April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and Hamilton’s Sexual Assault and Violence Education and Support organization, SAVES, has a month of programming planned to bring awareness and educate students on the importance of sexual misconduct prevention as well as the necessity of consent in all sexual situations. More ...
Last month, Hamilton College appointed Francis Coots as the new Director of Campus Safety. Coots ended a thirty-three year career with the New York State Police last February, retiring as Troop Commander of a central New York area. I had the chance to speak with Francis Coots about safety issues pertaining to the Hamilton College campus and listen to his views about maintaining security. More ...
Sadove’s basement went out of use several years ago when it was removed from the list of social spaces for events allowed to include alcohol. Director of Student Activities Noelle Niznik explained, “With the Sadove Programming initiative, we wanted to make sure our event was sub-free all of the time. We want the space to feel welcoming to everyone, and if there were parties downstairs on the weekends, we found that other students were uncomfortable utilizing the other areas of the building.” Consequently, the basement has remained barren since then More ...
Amherst Hosts Recreation of Stolen Artwork; Bowdoin Begins Purple Media Campaign to Address Red/Blue Media Divide; Bates Moves Away From Paper Cups in Dining Halls More ...
From March 11 to March 16, 20 participants of the Levitt Leadership Institute traveled to Washington D.C. to explore leadership in government and the nation’s capital. Ambassador Prudence Bushnell and Professor Susan Mason of the Education Studies program led the program along with student Levitt Center employees Sarah Hogoboom ’17 and James Mesiti ’17. Over winter break, Levitt Leadership Institute participants explored their own personal leadership styles and how they affect group dynamics. In the second week of the program, which took place over spring break, the participants each organized meetings with leaders in fields of interest to see how leadership affects their daily lives. More ...
Doran Larson, the Walcott-Bartlett Professor of Ethics and Christian Evidences, was awarded a $262,000 grant by the National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) for his work on the American Prison Writing Archive (APWA). The NEH funds innovative projects and research through peer-reviewed proposals that expand and preserve the humanities nationwide. The APWA is the largest database of non-fiction work by current inmates in the United States, for which Larson serves as the Principal Investigator. More ...
After midterm season, most Hamilton students were glad to take a step back from the academic rigor of college life and head back home. More than 100 students, however, ventured off campus to work with charitable organizations through the Alternative Spring Break program, scattering them all over the US. More ...
Morning, noon and night Hamilton students flood Opus 1 and 2 seeking caffeine, lunch or something sweet. Many students visit daily, and some even twice daily. Unfortunately, the downside of Hamilton’s Opus fix is not just a coffee addiction; it is an overwhelming amount of waste. Americans consume 146 billion cups of coffee a year, many of which can be attributed to all-nighters, early mornings and finals week. With all that energy comes 146 billion cups and tops, the majority of which end up in the trash, due to either a lack of attention to or understanding of recycling practices. Those cups last much longer than the caffeine they provide and will sit in a landfill along with the plethora of other materials all to-go eateries use. This year, Larry Bender, Sarah Georges and Nancy Soule, managers of Opus and strong members of the Hamilton community, embarked on a mission to reduce Opus’ waste. Cafe Opus hopes to implement social consciousness into their daily duties by using sustainable products with the hopes that these changes will inspire students to make changes in their own habits. More ...
Bowdoin heads new climate research on the coasts of Maine; Trinity hosts retired NBA player on April 11; Bates opens new residence halls. More ...
On Monday, Feb. 27, Diane Nash spoke to a packed Chapel audience about her work in nonviolent campaigns. The event was moderated by Professor Gbemende Johnson, an assistant professor of Hamilton’s government department. More ...