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Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Associate Professor of Government was quoted in the Philadelphia Inquirer article, "True patriotism is whatever ennobles us." "We found that in 2002, patriotism suddenly showed up as a very important factor in voting," said Klinkner who analyzed a national survey of voters after the 2002 election. Unlike in previous elections, patriotism became very partisan after 9/11.

Lorene Cary, author and senior lecturer in creative writing at the University of Pennsylvania, gave a lecture titled "Memoir, History and Mystery" in the Barn on Oct. 21. Cary is best known as the author of Black Ice, a memoir of her years as a black female student and later teacher at St. Paul's, an exclusive New England boarding school. She spoke about the experience of writing this book and the unique process of writing a memoir. Her visit was sponsored by the College 130 classes, the departments of Africana Studies and Women's Studies, the Office of the President, the Dean of the Faculty, and the Kirkland Project.

Ann Owen, director of the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center and associate professor of economics, led a discussion about the economic proposals of presidential candidates Bush and Kerry at the first Levitt Center Think Tank lunch of the semester. While the candidates recognize the same economics-related issues as important, Owen said, they sometimes have very different approaches to solving them. Owen is a former Federal Reserve economist.

Professor of Anthropology Doug Raybeck was quoted in the Albany Times Union article "Keep hopes and dreams out of a personal ad." Raybeck, who has done extensive research and published studies on the art of the personal ad, said above all else, be honest. "If you're looking for a long-term commitment, say that. Want to enhance your social life? Make that clear. And, well, if you're just looking for sex, you might as well put that out there. Being honest saves everyone time."  The article also appeared in the Chicago Tribune.

George Shields, the Winslow Professor of Chemistry, has published a paper in the International Journal of Quantum Chemistry with Meghan Dunn '06 and Emma Pokon '04. Their article is titled "The ability of the Gaussian-2, Gaussian-3, Complete Basis Set-QB3, and Complete Basis Set-APNO model chemistries to model the geometries of small water clusters." This paper, which is a study of the structures of water clusters that are important in the earth's atmosphere, is the second publication for Meghan and the third for Emma. Emma is currently enrolled in law school at the University of Vermont, where she is pursuing environmental law.  Meghan is a junior chemistry major at Hamilton.

Associate Professor of Art History Steve Goldberg presented two lectures on the environment at a conference on "Environment, Culture, and Development in East Asia" held at Ohio Wesleyan University in October.  The first was titled, "Mapping the Human-Nature Relationship in Traditional and Contemporary Chinee Painting;" the second, "The Human-Nature Relationship in Japanese Architecture and Gardens."

Assistant Professor of Theater Mark Cryer has been cast in Our Lady of 121st Street, a production by the Redhouse Theatre in downtown Syracuse. It opened on Oct. 22 and runs through Nov. 13.

Author Lorene Cary will lecture at Hamilton College on Thursday, Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fillius Events Barn.  Her talk is titled “What's the story? Memoir, History and Mystery.” This talk is free and open to the public. 

Author and Newsweek editor Christopher Dickey will present a lecture, "Fact, Fiction and Foreign Policy," on Thursday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Chapel at Hamilton College. It is free and open to the public.

Geoffrey Cohen, assistant professor of psychology at Yale University, presented a lecture titled “Stereotype Threat and the Academic Achievement of Underrepresented Students” in KJ Auditorium on October 20.