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Senior Reflection: Campus tour take two

April 28, 2016

I first visited Hamilton in the fall of my senior year of high school. My dad had randomly stumbled upon it in an article and after briefly exploring the College’s website, Hamilton was added to the list of schools to visit. It was the last of 17 colleges that I visited, and was the exact opposite of everything I was initially looking for – a medium to large size school, in a big city, far away from home. Hamilton fulfilled none of those requirements, with an enrollment of only 1,850 students, a somewhat isolated location and the fact that it was only a two hour drive from my house. However, none of that seemed to matter after my visit and tour. After walking around campus and hearing about all that Hamilton had to offer, I was convinced it was a place I could call home and a place where I could thrive. More ...

More than meets the eye, above and below ground

April 21, 2016

The atmosphere changes on the Hill once the thermometer hits 60 degrees, literally and figuratively While warmer weather allows students to expose their knees, it also uncovers the beautiful architecture for which the College is so famous. Now is the time to appreciate Hamilton’s layout, both above-ground and below. More ...

Hamilton’s Beekeeping Club is the bee’s knees

April 21, 2016

One of the newest organizations on campus this year is the Hamilton College Beekeeping Club. Olivia Box ’17 and Andre Burnham ’18, the co-leaders of the club, have both kept honeybees for a long time and missed the activity in college. “We thought this would be a great way to spread the art of beekeeping,” they explained. They also “hope to inspire future keepers of the bees.” More ...

Sex and the Campus: Birth Control

April 21, 2016

Over spring break I made a big life change. I didn’t buy a car or get a haircut… I changed my birth control! It may seem a little odd to talk about birth control in a sex column but in my opinion if we’re all going to have fun we need to do some not-so-fun preparation work too. The decision to change my birth control wasn’t an easy one so I wanted to detail my process for other people with uteruses who are considering changing their birth controls. Maybe non-uterus-having partners will learn something as well More ...

Where in the world is Ilana Schwartz ’17

April 14, 2016

Last summer I had what I like to call a “mid-college crisis.” I realized that everything I was doing was wrong. All throughout my time at Hamilton, I tried to take the practical route by doing what I thought would be best for my future. Becoming an Economics major, preparing to study abroad in Spain to improve my Spanish skills and even getting an internship in a field that I was not super interested in; all lead me to where I am now—Budapest, Hungary. On July 13, 2015, I realized that I needed to start doing things that I actually cared about, rather than the things that seemed right! It was on that day that I opened up Hamilton’s list of pre-approved study abroad programs for the first time. Scrolling through, I could not believe my eyes. I felt like the entire world was my oyster—there were so many options that I had never even known about! The city that struck me at first glance was Budapest. I honestly don’t even know why I was so immediately interested, but without even doing any research, I started my application for the spring semester. This was the first time I had done something so spontaneous, and it really felt incredible. More ...

TS Steakhouse takes dining to new heights

April 14, 2016

The Turning Stone Resort Casino is a popular place for some Hamilton students to get a taste of Vegas-like gambling, but others go for a taste of something different: steakhouse dining. More ...

This week 25 years ago: Homosexuals Share Experiences

April 14, 2016

A student and faculty member spoke about their personal experiences as homosexuals at Hamilton Wednesday night in Dwight Lounge. Their presentations and the discussion that followed comprised the third and final part of the series “Same Sex Love and Society.” More ...

From Where I Sit: Hamilton’s International Perspectives, Nejla Asimovic '16

April 14, 2016

On March 19, I was celebrating my nephew’s first birthday and spending the second week of my spring break in Istanbul with my family. The celebration was wonderful, until it was overshadowed by the tragic news that a suicide bombing had taken place in one of Istanbul’s central shopping districts. Six days earlier, on the March 13, more than 35 people were killed and 100more injured by a car bomb that exploded in the heart of Turkish capital, Ankara. On March 22, there was yet another devastating attack, this time at the airport and a metro station in Brussels, which killed more than 30 people. At the Istanbul airport, as I boarded a plane bound for New York City just one day after the attack in Brussels, I could not stop thinking about the far-reaching geopolitical consequences that these attacks may have. Moreover, threats of closing borders and turning our backs to each other made me think about how much the openness of the world and inter-cultural exchanges benefited me and affected who I am today. As you may have guessed by now, I am majoring in world politics. More ...

Paradise Found at the Milton Marathon

April 7, 2016

On Sunday afternoon, Professor Margie Thickstun and her literature class on Milton hosted the seventh annual marathon reading of John Milton’s epic poem, Paradise Lost, in the lobby of Burke Library. The poem is divided into 12 books, recounting the Biblical story of the fall of humankind due to Satan’s successful temptation of Adam and Eve, all in order to “justify the ways of God to men.” More ...

Hamilton history: The Arbor

April 7, 2016

Many know Hamilton College for its regal beauty, as it sits atop what students have come to call affectionately the Hill. While a majority overlooks the unobtrusive landmark that sits beside a sharp bend in the road, those who have dared venture up the Hill by foot may have noticed a stone structure known formally as the Arbor. More ...