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Author of The Intimidation Game comes to Hamilton College

On Wednesday, January 24, the Alexander Hamilton Institute, in partnership with The Manhattan Institute, presented a talk and question and answer session by author, journalist and Wall Street Journal editorial board member Kimberly Strassel. The self-proclaimed “first amendment fanatic” writes the weekly WSJ column, “Potomac Watch,” and recently released her newly published book The Intimidation Game: How the Left Is Silencing Free Speech. Her talk, which essentially summarized the arguments and stories in her book, began with an anecdote about her three children and their different views on what free speech is and how we ought to limit it. Her oldest child expressed a conservative view, her middle child a libertarian view, and her younger child a “totalitarian socialist view on free speech, claiming “you can say what you want to say as long as I like it.” Strassel claimed that this totalitarian socialist view most closely mimics contemporary instances of government overstep in cases of conservative speech. More ...

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Bowdoin College to unveil rare picture of Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration; Amherst College consecrates Chapel as a sanctuary for immigrants on eve of inauguration More ...

Theatre Department takes part in Ghostlight Project

On Thursday, Jan. 19, the day before Trump’s Inauguration, the Hamilton Theatre Department took part in a world-wide event: the Ghostlight Project. In most theatre contexts, a ghostlight refers to a light bulb on a metal stand that a theatre places on stage when the theatre is not in use. The ghostlight serves as a safety light for cast and crew members first arriving to the empty, dark theatres, guiding them around the many obstacles in a theatre and preventing them from hurting themselves. The Ghostlight Project turned this into a larger metaphor. The project states that “On January 19, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in each time zone across the country we will gather outside of theaters to create a ‘light’ for dark times ahead, and to make, or renew, a pledge to stand for and protect the values of inclusion, participation, and compassion for everyone regardless of race, class, religion, country of origin, immigration status, (dis)ability, age, gender identity, or sexual orientation.” More ...

Board of Trustees discusses sexual assault and College’s stance on immigration

President David Wippman and the Hamilton Board of Trustees met for their quarterly meeting last Friday, Dec. 2 in New York City. There, aside from discussing fundraising and strategic planning, the group discussed the issues of sexual misconduct and possible campus responses to potential changes in federal immigration law and practice. In an email sent out on Dec. 5, President Wippman stated that these issues were discussed at great length, with an emphasis on possible methods to resolve these various issues. More ...

Hamilton athletes participate in NESCAC-wide ‘It’s On Us’ campaign

Sexual assault is an all-too common problem on college campuses. According to Medical Daily, an egregiously high amount of people are sexually assaulted every week, with athletes being disproportionately responsible for sexual assaults on campuses across the country. While people dispute specific numbers, the reality is that any number of sexual assaults committed by or against anyone is too high. This year, in response to increasing public pressure, the NCAA Division III has launched an initiative to mitigate sexual assault on college campuses by encouraging athletes to act as role models. Hamilton College’s athletes, led by the Hamilton Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC), are actively joining the fight against sexual assault by taking steps to raise awareness on campus by participating in the NCAA’s “It’s On Us” campaign.  More ...

Student Assembly candidates bid for top spots as executives say farewell

At Monday’s Student Assembly meeting, candidates for Student Assembly President and Vice President for 2017 spoke to the community members gathered about their campaign platforms. After some withdrawals, the two tickets going into this weekend’s election are Jonathan Kirshenbaum ’19 and Samantha Gordon ’19 against Jonathan Stanhope ’18, Maggie Horne ’19 and Gillian Mak ’18. More ...

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Former Colby College students found guilty of dumpster fire; Posters with racist messages found in Amherst academic building; Wesleyan declared as a sanctuary campus while Bowdoin seeks similar status   More ...

COOP’s seasonal service initiatives in full swing

As the end of the semester is rapidly approaching, the winter holidays are right around the bend. The Community Opportunity and Outreach Project (COOP), is organizing many holiday community service projects to benefit local families and organizations during the holidays. One project, the Holiday Gift Drive, is being organized by COOP Senior Fellow Kara Pintye-Everett ’17 along with collaboration from HAVOC. Through the Holiday Gift Drive, over 125 gifts, including toy cars, jackets, games, and dolls have been collected so far. The COOP is donating these gifts through various local organizations including the Department of Social Services, Upstate Cerebral Palsy, Johnson Park Center and Hospice & Palliative Care which collected gift requests from individual children and families.  More ...

Student Assembly discusses sanctuary campus petition

This week, the Student Assembly meeting opened with an update on the Sanctuary Campus Petition. Said petition is requesting the Hamilton Board of Trustees “to support President Wippman in his investigation of the feasibility of the College becoming a sanctuary campus,” as summarized by Gillian Mak ’18. So far the petition has received 1,150 signatures from members of the College community such as faculty, students, staff, members of the administration, alumni and parents. The petition is asking the Board of Trustees to announce their support for such an investigation as well as what it would entail financially. If Hamilton was to become a sanctuary campus, it would mean that students with undocumented immigrant status may be able to receive help from the college to become a citizen or to receive aid from the school regarding legal fees. Hamilton has admitted undocumented students in the past, but this petition hopes to expand support beyond simply admission.  More ...

NESCAC NEWS

Bates College President offers support for marginalized groups; Professor of Computer Science at Tufts University recipient of prestigious award; Connecticut College Commencement speake winner of National Book Award  More ...

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