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The Right Honourable David Cameron, former Prime Minster of the United Kingdom (2010-2016), participated in a question-and-answer session with Hamilton College President David Wippman on Oct. 15 for the 2018 Sacerdote Great Names series.
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Hamilton’s Model United Nations team participated in the Boston Area Model United Nations (BARMUN) conference from Oct. 4 to Oct. 7 in Boston, Mass. The team competed against other North American colleges and had the opportunity to meet other students with similar interests. The keynote speaker was Munira Khalif, the 2017-2018 United Nations Youth Observer.
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Hamilton’s Model United Nations (MUN) team competed in the Columbia Model United Nations in New York (CMUNNY) conference from Sept. 27 to Sept. 30 in New York City. The conference invited colleges from all over North America to compete over the weekend, engaging students in 19 specialized committees.
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Nicole Taylor ’19 has been helping Hamilton students vote since her first year on campus. Taylor explained, “I would be talking to my new friends about politics and I’d say, ‘Well, you know, the only way you can really voice your opinion at this stage in your life is to vote. Are you registered to vote?’ and they’d be seniors and they’d say, ‘No.’” This led her to teach some of her peers about the registration process and ultimately helped foster her passion for campus voter engagement.
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Through Hamilton's Bristol Fellowship, psychology grad Monika Rybak ’18 will spend a year traveling the world to research tattoo traditions and how inking experiences differ across cultures.
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Isabel O’Malley ’18, recipient of a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, will travel abroad to study the production and effects of therapeutic radio next year. Hamilton had four recipients in 2018.
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The Hamilton College Arboretum’s 2017-18 Saturday Speaker series concludes on Saturday, April 28, with Marta McDowell, author and horticulturist.
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Stephen Venables, British mountaineer and author, will discuss his climbing career on Monday, April 16, at 7 p.m. in the Kennedy Auditorium, Taylor Science Center. This lecture is free and open to the public.
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California Institute of Technology Chemistry Professor Harry Gray will present the James S. Plant Distinguished Scientist Lecture, titled “Fuel from Sunlight and Water” on Tuesday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m., in the Chapel
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The Hamilton College Arboretum’s 2017-2018 Saturday Speaker series continues on Saturday, March 17, with Kathryn Aalto, historian, landscape designer, and nonfiction writer.
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