Hamilton Democrats, Republicans argue gun control

Hamilton had a duel Wednesday night. Albeit, the College, not the founding father, and about guns, not with them. At 8 p.m. in the Chapel, students gathered to watch the Hamilton College Democrats and Republicans face off on the issue of gun control. The event was sponsored by the two political groups, as well as by the Government Department.

Under fire: flame retardants linked to disease

Mountain climber, writer and environmental scientist Arlene Blum visited Hamilton on Thursday, Feb. 21, to give a talk titled “Mountains and Molecules.” Blum first came to fame in the world of mountain climbing in 1970 as a member of the first all-female climbing team to ascend Mount McKinley. In 1975, she became the first woman to attempt the ascent of Mount Everest. She has since led several other notable climbs. Blum has also been instrumental in the regulation of flame-retardants in furniture and pajamas.

Writers Week brings readings, special events to the Hill

Here at Hamilton College, we celebrate exceptional writing every day—by publishing student work in our campus publications, nominating individuals for Writing Center tutorship and praising our peers’ efforts during Creative Writing workshops. But this week on the Hill, the College has chosen to honor writers from both near and far.

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Middlebury protests pipeline

Williams addresses sexual assault cases

Dancing on the edge: Dance department faces potential Dissolution

After more than six months of ardent debate, a secret ballot vote at the faculty meeting on Feb. 5 decided that the departments of Dance and Music would not merge to form the new “Department of Music and Dance.”
This decision comes not 10 years after the Committee on Academic Policy (CAP) moved to separate what was then the “Department of Theatre and Dance” because they saw “no fundamental reason for the two programs being housed in a single department,” and furthermore because maintaining that union “hamper[ed] the development of each program.”

Run/Walk for heart health next Saturday

While by most standards Utica is a small city, for one day every year its residents and neighbors come together to hold the fourth largest Heart Run/Walk in the country, raising 1.2 million dollars last year for the American Heart Association.

Heat evades Opus and other parts of McEwen

When you’re looking for relief from Clinton’s bitter, mid-February cold, there’s nothing like an Opus 1 beverage to warm you up.  Americano? ’Snow problem! But if you’re hoping to stay warm in Opus once you’ve finished your drink, good luck.

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Bowdoin reinstates Winter tradition

Wesleyan: Senior cocktail event gone wrong

Ready for the crown

Hundreds of Hamilton students crammed into the Tolles Pavilion to watch the annual campus male beauty pageant, Mr. Hamilton on Monday, Feb. 11. The show was sponsored by the Social Traditions Committee and FebFest. The contestants were Jamie Azdair ’13, Knute Gailor ’13, Tae-Wook Lucas Kang ’13, Lyman Munschauer ’13, Nico Keller Sarmiento ’13, Dennis Tung ’13, Felipe Garcia ’14, Noah Levinson ’14, Mike De Percin ’15, Dyllon Young ’15 and Michael Dyer ’16. Men were representing organizations on campus including athletic teams, fraternities and clubs.