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Professor of Geology Eugene Domack is the editor of Antarctic Peninsula Climate Variability: Historical and Paleoenvironemental Perspectives, published by the American Geophysical Union. AGU released this "cohesive, structured monograph" at its annual meeting in December.

Hamilton College President Joan Hinde Stewart, in consultation with Vice-President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty David Paris, announced the following faculty appointments to endowed chairs.

Hamilton President Joan Stewart told students, faculty and staff gathered for the annual Martin Luther King dinner that part of the slain civil rights leader's legacy is service.

Footworks returns to Hamilton College with StepAfrika! in a special collaboration called SoleMates on Saturday, Jan. 24, at 8 p.m. in Wellin Hall.  Celebrating a shared American heritage, each company represents a different range of traditional percussive dance art while presenting innovative original choreography. From Southern Appalachian clogging to the stepping tradition of African-American fraternities and sororities, SoleMates explores the similarities and differences of these black and white music and dance forms and illuminates how these traditions have influenced each other.

Etin Anwar, Freeman Fellow in Asian Studies, published an article, "Prophetic Models in Islamic and Christian Spirituality in the Thought of Ibn Arabi and Meister Eckhart," in Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations. This comparative study of Moses, Jesus and Muhammad in Christianity and Islam reveals common background, basic similarities and differences.

Visiting Professor of Rhetoric and Communication John Adams is the author of an op-ed published in the Syracuse, N.Y., Post-Standard (1/20/04) on the State of the Union address. Adams said this year's address will be different in that the president will not only report on the condition of the nation, but must defend himself against charges of deceiving the American people on Iraq.

Ann Owen, associate professor of economics, was quoted in a United Press International article, "Stay the economics course, says Bush."  Owen, a former Federal Reserve economist, said, "The state of the U.S. economy can be summed up simply: short term – good; long term – bad. Large current budget deficits as well as increased future obligations for Social Security and Medicare indicate that the current level of spending is unsustainable.  Eventually, taxes will either have to rise and/or spending will have to be cut dramatically."

While most listeners appreciate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech for its message of hope and solidarity, John Adams, a visiting professor of rhetoric at Hamilton College, says he's struck by Mr. King's lavish use of metaphors -- unexpected words and ideas that create vivid images.

Associate Professor of Biology Patrick Reynolds has been elected divisional secretary of the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology. He will serve a two-year term in the Division of Systematic and Evolutionary Biology.

Associate Professor of Biology Patrick Reynolds has been appointed editor of the journal <EM>Invertebrate Biology</EM>, published by the American Microscopical Society, for a three-year term. The journal is one of the oldest biological journals in the United States, publishing continuously since 1879. Reynolds was named the 20th editor of the journal after serving six years as co-editor.