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I'm starting to fall into a groove of sort with my internship... I had the benefit of a "dark week" (a week in which there are no live shows) at U-Pick Live to gather my bearings and sharpen my responsibilities as an intern. During the downtime, the producers let me write some segments (look for my yodeling challenge on this Friday's show) and some goofy questions to ask upcoming celebrity guests. If you ever wanted to know whether the stars of Catch that Kid prefer the term "funky monkey" or "chunky monkey," be sure to turn in next week.

 As a casting agency, the firm markets its clients to casting directors.  After two weeks of helping in the casting of our clients, I actually met some of them. They include Cynthia Nixon (Sex & the City), Mekhi Phifer (I Still Know What You Did Last Summer), and Leonardo Nam (The Perfect Score). 

Ralph Nader, renowned environmental and consumer advocate, lectured at Hamilton College on February 10 as a part of Hamilton's Levitt Public Affairs Center’s lecture series. The spring 2004 series is titled: "The Environment: Public Policy and Social Responsibility." The series’ title seemed to capture the essence of Nader’s own lecture, as he openly discussed environmental, social, and political concerns and the possible effects of such issues on our world’s future.

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Hamilton College's new Science Center will be constructed with attention to green design, which is the use of environmentally friendly processes and materials in building construction and design.

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Geology students participate in professional conference? Topics include geoscience education, marine geology, palentology

Professors from four different disciplines came together on April 2 to talk about the the causes, evidence and impacts of climate change in a faculty forum co-sponsored by the Levitt Center's 2003-2004 series on "The environment: public policy and social responsibility" and the Environmental Studies Program. Professors Ian Rosenstein of chemistry, Eugene Domack of geology, Bill Pfitsch of biology and Peter Cannavo of government gave presentations on climate change from the perspectives of their disciplines.

Professor of Anthropology Doug Raybeck spoke at a Think Tank brown bag lunch on April 9 about the cultural constructions and perceptions of newsmakers Michael Jackson and Martha Stewart. The talk was titled “The Paedomorph and the Priestess: Michael Jackson and Martha Stewart as Cultural Icons.” He is currently working on a paper on the subject, which he will deliver later this year at the National Anthropology Conference.

Professor of Religious Studies Heidi Ravven presented a poster of her paper, "Spinoza and Recent Discoveries in Affective Neuroscience," at the sixth annual series of major conferences, "Toward a Science of Consciousness" at the University of Arizona in Tucson from April 7-11.  The conference brings together researchers from throughout the sciences and humanities who study the neuroscience, philosophy, biology, and cogntive sciences related to the nature, origin, aspects, and operations of consciousness.  The conference marks the tenth anniversary of the landmark first Tucson consciousness conference in 1994.