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The Hamilton College Orchestra, conducted by Heather Buchman, presents the fifth annual Brainstorm! concert on Sunday, March 9, at 3 p.m. in Wellin Hall on the Hamilton College campus. This concert, titled American Generations, explores the development of American musical style from the mid-19th century to the present, with three selections representing snapshots of three very different points along the evolution of an American style. The goal of this program is to begin to explore the historical and stylistic ranges of the music of our country.

Alumnus Martin S. Hirsch '60 of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Infectious Disease Unit and the Partners AIDS Research Center was honored as the recipient of the prestigious Maxwell Finland Award for Scientific Achievement from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) on Feb. 13. Hirsch was selected for the honor — given to scientists for outstanding contributions to the understanding of infectious diseases or public health — for his many achievements as a physician, researcher and educator. 

Major John Dehn, a member of the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps and author of articles on international law, visited Hamilton for a lecture on March 6. Using the United States Constitution as framework for his discussion, Major Dehn posed a controversial question that is currently facing United States political and military leaders: Who is in charge of the military, and who sets the rules?

Heroes and Hard Times: A Black Folk History, a musical performance by James "Sparky" and Rhonda Rucker, was presented at Hamilton on March 6. The performance was hosted by the College's Emerson Gallery in conjunction with its current exhibitions that explore key moments in African American history through photography and political satire. .

The donor and two editors of the diary of the "Adirondack Murder," Chester Gillette, will present "The Murder of Grace Brown and the Prison Diary of Chester Gillette," a lecture/discussion and booksigning, on Friday, March 7, at 4:15 p.m. in the Kennedy Science Auditorium. The threesome will present a second program and booksigning on Saturday, March 8, at 1 p.m. at the Barnes & Noble Bookstore on Commercial Drive in New Hartford.

While working on her first scholarly article as a graduate student at the University of New Hampshire, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich never expected that an article about puritan funeral services would immortalize her on tee-shirts and bumper stickers. The Harvard historian, who lectured at Hamilton on March 5, was exploring a neglected group of quiet and well-behaved puritans who were ignored in favor of more sensational topics such as witches.Yet in describing the services' rituals, Ulrich famously quipped, "Well-behaved women seldom make history." Although the phrase was intended to focus attention on the dutiful puritans, Ulrich reports that her phrase has since been used in an opposite sense that implores women to break out of the mold and challenge authority.

The NCAA announced that Azure Davey '00 (Lowville, NY), NCAA associate director of membership services, will join the Division III governance team. In addition to her new role, she will also manage the Division III provisional and reclassifying membership program, active member education program, and conference contact program.

The Cambridge Friends School in Massachusetts announced that Peter Sommer '76 would be their new head of school starting July 2008. This decision came after an extensive national search; the Board of Trustees ultimately chose Sommer based on his "extensive knowledge and experience in the education of primary and middle school-aged children." Sommer graduated from Hamilton with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy and Religion. He was an active member of Hillel and the Hamilton College Choir. He went on to receive his Master of Arts degree from Princeton University in 1978.

Margaret Boyse '91, Ingrid Schneider '85 and Andrew Burns'78 hosted a Hamilton Alumni Assciation party at the home of Ingrid Schneider '85 and David Reiger. Of the 114 alumni living in the Triangle-area, nearly 35 guests attended this party, a first for the newly formed Triangle Alumni Association. 

Associate Professor of English Naomi Guttman will give a reading and sign copies of her book of poems, Wet Apples, White Blood, at the Colgate University Bookstore on Thursday, March 6, at 4:30 p.m.