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"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.

Carole Bellini-Sharp, professor of theatre, and Deborah Pokinski, associate professor of art, will discuss "Body Sites: The Body in the Arts," on Thursday, Nov. 15, at noon in the KJ Aud. for the Kirkland Project Brown Bag series. They will address "the body" in art by presenting some of the ways in which the body has served and continues to serve as subject, site, and/or instrument in art. Deborah will cover the "still" and Carole the "moving." Brown Bag gatherings are informal. Please bring your lunch and join us for discussion. For more information, please call the Kirkland Project office at x-4288.

Sue Ann Miller, professor of biology, is on the board of directors of Sigma Xi, the scientific research honor society, and is a member of their audit committee. As the first elected director of the Baccalaureate College Constituency Group, she facilitated discussions among representatives of peer colleges during the annual meeting. She also participated in the forum, "Science, the arts and the humanities: connections & collisions."

Professor of Classics Barbara Gold recently published an article in the Greek newspaper "Kathimerini." The daily paper devoted an entire issue to the importance of classical studies, with articles by experts in the field from all over the world. Gold, with two colleagues from the University of Georgia, wrote the article on "Feminist Studies and Classical Philology."

Kingdom of Children: Culture and Controversy in the Homeschooling Movement, a new book by Sociology Professor Mitchell Stevens, is the subject of a review by Margaret Talbot in the November issue of The Atlantic Monthly.

Cheng Li's recently released book, "China's Leaders: The New Generation," was reviewed in the November/December 2001 issue of Foreign Affairs.