Hobart and William Smith Colleges - anthropology

On the Campaign Trail

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Rising sophomore Syed Zaidi's summer internship has given him a firsthand look inside New York City's political sphere by campaigning for Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Zaidi is in charge of the Student Initiative Committee of southeast Queens, which recruits campaign support from young people in local high schools and colleges. He has recruited more than 200 students this summer, 20 of whom were selec...

Researching Hobart, a History

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The tragic tale of laurelled Seneca warrior, Agayentah, has been closely associated with Hobart College since the college's inception. Agayentah's story is an eerie one, cloaked in mystery and superstition, and struck a chord with Delvina Smith '09. "Initially, I wanted to know who Agayentah was and why Hobart men received an oar just before graduation," Smith explains. "But the more I research...

A Month in Siberia

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Spending 38 hours in transit may not be the most ideal finale to a trip to Siberia, but on June 19, 20 HWSers did it-and lived to tell the tale of a life-changing experience in the vast, beautiful, sparsely populated Russian territory. Spending a month immersed in the cultural richness of all walks of Russian life, the group was composed of 17 students and three HWS faculty members, Associate Pro...

Bringing History to Life

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Kim Parkhurst '11 has the opportunity to make history come alive this summer, as an intern at Ganondagan State Historic Site, just southeast of Rochester, N.Y. Ganondagan was the site of a large 17th-century community of Seneca people of the Haudenosaunee or Iroquois Confederacy, which was destroyed by the French in 1687. Currently, the site serves to give visitors a sense of what life was like f...

Sociology Class Studies Geneva

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This spring, Professor of Sociology Jack Harris turned a classroom of HWS students into full-fledged sociologists. For his senior seminar (Sociology 465: Research Practicum), three groups of students collaborated with faculty members and community partners to produce reports on the Geneva Housing Authority, the Downtown Development Initiative and the First Ward Engagement. "The intention of the c...

The Basics of Beer

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

"I wrote this book because I think that beer is under-appreciated and I'd like to see more people get in on the fun," says Lynn Hoffman '65, author of the new guide, "The Short Course in Beer." Hoffman cheekily explores one of the world's oldest and most popular beverages in connection to the Crusades, the Hundred Years' War, and modern soccer riots, while also discussing the effects of alcohol on...