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In 2009, Deborah A. Barany '11 and Anthony W. Sali '10 participated in Hamilton's Summer Science Research Program. Under the supervision of Psychology and Neuroscience professor Jonathan Vaughan, they investigated how people control movements in complex environments. A poster about the work was presented at the annual Psychonomic Society meeting in 2009.

Hamilton's Family Weekend will take place on campus from Oct. 28-31 with 1,500 family members and friends expected for the annual event. The weekend will give families a good idea of all the Hill has to offer, as activities are planned to entertain and educate.

Hamilton College Visiting Assistant Professor of English Jane Springer has been named one of 10 recipients of the 2010 Whiting Writers’ Award by the Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation. The awards of $50,000 each have been given annually since 1985 to writers of exceptional talent and promise in early career.

Christopher Russell, visiting assistant professor of art, opened an exhibition titled “Runaway” on Oct. 23 at the Luis De Jesus Los Angeles Gallery. The exhibit is on view through Nov. 23  

The Environmental Protection and Safety Department hosted a Mock Dorm Room Fire on the Main Quad as part of National Fire Prevention Week in October. The Clinton Fire Department participated in the exercise, igniting and then extinguishing the blaze.

Condoleezza Rice, secretary of state under former president George W. Bush,  will give a lecture on Monday, Nov. 1, at 7:30 p.m., in the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House. No tickets are necessary and the general public will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors for the general public will open at 6:45 p.m. Attendees  are encouraged to park in the village of Clinton and take free shuttles to the lecture.

Communication majors Lauren DiGregoria '11 and Daniel Hagemeier '11 presented papers at the 68th Annual New York State Communication Association Conference. It took place at Honors Haven Resort in Ellenville, N.Y., and had 140 attendees.  

The 9th annual Fall Fest took place on Oct. 24 on the village green in Clinton. Families enjoyed face painting, trick or treat bag designing, performances by a capella groups Tumbling After, the Hamiltones,and Special K plus appearances by Hamilton's Tropical Sol and capoeira groups. 

Director of Outdoor Leadership Andrew Jillings and James L. Ferguson Professor of History Maurice Isserman took the students of Adventure Writing 111 on a climb to the summit of Blue Mountain on Oct. 23. The climb was one of several field trips that the group takes together in the fall, and that the students write about for the class, in addition to more conventional academic papers.

Visiting Assistant of Classics Professor James Wells and Winslow Professor of Classics Carl Rubino, accompanied by classics students Amanda Barnes '12, Kelsey Craw '12, Lauren Lanzotti '14, Kirsten Swartz '12 and Anna Zahm '13, traveled to Union College on Oct. 23 to speak at the annual Institute of the Classical Association of the Empire State.