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Linda Retallack '00, a curator at Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home, will present, "Framing the West at Monticello:  Thomas Jefferson and Lewis & Clark," on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 4:15 p.m. in the Hamilton College Burke Library Browsing room.  At the same time, Burke Library will unveil a collection of Lewis and Clark books and maps from the 19th century from its rare book collection. The event is sponsored by the history department.

The Emerson Gallery exhibit, "Krieg!: Käthe Kollwitz and Images of War," was featured in the Syracuse, N.Y.,  Post-Standard.  According to the article: "A fabulous exhibition on view at Emerson Gallery at Hamilton College through Feb. 22 presents 21 of Kollwitz's prints accompanied by works of two of her male contemporaries - American George Bellows (1882-1925) and Swiss/French artist Felix Vallotton (1865-1925).  The mostly narrative works by Bellows and Vallotton provide poignant contrasts to Kollwitz's deeply emotional statements.  Hamilton College student-curator Katie Poulin '04 deserves high marks for this thoughtful approach to organizing the show."

Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan Professor of Government, participated in a Carnegie Endowment for International Peace conference, "The Future of Political Reform in China." Li gave a talk as part of a session on the changing communist party titled "Is the CCP Getting More Institutionalized?"

The Ohio State University Press series ("Theory and Interpretation of Narrative") that Professor of Comparative Literature Peter Rabinowitz co-edits with James Phelan has published a new book, Bloodscripts, by Elana Gomel. From the OSU Web site: "Bloodscripts is a stimulating, original and accessible account of the narrative construction of the violent subject. It proposes a narrative model that will be of interest to literary critics, cultural scholars, criminologists and anyone trying to understand the role of violence in postmodern culture."

Vivyan Adair, the Elihu Root Peace Fund Assistant Professor of Women’s Studies, published a letter to the editor in the Christian Science Monitor (Jan. 27, 2004). Adair, who is also director of the ACCESS Project, wrote a response to a CSM editorial,“Marriage Skills, Federal Style,” about President Bush's proposal to spend $1.5 billion on promoting marriage to welfare recipients. Adair wrote, "Rather than spending $1.5 billion to promote marriage, our response should be to educate, train and support poor women so that they can earn sufficient salaries and become independent and financially secure — just like men."

As the Georgia education department debates dropping the word "evolution" from the state’s science curriculum in favor of the phrase, "biological changes over time," a Hamilton College professor of rhetoric and communication argues that both evolution and creationism "should be taught side by side in the spirit of scientific inquiry." Professor John Adams said, "Then, students would simultaneously engage evolution's and creationism's central tenets and learn how argument and debate are central features of scientific thought and science education.

Be mine. Yours forever. You hold the key to my heart. True Love. Hamilton College Classics Professor Barbara Gold can't help but notice the difference between modern Valentine's Day cards filled with sentimental sayings and ancient Romans wrenching expressions of love.

The Hamilton College Performing Arts Series continues its Classical Connections Series with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and guest pianist Jon Nakamatsu on Friday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. in Wellin Hall. The RPO will perform under the baton of conductor Christopher Seaman.

Peter Cannavo, visiting professor of government, was quoted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution article, "Bush reputation on environment mixed."  Cannavo said, "The president's views [on the environment] were made plain by the conspicuous absence of this issue from his speech.  Perhaps he considers the use of performance-enhancing drugs by professional athletes, to which he devoted a good chunk of his time, to be a more important issue than the state of the planet we inhabit."

Noted author and illustrator and former Clinton resident Natalie Babbitt will give a reading at Hamilton College on Thursday, Feb. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Dwight Lounge, Bristol Campus Center at Hamilton.  Babbitt is the author and/or illustrator of more than a dozen well-loved books for children, including the contemporary classic Tuck Everlasting. This reading is free and open to the public and will be enjoyable for all ages.