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Hamilton's program in Washington, D.C., allows students to connect their academic study of American politics and policy with the unique human resources of the nation's capital. On April 1, students had such an opportunity, when they met at Venable LLP with partners Stuart Ingis '93 and former Senator Birch Bayh.

Anomaly, an action/sci-fi/futuristic screenplay idea by Nicole Dietsche '09, was chosen as the winner of the Legendary Pictures Film Treatment Challenge after finalists pitched their screenplay ideas to a Legendary creative team on April 2 in the Fillius Events Barn. Dietsche is a creative writing major and a Senior Fellow at Hamilton.

NYC Program students explored their artistic sides with a guided tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in March. Founded in 1870, the museum's millions of square feet contain exhibits from Asia, Egypt, the Americas, and every other corner of the world. In particular, the students' tour focused on the French artist Pierre Bonnard, whose unique use of color and perspective were quietly influential during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Professor of French Martine Guyot-Bender presented a paper at the XXth-XXIst century French Studies International Colloquium at the University of Minnesota in March. After attending the Festival du Réel at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, one of the most prominent festivals/conferences on contemporary film documentary, Guyot-Bender traveled to Minneapolis, to present her paper on the new forms of contemporary militant documentary.

Robin Kinnel, the Silas D. Childs Professor of Chemistry, presented a talk to the Savannah Section of the American Chemical Society titled "The Palau'amine Chronicles" at Armstrong Atlantic State University (AASU) on March 26. The talk reviewed the 30-year history of investigation of a widely distributed orange Pacific sponge called Stylotella with which Kinnel has been intimately involved.

All eyes focused on Emmanuel Jal as he walked, alone, through the center aisle of the Chapel on April 2. His pace slow and his head lowered, it almost seemed as if he were leading an invisible, somber procession. When he reached the front of the room and turned to face the audience, he asked, "Why should I go through the trouble to tell my story?" After a moment's pause he said, "Because I want to offer my story for those who couldn't give their voice."

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Nicole L. Snyder and Hamilton students Ben Van Arnam '09, Kathie Alser '09, Gail Corneau '10 and Lydia Rono '11 presented their research during the 237th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition held March 22 through March 26 in Salt Lake City.

Hamilton's Faculty Support Specialist Janet Simons, Director of Instructional Technology Support Service Nikki Reynolds and Director of Public Service Carolyn Carpan, and Dave Baird of Colgate University, presented on the Media Scholarship Collaboration among Hamilton, Colgate University, and St. Lawrence University at two recent conferences.

James Bradfield, the Elias W. Leavenworth Professor of Economics, and Professor of Music Michael "Doc" Woods participated in Glimmerglass University at the Otesaga Hotel in Cooperstown on March 28. Proceeds from the one-day "Food For Thought" program benefited the Cooperstown Food Bank. 

Seventy-three members of the Hamilton College Choir spent 12 days of spring break traveling across Italy as performers in the annual Hamilton College Choir Concert Tour. Singing from Venice, to Florence, to Perugia, to Rome, the students completed the choir's sixth European concert tour under the direction of G. Roberts Kolb. While the choir tours a region of the United States every March, the European tour is a special privilege that comes only once every four years.