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Noted environmentalist, author, and journalist Bill McKibben spoke to a full chapel on Monday, February 19 about global warming and preservation of the environment. "Global warming is a moral challenge," he said, "because it is a direct strike at the poorest, most marginalized people in the world."

Hamilton had another great turnout for the Great American Heart Run and Walk, held this year on Saturday, Feb. 24. The Hamilton team, which consisted of 73 students, faculty and employees and their families, raised $5,500. The women's lacrosse and soccer teams were among groups participating.

Douglas Raybeck, professor of anthropology, presented "Some Variables Are More Equal Than Others: Cross-Cultural Research and Hypothesis Testing," at the 29th Annual Meeting of The Society for Cross-Cultural Research, held in San Diego, CA, February 21-25, 2001.

Xu Bing, installation artist, and Britta Erickson, independent scholar, will discuss Chinese and western art traditions on Feb. 24th, 2001, at 3:00 p.m., in the Chemistry Auditorium.

A new report says that Utica, NY, has done a good job welcoming and providing for Bosnian refugees. The report summarizes interviews with 100 Bosnian families resettled in this area and catalogues psychological, social and economic adaptations of the Bosnian refugees to this community and the strategies they have used for successful adjustment. The report was issued by researchers Reed Coughlan and Judith Owens-Manley through the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center at Hamilton College.

Two Hamilton College studies examine the situation of refugees in Utica, NY. Associate Professor of Economics Paul Hagstrom released a study concluding that although refugees present an initial challenge to the Utica area they are a long-term benefit. Reed Coughlan and Judith Owens-Manley, through the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center at Hamilton College, released a study cataloguing psychological, social and economic adaptations of the Bosnian refugees and the strategies they have used for successful adjustment.

A feature article on the Hamilton College ACCESS Project appeared in the Syracuse Herald-American on Sunday, Feb. 18.

April 5-7, Hamilton College will host a conference, "Exploring the Life and Legacy of Alexander Hamilton." The conference will begin on Thursday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. with a keynote address by Richard Brookhiser, author of Alexander Hamilton, American.

Highlights of men's and women's basketball, men's hockey, women's swimming and diving, women's hockey and women's squash events for the week of February 18.