April 26, 2012
In this Issue
NEWS Annual AIDS Hike for Life raises $44,378
OPINION The shortcomings of Residential Life
FEATURES Students bear the cold and head to Antarctica
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Theater Theses Thrill Audiences
SPORTS Women’s lacrosse mutilates Mules
Annual AIDS Hike for Life raises $44,378
By Emily Moore
May 3, 2012
This Sunday, the annual AIDS Hike for Life took place on the Hamilton campus. A not-for-profit organization, the AIDS Community Resources, sponsored the event. All profits remain in the Mohawk Valley to support prevention, education and support for those affected. See More...
Thoughts on Theses
By Editorial Staff
May 3, 2012
Despite the griping and groaning that will be heard over the next few days regarding senior theses, these projects are a hallmark of an Hamilton education; one of the experiences that makes Hamilton unique and denotes the quality of a Hamilton education. Undertaking a large research project allows students to explore their concentrations in depth, to integrate the range of information learned in their classes and to use the models and theories collected during their college careers. This experience, however, is not consistent across majors and, as a result, many students are missing out on a valuable opportunity to acquire a capstone to their four years of work. See more...
The shortcomings of Residential Life
By Peter Adelfio '13
May 3, 2012
This past August, I had the pleasure of being an Orientation Leader (OL) for the Class of 2015. I served with 50 or so devoted individuals as we volunteered our unpaid time to return to campus early and act like adrenaline-fueled crazy people for over a week. All OLs shared two defining traits: We love this school, and we care enough about people we’ve never met to donate our time towards making their entrance to this institution as easy and as fun as possible. Not only that, but we were lucky enough to work directly with Lisa Magnarelli and the Student Activities Office. Lisa and her group of dedicated compatriots work tirelessly to make this campus a more fun, exciting and unique place. Perhaps nowhere is this office as directly noticeable as Orientation, as, over the years, they’ve perfected Orientation week to a tee. And now, suddenly, the purview of this important and complex organization (Orientation Leaders) was shifted to that of Residential Life. See More...
Students bear the cold and head to Antarctica
By Jill Chipman '14
May 3, 2012
For Geoscience students—or any other science students for that matter—getting field experience is critical. Many students find summer research programs at various colleges and institutions across the country. Very few, however, get the chance to travel to Antarctica to conduct research on the Larson Ice Shelf with scientists from all over the world.
J.W. Johnson Family Professor of Environmental Studies Eugene Domack has studied the Larson Ice Shelf in Antarctica for 25 years. Every few years, he takes several students on a six-week adventure aboard the research vessel Nathaniel V. Palmer to explore the ice shelf and its impact on the environment. He has taken roughly 100 students to Antarctica since he began taking trips in 1987. See More...
Theater Theses Thrill Audiences
By Hannah O’Connell ’14
May 3, 2012
As part of their senior projects in Theater, Katherine Watson, Shayna Schmidt and Jordyn Taylor directed and performed two plays, Talking With... and Under Construction. Performances were held in Minor Theater on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The first of the two performances was Talking With... by Jane Martin, a series of three monologues performed and directed by Katherine Watson ’12. Each of the monologues was quirky and vibrant, and each told a radically different story. In the first monologue, “Audition,” Watson played an overeager, ready-for-stardom struggling actress who shows up at an audition ready to do whatever it takes—whether kill her cat or undress onstage—to get the part. See More...
Women’s lacrosse mutilates Mules
By Patrick English '15
May 3, 2012
Revenge is sweet; double revenge is sweeter, and it’s even sweeter via upset. After being knocked out of the NCAA tournament last season by Colby and losing to them during the regular season, Hamilton avenged those losses and beat the Mules 9-4 in dominant fashion.
Last week, the 19th-ranked Hamilton women’s team (7-9, 4-6 NESCAC) traveled to Maine to play sixth-ranked Colby (13-2, 9-1 NESCAC) for a NESCAC quarterfinal.. See More...