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  • Jonathan Rick '05 wrote a column for the Utica Observer-Dispatch about Pope John Paul II (4/3/05). "Pope's Contributions Enriched All Humanity" was part of a round-up of reflections on the Pope by the OD's community contributors.

  • Jeff Weeks, a freelance mathematician and MacArthur Fellow, presented a lecture titled “The Shape of Space on March 31 at Hamilton College.

  • Wil Lemon '08 was featured in a Poughkeepsie Journal article (3/28/05) about his travels to Chattanooga, Tenn., as a Hamilton College Alternative Spring Break volunteer. Lemon and nine other Hamilton students worked for a week on building part of the Cumberland Trail, which will, when complete, stretch 300 miles from the Cumberland Gap National Park on the northern border of Tennessee and Kentucky, southwest to the Tennessee River Gorge in Chattanooga. "Most kids want to just go out and party during spring break," Lemon said in the article. "I decided one week away doing some community service would be good for me."  

  • University of Cambridge professor of philosophy Simon Blackburn will deliver the Truax Lecture at Hamilton College on Monday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fillius Events Barn.  The title of the lecture, which is free and open to the public, is “Religion, Liberalism, and the Foundations of Value.”

  • The Barnes and Noble edition of Spinoza's Ethics and The Improvement of the Understanding, with an introduction by Professor of Religious Studies Heidi M. Ravven, has been published. Ravven's Ford Foundation funded project on Rethinking Ethics and Civil Society via Spinoza, Buddhists, Navajos and Moslems will take her to southern California to interview experts and members of the Japanese Buddhist community, immigrant Moslems, Spinoza scholars and philosophers on non-mainstream ideas of freedom. Ravven is completing the planning year of her Ford Foundation project.  

  • Robert Garland, Professor of Classics at Colgate University, gave a lecture titled "From Media Tarts to Tabloid Queens: Attention-Seeking In Antiquity" as part of the Hamilton Department of Classics Winslow Lecture series on March 31. Garland discussed the phenomenon of celebrity in ancient Greece and Rome, arguing that a desire for fame has been a motivation for people throughout history. 

  • “Close Reading” Assignment Students in “Jesus in the East: The Spiritual Traditions of the Byzantine and Russian Orthodox Churches” (RSNST/RELST 255; Spring 2005) were given the assignment to research the symbolism and theological significance of a pre-selected group of medieval Russian icons. Their findings and analysis were codified in a poster printed in the Multimedia Presentation Center.

  • What civic responsibilities do colleges have? Should professors advocate for certain points of view? Should they encourage political activism? Are college professors and administrators responsible for maintaining objectivity and "balance" inside and outside the classroom? Stanley Fish, dean emeritus of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago, will debate Elizabeth Minnich, senior fellow with the Association of American Colleges & Universities' Office of Diversity, Equity, and Global Initiatives at Hamilton on Saturday, April 9 at 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel. Hamilton history professors Maurice Isserman and Douglas Ambrose will provide commentary.

  • The ACCESS Project's photo exhibit, "The Missing Story of Ourselves" opened at the O'Kane Gallery at the University of Houston, downtown campus, on March 9. More than 200 people attended, including the mayor of Houston, city councilmen, the president and officers of the college and students. The exhibit features photos and essays by ACCESS students that describe the positive impact ACCESS has had on their lives. The ACCESS Project, founded in 2001, is a program designed to provide capable low-income parents in Central New York with a fully-supported introduction to liberal arts education. View photos from the opening.

  • The Latino Renaissance:  The Many Faces of the 21st Century Latino will be held at Hamilton College on the weekend of April 8 and 9. The current Latino undergraduates and alumni have designed this special event with the goals of offering Hamilton Latino students a network with which to explore post-graduation career options, and providing the alumni a great opportunity to reunite, enhance and share their established networks. 

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