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Professor of French John O'Neal is the author of a new book, Changing Minds, The Shifting Perception of Culture in Eighteenth Century France, published by University of Delaware Press. According to the publisher's Web site, "In this study of the epistemological underpinnings of cultural changes in the French Enlightenment, O’Neal shows how many of the cultural changes brought about by eighteenth-century French thinkers arise from the different forms of knowledge and experiences they pursued. They derived these different forms of knowledge and experience from a new view of sensibility, which in turn depended on humans’ perceived proximity to or distance from nature and the categories normally associated with this concept."

A variety of classical music performances will take place this weekend, Nov. 22-24, in Wellin Hall. The String and Woodwind Chamber Ensembles and the Brass Ensemble will perform on Friday, Nov. 22, at 8 p.m. Music by P.D.Q. Bach, Haydn, Schubert and more. David Steadman '03 will conduct a choral program for his senior project in music Saturday, Nov. 23, at 8 p.m. A faculty recital featuring Sara Mastrangelo, violin, and Sar-Shalom Strong, piano, playing the music of Beethoven, Brahms and Fauré, will take place on Sunday, Nov. 24 at 3 p.m. All are free and open to the public.

According to a Time magazine article (Nov. 25) China's new president Hu Jianto may be years away from becoming China's true leader. Former president Jiang Zemin, when he took control of the government 13 years ago, at least had behind-the-scenes backing from his predecessor, Deng Xiaoping. Hu may not be able to count on Jiang's support, portending political infighting that will distract the country's leaders from China's pressing social and economic challenges, which include rising unemployment and epidemic corruption. "Jiang has made a terrible mistake" by undermining Hu and hanging on to power, said Cheng Li, a professor and China expert at Hamilton College.

James A. Bradfield, the Elias W. Leavenworth Professor of Economics, will present a lecture, "On Economic Consequences of a War with Iraq," on Monday Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m., in the KJ Red Pit. The talk is sponsored by the Alpha Delta Phi Lecture Series. Free to all members of the Hamilton Community.

The inaugural "Art Express" bus trip to a Degas exhibition in Rochester this past weekend can best be defined as a journey of food, friends, and French Impressionism, mingled with a bit of sleet and snow. Thirty members of the Hamilton community -- including faculty, staff, students and Clinton residents -- traveled to the University of Rochester's Memorial Art Gallery to view "Edgar Degas: Figures in Motion." Sponsored by the Emerson Gallery, the trip included bus transportation to and from the gallery as well as lunch, a movie about the exhibition, and an audioguide tour.

**Pre-game gathering with Hamilton and Kirkland alumni at the Bleecker Street Bar located at 58 Bleecker Street. Gathering will take place from 6:30 p.m. until about 7:45 p.m. Make sure to tell your friends! ** Please mark your calendar that the Lady Continentals will also be playing on Saturday, November 23, 2002 at the Jerome S. Coles Sports and Recreation Center. Depending on Friday evening's outcome, the game on Saturday will be at 6pm or 8pm.

Cost is $2 per person for general admission *You may want to bring stadium seats or blankets. Seating is on metal benches. The UMass Boston Campus is accessible by car or MBTA Red Line. For directions, please go to the following link: www.athletics.umb.edu/directions_to_umass_boston.htm

Associate Professor of Sociology Mitchell Stevens appeared in a news segment about homeschooling that aired on Channel One News. Channel One News is a daily 12-minute newscast that is beamed via satellite to 12,000 U.S. middle schools and high schools. Stevens spoke on camera with news anchor Errol Barnet. Stevens is the author of Kingdom of Children: Culture and Controversy in the Homeschooling Movement (Princeton University Press, 2001).

Cheng Li, China expert and government professor was quoted in this article which focused on Jiang Zemin who formally retired as chief of China's Communist Party and was portrayed by the media he controlled for 13 years as the country's paramount leader.

Cheng Li, China expert and professor of government was quoted in a front page New York Times article which focuses on Jiang Zemin who stepped down from the top position in the ruling Communist Party but was reappointed as head of the Central Military Commission at the conclusion of China's 16th Party Congress.