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| October 24th, 2008 |
Dexter: Here to Stay?by Rebekah Mintzer '09Senior Editor Two weeks ago, Hamilton College welcomed a new news publication, Dexter, to campus. The paper, created by Tim Minella '09 and Elizabeth Farrington '10, who are also editors-in-chief of the publication, seeks to challenge the campus status quo. In Farrington's words, it is meant as "a vehicle for the expression of under represented or stifled opinion; but beyond opinion, it seeks to be a galvanizing force simply by offering information." More. . . |
Faculty Panel: On the Financial Blow-outby Kevin O'Connor '09Senior Editor To get a sense of what Thursday's Levitt Center Panel Discussion on the Financial Crisis, moderated by Center director Professor Jeff Plisken, was like, imagine that you have just dropped the soap in a prison shower. More. . . |
Fun in the Fall with Fall Festby Kara Labs '09News Editor On this Sunday, October 26 from noon until 4 p.m., the seventh annual Fall Fest will take place on the village green in Clinton. Started by the class of 2005 in 2002, this tradition has facilitated town-gown relations with the local Clinton community. Allison Gaston-Enholm '09, co-chair of the Social Traditions Committee for Student Assembly (SA), stated that, "It is a time to celebrate fall and bring students, faculty and the community together." More. . . |
Hamilton RemembersKat Eckman '09 passed away on Friday, October 17.by Martin E. Connor, Jr. '09 Editor-in-chief For the second time since the Class of 2009 joined the Hamilton community, students were notified over break of the death of one of their classmates. On Saturday October 18, President Joan Hinde Stewart informed the Hamilton community through e-mail of the passing of Katharine Eckman '09. Katharine died following a short battle with cancer. She was 21 years old. More. . . |
Intruder Attempts Assault on Student in Milbankby Scott Bixby '11Joanna Myers '09 fell asleep while reading on the night of Saturday, October 18, one of the few students left in Milbank Residence Hall over Fall Break. Only a few hours later, her sleep was broken by every student's worst nightmare: an intruder had entered her room, unplugged her lights and pressed his hand against her mouth. More. . . |
Isserman Nominated for Pulitzer for Non-fictionby Daniel Steinman '12News Writer Many students are probably unaware that a member of the Hamilton faculty was recently nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Professor of History Maurice Isserman has been nominated, along with co-author Stewart Weaver, in the category of "General Nonfiction" for his book, Fallen Giants: A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes, released by publisher, Yale University Press, last month. More. . . |
Kiss for Changeby Hayley Riemer-Peltz '12News Writer The Rainbow Alliance Kiss-in was held on Wednesday, October 22 inside of Commons during lunch. The event was held to celebrate sexuality and mainly to protest for the right of lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/questioning (LGBTQ) community members to show affection in public. More. . . |
Massive Main Break Disrupts Hill's Water Supplyby Russ Doubleday '11News Writer While the majority of Hamilton students were away from the Hill enjoying the last couple days of Fall Break, the college faced a major and unexpected problem. Last Friday, October 17, there was a major water line break in the school's pump house behind 24 College Hill Road, which is down the road. On Tuesday morning with everyone back on campus, students woke up to an e-mail saying the problem had been fixed. More. . . |
Student Assembly Talks Condolences, Compostingby Amanda Jordan '10At the beginning of their meeting on October 20, 2008, Student Assembly (SA) unanimously passed two resolutions. The first resolution concerned the loss of Katharine Eckman, class of 2009. In the resolution, the Assembly described Eckman's remarkable personality and accomplishments. They conveyed their feelings that Eckman "will be deeply missed, but never forgotten." More. . . |