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Hamilton College students participated on Sept. 25 in a National Day of Collegiate Prayer. Participants gathered at the map in the middle of campus at 12:30. Colleges all over the country joined to pray for America's leaders, and prayed that our country comes to rely more on God.

Thank you to the brothers of Delta Kappa Epsilon, who sponsored the B.E.A.R fund which helped purchase teddy bears for children who lost parents during the tragic events on September 11th. On behalf of Hamilton College and the community, they were able to send more than 200 bears to NYC and the surrounding area.

Hamilton's Christian Fellowship and BLSU organizations are collecting pennies to raise money for the Salvation Army to help with World Trade Center tragedy reparations. Stop by Beinecke Village on Wednesday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. to donate pennies.

The Red Cross Blood Drive held on campus on September 25 was a success, with all time-slots filled for donors to give blood. The Red Cross generally sets Hamilton's goal at 75 units - yesterday, 98 units were donated. Together, we reached 130% of our goal Because of the huge response by the Hamilton community, the Red Cross added 15 walk-in spots for donors.

Sylvia de Swaan, curator of the Duane Michals exhibit currently showing at the Emerson Gallery, will give a gallery talk on Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 4 p.m. in the Gallery. Reception to follow. Free and open to the public.

Crimes Against Nature, a solo performance piece written and performed by Chris Kilmartin, will be performed at Hamilton on Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m. in the Fillius Events Barn. The show is a tremendously funny look at the absurdities and contradictions of growing up male in America. Chris Kilmartin, author and performer, is an associate professor of psychology at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, VA.

Sam Fulwood III, a columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer and author of Waking from the Dream: My Life in the Black Middle Class, will present a lecture on Monday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. in the Red Pit.

Nayan Shah, author and an associate professor of history at the University of California, San Diego, will present a lecture, "Sexualized Bodies Through Law: Constructing Race and Gender in South Asian Migration in North America, 1910-1930," on Friday, Sept. 28, at 4:15 p.m. in the Red Pit, Kirner-Johnson building. His appearance is sponsored by The Kirkland Project as part of its 2001-02 programming, "The Body in Question." The lecture is free and open to the public.

Naomi Guttman and Tina Hall, faculty in the English department at Hamilton College, will give a public reading on Friday, Sept. 21, at 8 p.m. in the Red Pit, Kirner-Johnson building, on the Hamilton campus.

Steve Wulf, a 1972 graduate of Hamilton College and executive editor of ESPN The Magazine, writes about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, with reactions from professional athletes and coaches. Wulf's article appeared as the magazine's cover story, displacing photos of recent sports events.