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A Monday in the Life

Fri, 23 May 2008 14:35:52 -0400

Hola from Chile

Fri, 23 May 2008 14:14:05 -0400

Investment Banking Bliss

Wed, 21 May 2008 14:33:49 -0400

Stephen Frechette '08 is eager to take his econ knowledge to the streets of New York-Wall Street, to be specific.

Things To Do

Wed, 21 May 2008 14:27:15 -0400

8 Things You Should Know about Colby Sports

Wed, 21 May 2008 14:21:20 -0400

Q&A: Roger Woolsey

Wed, 21 May 2008 14:15:47 -0400

Laurel Duggan '08 talks to new Career Center Director Roger Woolsey about how Colby helps students get jobs.

Different Shades of Green

Wed, 21 May 2008 14:00:01 -0400

Student initiative and collaboration make Colby's climate good for the growth of green ideas.

Peace Through Fuzzy Animals

Wed, 21 May 2008 13:41:50 -0400

Christine Avena '08 used her biology, ecology, and Spanish knowledge-and a $10,000 grant-to help the people of Ecuador.

Who�s the Greenest of Them All?

Wed, 21 May 2008 13:38:45 -0400

Fool Me Once

Wed, 21 May 2008 13:27:22 -0400

Madhouse

Wed, 21 May 2008 13:21:19 -0400

Recreating Community

Wed, 21 May 2008 13:15:11 -0400

Anthropology students spent a semester learning from Somali refugees and sharing their stories.

Research�from Religion to Red Sox

Wed, 21 May 2008 12:16:25 -0400

Off the Hill, On the Spot: Riverside Farm Market, Oakland

Wed, 21 May 2008 12:13:44 -0400

InsideColby Wins

Wed, 21 May 2008 12:08:56 -0400

Big Win

Wed, 21 May 2008 12:07:22 -0400

Reflecting on Race

Wed, 21 May 2008 12:03:47 -0400

Did You Know . . .

Wed, 21 May 2008 12:00:56 -0400

From Kabul to Colby to NBC

Wed, 21 May 2008 11:59:52 -0400

On the Lawn: Colby Students Get Creative

Wed, 21 May 2008 11:54:23 -0400

As soon as warm weather arrives, Colby students get out their clubs, bats, and balls
and hit the lawns and fields of campus to play afternoon games.

For Starters | Digging In

Wed, 21 May 2008 11:45:45 -0400

Hootie Giangreco '08 spent his senior year studying comics - and actually learned something.

An Urgent Call to Action

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:46:06 -0500

Q&A: Christina Feng '08

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:36:41 -0500

Senior Christina Feng, interviewed by Elizabeth Ponsot '10 discusses her pathway to studying government, her local work in the legal field, and her aspirations for the future.

Tough Love

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:14:59 -0500

Carter Professor of Mathematics Fernando Gouvea is known for his challenging courses but works hard to make math accessible to all students.

Pop Harmony

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:55:38 -0500

Colby celebrates 60 years of a popular form of entertainment: a cappella

Dorm Life Redefined

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:40:45 -0500

Professors who live in the dorms find unanticipated benefits-and the students do, too.

Win Stuff

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:38:09 -0500

Find the answer in a recent insideColby podcast and win a Colby hoodie. Names will be drawn from all correct answers; one sweatshirt will go to a Colby student, another to potential Colby student.

About how many languages are spoken by students in every incoming class?

Send your answer to freestuff@insidecolby.com

Extreme Dictionary

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:34:16 -0500

Made in China

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:31:50 -0500

Pledges of Support

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:19:09 -0500

Snow Hut Madness

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:15:00 -0500

Things to do

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:12:20 -0500

A selection of recent and upcoming popular events

Puck Heroes

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:06:36 -0500

8 Things You Should Know about Waterville

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:03:04 -0500

Being Colby

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:00:13 -0500

Certain things just make Colby Colby. Ai Yamanaka '11 asked around to see what people think those things are. Here are some popular responses.

Spring Semester Heats Up Fast

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:58:25 -0500

Vying for Oscar

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:56:46 -0500

A Tuesday in the Life

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:49:21 -0500

A typical day for Courtney Cronlin '10

For Starters | Creating Arguments

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:39:51 -0500

Free Money

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:21:53 -0500

Colby's new financial aid policy converts student loans to grants, which means students with need can graduate debt-free.

Dirty Laundry

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:19:05 -0400

... and other thoughts about going off to college

Q & A: Andrea Tilden

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:13:51 -0400

Andrea Tilden and her student research assistants dissect crab brains for a good cause.

Summer School

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:09:14 -0400

Some Colby students spend their summers in the lab-and they like it. Find out why.

Smells Like School Spirit

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:02:36 -0400

New leaders in Colby's student government focus on creating a tighter campus community.

Crocs Rock

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:00:24 -0400

And they got Moxie famous.

Win Free Stuff

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:57:57 -0400

Find the answer in an insideColby podcast and win a Colby hoodie.

Friending Freshmen

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:54:55 -0400

Going to college is a little easier when you know someone-even if it is through the Internet.

Things to do

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:52:42 -0400

A selection of recent and upcoming popular events

Making Headlines

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:49:20 -0400

Some Colby students in the news

6 Things You Should Know About Furnishing Your Room

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:44:14 -0400

What to bring? Hear from people who know.

Artfully Given

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:42:10 -0400

Colby is receiving a major collection of American art.

Miss Maine Allain

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:39:45 -0400

Miss Maine 2007 is more than a beauty queen.

Frequently Played

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:35:32 -0400

What are you listening to on your iPod?

From Pods to Vods

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:33:21 -0400

InsideColby adds video.

No More Summer Reading (and other changes)

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:29:31 -0400

Colby rolled out a new kind of orientation this year.

A Tuesday in the Life

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:17:28 -0400

A typical day for Kari Rivers '10

New & Improved

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:11:51 -0400

There's a brand new space on campus, in the student center, and students are digging it.

Crazy Good

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:24:28 -0400

A rigorous training regimen and top finishes in running and Nordic skiing have earned Kathleen Maynard '09 a reputation.

Fighting Brain Drain

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:18:14 -0400

Concerned Colby students helped make a cool new law.

Click to Tune In

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:36:10 -0400

As the world shrinks thanks to technological advances, people far from Maine are able to tune in to Colby's student-run radio station, WMHB 89.7FM.

Chop Chop

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:43:01 -0400

The Colby Woodsmen's Team is a co-ed club team that practices and competes against other colleges and universities in old-style logger contests.

Quotable

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:10:14 -0400

Closing words of advice by Kate Braemer '07.

Work Hard, Play Hard

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:06:11 -0400

Colby students celebrate academic and athletic achievements.

Free Money for Peace

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:03:31 -0400

Three Colby students are traveling internationally this summer as part of the Kathryn Wasserman Davis 100 Projects for Peace program.

Tapping Trees

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:00:20 -0400

This spring Colby students took the concept of local food to the extreme with maple syrup production on campus.

Things to Do

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 11:54:50 -0400

A selection of recent popular events.

Colby Facebook Network

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 11:44:31 -0400

The Colby network on Facebook has 272 groups ranging in size from one member to hundreds (membership subject to change). Only people in the network can see them, but here's a sampling.

6 Things You Should Know About Living with a Roommate

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 11:36:42 -0400

From students who've been there.

Cheers to the Seniors

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 11:34:25 -0400

Colby Seniors celebrate the last day of classes with Champagne on the Steps, a cherished tradition.

A Wednesday in the Life

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 11:26:52 -0400

I get by with a little help from caffeine.

Serious Scholarship

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 11:14:05 -0400

A record number of students presented their research at Colby's eighth annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, May 2-4.

Shoulda Coulda

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:26:14 -0400

Zach Haas '07 has some regrets as he leaves Colby, but he's ready for the next challenge.

Q&A: Steven Nuss

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:19:01 -0400

Music Professor Steven Nuss led a Jan Plan class to India, where Colby students taught impoverished children in the Darjeeling Hill District.

Don't I Know You?

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:43:00 -0400

Going to the same college as a brother or sister means a brand new place with a very familiar face.

Truly Organic

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:30:55 -0400

Doug Rooke '08 divides his time between chem lab and the woodsmen's field.

Mi Casa

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:22:56 -0400

Colby's newest dialogue house, the Spanish House, will link students' academic pursuits to their social activities.

Activism Through Art

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:16:17 -0400

Iraq Film Festival at local independent theater broadens awareness.

Diamond in the Rough

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:11:15 -0400

There's a(nother) new building on campus.

The Evening I Cherish

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:00:12 -0400

The International Extravaganza means a lot to Nahita Nishmin '08.

Booking Behind the Scenes

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 10:35:06 -0400

When it comes to programming, Ben Green '09, head of the Student Programming Board's Concert and Live Music Committee, rarely has a dull moment.

Thawts About Spring

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:54:55 -0400

Colbians are good at winter, but even better at spring.

Q&A: Tom Tietenberg

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 08:41:15 -0400

Some people might think that economics and environmentalism don't mix. Not economics professor Tom Tietenberg.

Coming Home

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:47:44 -0400

Students who study abroad sometimes find that adjusting to a foreign life is easier than returning to the one they left behind.

Between Two Worlds

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 10:08:43 -0400

From his home on Mayflower Hill Qiam Amiry '09 looks to Afghanistan's future.

I-Play, You Play

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 09:49:07 -0400

I-Play provides all students with a chance to play organized sports at a somewhat competitive level.

From the Prez

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 09:33:40 -0400

This is our first issue of insideColby, a new magazine that presents Colby College through the eyes of current students. The magazine is just one example of the ways that Colby tries to do things differently-and better.

A Monday in the Life

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:03:23 -0400

Rainy days and Mondays never get me down.

Goodwin on "The Repor(t)"

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:58:59 -0400

Doris Kearns Goodwin '64 goes toe-to-toe with Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert

The building's not actually green, but...

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:55:35 -0400

The National Wildlife Federation recently awarded the college special recognition for continuing improvement of campus ecology in 2006. One of nine schools nationwide to accept the award, Colby received praise for its commitment to ecologically focused building design in the new Schair-Swenson-Watson Alumni Center.

Dan Dan the Anchor Man

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:51:29 -0400

Dan Harris '93 is the new anchor of World News Sunday.

Get Out

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:44:38 -0400

Colby Outing Club (COC) is busier than ever

6 Things you should know about choosing classes your first year

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:31:02 -0400

From students who've been there

Another Notable 6

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:28:42 -0400

Colby's men's soccer team earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Team Academic Award for the sixth straight year. The only NESCAC men's team on the list, Colby posted a 3.26 composite GPA in 2005-06 and was one of 81 men's teams in the country to earn the distinction, which requires at least a 3.0 composite GPA.

Frequently Played

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:22:13 -0400

What are you listening to on your iPod?
Contributed by Sara Hersh '10

Elephants, Donkeys, and Mules

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:18:59 -0400

It might not be a presidential election year, but Colby Democrats and Republicans still have plenty to keep them busy. Both groups have members who are also statewide leaders.

Things to Do

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:05:51 -0400

A selection of recent popular events

Chill Out on YouTube

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:00:37 -0400

On the topic of global warming, Colby is hot. Check out this YouTube video to find out why.

Making Headlines

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:50:57 -0400

Colby Students in the news

Write On

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:40:27 -0400

To foster a writing community, the Farnham Writers' Center maintains a Spontaneous Writing Board in Miller Library. Here are some recent examples from the Board:

Outside the Box

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:23:29 -0400

In February Amazon.com rolled out its new digital download service, “Unbox,” and Bill Carr '89 was the person in charge.