Back when I was a student at Hamilton College in the early 1980’s, we were part of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC), and although we were a powerhouse in men’s basketball, we were prohibited from participating in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Why? Well, back then, NESCAC forbade its college members from…
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Now more than ever, we need to #StandUp4StudentAid
Even in the 1980’s, college was not cheap. I relied on TAP and Pell Grants, as well as a partial scholarship from Hamilton College, just to make it through four and a half years of college life. I say “and a half years” because I spent a summer as a pre-freshman in Hamilton’s Higher Education…
Read MoreEquinox Deliveries – My Thanksgiving tradition
Yes, I’m writing this blog at 5:30 in the morning, but I need to get my thoughts down on cyberpaper before I leave for the Empire State Plaza. While the Capital District’s families gather together for delicious turkey dinners, reunions with loved ones, and trying to guess how many points the Detroit Lions will get…
Read MoreA Prayer for a Flooded Record Collection
My friend Mark Pisani lost tons of records while he was on vacation. His loss affected me as well. Spin back to college. Mark and I attended Hamilton College, and graduated together. We were both part of the “Young Turks” who changed the college radio station, WHCL, from an afterthought to a broadcast powerhouse. Mark’s…
Read MoreSaved by Langston Hughes, Amiri Baraka and Gil Scott-Heron!
It’s a cool spring day, April, 1985. It’s finals week at Hamilton College, and the students who were part of Hamilton’s on-campus radio station, WHCL, switched over from the playlists of alternative pop, new wave and R&B, going for a week-long “Classical Orgy” of finals study music. Yeah, nothing improves your grades more than hearing…
Read MoreChuck the Writer Gears Up for June 2010
I’ve had a love-hate relationship with Hamilton College. There were times when it was the most wonderful place in the world, and there were times when I felt like I was as out of place as the second trombone in a string quartet. But over time, I’ve mellowed in my appreciation for the college. Two…
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