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On Tuesday, March 5, from 8 - 9 p.m. EST, Alan Cafruny, Henry Blatt Bristol Professor of International Affairs, will lead a live chat about Madeleine Albright's work as Secretary of State. Only alumni who have registered for HOLAC may participate in the chat. If you are interested in participating, please reserve your spot today via e-mail: holac@hamilton.edu

The first talk in the Spring Faculty Lecture Series will take place on Friday, February 15, at 4:10 p.m. in KJ 109 (Red Pit). Professor of Psychology Jonathan Vaughan will speak on the topic "Toward a Model of Action Planning: Pass the Salt, But Don't Spill the Milk."

Walter E. Williams spoke about “The Hypocrisy of Diversity: How Much Can Discrimination Explain?” before a full Chapel on Feb. 7. His talk was co-sponsored by the College Republicans and the Office of the President.

Ever wonder the answer to "Does God exist?" Contrary to popular perception modern science does not necessarily rule out God's existence. Carl Rosenzweig, professor of physics at Syracuse University presents, "The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and the God of Einstein, Darwin and Marx," on Feb. 12, at 4:30 p.m. in the Physics Auditorium. The Hamilton College Hillel and the physics department are sponsoring the lecture which is free and open to the public.

Professor of Comparative Literature Peter Rabinowitz's article "Rats Behind the Wainscoting: Politics, Convention, and Chandler's The Big Sleep," was reprinted in "Raymond Chandler: A Documentary Volume" Dictionary of Literary Biography. The article was originally published 1980 and this volume was edited by Robert F. Moss (The Gale Group, 2002).

Associate Professor of History Shoshana Keller published, "Teaching the Silk Road," in Central Eurasian Studies Review, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Winter 2002). This is the inaugural issue of the journal of the Central Eurasian Studies Society.

On Feb. 14, at 7 p.m., the third annual benefit reading of Eve Ensler's Obie Award-winning play, "The Vagina Monologues," will take place in the Events Barn. A $2 donation is the price of admission, but no one will be turned away. V-Day is a worldwide movement to stop sexual violence against women and girls and to proclaim Valentine's Day as the day to celebrate women and demand the end of abuse.

Krystyn Schmerbeck '02 presented the results of her summer research project, "Forging the Unforgeable," which explores why some works of art are forgeable and others are not, on February 13 in the Red Pit. Schmerbeck worked with Assistant Professor of Philosophy Kirk Pillow. Their research was made possible by an Emerson Summer Collaboration Award.

Thomas Diggins, visiting assistant professor of biology, published "A Seasonal Comparison of Suspended Sediment Filtration by Quagga (Dreissena bugensis) and Zebra (D. polymorpha) Mussels" in the Journal of Great Lakes Research. Diggins found only a modest difference between the water filtration rates of these two species, a factor previously believed to be significantly different. Diggins is one of only a few scientists working on comparing zebra and quagga mussels, work that is important in understanding contemporary Great Lakes ecology.

Hamilton College is hosting the third annual FebFest, the revival of an old college tradition, through February 9 on the campus. Upcoming activities include fireworks, communtiy sledding and a snowman building contest in the village of Clinton. Many events are free and open to the public.