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Novelist Martin Roper will read from his work on Wednesday, April 23, at 8 p.m. in the Fillius Events Barn. This event is sponsored by the Department of English.

Gary Gerstle, professor of history and director of the Center for Historical Studies at the University of Maryland, presents, "Race, Nation, and Immigration in the Twentieth Century," as part of the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center speaker series "Immigration and Global Citizenship." Gerstle will lecture on Thurs., April 24, at 8 p.m. in the KJ Auditorium.

Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan, professor of English at University of Massachusetts, presents, "Postcoloniality Theory, Diaspora," on Monday April 21 at 4 p.m. in the Red Pit (KJ 109).

Hamilton College’s Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center and Oneida County Communities that Care are presenting a conference titled “Community Connections” on Thursday, April 24, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Hamilton College in the Annex.

The 5th Annual AIDS Hike for Life Walk will take place on Sunday, April 27, at 11 a.m. at Hamilton College. Registration begins at 10 a.m. This event is sponsored by AIDS Community Resources and the Class of 2003.

Luce Junior Professor of Asian Studies Ann Frechette presented a paper as part of a student-organized Asian Studies lecture series "Confronting Strangers: Beyond the Asian Myth." Frechette’s paper and presentation "Tibetan Pilgrimage: Myth and Meaning on Mount Kailash," April 17, 2003. The other presenters in the series were Professor Sung of Lawrence University, Shin Okuzono '06, and Huy Huynh '03.

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.