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John Emerson '75 is among Californians mentioned in former president Bill Clinton's book My Life. Emerson, chief deputy to James Hahn when Hahn was city attorney of L.A., became Clinton's point person ensuring his economic development initiatives and other programs succeeded in California. Clinton wrote of Emerson: "He was so unrelenting in doing so that he became known around the White House as the Secretary of California." Emerson is president, personal investment management, at Capital Group Companies in Los Angeles.

Michael Gruen ‘06 (Englewood, NJ) has always been an avid gamer. So when given the opportunity to combine his love for computer technology with his academic studies, Gruen took full advantage. 

Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Associate Professor of Government, was a guest on the Ben Merens' Show that aired on Wisconsin Public Radio on Tuesday, July 27.  Klinkner discussed what kind of bounce the Kerry-Edwards ticket would get from the Democratic National Convention.

Andrew Conway '04 presented a paper at the North American Association for Computational Social and Organizational Science (NAACSOS) Conference, held June 27-29 in Pittsburgh. Conway, the only undergraduate invited to present at the conference, gave a paper titled "Collapsing the al-Qaeda Network." It was based upon his senior honors thesis for government, an interdisciplinary approach to assessing terrorist networks and creating policies to combat them. Conway's idea was to view terrorist networks like computer networks and attack terrorists in equivalent ways.

Photography Lecturer Sylvia de Swaan has completed two two-week segments of a six-week residency program awarded to her by the Center for Exploratory and Perceptual Arts (CEPA) in Buffalo. 

Phil Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Associate Professor of Government was interviewed by The Los Angeles Times for an article about Republican party activities during the Democratic National Convention. "The Republican game plan seems to call for (Vice President Dick) Cheney to show the flag and 'make sure the Democrats don't get all the attention,'" said Klinkner.

Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Associate Professor of Government, was interviewed for a Buffalo News article about Sen. John Kerry and the Democratic National Convention. Klinkner predicts that with Kerry's comfortable position of being tied with President Bush in the polls, the Democratic candidate "will most likely hunker into a do-no-harm mode. "It's like halftime at a basketball game, and you're ahead by two points," Klinkner said. "You go into the locker room and say you're going to keep on doing what you're doing."  

For an archaeology major, classroom study is important but visiting an excavation site is key to understanding an area. Wendy Garratt-Reed, ’05 (Reading, Mass.) was recently awarded an Emerson Scholarship from Hamilton College that will enable her to conduct an archaeological study of an early 19th century homestead in St. George, Maine. Working with Hamilton Professor Tom Jones, Garratt-Reed plans to spend six weeks this summer in St. George, doing archaeological excavations. After the excavations, Garrat-Reed will spend four weeks conducting research, pursuing any lingering questions regarding the history of the homestead site.

Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Associate Professor of Government, was interviewed for the article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about political conventions.  In the article, "Political conventions have lost some luster," Klinkner said, "They don't serve any function anymore.  They're kind of like the Electoral College; they just ratify the decisions that are made elsewhere."

Hamilton College faculty offer their views on issues to be discussed during the political conventions.