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Retired U.S. Army brigadier general, professor emeritus of history at West Point, and now visiting professor of history at Hamilton, Ty Seidule grew up revering Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Now his views have radically changed.
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In 鈥淔lorida鈥檚 educational gag order: More extensive and damaging than you realize,鈥 an essay that appeared in The Hill, President David Wippman and his coauthor, Cornell Professor of American Studies Glenn Altschuler, argued that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis鈥 Stop Woke Act 鈥渨hitewashes or erases American history.鈥
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In 鈥淗istory offers the best argument for continuing affirmative action,鈥 an op-ed co-authored by President David Wippman and Cornell Professor Glenn Altschuler, the writers traced the evolution of affirmative action from the Reconstruction era to today鈥檚 Supreme Court hearing.
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Hamilton hosted the Sustainability Fair on Oct. 24, an event aimed at exposing students to local sustainability issues and the various opportunities for involvement.
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Since relaunching in 2021, the Pottery Club has become one the largest clubs at Hamilton with more than 200 members. Each week the five club leaders, Sophie Crehan 鈥24, Alya MacDonald 鈥25, Izabo Ramos 鈥25, Eva Pearlman 鈥25, and Julian Jacobs 鈥24, accompany nine fellow members to the Kirkland Art Center (KAC) in Clinton where they take part in ceramic wheel throwing.
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Author, foreign policy expert, and Washington Post columnist Max Boot joined Professors Ty Seidule and Maurice Isserman to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine on Oct. 25.
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Self-appointed 鈥渄ean and docent鈥 of the Hamilton cemetery, Fred Rogers says, "To pluck a blade of grass in the College cemetery is to pull a golden thread that leads deep into Hamilton history." Read about some of the cemetery鈥檚 inhabitants.
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Death is part of life, yet it can feel like being lost in the dark depths of the wilderness for those experiencing or coping with it. Sara Bert Web 鈥06 strives to be the light that guides them through.
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Dean of Faculty Ngonidzashe Munemo announced the death of Associate Professor of Computer Science Alistair Campbell in an email to the Hamilton community on Oct. 24.
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For many years, I鈥檝e prided myself on being a musician 鈥 someone who knew the notes, rhythms, and techniques of music well enough to find a deeper love for the art form. I knew music, I told myself; I could easily pick up on any of it! Yet, it only took two hour-long lessons in the chaotically beautiful symphony of Javanese Gamelan music to completely flip my worldview on its head.
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