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Michael H. Granof '63, the Ernst and Young Distinguished Centennial Professor of Accounting at the University of Texas at Austin and Distinguished Teaching Professor, will speak about the Enron debacle on Friday, Dec. 13, at 1:30 p.m. in the Chemistry Auditorium. Granof has had several pieces on this subject published in the Op-Ed section of the New York Times. His lecture is sponsored by the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center speaker series.

Registration: 5:00 p.m.; Discussion: 5:15 p.m.; Reception: 6:15 p.m. $16 per person; $11 for the Classes of 1998-2002 (Cost includes open bar and hors d'oeuvres) Please R.S.V.P by calling the Office of Alumni Programs at 859-4818 or emailing Jackie Thompson at jdthomps@hamilton.edu.

Assistant Professor of English Dana Luciano gave two conference papers in December: "Bio-Politics and Necro-Erotics in 19th-Century Queer Female Gothic," for the American Women's Gothic panel at the American Literature Association's 2002 symposium on American Gothic in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; and "Missing: National Mourning and Cosmopolitan Melancholia after 9/11," for the Altars, Rituals and Testimonies session at the Modern Language Association Convention, New York.

It's the season to give to those in need. The news reports are of soup kitchens struggling to keep up, homeless shelters utilized to capacity and more families seeking assistance. Members of the Hamilton community reach out in many ways. Some contribute through their normal volunteer activities like 4-H or the Scouts, others give individually, and some offices get organized to “adopt a family,” fill food baskets, bake cookies or make donations to local charities.

Thursday evening the Hamilton College Chapel was filled with music from the college’s four a cappella groups on campus. Special K, one of the two all women’s groups, began the program with a combination of Holiday classics and popular rock hits. The Hamiltones, Hamilton’s co-ed a cappella group performed a number of pieces, concluding with “Roslind” written by their own Dan Hayes. Tumbling After, began and ended their performance with Holiday songs, but treated the audience to several rock selections including Merril Bainbridge’s “Mouth”. And the Buffer’s performed with their usual combination of humor and talent singing several rock classics and some “reworked” holiday favorites. For more information on Hamilton College a cappella check out the Performance Groups on the Student Activities page.

As the first rabbi to hold the position of Jewish chaplain at Hamilton, Rabbi Yaakov Rapoport hopes to create a greater sense of community among Jewish students and an environment in which they can easily practice their faith.

The Hamilton College Department of Music will present a concert by the College Orchestra, conducted by Heather Buchman on Thursday, Dec. 12 at 8 p.m., at Wellin Hall in the Schambach Center for Music and the Performing Arts on the campus of Hamilton College. This concert features The Hebrides, also known as Fingal’s Cave, by Felix Mendelssohn, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 and Resighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances Suite III. Colleen Roberts Pellman will be the guest harpsichordist for the Respighi selection.

"The General from America," a play written by Richard Nelson '72, is currently running off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, through December 22. Nelson directed the production, which tells the story of Benedict Arnold and his famous treason.

"Peeling Presents Peel This" will be staged on Saturday, December 7 at 9 p.m. in the Fillius Events Barn, Beinecke Student Activity Village as the next performance in the Kirkland Project "Masculinities" series. Peeling uses the performing arts and theater as vehicles for Asian Americans to explore individual stories, community building, leadership, and social activism through creative workshops, staged productions, readings, and related activities. Autobiography becomes a departure point for exploring race, gender, class, ethnicity, age, sexuality, and similar politics facing Asian Americans today. This performance, which is free and open to the public, is co-sponsored by the Asian Cultural Society, and funded by the Student Assembly. For more information contact the Kirkland Project at 315-859-4288.

Associate Professor of Music Michael "Doc" Woods will conduct the Hamilton College Jazz Ensemble in a performance on Wednesday, December 4, at 9 p.m., in Wellin Hall. Free and open to the public. Bringing funk, swing, latin, and our favorite things to the hill.