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Hamilton’s two-year-old Coding Team, whose members represent a range of majors and interests, built apps and relationships at its first Hackathon, held at Boston University.

The Hamilton community opened its arms - and candy bags – to around 100 children from Utica as the Newman Council hosted its 28th annual Trust Treat on Halloween.

Members of the men’s ice hockey team – playing under the name Delta Tango and the Choir Boys – captured first place and Chipotle in the Hamilton Association for Volunteering Outreach and Charity – (HAVOC) Halloween Dodgeball Tournament.

It was a busy Halloweekend for the Outing Club as the newest batch of leaders was eager to get out into the High Peaks and show what they learned. Many students found that crisp, cool mountain air is the perfect remedy for a mid-semester lull and were able to enjoy the pristine beauty of fall in upstate New York.

It all started as an ordinary night at Hamilton College. On October 27, students held a classic costume party with feathered masks, Halloween music and red solo cups of soda. Suddenly, partygoers were startled by a scream for help. A man was found in the hallway—lying dead—with a suspicious bite mark on his neck.

Hogwarts@Hamilton, a time honored campus tradition, is back in full force just in time for Halloween. The annual production involves over 60 students and Sarah Zeiberg '19 sat down with two members of the executive board to talk about the process that leads up to the original hour-long comedy show every year.

The Hamilton Microfinance Club traveled to the thINCubator in Utica on Oct. 4 to watch finalists do their pitches in the Downtown Startup Challenge Finals. This was the conclusion of a three-phase process that began in June where numerous individuals and groups with innovative business concepts gathered and competed to win a grand prize of $30,000. This challenge was aimed at spurring economic growth in downtown Utica and Rome by aiding and inspiring people to pursue a vision of creating a startup company.

Parenting can be challenging enough but parents of autistic children sometimes need additional socialization opportunities for their children. Hamilton Autism Advocates for Neurodiversity (HAAND) is giving parents a place to turn for help with their child’s social development, said HAAND president Serena Persaud ’20.

Young artists who may not have time for a formal commitment to one department find outlets for their creative energy in organizations like Untitled@Large. Untitled is Hamilton’s premiere student theatre company.

Hamilton’s Model United Nations team won second place in the small delegations category at the Columbia Model United Nations New York Conference.