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Please join the Philadelphia Alumni Association for a reception with President Eugene M. Tobin. Thursday, February 13, 2003 at the home of Robert and Katharine Booth P'06 101 Righters Mill Road Gladwyne, PA 19035 Special Guest Speaker: John B.A. Nye '87, Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts Department at Sotheby's, will discuss highlights of the Booth's art collection. Reception: 6:00 p.m.; Presentation: 7:00 p.m.

Rogers M. Smith, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania, will speak on "The Political Importance of Stories of Peoplehood" at 4 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 13 in the Hamilton College Chapel. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will explore the role that stories play in constituting group identity and developing humans’ sense of themselves as members of particular communities. A reception will follow. The talk is part of the Phi Betta Kappa Visiting Scholar Program.

Classics Professor Barbara Gold was interviewed for a United Press International (UPI) feature article about the origins of Valentine's Day. In the UPI article Gold says love for ancient Romans was interesting, both to live and to write about, because it was painful, like a disease.

Men's basketball center Joe Finley was featured in a Utica Observer Dispatch article (12/13), titled "Hard Work Pays Off." In the article, Coach Tom Murphy describes Finley as "one of the hardest working kids we've had...He's made himself into a player." Finley, an economics major, is leading the Continentals in points this season, with 19.8 per game, plus 11.8 rebounds a game.

Assistant Professor of Psychology Julie Dunsmore held senior thesis presentations in Psychology and Neuroscience on Dec. 2. Thirteen seniors made fifteen-minute powerpoint presentations of their work. Presentations included work on issues such as Alzheimer's Disease, the eating habits of runners, and infant motor development.

Assistant Professor of Psychology Julie Dunsmore held senior thesis presentations in Psychology and Neuroscience on Dec. 2. Thirteen seniors made fifteen-minute powerpoint presentations of their work. Presentations included issues such as Alzheimer's Disease, the eating habits of runners, and infant motor development.

Hamilton College is mentioned in a USA Today editorial (Dec. 26) about heightened competition in college admissions. The editorial notes that "the University of California...is beginning to examine applicants' accomplishments and abilities beyond academic achievements based on grades and test scores. That's long been the approach of smaller colleges such as Hamilton in upstate New York. Last year the staff intervieweed 75% of the students personally."

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Join alumni from Hamilton, Middlebury, Trinity, Swarthmore and Williams for a Mardi Gras Party!!! Saturday, March 1, 2003 10 p.m.- 2 a.m. Pravda 116 Boylston Street Boston, MA *Free admission and cash bar (please note that your name MUST be on the registration list) **Don't forget to wear your masks and beads!!!** To RSVP, please send an email to nescac_boston@yahoo.com and include the following: your name, class year, college name and the name of your guest(s). Please note that your name MUST be on the registration list. If you have any questions, please feel free to email Tommy Liem '98 at kliem@yahoo.com or Lynne Salkin '00 at lsalkin@alumni.hamilton.edu.