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The stage and amps were covered in plastic sheets and flannel shirts last Saturday, as the fourth annual ‘Gatestock kicked off amid the rain and wind. ‘Gatestock, a music festival started by Andy Peng ‘12 and the group Broad Street Records four years ago, came back this year bigger and better. Modeled after Woodstock, the […]

Every new academic year brings the opportunity to build on the lessons of the past. That is especially true when promoting healthy lifestyles among students.

David Adjaye and his colleagues will return to Hamilton on Sept. 26 to continue discussions of the proposed ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ Center for Art and Culture. At this second public meeting, Adjaye plans to share some preliminary architectural ideas and talk about how tentative plans for the project are progressing. The meeting is scheduled for 6:30–7:30pm in […]

The Chinese will call 2013 the Year of the Snake, and the Mayans … well, they wouldn’t have called it anything at all. For ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ community members worldwide, 2013 will mark the Year of ’13. The university will celebrate ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ spirit and commemorate this once-in-a-century annum with events on the 13th of each month between […]

The epitome of culture shock may be going from spending 41 days in a rowboat to dancing with Eskimos in a native Alaskan village to walking through Grand Central Station — all within 30 hours. That’s how the beginning of last week played out for Paul Ridley ’05, who recently completed Arctic Row, a first-of-its-kind […]

ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ alumni from far and wide turned to social media recently to offer advice to the Class of 2016. Suggestions on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter ranged from the practical to the pithy and the common theme was clear: make the most of every moment from the minute you arrive! Brandon Grabowski ’08 said, “Meet everyone […]

International students arrived on campus for their own orientation a week ahead of their American classmates. They talked about their expectations, got to know one another, navigated the campus, and had some fun. Some had never even visited ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ before; though many had already met on Facebook.

Current students helped first years carry their boxes and bags. Parents placed family photos on clean dresser tops, where they hoped they would stay. Pets and younger siblings wondered what to make of the fuss. And everyone ate ice cream. On move-in day at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ, admission brochures come alive. There’s campus beauty, school spirit, and a […]

ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ’s Passion for the Climb campaign continued to engage alumni and parents, even after its successful close on June 30. The university raised $480 million: 20 percent over the university’s goal and the second-largest campaign amount ever raised by an American liberal arts university. In the home stretch, generous contributors pushed the financial aid total […]

Early this August, more than 120 attendees came to ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ for Explore 2012, a college admission workshop co-hosted by the university’s Office of Alumni Relations and Office of Admission.