Hobart and William Smith Colleges - Asian studies

Field Hockey's Elder Heron

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Sept. 1 marked the start of the 2011 season for the William Smith field hockey team. The Herons hosted Oswego State on a newly-resurfaced McCooey Field. For Kiersten Hamilton, the only senior on the team, it marked the beginning of her final season. Hamilton has been a strong force on the turf for the past three seasons. The economics and Asian studies major led the Herons last fa...

Deutchman Guest Essayist; Others Invited

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Taylor A. Barnette '10, in collaboration with students and alums of HWS and other colleges, has founded a website, www.pculpa.com. According to Barnette, the site "aims to provide a platform for thinkers to discuss domestic and foreign affairs from across the political spectrum, and the globe." Its first article was published Oct. 1. Among the first guest essayists is Professor of ...

Spring Break in South Korea

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

This winter, three HWS students received the Special Scholarship from the Council on International Educational Exchange and the Korea Foundation, which allowed them to travel to South Korea for an intensive immersion trip during spring break. For 10 days this March, Innis Baah '10, Chelsea Gannon '13 and Emma Kelly '10 traveled in and around Seoul with 75 students from colleges and...

Farlow '12 Introduces Sedaris

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Following his sold out performance back in 2007, David Sedaris recently returned to The State Theatre in Ithaca. Vienna Farlow '12, a long-time Sedaris fan, had the opportunity to introduce him on behalf of WEOS-FM, the sponsor or the event. Farlow works for WEOS. Sedaris is a Grammy award-nominated Greek-American humorist, comedian, Binghamton native, NPR contributor and acclaime...

Pierce-Schell '12 Heading to South Korea

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Emma Pierce-Schell '12, has been selected for a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship that will enable her to travel to South Korea this summer. The Department of State's Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) for Intensive Summer Institutes was launched in 2006 to increase opportunities for American students to study critical-need languages overseas and is part of a...

Forgach '06 on Asian Studies Panel

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Nandor Forgach '06 will present a paper on a panel at the annual meeting of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) in Philadelphia next month. Forgach's paper is titled, "Japan's Population Decline and Its Implications for Japanese Society." "The Association for Asian Studies is the single most important academic meeting in Asian Studies in the U.S., and presenting a paper there...

Embracing Differences

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

On Thursday, Dec. 3, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Etin Anwar's Introduction to Women's Studies course will host "Embracing Differences," a celebration of everything that is not considered the "norm." Puja Patel '13, one of the organizers of the event, says the event will "allow students an opportunity to learn about the ways in which different cultures, genders, and rac...

Renowned Japanese Drummers at the Smith

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The size and deep resonance of the Taiko makes it perhaps the most recognizable instrument of traditional Japanese music. On Friday, Sept. 18, Hobart and William Smith Colleges' Asian Studies Department, Music Department and Education Department, with the New York State Council on the Arts, are co-sponsoring a concert by the famous SEN & HIBIKI, a traditional Japanese drumming...

Student Scores MTV Internship

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Most current Hobart and William Smith Colleges students have watched either MTV or Nickelodeon at some point in their lives. Little did Caitlin Lugar ’10 know that one day she would be working for MTV Networks, home of both stations. Lugar is spending her summer in Santa Monica, Calif., as an intern in the Digital Advertising Sales Department for Nickelodeon. Through the Salisbur...