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Douglas Raybeck, professor of anthropology, attended the Sixteenth Annual CONTACT Conference and presented his article, "What We Don't Know: Problems in Extraterrestrial Communication."

Professor of Comparative Literature Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz has published a co-edited volume titled "Among Women: From the Homosocial to the Homoerotic in the Ancient World," with an introduction and essay by her. She has presented new work on Greek vase painting at the Barnard Feminist Art History Conference, "Doing Gender with Clothes in Attic Vase Painting," and at the Open University (UK) conference on the Clothed Body in the Ancient World, "Is My Bum Big in This?: Constructing Bodies in Greek Vase Painting."

Professor of Classics Shelley Haley took the 23 students in her Ancient Egypt class to Chicago's Field Museum to view the traveling exhibit "Cleopatra: One Woman, Many Faces" in November. The Field Museum was the only North American stop for the exhibit, which featured many artifacts from Cleopatra's time. Haley and the students also visited the permanent collection of Ancient Egyptian artifacts housed in the museum.

Professor Mark Cryer's play, 99 Questions You Always Wanted to Ask a Black Person, played to sold out audiences and rave reviews. The work, suggests the Utica Observer-Dispatch, should be staged for new audiences, as "the message here is one for all generations."

Professor of Philosophy Robert Simon is the editor and contributor of an Introduction in The Blackwell Guide to Political and Social Philosophy. The guide is produced by Blackwell publishers and was released February 2002.

Bob Halligan Jr., a 1975 graduate of Hamilton College, and his band, Ceili Rain, who have performed at Hamilton reunions recently, will appear as a headliner at tonight's (2/1) Syracuse Area Music Awards show (SAMMYs). The show will begin at 7 p.m. at the Landmark Theatre, Syracuse. Tickets are available at the box office or TicketMaster outlets. Halligan and Ceili Rain are featured in the Feb. 1 issue of The Syracuse Post Standard.

Professor of Religious Studies Heidi Ravven has been named head of the Jewish Philosophy section of the American Academy of Religion, a position that entails determining the programs in Jewish Philosophy at the AAR for at least the next four years.

On Saturday, Jan. 26, the women's basketball team honored their favorite professors in a pre-game ceremony in Margaret Bundy Scott Field House. The professors were selected for mentoring and giving inspiration to these student athletes.

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is holding a food drive this weekend for a local food bank in Utica. Those planning to attend any games at Hamilton this weekend are asked to bring non-perishable food items. After the holiday season donations drop off and food banks are in desperate need of food. Starting on Friday, collection boxes will be in the Athletic lobby and in easy-to-spot places in the Field House. The food bank in Utica is looking for any non-perishable items such as peanut butter, ramen soup, canned goods, cereals etc.

Peter J. Rabinowitz, professor of comparative literature published, "Narrative Difficulties in Lord Malquist and Mr. Moon," in The Cambridge Companion to Tom Stoppard, edited by Katherine E. Kelly (Cambridge University Press, 2001).