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The band Filligar, which includes Hamilton student Casey Gibson '09, has been chosen as a finalist in the competition to open for Coldplay in their upcoming concert in Boston. Currently fourth in the pool of 15 finalists, Filligar needs to be one of the top three vote-winners in order to have the chance to be chosen by Coldplay as the opener.

Evan Smith was appointed president and editor-in-chief of Texas Monthly on July 16, 2008. In accepting these positions, Smith succeeds the founder and publisher of the periodical, Michael Levy. Evan Smith plans to assume these new duties on September 1, after Levy retires on August 31.

Former U.S. Olympic swim team member and medalist Maritza Correia was a guest clinician at Hamilton College's Competitive Swim Camp on July 16.

PKVE is holding a The Legacy of Holy Castle Review Writing Contest for all TLOHC Fans. The review can be for a specific part of the game or about TLOHC in general. The contest will only run for a month so submit your entries as soon as possible! Original work only. Win real cash & Gems prizes! Read the guidelines below for information on how to enter the contest. Review Writing Contest rules are as follows: • Hurry! Contest runs from August 1, 2008 to August, 2008 only. • Participants of all ages and from all countries may enter the contest, except those staff members of PKVE. • Your review can be about any topic within HLOHC, it can be specific in nature or general. • 180 words or longer • Review must be written in the English language. Spelling, grammar and punctuation are taken into account. • Original work only. You may not submit someone else's guide as yours, this is illegal and will have serious consequences. • Reviews will be judged based on content, quality and overall usefulness. • The nicer, the better. The more presentable a review is, the more points it will merit. We urge contestants to include pictures with their reviews, but it is not a requirement. In the end the most important judging factor is well written content and not the looks, but it helps. • Judging of entries will be done by the PKVE Team. Winners will be notified by e-mail and their names posted on officail forum of TLOHC. • Cash prizes will be paid through PayPal. If the winners do not have access to PayPal, then an alternate method of payment will be arranged. The Cash Prizes are as follows: • First Place - USD $100 • Second Place - USD $70 • Third Place - USD $50 Gems Prizes: All eligible reviews will get 100 in-game Gems as rewards. If you post your review in gamesites or blogs such as gamefaqs.com and bloggers.com（post review in forums is ineligible for prizes）. 20 additional Gems will be awarded for per site. You are also allowed to add the TLOHC referral url in the review, thus if the visitor join this game, and his/her castle reach 50, you can get another 300 Gems! Please send your posting link sto cooperation [at]pkve.com. We will check it and send the gems to you when the contest ended To enter this contest, please visit: http://forum.pkve.com/viewthread.php?tid=692&extra=page%3D1

In support of the final day of Run for the Fallen, members of the Hamilton College and Mohawk Valley communities are invited to participate in a one-mile walk/run beginning at 8 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 24, on the Hamilton campus. Run for the Fallen is a cross-country relay organized by Hamilton alumnus Jon Bellona '03 and several other Hamiltonians to remember their  classmate Michael Cleary '03 and all other service men and women who have died in Iraq.

In response to recent tensions between Israel and the Gaza Strip, a peace vigil will take place on Monday, Jan. 19 from 4-4:20 p.m. in KJ Commons. This silent reflection for peace, reconciliation and mutual understanding is sponsored by Hillel, Muslim Students Association, and the Chaplaincy

Athletic Director Jon Hind and head women's basketbal coach Sean Mackin presented Sydney Fasulo '09 with flowers and balloons in honor of her 1,000th career point before Hamilton's 70-58 non-league win over Williams College in Scott Field House on Dec. 6.

Elaine F. Weiss K'73 is the author of a new book which explores the story of the "farmerettes" -- the women who made up the Woman's Land Army of America and did men's work in uniform on the rural home front during World War I. Fruits of Victory: The Woman's Land Army of America in the Great War is published by Potomac Books, Inc.

Join Hamilton Alumni, Parents and Friends for the Annual Alexander Hamilton Birthday Celebration!  Nearly 30 cities world-wide will celebrate the College's Namesake the week of January 11, 2009.  We hope you'll join us!  Please register for the party in your city.

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