate Professor of Theatre Craig Latrell, hits the stage on Thursday April 13 at 8 p.m. in the College's Minor Theatre. Other performance times are: Friday April 14 at 8 p.m.; Saturday April 15 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Wednesday April 19 through Saturday April 22 at 8 p.m. The tickets are $5 general admission and $3 for senior citizens and students. To reserve tickets, call the box office at 315 859-4057.

On Saturday, April 8, Hamilton College's Focus on the Arts weekend featured "Picture This: A Symposium on Political Cartooning and Illustrating," in the new Science Center. Presented by Thomas Booth '06, a senior at Hamilton College and four-year cartoonist for Hamilton's The Spectator, the symposium also featured Hamilton Professor of Religious Studies Jay Williams, Boston University Professor Emeritus of English  John Riely, and syndicated cartoonists Rob Rogers, whose cartoons appear regularly in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Newsweek, and USA Today; Tony Auth, of The Philadelphia Inquirer; and Steve Brodner, who has regular cartoons in National Lampoon, Sports Illustrated, Playboy and Spy.