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This message was sent to the Hamilton community on April 17. Dear Members of the Hamilton Community,Yesterday's massacre at Virginia Tech has shocked and touched us all. The horror of the events, and the fact that they took place on a college campus, affect us even though Blacksburg is miles away from Clinton. Our sympathy goes out to every member of the Virginia Tech community as they cope with this terrible tragedy.

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As part of the Faculty Lecture Series, assistant professor of psychology Jennifer Borton will speak on Friday, April 20 at 4:10 pm in the Kirner-Johnson Red Pit. Borton will discuss her research on how negative self thought-suppression leads to negative consequences on mood and self-esteem, and present her argument that “suppressing one negative thought also makes other, related negative thoughts more accessible in mind.”

Margaret Thickstun, the Elizabeth J. McCormack Professor of English Literature at Hamilton, has published a new book, Milton's Paradise Lost: Moral Education (Palgrave Macmillan, April 17, 2007).

Carl A. Rubino, the Edward North Professor of Classics and the current president of the Classical Association of the Atlantic States, travelled to New York City on April 13 to speak in honor of former U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes at the annual meeting of the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.

Two conclusions stand out in a 2006 poll of high school seniors -- this year's college freshmen -- on gun control issues.  “The students we polled have had considerable exposure to guns and the threat of gun violence and they give almost universal support to the most commonly proposed gun control measures,” Hamilton College Sociology Professor Dennis Gilbert, the poll's director, said. The poll was conducted in 2006 by Gilbert and his students, in collaboration with Zogby International.

The Hamilton College Classics Department will host students from Colgate University, Skidmore and Union Colleges on Friday, April 20 as they join Hamilton students for a day long conference on the classics.

Senior Associate Dean of Admission Mary Karen Vellines wrote an article titled “Both Sides of the Desk: Counseling Director Turned Admission Officer” for the spring 2007 issue of The Journal of College Admission. The article examines the positions of high school counselor and college admission officer and how they relate to each other. During her career, Vellines has held both positions. She also discusses the impact of the U.S. News rankings effect on the college admission process. The Journal of College Admission is the publication of the National Association for College Admission Counseling.

The Hamilton College Department of Theatre presents the second week of performances of "Stone Cold Dead Serious," a high-octane romp across the wastelands of American suburbia. Please note: This play contains explicit language and sexual content not suitable for children. Performances are Wednesday, April 18 - Saturday April 21, at 8 p.m. in the college's Minor Theatre. Tickets are $5 for general admission and $3 for senior citizens and students. To reserve tickets, call the box office at (315) 859-4057.

Richard Wasserstrom, professor emeritus of philosophy at University of California, Santa Cruz, and a member of the California State Bar, is the final speaker in the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center 2006-2007 lecture series. Wasserstrom will speak on Monday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fillius Events Barn. Titled “Inequality and Equity,” the series has focused on an examination of the causes and consequences of inequality both in the U.S. and at the global level, with an emphasis on policy aimed at achieving equitable outcomes.