2008 Woodie Awards
The Board of Trustees met over the weekend of Jan. 18-20 in Boston for their annual January meetings. Among the topics discussed were plans to create a new bookstore as part of the renovated Cotter Union and extend dialogue housing for another trial year. Also, a report from the development committee revealed that the capital campaign, "Reaching the World: A Campaign for Colby," is ahead of schedule.
If passed, a recent bill introduced in the Maine State Legislature would disallow out-of-state students to vote using their college mailing address. Rep. Gary Knight '66 (R-Livermore Falls) proposed the bill, LD 203, in early January and its fate was to be determined in committee after press time.
Dan Harris '93 was named anchor of ABC's "World News Sunday" last fall, and in January the Board of Trustees elected him as an overseer of the College. In his six year career at ABC News, Harris has reported from Ground Zero, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the West Bank in addition to covering numerous presidential campaigns.
Location is always important. It does not matter if it is in regards to the audience, the play, or even the theatre itself-or, one must wonder, if there was intent-setting matters. Anyone who has attended a play can tell you this (Was the theatre large or small? Was the play set in Africa or Athens, Georgia?), but it is often overlooked that the location of one small item can have an impact.
It is no secret that Colby students enjoy the occasional drink. Favorites at most Colby functions, however, include the most affordable domestic brews available from major conglomerate distributors. For your next beer run, why not try something local that will put you closer in touch with the ingredients and the people that are responsible for your beer? Oak Pond Brewery, a half hour north in Skowhegan, has been brewing ales and aged lagers in a converted chicken barn since 1996.
In December the Office of the President and the Diversity Concerns Group released its annual Diversity Report for 2005-06. The report has a different format from those of previous years as to make it more readable. Instead of thoroughly reviewing all diversity initiatives, it touches on areas of accomplishment and continuing concern.
Billy Bush '94, first cousin of President George W. Bush, is hosting a new unscripted talent competition series aimed at casting the lead roles in a June 2007 Broadway revival of the musical Grease. The show, Grease: You're the One That I Want, premiered Jan.
EMILY McCLURE '07 After watching "Growing up Baboon," a one-hour spot on Animal Planet featuring C.A.R.E., a wildlife rehabilitation facility in South Africa, Emily Mcclure '07 was inspired to volunteer. Over January Mcclure traveled to Phalaborwa, South Africa to work with C.
A transfer student from an Upstate New York college and originally from Concord, Massachusetts, Andrew Herchek '07 chose Colby because he wanted to experience "something up north." Indeed, when asked about what his best memories at the college have been, Herchek said, "I've always been interested in the outdoors.