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Working as a social change activist is a slam dunk for Kena Bihi Gilmour 鈥20, the former Hamilton basketball standout and recipient of the prestigious Soper Merrill Prize, along with other honors during his years on the Hill.
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Aaron Simons 鈥22 shares what it was like to direct his mentor and former theatre professor Mark Cryer in a one-man play about Thurgood Marshall at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland in early August.
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Five days, 120 student leaders, 60 trips.聽 After they arrived on campus and moved in, all members of the Class of 2026 set off on聽orientation trips aimed at connecting them with their classmates and聽introducing them聽to the area.
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Trigger Warning: This article references a case of sexual assault. Please engage in self-care as you read it. In 2015, Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner sexually assaulted an unconscious woman. He received six months in prison. Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology Rebecca Dyer remembers the public trial, especially the use of his good character as defense. Inspired by this case and her previous work on moral character, Dyer decided to study the interaction between blame and moral character with three students this summer.
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Associate Professor of Geosciences Catherine 鈥淐at鈥 Beck and students, Sara Shedroff 鈥23 and Marcella Winget 鈥24, traveled to the Loperot Camp in the Turkana Basin of Kenya鈥檚 Rift Valley in June and part of July to conduct research as part of the Turkana Miocene Project funded by the National Science Foundation.
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Buoyed by the excitement of returning to campus for the One Hill of a Party reunion celebration and a trustee challenge, alumni, parents, and friends of the College rallied to support the Hamilton Fund like never before. The 2021-22 fund year closed at $7.81 million, exceeding its goal by 8.5 percent 鈥 or more than $600,000.
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Focusing on history at Kirkland and drawn to ideas, culture, and the lived experiences of people led Jean McGavin K鈥76 to serve as a champion of stories that draw marginalized groups into the mainstream.
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Solving example problems is only the first step in mathematical research. The most important part, the part that allows researchers to establish mathematical rules, occurs when they create generalizations about said problems.
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Caroline Casey 鈥23 has spent the summer working as an intern at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. She tells what led her to this position and how it鈥檚 helped solidify her career goals.
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Imaginatively costumed Orientation Leaders shouting boisterous cheers, honking car horns, and very creative signs welcomed members of Hamilton鈥檚 newest students to the Hill on Aug. 16.
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