While most Hamilton students were returning to campus for the spring semester, I was speeding down the Hill via an ambulance after experiencing an allergic reaction to shellfish as a result of cross contamination in Commons. More ...
Sit down: Hamilton must address student voices Lenny Collins '15 Stand up: Colleges should promote political diversity Patrick English '15 More ...
Why can’t I just stay in Spain and get a job at my favorite bakery? Being abroad, I have asked myself this question probably more times than I should. However, I am faced with the fact that I cannot just drop out of college and go Eat, Pray, Love with my life. And while I am sad that I will not have stories to share from my rocking chair about the time I quit school and became an expert in palmiers, I know fabulously alternative lifestyles are not exactly an option for students these days. More ...
Re: Last week’s Spectator Sex Survey and Results Earlier this week, the student body received an email from The Spectator, with a survey promising a hint about the upcoming issue. Curiously, I clicked the link. What I found was at first intriguing, but increasingly worrisome and, in my opinion, inappropriate. More ...
Last Tuesday, Hamilton College was joined to the Friendsy network.Friendsy is a type of social network that allows students within a college to anonymously communicate their interest for friendship, a hook-up or a date with other people from their college. A catch that you learn late is that once your profile is set up, you cannot delete it. More ...
If you go to Commons or McEwen and flip open a copy of The New York Times, you will be hard-pressed to find an article about Canada or Mexico in the World News section. Not even Brazil is likely to figure, and if you think about it, it usually fails to address any Latin American issues at all. Instead, it is filled with stories about Sochi, Syria, Kim Jung-Un and the Japanese deaf composer fiasco. But are these articles really relevant to the United States, or are there more pressing matters? More ...
Draw a penis. Go on. Don’t be shy about it. Draw a penis on your calculus notebook. On your friend’s short story for workshop. Even right on this page. More ...
When most high school students begin considering the college application process, they are typically reminded that it is not only grade point average and SAT/ACT scores that matter, but extracurricular activities as well. More ...
Starting this year, Hamilton will become one of a few schools to participate in the University of Rochester Medical School Early Assurance Program. The program offers an eight-week research program at the university between their junior and senior year among other benefits. The Early Assurance program also gives students a chance to become well-rounded individuals by studying abroad, participating in capstone projects, engaging in the community and broadening their academic experiences to include coursework in the social sciences and humanities. More ...
Hamilton students moving from New York City to Clinton usually have to travel through Penn Station. In the center of the platform gates, they watch the list of arrivals, waiting for their train to take them to a better opportunity. Many students must witness the people left by the wayside, those who can only watch others board the train, while they remain sedentary, never able to move toward a better place. Unfortunately, this occurs every day, as many do not possess the means necessary to travel to their desired destination. Put yourself in their place, standing on the platform but unable to board the college express. More ...