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This Week in Hamilton History: Affirmative Action talks on campus over 30 years ago

This Week in Hamilton History: Affirmative Action talks on campus over 30 years ago

Anoushka Aswin ’25, Editor-in-Chief May 1, 2025

While we at The Spectator and our readers are always interested in learning about current events, we find it valuable to take a look back in Hamilton history to learn about the events and issues our...

Senior Spotlight with Rachel Lion

Senior Spotlight with Rachel Lion

Sarafina Madden ’26, Features Editor May 1, 2025

How are you feeling with graduation nearly six weeks away?I think it’s nerve-wracking. I mean, to be honest, it still feels like a regular finals week. But it does feel weird that it’s the last finals...

Prof. Plakias breaks the Awkward silence

Prof. Plakias breaks the Awkward silence

Meg Stroup ’26, Features Editor May 1, 2025

During the height of the 2020 Pandemic, socialization took unprecedented forms. Outdoor barbecues with a requirement that everyone wear a mask, holiday celebrations via Zoom and picnics with parties...

Review of BBQ Restaurant Piggy Pat’s

Review of BBQ Restaurant Piggy Pat’s

Sabina Feder ’25, Food Reviewer April 24, 2025

For Southern barbeque lovers, ‘Central New York BBQ’ may sound off alarm bells. Those people need to suspend any doubt and head straight to Piggy Pat’s in Washington Mills. A night at Piggy Pat’s...

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:...

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