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Catherine Gunther Kodat (English)  and Peter J. Rabinowitz (Comparative Literature) presented papers at an international conference on Contemporary Narrative Theory: The State of the Field, held Oct. 23-25 in Columbus, Ohio. The conference, organized by Rabinowitz and James Phelan, brought together 27 prominent theorists in the field of narrative studies from the United States, Canada, Israel, England and China.

Associate Professor of English Catherine Gunther Kodat presented a paper, "The Figure in the Carpet: George Balanchine and the Cold War," at the annual American Studies Association conference held in Hartford, Conn., in October. The conference theme was "Violence and Belonging." Her paper was included in a panel titled "The Cold War and American Memory" and drew on research into Balanchine's 1960 ballet, The Figure in the Carpet, that is part of her larger project on Cold War culture.

Following the success of the one-act plays presented in the spring of 2003, Untitled At Large, Hamilton’s student-run theatre group, presented a second installment of one-act plays on November 2.  A supportive and enthusiastic crowd in the Fillius Events Barn enjoyed the four plays, written by Hamilton students. 

Once again, your mother was right. Chicken soup has been proven to provide relief for cold and flu symptoms.

The American Geological Institute inducted Barbara Tewksbury, Stephen Harper Kirner Chair of Science and chair of the geology department, as its president on November 4 at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Seattle.

Embedded reporter Karl Zinsmeister will describe his month on the frontline of the Iraq war, chronicled in his new book Boots on the Ground: A Month with the 82nd Airborne in the Battle for Iraq, on Friday, Nov. 7, at 8 p.m. in the Fillius Events Barn at Hamilton College. The event, which is free and open to the public, is part of the college’s Family Weekend and the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center 2003-2004 Speakers Series.

The Hamilton College football program was featured in a Post-Standard article.  Third-year head coach Pete Alvanos has revamped the Continentals' offensive and defensive schemes, has reached out to alumni and has worked closely with the school's admissions staff, hoping to boost football support.

Associate Professor of Economics Ann Owen published a letter-to-the-editor about President Bush's tax plan in The New York Times. Owen said, "The Bush tax cut, combined with increased government spending, is creating huge projected deficits. These deficits are even more alarming if we take account of needed Social Security reform." She concluded, "other, less regressive tax cuts would have resulted in a bigger stimulus in the short run, making the bitter pill of large deficits a little easier to swallow."

Hans Broedel, visiting assistant professor of history, was quoted in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune about the origins of Halloween. Broedel said, "Halloween is a Christian holiday, which derives its name from the Catholic holiday All Saints' Day, also known as All-hallows. Catholics celebrate this feast Nov. 1. The night before, All-hallows Eve, became known as Halloween." "Halloween-bashing may have been started in the 16th century by opportunistic Protestants as a way to discredit the rival Catholic faith," he said.

Congestion, sore throat, runny nose — all signs of the common cold. But when you combine those symptoms with fever, achiness and chills, you are most likely one of the 95 million Americans each year to come down with the flu. College campuses are a breeding ground for the flu virus, according to Christine Barnes, director of student health services. "With students in the residence halls, living in such close quarters, all it takes is a few infected students to spread the virus — often before they are ever diagnosed."