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Charles Kernaghan, executive director of the National Labor Committee in Support of Human and Worker Rights, presents, "Sweatshops and Child Labor in the Global Economy," on May 5, at 7 p.m. in Benedict 105. Kernaghan is best known for exposing the use of child labor in the production of Wal-Mart's "Kathie Lee" clothing line. His talk is part of the series sponsored by the sophomore seminars on globalization.

Donal Carbaugh, professor of communication at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, will lecture on "The Pragmatics of Personhood: Languages for Speaking and Silence" on Wednesday, May 5, at 4:15 p.m. in the Kirner-Johnson Red Pit. The talk, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Oral Communication Center and the anthropology department.

David Horowitz, founder of the Center for the Study of Popular Culture, will speak on the "War on Terrror" on Tuesday, April, 27 at 7 p.m. in the Chapel. His talk is sponsored by the Students for Academic Freedom and is free and open to the public. Horowitz' numerous books include The Politics of Bad Faith, The Art of Political War and Radical Son, his autobiography, and a book signing will follow the talk. His on-line newsmagazine is  www.Frontpage.com.

Assistant Professor of Government Sharon Rivera published an article, "Elites and the Diffusion of Foreign Models in Russia," in Political Studies, Vol. 52 (2004): 43-62.

This past Friday I visited the Knitting Factory, a trendy music club located in the heart of the Lower West Side.  I saw John Brown's Body, a funked-out, roots-reggae band that has performed at Hamilton College.

At first, I thought I had some sort of sleeping disorder - the kind where you never want to go to bed and then, when you finally do, you get up at the crack of dawn because you still don't want to sleep. But now I am beginning to think it's my mind reminding me that I only have a month left in the city and I had better get up early and take advantage of everything.

In the beginning of the semester, a policeman came to talk to our program about safety in the city. Many of the tips and examples he gave us seemed kind of silly, and I really never thought any of those things would actually happen in front of my eyes.

I just can't detach myself from the place that provided me with so many great experiences for so many years.    As I drove back from Hamilton, I decided that if I need some "country" life, I'd just stroll through Central Park and feed the ducks.   

My pessimism about NYC derives from what I feel has been a loss of culture over the years.  I realize now that I may have been too harsh on what I consider to be my home city.  Despite the seemingly endless chains of Starbucks and nail salons, there is still much historic preservation in the City, some of which turned out to be just blocks away from our temporary home at One West Street. 

Everything in New York City is different from every other city in its scale.  London has its old world charm and LA has its tremendous sprawl along the coast.  But New York impresses itself upon the mind with its soaring skyline, underground maze of subways, and density of people.