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Hamilton College had a good showing in America's Greatest Heart Run and Walk, held on February 24. Hamilton's 77 participants raised $6,238. Top money-raiser was Director of Student Activities Bev Low with $501. Three students who raised significant amounts were Evan Endicott, $375, Jamie Skiba, $181, and Jane Long, $168.

Hamilton College ranks ninth among small colleges and universities in the number of alumni currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers, according to the annual list just released by the government agency.

John O'Neal, artist-in-residence of the Kirkland Project, will perform "Til the Midnight Hour, Sayings from the Life and Writings of Junebug Jabba Jones," on Saturday, March 31, at 8 p.m. in Wellin Hall.

Congratulations to Maggie Hanson and Kate Nelson, who competed at the NCAA Division III Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships at the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh, Kolf Sports Center, March 10-11. Hanson had the Division III season's best time for the 5000 meter run.

More than 70 Hamilton students are foregoing sunny beaches and exotic resorts for their Spring Break, and instead are heading off to do volunteer work in seven cities during Hamilton's spring break, from March 9-25.

Sixty-five Hamilton College students are spending their Spring Break touring Italy with the Hamilton College Choir, led by Professor G. Roberts Kolb, the Christian A. Johnson Excellence in Teaching Professor of Music. On the tour, 65 members of the four-part choir will be making stops to perform in Venice, Bologna, Florence, Perugia, and Rome. The tour runs from March 12 to March 24.

Senior Kate Nelson of Omaha, NE, won the ECAC Championship in the 5,000-meters with a time of 17:43.72 on March 3rd. Nelson and teammate Maggie Hanson, a junior from Bowdoinham, ME will compete in the NCAA Divison III Championship at The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh this weekend (Mar. 9-10). Nelson will compete in the 5,000-meters and Hanson will compete in the the 5,000- and 1,500-meters.

Men's basketball, men's ice hockey and the indoor track and field teams were all in action this past weekend. Check out how the Continentals fared against the competition.

Four biochemistry majors will present their senior research projects today (Wednesday, March 7) at 4 p.m. in Chemistry 112. The campus community is invited to attend.

In a Preservation Magazine article, Maurice Isserman, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of History at Hamilton College, discusses the value of seeing historical sites, not just reading about them.