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Madeleine Albright, secretary of state under former President Bill Clinton, gave a free public lecture at Hamilton College on Wednesday, March 6th in the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House. Her visit was part of the Sacerdote Series Great Names at Hamilton, named in recognition of a significant gift from the family of Alex Sacerdote, a 1994 Hamilton graduate.

Mark Hertsgaard, journalist, author, broadcaster and activist, will visit Hamilton College for a lecture on Monday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. in the Red Pit in the Kirner-Johnson building. The lecture is free and open to the public.

In an Orlando Sentinel article about the accidental jet crash in Queens, Hamilton Professor Douglas Raybeck discusses the real toll of September 11. Tragically, the deadly jet crash was somewhat of a relief to many Americans who feared another act of terrorism could have been involved. While America fears further attacks, Raybeck suggests, "No matter what happens, from here on out, nothing will exceed what we went through on September 11." He explains, "Before, we had innocence. That has been replaced with anxiety and suspicion and foreboding and other not-so-nice words."

Hamilton College's Maggie Hanson '02 won the NCAA Division III Athletic Regional women's cross country championship, reports the Portland Press Herald. Hanson ran the 3.1 mile course in 18 minutes, 11 seconds, beating her nearest competitor by 18 seconds. The Hamilton Women's Cross Country Team finished second overall. Additionally, Hanson was named Outstanding Performer of the Year by the New England Small College Athletic Conference after winning the NESCAC championships with a time of 17 minutes, 25 seconds.

Hamilton Government Professor Philip Klinkner, after studying the Florida vote and reviewing the New York Times study commented, "the finding about black voters is really strong." Klinkner went on to say that the study "raises the issue about whether there's some way that the voting system is set up that discriminates against blacks."

"The findings about black voters is really strong," said Philip Klinkner, associate professor of government in an interview by The New York Times. In his own analysis of the data and in a review of The New York Times findings, Klinkner found that ballot design and race were the crucial factors in accounting for spoiled ballots in Florida in the 2000 election.

Hamilton, behind the running of Chris Weeden '02, won its final football game of the season, 22-13, over Bates. In women's cross country, Maggie Hanson '02 won the NCAA regional qualifier and Jen Cammarano '03 finished third, leading Hamilton to a second place finish in the regional meet and an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championship Saturday in Illinois. Visit http://www.eliteracingsystems.com/ncaa_xc/2001_ncaa.html for complete results.

In a Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine article which investigates the sacrifices Americans have really had to make since the September 11 attacks, Hamilton Professor Philip Klinkner has asked the tough question. "The real question," asks Klinkner, "is if this got to a point where it entailed real sacrifice, how would Americans respond?" While currently Americans sacrifice a few extra hours at the airport, the hidden costs have already taken a toll. The article goes on to discuss how Americans have lost their feeling of safety, how insurance costs are climbing and relates the rising number of military reenlistments.

The Chronicle of Higher Education reported that Hamilton College has received two grants from private giving institutions. The Freeman Foundation awarded Hamilton $1.2 million for the Asian Studies program. Also, the Hearst Foundation donated $100,000 to assist in student aid.

In a project led by Hamilton Vice President for Information Technology David Smallen and Vice President for Administration and Finance Karen Leach, researchers have found that colleges' spending on information technology is growing faster than spending in other areas. In the article, released by the Chronicle of Higher Education, Smallen and Leach report their findings.