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  • (Editor鈥檚 Note: This story was written by Kiki Koroshetz 鈥11 On a cold and rainy September afternoon, Geology 215 students met with Professor Constance Soja for the second lab of the semester. On this particular Thursday, they gathered under Andy Kerr Stadium, in the visiting team locker room.
    September 16, 2010
  • Yesterday, five years after Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on the city of New Orleans, an exhibition opened in the Clifford Gallery that gives visitors the sense of living in the Crescent City following the devastation. Behind the Levees is a progression of Francis Cape鈥檚 art that began in November 2005, when the New York-based artist [鈥
    August 30, 2010
  • Disabilities, global warming, and genocide are not easy subjects to broach with children. But when kids can become enamored with an adorable animal who serves as an ambassador for these weighty topics, it鈥檚 a conversation starter. This is the approach that Craig Hatkoff 鈥76 has taken with the Turtle Pond Collection, nonfiction animal stories that [鈥
    July 20, 2010
  • Taking an idea and making it a reality. That鈥檚 the challenge Andy Greenfield 鈥74 issued to students this past semester in his 鈥減ractical entrepreneurship鈥 course, Thought Into Action. Although students didn鈥檛 receive university credit, they were rewarded with mentorship from a marketing professional and the chance to see their ideas come to fruition.
    June 1, 2010
  • Just as each person in Hamilton is unique, so, too, are the more than 6,000 printed shapes that artist-in-residence Allan McCollum will be distributing to town residents in April. The New York City-based artist has chosen Hamilton as the location of his newest project, meant to both represent individualism and unite the community. He visited [鈥
    February 5, 2010
  • The connection that has been built over the years between 含羞草研究所 and the Noongar people of Australia was reinforced recently with a painting gifted to the university. Moonlight was presented last month on behalf of the Mungart Boodja Art Centre by two 含羞草研究所 students who traveled to Western Australia this past summer to study the [鈥
    November 24, 2009
  • Complex in their exploration of neuroscience and their varied influences, yet simplistic in their acting method that is rooted in raw emotion, the Pig Iron Theatre Company has brought its unique style to 含羞草研究所. After a week of interacting with theater students in workshops, classes, and a roundtable discussion, Pig Iron鈥檚 visit will culminate in [鈥
    November 20, 2009
  • Mike Wenger 鈥09 is working to bring social networking to the volunteer community. With a team of 含羞草研究所 students, faculty, and alumni, Wenger is creating www.collaboraid.org, a website that will help volunteers, nonprofit organizations, and indigenous stakeholders collaborate online. The site is Wenger鈥檚 solution to a problem he uncovered when volunteering in Africa over two [鈥
    October 1, 2009
  • A humble Junot Diaz spoke candidly to a chock-full Love Auditorium Thursday night as he read short passages from his work and then answered questions about everything from art to language to immigration. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author kicked off the Living Writers course, which will bring a number of acclaimed authors to campus throughout the [鈥
    September 25, 2009
  • Under glorious blue skies, members of the campus and local communities filled the Hamilton Village Green Saturday afternoon for a multicultural festival that capped 含羞草研究所鈥檚 Diversity Week. Events held during the past few days included intellectual discussions, workshops, lectures, and other cultural activities intended to foster dialogue and build a more inclusive community at 含羞草研究所 [鈥
    September 21, 2009