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Richard Bernstein '80 was interviewed for the "Taking on the Street" section of Fortune magazine. In the Q&A titled "Still Bearish After All These Years," Bernstein, who is Merrill Lynch's chief U.S. strategist, responds to questions about the stock market.

Grass Valley, Nevada, part of the Great Basin, was home to some of the earliest Americans. Under the supervision of Tom Jones, professor of archaeology, 10 Hamilton students are participating in an archaeological field school and dig to explore how early Americans lived. To follow their six-week adventure, read weekly reports posted on their Web site: Field School 2003.

Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Government, was interviewed for the CNN program Lou Dobbs Tonight. The segment on China aired on July 2 and re-aired on July 4. This piece, "China's Challenge: Can democracy and capitalism succeed in China?" is part of the CNN series, "Capitalism & Democracy," in cooperation with The Economist magazine.

Associate Dean of the Faculty and Associate Professor of Chemistry Tim Elgren was elected to serve as the president of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) for a one-year term beginning in June 2004. With this election, Elgren will serve on the CUR executive committee for a three-year term as president-elect, president and recent past-president. CUR is a national society dedicated to the advancement of research, scholarship and creative activity by undergraduates in collaboration with faculty at predominantly undergraduate institutions.

Associate Professor of Chemistry Tim Elgren published a paper on "Catecholase Activity Associated with Copper-S100B" in Biochemistry. This is a project funded originally by the Institute of Neurological Disorder and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health, a Cotrell Award from the Research Corporation and the Petroleum Research Fund of the American Chemical Society.

The Monk Rowe Trio will perform at the annual Syracuse Jazz Festival. Rowe's trio features Genevieve Rose on acoustic bass and Gregory Caputo on drums. The trio will perform on Friday, June 20, at 6:45 p.m. The festival is held at the Onondaga County Community College campus. Monk Rowe is director of Hamilton's Jazz Archive and lecturer in saxophone.

Leonard C. Ferguson Professors of Archaeology Charlotte Beck and Tom Jones collaborated again in 2003 to publish another work. The two worked with Eric E. Jones and Richard E. Hughes to publish "Lithic Source Use and Paleoarchaic Foraging Territories in the Great Basin." The two professors then delivered several papers together at Conferences entitled "Paleoarchaic Travelers in the Great Basin," "Terminal Peistocene Lake Recession and Human Occupation in Grass Valley, Nevada," and "Great Basin 'Stubbies' and other Early Holocene Point Forms in the Western Bonneville Basin."

Director of Hamilton's Jazz Archives Monk Rowe worked with 5th and 6th grade students of the Vernon-Verona Sherrill School District. He introduced the young instrumentalists to the blues form and the art of improvising. He worked closely with instrumental music teacher Bill McCoy and vocal teacher Mary Nasci. Nasci was a student of Rowe's when he taught at V.V.S. in the late '70s. Rowe is also a lecturer in saxophone at Hamilton.

Hamilton College has been recognized by the New Media Consortium (NMC) for its innovative use of technology in support of learning in a liberal arts setting. The NMC recognized Hamilton’s Multimedia Presentation Center (MPC) for its demonstrated commitment to pushing the boundaries of teaching, learning, research or creative expression, and adept in the application of technology.

Regina Johnson, guest writer for Around the Hill shares her insider's perspective on the Hamilton Golf League. She says, "Some play to improve their game, some for competition, but the resounding response as to why we play…because it's fun!"