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Minnie Bruce Pratt, Jane Watson Irwin Chair of Women's Studies at Hamilton College, will read from her work on Friday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m., in the Events Barn. The event is co-sponsored by the Department of English and the Women's Studies Program,with additional support from the Kirkland Endowment.

Michael Eric Dyson, the Avalon Foundation Professor in Humanities at the University of Pennsylvania, an ordained Baptist minister and the author of several books gave a lecture, “George Bush, Clarence Thomas and 50 Cent,” at Hamilton College on April 14. Dyson, author of Making Malcolm: The Myth and Meaning of Malcolm X and Holler If You Hear Me: Searching for Tupac Shakur, was the second speaker in The C. Christine Johnson Voices of Color Lecture Series. It was sponsored by the Office of the President, The Dean of Students, The Dean of Faculty and The Brothers Organization. Dyson’s talk addressed the Iraqi conflict, affirmative action, and Hip Hop as an outlet for social commentary.

The Hamilton College community is sponsoring a change drive in Beinecke to benefit the Thea Bowman House in Utica. The Thea Bowman house is a non-profit organization that provides daycare and nutrition to children whose parents cannot afford private daycare.

Author and former FBI agent Christopher Whitcomb '81 will give a lecture, "The War on Terrorism," on Tuesday, April 22, at 7 p.m. in Dwight Lounge, inside the Bristol Campus Center. Whitcomb was an English major at Hamilton College and went off to pursue a career with the FBI. Whitcomb now is a former FBI Special Agent and former member of the FBI's elite Hostage Rescue Team and the recipient of the FBI's Medal of Bravery for exceptional courage in the line of duty.

The Hamilton College Community will host Tim O'Neill on Wednesday, April 16. O'Neill is a world famous climber and will speak about speed climbs in Yosemite, first ascents in Patagonia and his making of the film Urban Ape, which has won two international film festival awards and was shown last month at Hamilton College's presentation of the Banff Mountain Film Festival.

Thaddeus Mantaro '87 returned to campus to produce a segment for the show "Point and Click" that airs on Time Warner Cable. Mantaro interviewed Professor of Anthroplogy Douglas Raybeck and students in the SolSys class about their technology uses in their cultural simulation class. The students are designing a virtual community, 75 years in the future and set on the moon.

Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Rit Fuller was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about college admission. Companies are providing bus tours for prospective students and Fuller comments on the importance of campus visits.

Hamilton College will be hosting the 5th annual AIDS Hike for Life on Sunday, April 27 at 11 a.m. The AIDS Hike for Life is a 5K Fundraising Walk benefiting AIDS Community Resources, whose six offices give direct support to hundreds of HIV-infected individuals, their partners, families and friends.

The Career Center and the Pre-Law advising committee brought three Hamilton alumni back to the hill to meet and advise current students on the field of law, law school, and career options. The panalists had dinner with students, followed by a panal talk and discussion.

The Hamilton College Library is polling the Hamilton community to identify how well the library meets expectations of service. The assessment is being done by a Web-based survey. Fill out the survey now to be included in prize drawing! Library Survey  Please complete no later than April 18. E-mail  libqual@hamilton.edu if you have trouble getting on or questions.