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Free tampons, pads in Hamilton restrooms for next year
May 4, 2017

Next fall semester will see the launch of a pilot program designed to increase the availability of feminine hygiene products across campus. The effort is being spearheaded by class representative Cesar Guerrero Domènech ’20 and Student Assembly’s Facilities Committee, drawing inspiration from a similar program at Brown University which saw positive results. This initiative seeks not only to increase the quality of life people who menstruate, but also to generate awareness of women’s issues and trans inclusivity by stocking men’s bathrooms with the items in addition to women’s and all-gender restrooms. More ...

Hamilton College mentioned in international investigative report
May 4, 2017

In October 2016, Reuters published a series of investigative journalism pieces questioning the integrity of Chinese admission service company, Dipont. One of these articles, titled “Getting In: How a Chinese company bought access to admissions officers at top U.S. colleges,” described how Dipont would offer admissions counselors either “business-class airfare, or economy-class travel plus a cash ‘honorarium,”’ to attend their eightday admissions workshop program in Shanghai. More ...

President Wippman on Facebook Live with Ben Casper Sanchez
May 4, 2017

On Friday, April 28 at 11:30 a.m., President David Wippman sat down with Immigration Attorney Ben Casper Sanchez to discuss Hamilton College’s ongoing response to President Trump’s Immigration policies. The interview was streamed over Facebook Live. More ...

Large participation year for HamTrek
May 4, 2017

The 14th Annual HamTrek Triathlon and walk took place on Friday, April 28. All together the event had over 200 participants, most of which were students. The event was also open to college employees, the immediate families of either employees or students, Hamilton alumni and Clinton residents. Non-Clinton residents may participate with a $50 donation to the Shawn Grady Memorial Fund. The event took place on campus as well as the surrounding area. The triathlon begins in the Bristol Pool with the swimming event, continues with the bike race and finishes with the foot race ending in the field behind the fitness center. More ...

NESCAC News
May 4, 2017

Colby begins development project in Waterville; Middlebury hands down disciplinary action to students who protested Charlie Murray; Amherst Police respond to record number of violations and calls. More ...

In remembrance of the life of Annalise Curtis ’18
April 27, 2017

On Tuesday afternoon, President David Wippman notified the Hamilton community about the sudden and tragic death of a Hamilton student, Annalise Curtis ’18. Curtis passed in Washington D.C., where she was studying through Hamilton’s Washington D.C. program. The College is in the process of organizing a memorial service, but in the meantime there was an informal gathering in the Chapel on Tuesday evening. At the gathering, students, professors and community members came together to support one another during this challenging time, sharing favorite memories and celebrating Curtis’s life. More ...

Comedian Karmenife Paulino performs as a part of Womxn’s Energy Week; Photo by Molly Tracey '19
Womxn’s Center revives Womxn’s Energy Week
April 27, 2017

Last week the Womxn’s Center hosted “Womxn’s Energy Week,” an event stemming from a Kirkland College tradition that has been dormant for years. Janika Beatty ’17 and other Womxn’s Center members revived the week this year. More ...

Hamilton receives no Watson fellowships but gives three Bristols
April 27, 2017

Every fall, seniors apply for Watson and Bristol fellowships. The Watson fellowship is a national fellowship where seniors from 40 schools compete for 40 grants to spend one year doing research while traveling the world. Each of the 40 partner schools develops a board that reviews all of the applications from their school and then nominates four of those students to participate in a national competition for those 40 grants. Thus, any of the 40 schools can have zero to four students receive a Watson Fellowship any given year. More ...

NESCAC News
April 27, 2017

Colby students guaranteed funding for studying abroad thanks to generous alumnus donation; Connecticut College students organize and participate in 10th annual Walk to End Homelessness;  Middlebury College alum explains the history behind the college’s tradition of commencement canes More ...

AIDS Hike for Life participants run on Green Apple Way; Photo by Dan Tu '20
19th Annual AIDS Hike for Life raises over $36,000
April 27, 2017

This past Sunday, Hamilton College’s Rainbow Alliance sponsored the 19th Annual AIDS Hike for Life. The event was coordinated by ACR Health, a nonprofit organization based in upstate New York that aims to provide support and services to individuals and communities with chronic illnesses. The objective was to raise money for its Youth Services Program, particularly the Q Center, which is a service provider for LGBTQ youth. The center offers support groups, educational programs and leadership and advocacy training in addition to other resources. All funds collected will stay in the Mohawk Valley and will go towards STD prevention and HIV/AIDS research funding. Hundreds of walkers, runners and volunteers participated; in addition, the Rainbow Alliance, BSLU, Special K, Physical Plant, Bon Appetit Management Company, Student Activities, Campus Safety and the Days-Massolo Center all contributed. Over $36,000 was raised this year alone. In total, over the past 19 years, this event has garnered a whopping $734,754. More ...

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