Spider “Missing Link” Discovered 
Paleontologists Dr. William Shear (right) at Hampden-Sydney College and Dr. Paul Seldon at the University of Kansas have announced in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that they have discovered an ancient missing link between today’s spiders and their long-extinct ancestors. The fossils may help explain how spiders came to weave webs.
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Wilson Trail Photographs Form Senior Thesis
From December 2 through 5, 2008, Jacob D. Stokes, who completed his graduation requirements in December, presented his Senior Thesis in Fine Arts in a show at the Atkinson Museum. Jake was a fine arts major with a photo emphasis.
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Planisphere Installed in Library Cupola
The long-awaited final touch has been added to the new Hampden-Sydney Library. On January 15, the planisphere was installed in the interior of the cupola. The cupola rises above the roof of the Library just outside the entrance to the Rare Book Room on the fourth floor. A planisphere celeste is a map of half or more of the sphere of the heavens that indicates what is visible at a specific time and location.
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A Message from Tom Allen, Chairman of the Board
It is my distinct pleasure to announce that
Dr. Christopher B. Howard was elected as the 24th President of Hampden-Sydney College at a special called meeting of the Board of Trustees on December 19, 2008. Dr. Howard was chosen from a pool of 100 candidates that included sitting college presidents, vice presidents, deans, and leaders from other walks of life: attorneys, physicians, and business leaders.
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Western Culture on Trial 
“All rise for the Honorable Judge Hight!” shouted the bailiff. In unison, everyone in the room hastily rose from their chairs. In walked a man we didn’t recognize at first, a man dressed in a powder-white wig and long black robes who wielded a gavel. The man took the podium and raised his gavel. The gavel struck the podium with a resounding BANG. “Court is now in session,” Professor Marc Hight said calmly. The trial of Western Culture had begun.
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Business and the Environment 
On Monday, November 10, 2008, Dr. Lund’s Environmental Biology class was visited by former student, Rick Godsey, Class of ’85, who talked with students about business and the environment. Godsey, a biology major and former member of the tennis team, is the CEO of a green printing company, Printegration, and is also an avid oyster cultivator. During his visit he discussed the benefits of running his business in an environmentally friendly way...
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