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Shortly after the 25th annual weekend gathering of a group of Hamilton alumni for the Falmouth Road Race in Falmouth, MA, the idea of "Team Trish" was born. "The goals of Team Trish are twofold," said Barb Smalley '83 who helped coordinate the team. "We want to support the Rosts as well as support The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's mission of finding cures and providing much needed patient services."

Erik Jacobsen '02, with his faculty advisor Professor of Geography Eugene Domack, published a paper in the Bulletin in Quaternary and Geomorphology. This paper, "Late Pleistocene-Holocene retreat of the West Antarctic Ice-Sheet System in the Ross Sea: Part 2 - Sedimentologic and Stratigraphic Signature," has been nominated for the prestigious Geological Society of America Kirk Bryan Award. This award is given for a paper or book published within the past five years and is awarded at the annual GSA meeting.

The classics department hosted a performance of THE ILIAD by the Curio Theatre Company on February 6 in the Chapel.

Rogers M. Smith, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania, will speak on "The Political Importance of Stories of Peoplehood" at 4 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 13 in the Hamilton College Chapel. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will explore the role that stories play in constituting group identity and developing humans’ sense of themselves as members of particular communities. A reception will follow. The talk is part of the Phi Betta Kappa Visiting Scholar Program.

Please join the Philadelphia Alumni Association for a reception with President Eugene M. Tobin. Thursday, February 13, 2003 at the home of Robert and Katharine Booth P'06 101 Righters Mill Road Gladwyne, PA 19035 Special Guest Speaker: John B.A. Nye '87, Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts Department at Sotheby's, will discuss highlights of the Booth's art collection. Reception: 6:00 p.m.; Presentation: 7:00 p.m.

Classics Professor Barbara Gold was interviewed for a United Press International (UPI) feature article about the origins of Valentine's Day. In the UPI article Gold says love for ancient Romans was interesting, both to live and to write about, because it was painful, like a disease.

Men's basketball center Joe Finley was featured in a Utica Observer Dispatch article (12/13), titled "Hard Work Pays Off." In the article, Coach Tom Murphy describes Finley as "one of the hardest working kids we've had...He's made himself into a player." Finley, an economics major, is leading the Continentals in points this season, with 19.8 per game, plus 11.8 rebounds a game.

Assistant Professor of Psychology Julie Dunsmore held senior thesis presentations in Psychology and Neuroscience on Dec. 2. Thirteen seniors made fifteen-minute powerpoint presentations of their work. Presentations included work on issues such as Alzheimer's Disease, the eating habits of runners, and infant motor development.

Assistant Professor of Psychology Julie Dunsmore held senior thesis presentations in Psychology and Neuroscience on Dec. 2. Thirteen seniors made fifteen-minute powerpoint presentations of their work. Presentations included issues such as Alzheimer's Disease, the eating habits of runners, and infant motor development.

Hamilton College is mentioned in a USA Today editorial (Dec. 26) about heightened competition in college admissions. The editorial notes that "the University of California...is beginning to examine applicants' accomplishments and abilities beyond academic achievements based on grades and test scores. That's long been the approach of smaller colleges such as Hamilton in upstate New York. Last year the staff intervieweed 75% of the students personally."