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Predictions for Major Oscar Categories
February 23, 2017

A few weeks ago, I wrote an article about this year’s major Oscar storylines. Ranging from the likely political undertones that would accompany this year’s ceremony to the debates over various categories, the Oscars certainly isn’t lacking in drama. With the Academy Awards airing this Sunday at 7 p.m., this article seeks to predict what will win some of the most coveted awards. This article’s format will consist of the nominees then I will discuss what film will most likely win in its respective category followed by the most likely film to upset viewers. More ...

Davidson delivered a controversial set that asks stu- dents to reconsider comedy’s function in our society.
Unpacking the role of comedy through Davidson
February 23, 2017

The Campus Activities Board brought SNL performer, writer and comedian Pete Davidson to Wellin Hall last Wednesday, Feb. 15. Tickets for the show sold out, nearly filling the venue with students. Buzzing excitement hummed among audience members as many anxiously awaited the Staten Island native. Everyone wondered what the young comic, who has appeared on shows such as MTV’s Guy Code, Nick Cannon Presents: Wild N’ Out and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, would bring to our small liberal arts college. Although some audience members were previous fans of Davidson and followed his work faithfully, others simply embraced the chance of having a good laugh. More ...

Oh Land Lead Singer Nana dazzled the audience.
Oh Land and Lady Lamb shone at Barn
February 23, 2017

Lady Lamb was the opening singer of a highly anticipated FebFest Coffeehouse event that had a line stretching almost to the diner at the entrance, and from the moment she started singing she had the crowd enamored and infatuated. More ...

The Mouths of Four Gorgons (2014) (photo by Shinji Otani)
Jacquette challenges power of consumerism
February 16, 2017

In the contemporary age, visual representation is the primary way people receive information. Some advertisements focus on creating a fantastical aura to produce resonant campaigns for their products. Visual attraction to lavishly advertised products tricks people into consuming products that they do not necessarily need. This Saturday, Feb. 18, is the opening of the exhibition Unrequited and Acts of Play at the Wellin Museum. The works in this exhibit, by the American artist Julia Jacquette, have vibrant colors and a glossy texture which echo the alluring, yet misleading appearance of some advertisements.  More ...

The acclaimed film festival began 40 years ago in Banff, Canada.
Banff Mountain film fest world tour back on the Hill
February 16, 2017

The Banff Mountain Film Festival, hosted by the Hamilton Outing Club, presented 11 films about the outdoors and adventures in the KJ Bradford Auditorium on Tuesday, Feb. 14. The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, which has been making Hamilton College one of its many stops since 2000, was founded 41 years ago by the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Banff, Canada. Since then, it has grown into a hugely popular event sponsored by National Geographic and The North Face with 1,000 screenings around the world in 40 different countries, and 20,000 people attending the festival in Banff each year.  More ...

The third annual event gives femme identifying students the opportunity to voice their concerns about wideranging topics every Valentine’s Day.
Femme: an evening of vulnerability, compassion and beauty
February 16, 2017

On February 14, 2017, the Womxn’s Center hosted Femme, described in the program as “a collection of monologues written and performed by women, trans, and non-binary students.”  More ...

Symphor!a performs in Wellin Hall last Spring.
Symphor!a to bring its best set yet this weekend
February 16, 2017

The remarkable and somewhat unusual symphony orchestra, Symphor!a, will be performing this Sunday Feb. 19, at Wellin Hall at 3 p.m.  More ...

Symphor!a Returns!
February 9, 2017

A week from this Sunday at 3 p.m. in Wellin Hall, Conductor Lawrence Loh and violinist Elina Va¨ha¨la¨ will be performing Corigiliano’s The Red Violin Concerto, Mackey’s Readline Tango, Barber’s Symphony No. 1 and Gershwin’s An American in Paris. More ...

Choir musical receives big laughs
February 9, 2017

Last weekend, the Hamilton College Choir performed The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty. Gilbert and Sullivan’s satirical opera cheered the audience in Wellin Hall, as it has been doing to audiences since its original performance in 1879 More ...

Netflix revives well-known book series
February 9, 2017

When I was in elementary school, I loved Lemony Snicket’s “A Series of Unfortunate Events,” so I was extremely excited when Netflix released an original series based on the books. The book series, originally written by Daniel Handler under the pen name Lemony Snicket, consists of thirteen novels about the misadventures of three orphaned siblings: Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire. The show also follows the orphans’ tale, detailing their attempts at a normal life. These attempts are often thwarted by Count Olaf, an untalented actor who attempts to steal the Baudelaire children’s fortune. More ...

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