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Philip O’Neill ’73 gets around. His senior year winter study at Hamilton took the Soviet studies major to Uzbekistan, a Muslim republic then part of the U.S.S.R. There, looking at the distant mountains, he asked a local what was on the other side.

Shortly after welcoming in the new year, Hamilton also welcomed 45 new students to the Hill — the College’s class of January admits. Commonly referred to as “Jans,” these students begin their Hamilton residential careers during the spring semester after spending the fall off campus.

Krystal Two Bulls, an Oglala Lakota and Northern Cheyenne, walked into a Hamilton College classroom last week and uttered under her breath, “Oh wow, it’s packed.”

National and regional news organizations regularly interview Hamilton faculty, staff, alumni, and students for their expertise and perspectives on current events, and to feature programs and activities on campus. January’s news topics included varied subjects from Communism to third-term presidential possibilities.

The Days-Massolo Multicultural Center (DMC) hosted the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dinner to honor the legacy of the civil right leader on Jan. 31. Some 120 students, faculty, and staff members gathered in warm celebration and remembrance of King’s impact on the civil rights movement.

Dean of Faculty Ngoni Munemo announced on Jan. 29 that Natalie Nannas, associate professor of biology, will serve as the next associate dean of faculty, covering arts and sciences.

Getting sent to the principal’s office in eighth grade might have been the best thing that ever happened to Dyan Finguerra-DuCharme ’92. Her offense? She stood up in class to defend a student who was being treated unfairly.

The Hamilton College Town-Gown Fund recently awarded nearly $123,000 to 13 local non-profits and public safety organizations serving the Town of Kirkland and the Village of Clinton.

Working to pay rent in New York City, Ondine Jean-Baptiste ’17 took a job as a real estate receptionist. As she fulfilled her duties, Jean-Baptiste also armed herself with the tools and mindset of an ambitious journalist.

In the summer of 2022, Professor of Biology Mike McCormick began research on a green beach in Long Island, N.Y.