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Lin-Manuel Miranda welcomed to campus as highly-awaited Sacerdote Great Names Speaker

Lin-Manuel Miranda welcomed to campus as highly-awaited Sacerdote Great Names Speaker

Sylvia Woodbury ’27, A&E Co-Editor October 3, 2025

In 2012, multi-hyphenate songwriter and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda performed the opening number from his then-upcoming musical Hamilton at Hamilton College in celebration of the school’s bicentennial....

GSU hosts LGBT+ activist Robyn Ochs to run workshop on sustainable activism

GSU hosts LGBT+ activist Robyn Ochs to run workshop on sustainable activism

Morgan Meisner ’26, News Editor September 25, 2025

On Monday, Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. in the Events Barn, Hamilton’s Gender and Sexuality Union (GSU) hosted an open-table event with LGBT+ activist Robyn Ochs where students could learn and discuss ways...

Emily Mendrala and Jon Baselice debate immigration policy at Common Ground

Emily Mendrala and Jon Baselice debate immigration policy at Common Ground

Morgan Meisner ’26, News Editor September 18, 2025

On Monday, Sept. 15, at 7:30 p.m., students, staff, faculty and community members poured into the Chapel to listen and question Emily Mendrala and Jon Baselice as they debated immigration policy in...

A fresh face on the Hill: ALEX Advisor Matt Plescia on college life and new beginnings

A fresh face on the Hill: ALEX Advisor Matt Plescia on college life and new beginnings

Charlotte Post ’27, Features Editor September 11, 2025

Hamilton welcomes Matthew Plescia, who joined the ALEX Advising Team on September 2. Matt came from Utah State University, where he served as an advisor to students in the College of Agriculture and...

Pres. Tepper affirms support for Hamilton core values amidst attacks on higher education

Pres. Tepper affirms support for Hamilton core values amidst attacks on higher education

Henry Meisner ’26, News Co-Editor May 1, 2025

On Tuesday, April 29, President Steven Tepper appeared at a community gathering outside Sadove Student Center to affirm the college’s support of all students amidst attacks on transgender, international...

President Tepper signs anti-Trump AAC&U letter

Nadya Chase ’28, Staff Writer April 24, 2025

On Tues., April 22, President Steven Tepper signed and released a joint statement condemning the Trump administration’s attempts to interfere with higher education. Tepper was among more than 220 other...

Obama speaks about democratic values, the future of AI and making an impact

Obama speaks about democratic values, the future of AI and making an impact

Erin Delaney ’26, News Co-Editor April 10, 2025

On Thursday, April 3, former President Barack Obama participated in a moderated conversation with Hamilton College President Steven Tepper at the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House as part of the Sacerdote...

Students and faculty protest against recent Fulbright cuts and attacks on higher education

Students and faculty protest against recent Fulbright cuts and attacks on higher education

Henry Meisner ’26, News Co-Editor April 3, 2025

Starting Friday, Mar. 7 and continuing through to Friday, Mar. 14, faculty members of Phi Beta Kappa led a total of four protests across campus against recent cuts to federal funding of educational...

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Hamilton professor fired from her federal position amidst DOGE downsizing

Henry Meisner ’26, News Co-Editor February 27, 2025

On Tuesday, Feb. 18, Associate Professor of Faculty Courtney Gibbons was terminated from her fellowship at the National Science Foundation (NSF) following an ongoing purge of the federal workforce...

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Former President Barack Obama announced as speaker for Great Names event in April

Nicole Greenberg, Editor in Chief February 20, 2025

Hamilton students and community members will hear from former President Barack H. Obama on Thursday, April 3 at 7 p.m. in the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House. President Obama will participate in a...

President Tepper shares creative reflections and goals at Alexander Hamilton birthday celebration

President Tepper shares creative reflections and goals at Alexander Hamilton birthday celebration

Charlotte Post ’27, Staff Writer February 5, 2025

  On Jan. 28, the Office of Alumni Relations hosted the first Alexander Hamilton birthday party with President Steven Tepper. Over 100 alumni joined the online gathering,...

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