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Hamilton's Human Resources Department sponsored a pumpkin-carving contest for employees on Oct. 30. Employees were invited to assemble a team of 2 to 4 people and submit a carved pumpkin for judging. The pumpkins were on display at the Blood Fitness Center where employees could vote for their favorite and enjoy cider and donuts. The winning team will receive Hamilton sweatshirts, second place will get Hamilton tee shirts, and the third place winners will receive a tray of breakfast goodies.

Overpopulation is inextricably tied to countless environmental issues: Poverty, water shortages, pollution and waste management, famine, and resource consumption. It was this topic, with a focus on family planning and sex education, that was the focus of a discussion on Wednesday in the Kirner-Johnson Red Pit led by Izaak Walton League representative Rebecca Wadler Lase ’00 and Sierra Club representative Cassie Gardener.

Eight members of Hamilton's class of 2010 were elected this week to the Epsilon chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest honor society. The students are Andrew P. Beyler, Suzannah B. Chatlos, Laura E. DeFrank, Brandon L. Leibsohn, Phillip J. Milner, Mallory J. Reed, Anthony Sali and Ian J. Stearns.

Along with classmates from more than 20 other colleges and universities, Hamilton students currently studying abroad with the Associated Colleges in China (ACC) program recently traveled to Xi’an, one of the four ancient capitals of China. In addition to viewing the Terracotta Warriors, one of China’s most famous attractions, students also had the chance to explore the Muslim Quarter, an area of the city made distinctive more than 1000 years ago by Xi’an’s status as the eastern starting point of the Silk Road.

Assistant Professor of Physics Natalia Connolly has been awarded computing time on the TeraGrid, an open scientific super-computing infrastructure funded by the National Science Foundation. This award is for her work with ultra-high luminous infra-red galaxies (ULIRGs) and will allow her to continue her research begun last summer with Will Eagan '11 and University of Pennsylvania Postdoctoral Researcher Brian Connolly.

More than 1,700 students and their family members will gather on Oct. 29-Nov.1 for Hamilton's annual Family Weekend. The weekend will give guests a good idea of all the Hill has to offer, as activities are planned to entertain and educate.

The film Journey into America will be screened on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m., in the KJ Auditorium. The screening is hosted by Project Nur, the International Students Association, and STAND (the Student Coalition Against Genocide) and is free and open to the public.

The second event in the Hamilton College Theatre Department series Art and the Stage: Design for the Theatre will be “Fashion and Costume: John Galliano and The Learned Ladies” with costume designer Amy Petta on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 4:10 p.m., in Minor Theater. The lecture is free and open the public.

Charlotte Rogers, visiting assistant professor of Hispanic Studies, presented her paper "El sabio curandero: Shamanism and Afro-Caribbean Power in the novels of Alejo Carpentier" at the conference "Re-Thinking the Mangrove: Second Symposium of Critical Practices in Caribbean Cultural Studies." The conference was held at the Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Oct. 15-17.

Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies Edna Rodríguez-Plate was a guest speaker at the 16th annual "Hispanic Forum" at the University of Vermont on October 23. She was invited to give a lecture on Cuban film and presented "The Cuban Revolution and the Creation of a National Film Industry." She also took part in a panel discussion on the Cuban/Caribbean Exile Experience.