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Hamilton College marked the anniversary of Sept. 11 with a number of events throughout the day. The Chapel bell rang at 10:29 a.m. and members of the Hamilton community bowed their heads, remembering those who died on September 11. At 7:30 p.m. the community is invited to gather for a candlelight procession that will make its way to the steps of the Burke Library for an address by President Tobin at 7:50 p.m.

The Kirkland Project for the Study of Gender, Society and Culture at Hamilton College continues its 2002-2003 series “Masculinities,” with a lecture by Anne Fausto-Sterling on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 8 p.m. in KJ Auditorium on the Hamilton campus. Her lecture, "Thinking Systematically about the Emergence of Gender," will be followed by a reception and book signing. It is free and open to the public.

Today, September 12, the Hamilton community will celebrate the “Spirit of September 12.” From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Beinecke Student Activities Village will set up stations for voter registration; blood drive sign-ups (blood will be given on September 24); community service opportunities (through Hamilton Action Volunteers Outreach Coalition); and other activities to celebrate the spirit of September 12.

At a candlelight vigil in the evening of September 11, more than 300 members of the Hamilton community mourned those who died in the terrorist attacks. Hamilton President Eugene Tobin addressed the gathering with words of remembrance but also of hope and promise for the future. Particularly honored were the three Hamilton alumni -- Art Jones '86, Adam Lewis '87, and Sylvia San Pio Resta '95 -- who perished a year ago.

Hamilton College Professor of Government Carlos Yordan says the U.S. can’t afford to leave Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in power. Yordan cautions, “The longer we wait, the more time Hussein has to create alliances and prepare his military for war.”

The Classical Connections series kicks off Hamilton's performing arts season with a performance by cellist Maya Beiser and pianist Anthony de Mare on Saturday, Sept. 14, at 8 p.m. in Wellin Hall, Schambach Center for Music and the Performing Arts. Tickets are $15 general admission, $10 Hamilton employees, and seniors and $5 students. The box office is open Monday-Friday, 1-4 p.m., and 1 1/2 hours prior to all performances. Call 859-4331 for more information.

Hamilton College Professor of Anthropology Doug Raybeck was interviewed for a San Diego Union-Tribune article (Sept. 9) about today's "disposable age." Raybeck says, "Things are increasingly complex and increasingly interdependent, and that makes us increasingly helpless. We end up feeling frustrated."

Hamilton's French department, in collaboration with the Kirkland Art Center, has received a grant from the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the French Ministry of Culture to participate in "Tournees," the French film grant program run by the Society for French American Cultural Services and Educational Aid. The $1,800 grant, supplemented with support from the Office of the President, the Vice President of Academic Affairs/Dean, and the departments of Comparative Literature and Africana Studies, will enable the French department to show five contemporary French films during the year and to open them to the general public. The first film, "Amelie," an upbeat romantic comedy, will be shown on Sunday, Sept. 22, at 4 p.m. in KJ Auditorium.

The brothers of Tau Kappa Epsilon are holding a 9/11 Philanthropy Drive in Beinecke Student Activities Village on Wednesday, September 11th, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Brothers will be there to collect your donations. ALL PROCEEDS will go to the Clinton Volunteer Fire Department and to the FDNY.

A year after the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the Hamilton College community will remember those who died with a candlelight vigil and the ringing of the Chapel bell. September 12 will be devoted to citizenship and community service—"The Spirit of September 12." Hamilton College President Eugene Tobin said, "September 11 changed us forever. Let the spirit of September 12 shape the future."