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Hamilton alum working in foreign relations shares her experience working for USAID

Hamilton alum working in foreign relations shares her experience working for USAID

Sarafina Madden ’26, Features Editor April 10, 2025

On Thursday, April 3, Hamilton alumna and former United States Agency for International Development (USAID) employee Sarah Pfund ’14 Zoomed in from Ukraine to speak to students about pursuing a career...

Food review: local Utica burger joint

Food review: local Utica burger joint

Sabina Feder ’25, Food Reviewer April 10, 2025

Sometimes you stumble upon a restaurant and wonder how you could have possibly not heard about or seen it before. Rick’s Famous Juicy Burgers is one of those places. Although seemingly under the...

Spec Singles

April 3, 2025

SIMON LE: Hometown: Katy, TX. Major: Economics. Home on Campus: Babbitt. Turn on: Knee high socks. Turn off: Ankle socks. What TV character do you relate to most? Bertram from Jesse. How...

Phi Beta Kappa elects new cohort this year

Phi Beta Kappa elects new cohort this year

Meg Stroup ’26, Features Editor March 6, 2025

Phi Beta Kappa, Hamilton’s academic honorary society, celebrates distinguished seniors across all fields of study in the liberal arts. These students have demonstrated academic excellence and strong...

Two years after arson, local couple and culinary duo restore family pizza kitchen

Two years after arson, local couple and culinary duo restore family pizza kitchen

Sabina Feder ’25, Food Columnist March 6, 2025

  In an unassuming, white building off of Highway 5 in Utica, Chris and Angela Woodbeck are bringing their award winning pizza back that has suffered in their absence. After two years of recovering...

This Week in Hamilton History: 31 years ago

This Week in Hamilton History: 31 years ago

Nicole Greenberg ’25 and Anoushka Aswin ’25 February 27, 2025

Hamilton students experienced their first Pub Night on Feb. 18, 1994, though The Little Pub would not be built until two years later. Instead, students gathered in the Bristol Center Hub for loud music...

Spec Singles

February 27, 2025

ANSON ANDERSON: Hometown: Nashville, TN. Major: Economics. Home on Campus: Babbitt. Turn on: If you like to get jiggy. If you need to know what that means, catch me at Pub. Turn off:...

At Home on The Hill: a visit to Milbank 36

At Home on The Hill: a visit to Milbank 36

Meg Stroup ’26 and Sarafina Madden ’26 February 27, 2025

Combining their artistic talents with keen architectural eyes, residents of Milbank, “The Team,” have transformed the concrete shaft of Milbank 36 into a cozy home. Seniors Owen Dzierzgowski ’25,...

Food review of Clinton’s new Lucky Dog Cafe

Food review of Clinton’s new Lucky Dog Cafe

Sabina Feder ’25, Food Reviewer February 20, 2025

In a town the size of Clinton, any new restaurant is bound to draw a crowd. The Lucky Dog, which opened its doors in December 2024 has certainly spurred excitement, especially from the fleet of people...

Buffergrams: A beloved Hamilton tradition

Buffergrams: A beloved Hamilton tradition

Sarafina Madden ’26, Features Editor February 20, 2025

Last Friday, Feb. 14, Hamilton’s all-male identifying acapella group, The Buffers embarked on their annual journey to serenade students, coaches, campus visitors and professors alike. The Buffers...

Review of Karam’s Middle East Bakery

Review of Karam’s Middle East Bakery

Sabina Feder ’25, Food Reviewer February 13, 2025

Once you have entered this bustling roadside restaurant and cafe, you will be asking yourself why you’ve never been before. Karam’s Middle East Bakery opened in 1975. It started as only a bakery,...

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