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Hamilton Professor of English Vincent Odamtten was asked by the Syracuse Post-Standard to suggest some essential reading for, by and about African-Americans.

Elihu Root was hailed as a role model for former Secretary of State Madeline Albright as well as current Secretary of State Colin Powell. The author of the letter,which appeared in the Syracuse Post-Standard, applauds Root's diplomatic efforts and suggests that current political leaders should emulate his efforts. This compliment of Root stems from the author's disapproval of current US sanctions against Iraq, which she suggests betray the UN charter.

Madeleine Albright, secretary of state under former President Bill Clinton, will give a free public lecture at Hamilton College on Wednesday, March 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House.

Central New York’s #1 event, America’s Greatest Heart Run and Walk, will be held tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 23 in Utica. Among Hamilton's participants are sisters of Phi Beta Chi sorority, the womens' lacrosse team, and employees. Thanks to Hamilton co-chairs Marylyn Nassimos and Gina Hibbard for organizing the team. Good luck to team Hamilton!

De Bao Xu, associate professor of Chinese, presented a lecture, "A Multimedia Approach to Teaching Chinese at Hamilton: A Nine-Year Practice," on Monday, Feb. 25, in the Red Pit. The talk was part of the Humanities Forum.

Vivyan Adair, assistant professor of women's studies, published an article in the winter 2002 issue of Signs, Journal of Women in Culture and Society (University of Chicago Press). Adair's article is titled "Branded With Infamy: Inscriptions of Poverty and Class in the U.S."

Members of the college community are invited to participate in POETRY NOW, with Sharon Bridgforth on Saturday, Feb. 23 , from 11 a.m. -2 p.m. in Root Hall. POETRY NOW is a workshop designed for "closet" writers, activists who don't have time to write, and spoken word griots. Come share theatre games/visualization and writing exercises designed to provoke body-memory movement and sound as a place to write from. Participants will be encouraged to tell their stories and to explore their own sense of poetic rhythms. This workshop is limited to 15 participants. Please reply to Nancy Rabinowitz (ext. 4149) to reserve a place.

Professor of Government Cheng Li was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times (Feb. 22) for an article about Hu Jintao, China's vice president who is considered the likely successor to president Jiang Zemin. "It would be unwise for Hu Jintao to be in the spotlight too much or to express his opinions too openly while his boss, Jiang Zemin, is still in charge," said Li.

Associate Professor of Government Philip Klinkner reviewed Pat Buchanan's book, The Death of the West: How Dying Populations and Immigrant Invasions Imperil Our Country and Civilization, in The Nation. According to Klinkner, The Death of the West harks back to the xenophobic jeremiads of the early 20th century, such as Madison Grant's The Passing of the Great Race, Lothrop Stoddard's The Rising Tide of Color, Houston Stewart Chamberlain's The Foundations of the Nineteenth Century and Oswald Spengler's The Decline of the West.

Hamilton Government Professor Cheng Li was interviewed for a Los Angeles Times article about China's future political leadership. Li said, "It would be unwise for Hu Jintao to be in the spotlight too much or to express his opinions too openly while his boss, Jiang Zemin, is still in charge." Li goes on to comment that "Now it is still the Jiang administration; it should be Jiang's show. It will be Hu's show when he officially takes over."