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Prints created by Hamilton professors Bruce Muirhead and William Salzillo and alumnus Jake Muirhead '86 have been selected for the 22nd Parkside National Small Print Exhibition at the University of Wisconsin – Parkside. Jake Muirhead, who has two etchings in the show, was awarded a purchase prize for one titled "Daybreak."

Robert Simon, the Marjorie and Robert W. McEwen Professor of Philosophy, was interviewed for a Houston Chronicle article about steroids in sports (2/12/09). In the article, "Has ethics struck out," Simon believes sports organizations should have the right to draw lines that allow an athlete's physical and mental attributes to decide outcomes. 

Henry Nesbitt '43 was recently honored by Mayor Vicky Daly of Palmyra, New York. Part of the ceremony included the presentation of a Hamilton cane, provided by the College. Henry was a member of the Class of 1943, but accelerated through a special program to graduate in 1942 so he could join the navy. After the war he earned his law degree at Cornell and practiced in Palmyra and Wayne County. His Hamilton diploma hangs in his home.  Mayor Daly reports that he is a beloved member of the Palmyra community as well as the Hamilton family.  

Hamilton College has adopted a new strategic plan that is consistent with its identity, mission and purpose, and attentive to changing demographics and recent economic turmoil. The plan, titled "Foundations for Hamilton's Next 200 Years," identifies four defining values to direct future decision-making.

Photographs taken by Hamilton graduate Alexis Mann '05 are being featured in this month's issue of Sun Magazine.  The Sun, which features black and white photography, creative writing, and poetry, is a competitive medium for both emerging and established artists who endeavor to summon the "splendor and heartache of being human."

Associate Professor of English Naomi Guttman published the poem "After Hours" in the third edition of Stone Canoe: A Journal of Arts and Ideas from Upstate New York, published by Syracuse University. This spring Guttman is a humanities scholar in the New York Council for the Humanities' program, "Together -- Book Talk for Kids and Parents," which offers a unique forum for parents and children aged 9-11 to talk about books and ideas.

The Biology Department is sponsoring a screening of the PBS video, Darwin's Dangerous Idea, in honor of the bicentennial of the birth of Charles Darwin on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m., in the Kennedy Auditorium, Science Center. It will be followed by discussion with faculty, including Al Kelly, Ashleigh Smythe and Ernest Williams -- specialists in intellectual history, invertebrate biology, and systematic and evolutionary ecology.

Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Professor of Government, was referenced in a Feb. 10 Baltimore Sun article, "Steele's rise shows how Obama has altered landscape." The article discussed Michael Steele's recent election as Republican National Committee chairman and how President Obama has fundamentally changed U.S. electoral politics in 2008 by building two new multiracial coalitions.

Mary Beth Day '07 was one of 37 U.S. students recently awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship. The scholarship allows candidates from any country outside the United Kingdom to pursue masters or Ph.D. degrees at the University of Cambridge. Day is the first Hamilton student to receive a scholarship since the program began in 2001.

Stephanie Miguel '11 notched a power-play goal for Hamilton College with nine seconds left in overtime and lifted the visiting Continentals to a 4-3 non-conference win against Utica College at the Utica Memorial Auditorium on Feb. 10.