Five Hamilton students, Bill Chenevert '05, Antique-Marie Carbados '07, Scott Huntington '05, Maria Mendez '06, and Emily Colbert '06, were recently selected as recipients of the Class of 1979 Student Travel Award. The award, established by the alumni of Hamilton's class of 1979, allows Hamilton students to pursue academic endeavors that would not be possible without additional financial assistance.
Chenevert, a writer and editor for The Spectator, plans to use the grant to examine journalism in San Francisco and Austin, visiting the offices of the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Francisco Examiner, Rolling Stone Magazine, Texas Monthly, and the Austin Chronicle. Chenevert aspires to work for a large journal upon graduation, and hopes that by watching the editorial process first-hand he will have a better idea of what it is truly like to work in such an environment.
Cabardos recently traveled to Paris with her grant money, conducting research for one academic project, and aiding a Hamilton professor with another. While in Paris, Cabardos examined structures within the Pere Lachaise cemetery for an independent project for her French class. She also aided Hamilton College Professor George Shields while visiting Paris. She served as his interpreter as he traveled to Paris at the same time for his own academic project. Cabardos believed this would help develop her French communication skills. Additionally, Cabardos spoke with French students, promoting Hamilton College and the opportunities available at a liberal arts institution.
Huntington's own personal interest in medical care public policy inspired him to travel to a third world country and examine the nation's underdeveloped medical assistance. Huntington will travel to Costa Rica for seven nights in March, visiting two public hospitals and two private hospitals in San Jose over four days. For the remaining time in Costa Rica, Huntington will travel to Corcovado National Park in Cortes, where he will visit and examine a rural health clinic.
Maria Mendez and Emily Colbert devised a joint project. They plan to use the grant money to travel to Mumbai, India, to attend the World Social Forum in January. As members of Hamilton College's Inter-Cultural Women's Empowerment Series, both Mendez and Colbert believe that by attending "one of the most dynamic movements in India" (according to the World Social Forum) they would be able to expand and develop Hamilton's relations among women students at Hamilton.
-- by Emily Lemanczyk '05
