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�Ա���Ƶ President Rebecca Chopp has announced the appointment of Scott Habes as director of the university’s Picker Art Gallery. As director, Habes will provide vision and artistic direction for the gallery, taking the lead in shaping its role in the visual arts and education on campus and the Central New York region.

(Editor’s Note: The following is a first-person reflection by Hilary Stiss ’09 about her opportunity to meet and talk with former ambassador and Middle East envoy Dennis Ross.) Two summers ago, I devoted my time to working for a peace organization, Windows for Peace, which allowed me to work in Israel and the West Bank.

The soothing sounds of �Ա���Ƶ’s a cappella groups have turned into some much-needed financial support for a Kenyan school that serves 250 poor and orphaned children. The �Ա���Ƶ Thirteen, Dischords, Resolutions, and Swinging ‘Gates teamed up last week to raise $500 during a benefit concert at Hamilton’s First Baptist Church.

Most of us don’t associate solving a calculus problem with a day at the beach, but for Tim Pennings, a math professor at Hope College, this is exactly what comes to mind. Pennings and his dog, a Welsh Corgi named Elvis, came to campus Monday to share their unique take on calculus with students and […]

Photos showing flesh-eating bacteria and a polluted river of dead fish drew gasps from those attending Friday’s science colloquium in Love Auditorium as Amazon Conservation Team president Mark Plotkin emphasized the importance of protecting the Amazon land and culture. Ian Starr ’04, who works with Plotkin, organized their visit to campus to talk about their […]

�Ա���Ƶ students and faculty gathered last week to listen to a wide-ranging talk by Ishmael Reed, the novelist, poet, essayist, and playwright who is often called one of the most influential African American writers of his generation. Reed’s well-known works include Mumbo Jumbo, Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down, and The Freelance Pallbearers. Besides his writing, Reed […]

As the chairperson of �Ա���Ƶ’s Environmental Council, associate professor of Russian Ian Helfant tries to practice what he preaches. Some of the “green” changes Helfant has made to his mid-1970s home include a wood pellet stove, a compost pail in the kitchen, and a water heater that’s “so heavily insulated it looks more like a […]

The football game between �Ա���Ƶ and Georgetown scheduled for Saturday at �Ա���Ƶ has been cancelled. Due to an outbreak of norovirus on the Georgetown campus, the contest will not be played.