The Annex is an appetizing alternative to Clinton’s bar scene
February 14, 2014Nestled amongst the shops on West Park Row in the Clinton Village Green, you could easily mistake the entrance to The Annex Wine Bar for a backdoor to Nola’s. More ...
Features
The language of love
February 14, 2014The following article was inspired by the popular “Modern Love” column published in The New York Times. Here, a Hamilton College student discusses her own perspective of and experience with romance in the contemporary age. If you’re interested in contributing your own “Modern Love” style piece, please don’t hesitate to contact spec@hamilton.edu. More ...
Fast times at Hamilton College: Or, why I went to speed dating
February 14, 2014Three kinds of people attend Hamilton Speed Dating. The people who show up drunk with their friends, looking for a laugh. The bemused people who have the distinctly uncomfortable look of someone not quite sure how they ended up here. And, of course, the small group of people who are both excited and hopeful that this might actually lead to something. More ...
From Where I Sit: Hamilton’s International Perspectives
January 30, 2014About four years ago, as a Hamilton College freshman, I had set a goal for myself. I wanted my Hamilton education to be based on both theoretical and practical knowledge. I wanted my education to expand beyond the pages of my books and take me to far away places like Antarctica or Costa Rica. By the end of my freshman year, I had declared myself as pre-med. I was starting to discover my passion for science and serving those in need. More ...
Professor Profile: Tina Hall
January 30, 2014An interview with Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing Tina Hall. More ...
Where in the world is Emily Moore
January 30, 2014For most of my Hamilton career, I was certain that study abroad was not in my future. As a double major I was sure it would never work with my course load. Spending several months in a foreign country seemed like a long way to go and a long time to stay there. I had never taken a foreign language classes at Hamilton, and high school French was only a distant memory. More ...
Hamilton Outing Club explores Ecuador
January 30, 2014On Dec. 26, instead of sleeping off Christmas dinners and counting gift cards from extended family, five members of the Hamilton Outing Club departed for Quito, where they completed a three-week hiking expedition throughout northwestern Ecuador. Alex Doig ’16, Annie Emanuels ’16, Hanna Kingston ’15, Clair Stover ’14 and I landed in Quito, along with Director of Outdoor Leadership Andrew Jillings, bearing mounds of hiking equipment and sleepy but anxious eyes. More ...
Ellie Wertimer: ‘Things change, and you’ve got to let them change’
January 23, 2014This article originally appeared in the Sept. 15, 2011 issue of The Spectator. We are publishing it again to honor the memory of Ellie Wertimer, who passed away on January 18, 2014. Ellie Wertimer describes her 57-year marriage to Professor of Economics Sidney Wertimer as a relationship in which there were “two chiefs and no Indians.” Each a Hamilton legend in his or her own right, the Wertimers have long been admired for their dedication not only to the College, but to their beliefs and convictions. It was Sidney’s ideals that brought them to Hamilton in the first place, and it is Ellie who now reflects on the state of the College almost 60 years later. More ...
From Where I Sit: Hamilton’s International Perspectives
December 5, 2013When I was a little girl, I always asked my mother for a sister or a brother. But because of the one-child policy, I am the only child in my family. I know the loneliness of being an only child, but I also understand the reasons why this policy is enforced. More ...
Sobel attends climate change conference in Poland
December 5, 2013On Nov. 14, I packed my bags, said goodbye to the United States and boarded a plane to Warsaw, Poland on my way to the 2013 UN Climate Talks. Struggling to curb my optimism and high expectations, I entered the National Stadium in awe of my surroundings, excited to meet diverse groups of people at the forefront of efforts to combat climate change. More ...