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Senior Reflection -- Do Less: A Case Study in Procrastination

January 31, 2015

My tendency towards extreme procrastination has yet to lessen since arriving on the Hill three and a half years ago. Despite the horrible feelings of anxiety and exhaustion that accompany late nights in Burke and last-minute, 20-page papers, I have always loved putting things off. However, the things I procrastinate on have changed throughout my time at Hamilton as I have changed, both as a student, and a person. More ...

CLUB SPOTLIGHT: Global Health Organization

January 31, 2015

What do the NBA, MLS, Stephen Curry and Hamilton College Global Health Organization all have in common? A partnership with Nothing But Nets, a global grassroots campaign of the United Nations Foundation to fight malaria, a leading killer of children in Africa. Nothing But Nets was created in 2006 by the United Nations Foundation, with the help of sports columnist Rick Reilly. Every 60 seconds a child dies from malaria, but it is preventable. More ...

From Where I Sit: Hamilton’s International Perspectives

January 31, 2015

I almost missed my flight on August 20th. I had to take a flight from Islamabad to arrive at Hamilton College. On that day, the people of Pakistan rose in protest against the government and marched all the way from Lahore to the Parliament in Islamabad. Although the peaceful, the protest led to the blockage of important routes and made it almost impossible to reach the airport. Although I eventually made it to the airport, I was caught between two strange feelings: fear of missing my flight and delight for the people of Pakistan. At last, Pakistanis had politically woken up. More ...

Senior Reflection: Making an impact at Hamilton

January 23, 2015

Early last semester, I sat idly in my Milbank common room with nothing but a box of chalk and a bare cement wall. It only seemed natural to connect chalk to wall, and in a reflective mood, I began the sentence “BEFORE I LEAVE HAMILTON, I WANT TO…” in bold block letters. I traced 10 lines underneath for me and my friends to fill in and create a cheesy, sentimental bucket-list. More ...

Men’s soccer helps build school in Guatemala

January 23, 2015

Some spent their winter break skiing, some spent it on the beach, and others spent their time with Netflix. The Hamilton men’s soccer team, however, did not take much of a break. Several members traveled to Guatemala for a week through the Guatemala Healing Hands Foundation (GHHF). The Hamilton students traveled to Chichoy Alto in the region of Patzun, Chimaltenango to improve education by building the second floor of the local school. More ...

Senior Reflection: Be-You-tiful

December 12, 2014

Want to know the only thing that I know about my time at Hamilton? It is that I do not have it figured out. My years at Hamilton have been a whirlwind of mistakes, achievements, diner breakfasts and Beyoncé dance parties. More ...

Sex and the Campus

December 12, 2014

This column covers both silly and serious topics about sex and dating from the perspective of a poetry-loving, feminist psychology major. For topic suggestions, questions or other perspectives on sex in college, please email kcieplic@hamilton.edu. More ...

From Where I Sit: Hamilton’s International Perspectives

December 5, 2014

After hearing many people’s reactions to the fact that I’m from Poland, I can now narrow down what people know about Poland to three things: pierogi, vodka and Warsaw. But there is so much more to Poland. More ...

From Where I Sit: Hamilton’s International Perspectives

November 14, 2014

When I first landed my feet on this foreign country, I knew I would face challenges. As my fears escalated, I looked for ways to avoid these challenges, so I would avoid problems and embarrassments. At times when I had to face the task that I was reluctant to do, I just simply gave up, then moved on. But after a significant incident in seventh grade, I realized I would never move forward if I cannot challenge myself. More ...

Sex and the Campus

November 14, 2014

This column covers both silly and serious topics about sex and dating from the perspective of a poetry-loving, feminist psychology major. For topic suggestions, questions or other perspectives on sex in college, please email kcieplic@hamilton edu. More ...