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AIDS hike part of week of advocacy on the Hill
May 1, 2014

Last Sunday, Hamilton hosted its 16th annual AIDS Hike for Life, a hike around Hamilton that raises money for ACR Health, a nonprofit community-based organization providing services and support to people living with chronic illness. A total of 380 participants were in attendance, including students from local colleges and community members from the Mohawk Valley. Though the event did not reach its goal of $50,000, it did raise $35,906 for ACR. One hundred percent of the funds raised from the hike will go to ACR’s youth HIV/STD prevention programs and client support services. More ...

SAVES exposes realities of sexual assault on campus
May 1, 2014

Worldwide, one in five female college students is sexually assaulted while at school. According to survey responses, one in four female students at Hamilton have been sexually assaulted. Campus sexual assaults are notoriously underreported, but Hamilton SAVES (Sexual Assault and Violence Education and Support) is working to combat sexual assault on our campus. More ...

The Movement takes its message to Martin’s Way
May 1, 2014

The student group known as The Movement continued its efforts to enhance the conversation about race on campus with an event they called a “Walk for Solidarity.” More ...

Valerie Smith lectures on women’s leadership
May 1, 2014

On Tuesday, April 29, students, faculty and staff gathered in the Kennedy Auditorium to hear Princeton University’s Dean of the College Valerie Smith speak about her career path as a woman of color and to glean general wisdom from the well-rounded leader. Smith’s talk focused on women in education and in roles of leadership. More ...

NESCAC News
May 1, 2014

Tufts students protest on behalf of janitors Amherst to give Brooks and Silver honorary degrees More ...

Sciacca gives lecture on Hamilton’s hidden past
May 1, 2014

On Friday, April 25, Associate Professor of German and Russian Languages and Literatures Frank Sciacca gave the most recent Brown Bag Lunch Talk of the semester, titled “Hamilton Revisited: Sex, Politics, and Religion on the Hill in the 1930s.” For nearly an hour, Sciacca captivated his audience, spinning a complicated narrative based on a score of fascinating characters. More ...

Dancing through life: Reflections by Judith Jamison
April 24, 2014

When the Voices of Color Lecture Series brings their annual speaker to campus, they always draw a large crowd.The lecture on Friday, April 18 was no exception. The Chapel was filled with listeners eager to hear Judith Jamison reflect on her extraordinary life. Jamison was formerly the Artistic Director of the world-famous Alvin Ailey Dance Company and currently serves as Artistic Director Emeritus. She has travelled the world with various dance companies and brought her worldly experience to Hamilton. More ...

Mock Trial team enjoys success at invitational
April 24, 2014

This past Sunday, April 20, the Hamilton College Mock Trial team hosted its first ever on-campus Mock Trial Invitational. More ...

Real Food Challenge calls attention to food waste
April 24, 2014

“We’re not judging the amount of food an individual wastes,” said Morgan Osborn ’14 of Real Food Challenge’s ‘Weigh the Waste’ campaign in Commons. “We are trying to change behaviors and raise awareness about the issue, but we also want to know why people are wasting their food.” More ...

Bill Lands lectures on nutrition and health
April 24, 2014

On Wednesday, April 16 Dr. Bill Lands lectured about nutritional imbalances that exist in the typical American diet. Several biology and chemistry professors encouraged their students to attend his lecture, “Put Basic Science into Your Personal Health.” More ...

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