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Liz Lvov ’17 enjoys the rock swing despite its constraints; Photo by Emily Eisler ’17
Rock Swing mysteriously free
April 20, 2017

In the afternoon of Thursday, April 13, Snapchat videos and Instagram boomerangs of the McEwen rock swing, unchained and in motion once more, flooded phones all over Hamilton’s campus. Despite the social media frenzy, the swing was re-chained by Physical Plant before the end of the academic day. According to Associate Director of Physical Plant for Building Services William Huggins, the restraining chains had been cut by an unknown person using bolt cutters. More ...

Panelist Enrique Nuñez '19 speaks during Friday's event; Photo by Molly Clark '19
La Vanguardia hosts border panel
April 20, 2017

This past week, La Vanguardia hosted a two-part panel addressing the current political climate regarding borders and immigration. The first segment featured Assistant Professor of Government Heather Sullivan and Associate Professor of Africana Studies Nigel Westmaas, who discussed the economic, historical and humanitarian impacts of borders, specifically along the U.S.-Mexico line. The second segment featured two Hamilton students, Amanda Hernandez ’17 and Cesar Renero ’17 and one student from Colgate, Enrique Nuñez ’19, who shared their personal experiences with borders. More ...

NESCAC News
April 20, 2017

Tufts Researchers Create New American Sign Language Dictionary; Williams College to Host Romance Fiction Conference; Trinity College Hosts Paul H. Robinson to Discuss Crimes and Social Reform More ...

Jennifer Grygiel speaks about the #fakenewstrainwreck on social media
April 20, 2017

On Tuesday, April 18, Assistant Professor of Communications Jennifer Grygiel from the Syracuse University Newhouse School of Communication, delivered a speech in Hamilton’s Kirner-Johnson auditorium, which she titled “#fakenewstrainwreck.” More ...

Levitt Center hosts co-founders of No One Left Behind
April 13, 2017

On April 10, the Levitt Center hosted Hamilton alumnus Matt Zeller ’04. Zeller is a veteran of the war in Afghanistan and is the founder of No One Left Behind, a charity which seeks to advocate for foreign-born interpreters who worked and fought alongside American troops. Accompanying Zeller was Janis Shinwari, a man whom he refers to as his “guardian angel.” More ...

BLSU organizes Hamilton’s first annual Queer People of Color Week
April 13, 2017

From Monday, April 3, to Friday, April 7, Hamilton’s Black and Latinx Student Union presented the College’s first ever Queer People of Color Week, a week of events and programming highlighting the experience of queer people of color on campus and beyond. The week was hosted by BLSU in collaboration with other student organizations such as La Vanguardia, Rainbow Alliance, the African Continentals, the Asian Students Association and the Feminists of Color Collective. It was also sponsored by the Days-Massolo Center, First Year Experience, Residential Life and Student Assembly. More ...

Author and media personality Janet Mock gives talk on her life
April 13, 2017

On Tuesday, April 11, Janet Mock came to Hamilton College to share her life experiences as a Black transgender woman, from her childhood to her transition to her career in the media, and also as an activist and author. Professor Shelley Haley, who has included Mock’s memoir in the curriculum of two of her courses since the book was released, moderated the discussion. Hamilton’s Rainbow Alliance worked with support from the Voices of Color Lecture Series, Asian Students Association, Emerson Literary Society, Days-Massolo Center, Dean of Students Office, Kirkland Endowment, Student Activities, Student Assembly and the Levitt Center to bring Mock to campus. More ...

Planned Parenthood Generation organization developed on campus
April 13, 2017

As the Trump Administration recovers from a failed health care bill, groups such as Planned Parenthood live to fight another day. On Wednesday, March 29, Hamilton Planned Parenthood Generation (PPGen), formerly known as VOX, celebrated “Pink Out.” By wearing pink and voicing opinions in the Science Center Atrium, individuals protested legislators in Washington who are working to defund Planned Parenthood. More ...

NESCAC News
April 13, 2017

Williams College brings in New York Times journalist and environmental scientist for climate science discussion; Tufts University studies dogs in hopes of finding a cure for ALS; Senior Ali Rabideau wins Bates College’s Bobcat Ventures competition More ...

Hamilton College Admission Office welcomes to campus and congratulates the admitted class of 2021; Photo Courtesy of Admission Office
Students admitted for class of 2021 most diverse in Hamilton history
April 6, 2017

On March 24, the Hamilton College Admission Office released this year’s admission decisions. The office received a nine percent increase in applications, resulting in an all-time low acceptance rate of 23.6 percent. Both SAT and ACT score averages increased, and 85 percent of admits from high schools that rank were in the top 10 percent of their class.  More ...

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