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Students in Introduction to Comparative Politics held a public debate for a mock election campaign in the fictitious country of West Europa on April 12. The debate was the capstone of a semester-long project in the course taught by Assistant Professor of Government Sharon Werning Rivera.

Dan Wittenberg ’07 has had one of his solar etchings accepted in an exhibition, the 27th Annual National Print Show. According to Wittenberg, the image, titled “Limbs,” shows a detail of logs in the Root Glen covered in snow that create a barrier for the viewer to attempt to see beyond. The image is a selection from Wittenberg’s senior project. He has been working with a solar etching technique to turn his photographs into graphic images. A solar etching is a type of intaglio print.

Assistant Professor of Government Sharon Werning Rivera presented a paper titled "Parliament as Teacher in Post-Communist Russia: Can Democracy be Learned?" at the Mid-Atlantic Slavic Conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, held at Barnard College in New York City on March 31.

One day after the official celebration of Earth Day, Hamilton College will unveil a Silver LEED (Leadership in Energy Conservation) plaque certifying that Skenandoa House has met the conservation qualifications set by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Skenandoa House, an 84-year-old residence hall, is the oldest building in New York State to be so designated. Participants in the unveiling ceremony will include representatives from the USGBC, the architectural firm Ewing-Cole, the Oneida Nation, the Hamilton Environmental Action Group (HEAG) and Murnane Construction and Hamilton President Joan Hinde Stewart.

David C. Paris, Leonard C. Ferguson Professor of Government, presented a paper titled "'Market' and 'State' in Higher Education: A New 'Nation at Risk'?" at the Midwest Political Science Association, in Chicago on Friday, April 13. The Spellings Commission report, like “A Nation at Risk,” emphasizes the economic threat of educational failures and offers policy responses to them. Paris’ paper examined the claims of "market" and "state" on higher education, especially in light of the history of K-12 education reform.

Works created using a wide variety of techniques and media will be on display at the Emerson Gallery as part of “Instants: Hamilton Senior Art Show.” Photography, ceramics, sculpture, painting, video, solar etching and animation represent some of the media used in the production of works for this show. Opening on Friday, April 27, at 4 p.m., the show runs through May 19 when another reception will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. The exhibition and all related events are free and open to the public.

Richard Wasserstrom, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at University of California, Santa Cruz, will speak on "Racism and Affirmative Action" on Monday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fillius Events Barn.  This lecture is the last in the Levitt Center Speaker Series titled "Inequality and Equity" and is free and open to the public.

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.

On April 15 the Hamilton students currently participating in the college’s Washington D.C. program attended a small group lecture with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsberg and students from Cornell and American University. The meeting took place in the Supreme Court’s Lawyers Lounge. Justice Ginsberg spoke for a short time about Belva Lockwood, one of her heroes. Lockwood became the first woman admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court in 1879. Ginsberg wrote a forward for the recently published book Belva Lockwood: The Woman Who Would be President by Jill Norgren.

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.