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Hamilton College Professor of Anthropology Douglas Raybeck has been elected president of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research. The Society of Cross-Cultural Research (SCCR) is a multidisciplinary professional association of behavioral scientists “dedicated to the use of scientific method in understanding human behavior in all times and places.” The term of president lasts one year, and Raybeck is scheduled to assume his duties in 2003.

John Rice, Hamilton Class of 1978, was interviewed by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on the current success of General Electric. Rice commented, "I think regardless of the size of your operation, you want to run it like the corner store."

An article in the Syracuse Post-Standard reported that Hamilton's new Science building, scheduled to be completed in 2005, will cost an estimated $56 billion. The four story expansion is the most expensive project in Hamilton's 190-year history. "This building will help ensure Hamilton's leadership position in the undergraduate science education," commented President Tobin, "Already, more than a quarter of Hamilton students major in the sciences, about twice the national average."

Hamilton Professor of Anthropology Tom Jones was quoted in a Salt Lake Tribune story exploring the newest archaeological work in Utah's Danger Cave. The cave is famous for being the site from which a "Desert Culture" model of human habitation was compiled. The model is now the blueprint for much of Southwest archaeology.

A poll released by Hamilton College and Zogby International reveals that 85 percent of Muslim Americans believe the United States has always supported the Israelis in the Israeli-Palestinian conlict, reports the White House Weekly.

In a poll released by Hamilton College, in coordination with Zogby International, has found that three out of every four Muslims in America have experienced biased, prejudiced behavior since the September 11 attacks, or knows a Muslim who has, reports the Detroit Free Press.

Hamilton Professor of Government Philip Klinkner was quoted in the Democrat & Chronicle for an article exploring the recent Republican attempts at wooing Latinos. The selection of Dora Irizarry as the GOP candidate for New York state attorney general has caused many to sit up and take notice. Klinkner believes, "Irizarry's selection may be more important among suburban Republicans and independents - moderates looking for clues that the GOP is inclusive - than among Latinos."

Since leaving the Hill in 1963 H. Philip West Jr. has been a busy man working to make a difference. His work continues currently in Rhode Island where West is engaged in a battle to curtail the corruption he claims is ingrained in Rhode Island's political culture, reports the Boston Globe. West is the leader of Rhode Island's branch of the public interest group Common Cause.

Government Professor Philip Klinkner's review of a New York Times finding that a disproportionate number of black votes were thrown out in the Florida presidential election may now be used as support for a lawsuit against three Florida counties. The New York Daily News reported that the U.S. Justice Department has announced it will soon file lawsuits against as yet unnamed Florida counties for voting rights violations during the 2000 election.

Hamilton Professor of Government Philip Klinkner reviewed the most recent Robert Caro book in his series on Lyndon Johnson. Klinkner finds LBJ: Master of the Senate to be "like going to an elaborate buffet in order to get the four basic food groups; they both give you what you need along with much, much more."