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Journal entry from Hamilton's Antarctica 2001 research expedition:Around 2 a.m. this morning, we started our subsurface sampling, following some basic mapping of the sea floor topography to locate sampling sites.

Details for the spring semester's events will be available in January. Names to note are Mitch Hedberg, John Gorka, Martin Sexton, and Tony and Tina's Wedding.

Taking the family to see The Nutcracker has become a holiday ritual for thousands of people in the United States, but this wasn't always the case. Associate Professor of English Catherine Gunther Kodat, a former dance critic, says that The Nutcracker emerged as a national holiday "tradition" only in the 1950s, largely thanks to the efforts of George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein of the New York City Ballet

Mitchell Stevens, assistant professor of sociology and author of Kingdom of Children: Culture and Controversy in the Homeschooling Movement, was a guest on Tulsa, Okla. NPR affiliate KWGS on December 13. Stevens discussed his book and homeschooling on the "Inside Tulsa" program.

Percy Luney, a 1970 graduate of Hamilton College who became Dean of Florida A&M's College of Law in April, has been joined in the school's administration by Ruth Witherspoon, a 1977 graduate of Kirkland College. Witherspoon is associate dean for administrative services and student affairs at the new law school. She was at Florida State Law School before she joined Luney in Orlando at FAMU. Luney is featured in a news story on the "Orlando Weekly News" Web site.

Journal entry from Hamilton's Antarctica 2001 research expedition: After leaving a group of researchers on Seymour Island the Nathaniel B. Palmer carrying the expedition sailed southwest to the Larsen B ice shelf. The sea in front of Larsen B is ice free and smooth as glass.

Five grants totaling $10,000 were recently awarded from the Hamilton College Town-Gown Fund to educational and public safety organizations in the Town of Kirkland. Recipients of the inaugural awards included the Clinton Central School District, $1,500, and the Clinton Central School Foundation, $1,000, both to support the District's Professional Development Center; the Clinton Fire Department, $3,000 toward the purchase of an infrared imaging camera; St. Mary's School, $3,000 for computer equipment; and the Town of Kirkland Police Department, $1,500 to extend the hours for the Youth Center in Lumbard Hall.

Associate Professor of Government Philip Klinkner, comments on the election of African American James E. Brown to East Hampton, Conn. town council. Klinkner, who has researched the impact of race on American politics, said in communities that are overwhelmingly white, voters are more apt to put aside race to elect a minority whom they like and deem qualified...The reason is that in places such as East Hampton with such a small minority presence, he said, "there's no sense among residents that they are vying for control of the town."

Journal entry from Hamilton's Antarctica 2001 research expedition: Ice in the bay prevented going ashore on the north side of Seymour Island, and, after a long night of waiting to see if conditions would improve, the field group decided to establish camp on the south side of the island.

The research vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer arrived off the coast of Seymour Island early on Dec. 9 but a large amount of pack ice that had been blown into the bay is presenting problems for the researchers.