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Assistant Professor of English Gillian Gane published an article, "Mistakes in the Contact Zone," in AlterNation: International Journal for the Study of Southern African Literature and Languages Vol. 9, No. 1 (2002).

Assistant Library Systems Manager Peter MacDonald has been appointed as a member of the newly formed Digitization Committee of the Central New York Library Resources Council. MacDonald brings a wealth of experience from his work with Harvard Law Library's Digital Collection Pilot Project of trial transcripts, briefs and other documents relating to the International Military Tribunal and the United States Nuremberg Military Tribunal. He is currently developing digital access and preservation for Burke Library's special collections of Civil War documents, letters and other artifacts.

Robert M. Colley, a 1966 graduate of Hamilton College, has been appointed associate dean of marketing and distance education at University College of Syracuse University. He will oversee the college’s marketing, advertising, public relations and publications efforts. Colley will also direct the college’s development of distance and online programs.

An event-filled weekend celebrating the tradition of ice hockey at Hamilton will be held Feb. 21-23 on the Hill. Activities will include men's varsity games against Colby and Bowdoin and an Alumni Hockey Game. A highlight of the weekend will be the retirement of former Continental goaltender Guy Hebert's jersey. A 1989 graduate, Hebert went on to become the Anaheim Mighty Ducks' first overall pick in the 1993 expansion draft. He is the franchise's leader in games, wins, starts, minutes, saves and shutouts. Hebert is currently the Mighty Ducks Alumni Association director. For information on attending the Alumni Hockey Weekend, contact Jay Bonham, associate director of annual giving, at (866) 729-0315, or jbonham@hamilton.edu.

Professor of Music Sam Pellman and Professor of Art Ella Gant presented a new work of performance art, "Got Hic," on Wednesday, Jan. 22 in the Emerson Gallery.

Associate Professor of Government Phil Klinkner was interviewed by The Sacramento Bee for an article (1/19/03) about President Bush and the University of Michigan's admission policies for blacks.

Brett Mandel '91 is featured on CNN website. In Mandel's book "Is This Heaven? The Magic of the Field of Dreams," Mandel tells the stories of people who have found peace, hope and renewal at the baseball diamond carved out of a cornfield near Dyersville for the 1989 movie, based on W.P. Kinsella's novel "Shoeless Joe."

The Hamilton College Town-Gown Fund has launched the second phase of a fund-raising campaign aimed at bringing the value of the fund to $1 million. More than 100 Central New York corporations and businesses, each of which has conducted at least $50,000 in business with the college over the past three years, are being mailed a letter asking them to consider a contribution to the fund. An almost equal number of businesses outside the region will also be contacted.

A recent article in Massachusetts’s Patriot Ledger featured Hamilton Alumnus Steven Krensky ‘75. Krensky’s first book was accepted to a publisher shortly after graduating from Hamilton, and since then he has published 65 children’s books. Krensky discussed the satisfaction he receives from his occupation, but noted that it is still a job; “You can’t have the mentality of, ‘Oh, I’ll write whenever I feel creative’ or you end up in a situation where your not working.”

Karsten Lund spent the majority of his summer in Morocco on a self designed project to explore the themes of tradition, modernization, age, youth and questions of identity in Morocco. Lund, a senior at Hamilton College, was the recipient of a Schambach grant which enabled him to remain in Morocco after his academic term abroad, in order to explore his chosen themes through the medium of photography. He will be exhibiting the 30 black and white photographs in an independent show on campus beginning on January 27.