At a place like Hamilton College, home of one bookstore and a bunch of trees on campus, students don’t have wide access to buy things they may want or need. As a result, either Amazon Prime becomes your best friend, or you learn to cherish the unexpected care packages that your parents send off, each filled with love and the essentials you were too lazy to buy yourself. Some of the items we most look forward to are... More ...
March is full of odd holidays like If Pets Had Thumbs Day, International Women's Day, and National Panic Day. If none of them strike your fancy, there's always Make up your own Holiday Day. More ...
The plan was to take part in the Spring 2017 Washington, D.C. program. However, even before President Trump’s election, my plans had shifted. The D.C. program seemed like a safe choice for a few reasons. D.C, although not my native New York, is a city—and an American one at that. The culture, language and public transportation would all come naturally. Although Budapest is far from a comfortable Northeastern city, the culture and public transportation have all been relatively easy to acclimate to. The language is another thing. More ...
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It is reasonable to prophesize that 2017 is going to be a year of drama and uncertainty. Ever since the political shake-up sent a shockwave across the country, there has been no lack of political movements and clashing of opinions. From the controversial decisions made by our new president during his first week of office to the anti-abortion right rally in Washington last week, these events brought unsettling news. Unfamiliar with America’s complicated political landscape, I was nevertheless impressed by the actions taken by such diverse groups of people to defend the values they believe in. More ...
With the atrocities that we call an upstate New York winter finally hitting hard enough that Hamilton students are refusing to leave their beds, except for the occasional meal or participation-heavy class, FebFest has come to the rescue. To start off the week-long celebration, Social Traditions held their annual Mr. Hamilton pageant the evening of Monday, Feb. 13. More ...
Speaking, listening and acting proactively and effectively are three of the skill sets that Hamilton embraces, in the hopes that its students will become talented speakers with the ability to one day change the world. During this past weekend at the annual TEDx conference, themed “Against the Grain,” four speakers from across the country visited the college campus to offer inspiration for these behavioral goals. More ...
Over this past weekend, the Inter-Society Council (ISC) took over the Fieldhouse for a night and threw one of the biggest fundraising events of the year. “The Charity Fun(d) Fest” featured activities and light-hearted competitions between participants. All the proceeds were split between four charities, each of which had its own team: Planned Parenthood, No One Left Behind, the Midtown Utica Community Center (MUCC) and Be the Match. More ...
From February 3-5, the Posse Foundation welcomed Hamilton College students, faculty, staff and administration to embark with them on an annual journey called the Posse Plus Retreat hosted in Utica’s very own Radisson Hotel. More ...
Latest and greatest tunes for the happy couples, the single and the ready to mingle. More ...
Hi again! In honor of the upcoming release of Fifty Shades Darker (the second movie in the Fifty Shades trilogy), I will be discussing BDSM! More ...