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Erica Ivins ’21 first read Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness in a high school AP class, and it became her favorite book. She carried that interest with her to Hamilton, where her research into the novel earned a prestigious prize in the undergraduate essay contest.

Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol, Utica Chief of Police Mark Williams, and Rome Chief of Police Kevin Beach spoke in a webinar about law enforcement reform on Nov. 11. The event, which was moderated by former Syracuse Chief of Police Frank Fowler and Utica College Director of Campus Safety Musco Millner, was the final installment of an eight-part series on racial justice sponsored by the Levitt Center Law and Justice Lab.

Oh, the beloved comfy couch. A place to read, watch TV, check your social media … and take a college campus tour? At Hamilton, yes, thanks to a new Admission Office initiative called Tours From Your Sofa.

Medical professionals Kevin Graepel ’11, Christine Laine ’83, and Jack Syage ’76 shared perspectives on the development of vaccines for COVID-19 in a Zoom event on Nov. 10. The event was moderated by Dianne-Lee Ferguson ’22 and Alyssa Bonanno ’21, and attended by both students and alumni.

Hamilton College has joined the Liberal Arts Colleges Racial Equity Leadership Alliance this week as one of 51 inaugural member institutions. The alliance was launched by the University of Southern California Race and Equity Center on Nov. 9 and will afford faculty and staff of all member institutions with opportunities for learning and growth on issues of racial equity.

Communications office student writer Lucy Mixson ’24 recently took part in Spilled Ink, a student-led therapeutic writing session. In the following, she talks about the value of the experience.

“Michael Rakowitz: Nimrud,” the Wellin Museum of Art’s exhibition that opened in October, focuses on the loss of Iraq’s art and cultural wealth via colonization, archaeological exploration, and war. The exhibit focuses on the re-creation of Room H of the Northwest Palace of the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud (Kalhu), constructed between 883 and 859 BCE, first excavated between 1845 and 1851 and thought to have included nearly 200 rooms.

Torn between the lab and the business side of science, Elisa MacColl ’16 envisioned a graduate program that didn’t seem to exist: one that would mesh her dual interests. Then Harvard University read her mind.

November 8 to 14 is National Collegiate EMS Week, and Hamilton acknowledges with thanks the 24 members of the Hamilton College Emergency Medical Service (HCEMS).

During the course of the pandemic, Hamilton’s Counseling Center has had to quickly adapt to better meet the needs of students navigating social restrictions and a high-stress environment. We asked David Walden, director of counseling and psychological services, some questions related to all that. This is what he had to say, edited for length and clarity.