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Heather Schrum '05, a geology major, was quoted in an article in the Observer-Dispatch about an expedition to Antarctica in which she participated. She was a member of a team led by Professor of Geology Eugene Domack and including Jemma Kirkwood '05 and Stephanie Higgins '04, which discovered an undersea volcano. Originally, the team intended to study the stability of the Larsen Ice Shelf, which collapsed several years ago. "It was amazing because we weren't there to find a volcano," Schrum said.

A book written by Visiting Assistant Professor of History Aram Goudsouzian was reviewed in The Post and Courier of Charleston, S.C. Sidney Poitier: Man, Actor, Icon profiles the trials and triumphs of Sidney Poiter. The article notes the book uses "history to illustrate and to help readers fully conceptualize the boundaries Poitier leapt to claim his place in history."

Assistant Professor of English Dana Luciano presented a paper as a panel member of "Close Your Eyes and Think of England: Allegories of Britain in Queer American Narrative" at the Queer Matters conference at King's College London on May 30. Luciano presented the same paper, "Crushed Velvet: Todd Haynes and the Temporal Texture of Queer Adolescence," at the Lesbian/Gay Film panel of the Society for the Study of Narrative Literature conference in Burlington, Vt., on April 24. 

William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Government Cheng Li was quoted in a recent Los Angeles Times article about divisions of power in China. The article notes it is unclear who, between the current president, premier and former president, is "in charge" of China. Many question the sustainability of the current system, but, according to Li, the current president and premier have begun to make gains on the former president.

The Daniel Burke Library is pleased to announce the availability of its digital resources website. The resources currently available are Civil War materials, largely related to the 117th N.Y.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiment, one of four from Oneida County.

Roger W. Straus, who attended Hamilton before graduating from the University of Missouri in 1939, and co-founded one of the great publishing houses of the 20th century, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, died on May 25. According to an article in Newsday, Straus was known for emphasizing literary quality over commercial success. During Straus’ lifetime, Straus, Farrar & Giroux published many nobel laureates, including T.S. Eliot and Nadine Gordimer. He was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters honorary degree from Hamilton in 2003. Straus died of pneumonia Tuesday, May 25, at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan.

Alan Cafruny, Henry Platt Bristol Professor of International Affairs, was interviewed recently by David Lightman of the Hartford Courant for an article on Bush's Iraq policy. According to the article, Bush has begun to seek "crucial international and domestic support for his Iraq rebuilding effort." "The hard bargaining will be over things like oil and Iraqi debt," said Cafruny.

CBC News of Canada featured the discovery of an undersea volcano in Antarctica. The expedition that discovered the volcano was led by Professor of Geology Eugene Domack and included three Hamilton undergraduates. The volcano, suspected to have been recently active, stands roughly 700 meters above the ocean floor. According to CBC, barren patches and lack of glacial scours on the volcano suggest it is relatively young.

Scientists working in the stormy and inhospitable waters off the Antarctic Peninsula have found what they believe is an active and previously unknown volcano on the sea bottom. Geology Professor Eugene Domack was the chief scientist of the expedition. 

CBS News featured the discovery of an active undersea volcano by a National Science Foundation expedition led by Professor of Geology Eugene Domack.  The finding helps explain mariners' historical reports of discoloration in the water in the vicinity of the submerged volcano, CBS noted. The expedition included three Hamilton undergraduates. The volcano is located in an area known as Antarctic Sound, at the Northernmost tip of Antarctica.