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Guardian national reporter Scott Bixby ’11, this semester’s last guest, spoke with WIBX 950 AM on Monday about the election, offering a preview of his talk at 7:30 p.m. in the Fillius Events Barn.

A group of students with majors in subjects as diverse as literature, economics and science gathered to present How I Got My Internship in Communications on Thursday to those interested in following in their footsteps this summer.

In the fall of 2004, when Young Han '06 decided to register to vote in Clinton, he never thought his simple request would soon be the focus of national attention.

Figuring out where a major in government or world politics might lead a student for a summer or for a career may seem daunting for any undergrad but possibly less so after five Hamilton students explained their recent career-related experiences.

Members of Hamilton’s faculty have been called upon repeatedly in the last few months within and beyond the campus to offer their expertise and insight on a variety of issues related to the upcoming election.

This year, an earth materials analytical instrument, an x-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometer, began operation in the Geosciences Department.

Hamilton will debut a fourth course, Ethics of Sports: Do Sports Morally Matter?, presented by Robert Simon, professor of philosophy emeritus, beginning on Oct. 18.

“Founding Fathers spirit found in Kaepernick protest,” an opinion piece published by The Hill on Sept. 1, argued that the San Francisco quarterback’s decision to remain seated during the national anthem was an expression of his right to freedom of speech. This is the third opinion piece written by Charles Dunst '18 that The Hill has published in the last two months.

“Today marks the official start of Hamilton’s 205th year, but it also marks the start of your first year—and mine,” proclaimed President David Wippman in his remarks at the College’s Convocation ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 24. Interim Dean of Faculty Margaret Gentry also spoke and welcomed new students and faculty.

Professor of Chemistry Karen Brewer was interviewed by National Public Radio’s Senior Host Robert Siegel on Aug. 23 for an All Things Considered segment, Hamilton College Introduces New Diversity Requirement.” Their conversation centered on the mandate that the requirement be fulfilled within a student’s concentration and how that might be accomplished in subject areas not normally associated with issues of inclusion and difference, identity, culture and social class. Brewer was last year’s chair of the College’s  when the requirement was developed.