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Hamilton College was cited in a New York Times article (7/25/01) as an example of "small but respected colleges." The Times article concerned a new college, Soka University of America, the first new private liberal arts college to be built in California in 25 years. The article notes "Soka University has a grand dream: to join the ranks of venerable institutions like Pomona, Haverford, Hamilton, and other small but respected colleges."

Joseph B. Baudo '97 and Timothy DiGiulio '98 coached the Western team to the Scholastic Ice Hockey gold medal in the Empire State Games. Hamilton College was among the event venues, hosting diving, field hockey and volleyball.

H.T. Chen & Dancers visited Hamilton on July 18, where they spent the day meeting members of the community and presented a preview of the October 27 program, “Bian Dan.” Dancing on stage with the H.T. Chen Company were several area residents and three local children recruited at the Munson Williams Proctor dance studio. Community participants -- third graders to senior citizens -- including several Hamilton College students, will take part in the October production.

The Hamilton College Library has received a donation of Civil War papers, consisting of enlistment papers for the 117th Oneida County Volunteer Regiment. The papers were donated by Katherine, Charles, Linda and Kevin Turley, the children of Edward M. and Doris Alberding Turley, of Clayville.

Associate Professor of English Nathaniel Strout's article, "As You Like It, Rosalynde, and Mutuality," was published in Studies in English Literature 41(2001), pp. 277-296.

Professor of Religious Studies Heidi Ravven has published the following: "Some Thoughts on What Spinoza Learned from Maimonides about the Prophetic Imagination," Part II, Journal of the History of Philosophy (July 2001); "Spinoza's Rupture with Tradition: On Ethics V p39s," in IYYUN: Jerusalem Philosophical Quarterly (July 2001); Republication of "Spinoza's Individualism Reconsidered: Some Lessons from the Short Treatise" in Spinoza. Yirmiyahu Yovel and Gideon Segal, eds.(Ashgate: Aldershot, 2001); and Republication of "Creating a Jewish Feminist Philosophy" in The Jewish Philosophy Reader, ed. by Daniel H. Frank and Oliver Leaman (Routledge, 2000). Ravven also attended and gave several presentations at the Labor Day Renaissance Weekend at the Aspen Institute in Colorado. The institute gathers together prominent people in business, government, education, the arts, health and other areas to brainstorm about pressing issues facing the nation. She spoke on a panel about higher education, one on the role of character in government and also gave a class on a biblical text dealing with the intersection between character and public life.

Professor of French John O’Neal’s chapter "Nature's Culture in Du Bos's Réflexions critiques sur la poésie et sur la peinture" was published in Art and Culture in the Eighteenth Century: New Dimensions and Multiple Perspectives, ed. Elise Goodman (Newark: University of Delaware Press, 2001), pp. 15-27.

Associate Professor of Art John McEnroe has published two books: Pseira V: The Architecture of Pseira, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum (2001) and Critical Perspectives on Art History, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall (2002), co-edited with Professor of Art Deborah Pokinski.

Assistant Professor of Theatre & Dance Mark Cryer is appearing in the Saratoga Springs Shakespeare Festival production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare. Performances are August 1-5, at 6 p.m., in Congress Park, Saratoga Springs. Bring a blanket, bring a picnic, bring a friend! It's free!!

Hamilton College alumnus Guy Hebert,pictured far left, returned to Clinton yesterday to raise money for the Shawn Grady Memorial Fund to help families who have children with life-threatening diseases. Hebert, a 1989 graduate and professional hockey goalie for the New York Rangers, participated in the third annual Shawn Grady Memorial Golf Tournament at the Skenandoa Golf Club.