Stories
On the evening of Oct. 4, 2008, Colby students and members of the local community celebrated Eid ul Fitr—a Muslim holiday that breaks the month-long fast known as Ramadan.
Jenny Chen '12 received a grant to distribute her nonprofit children's magazine, J.J. Express.
Suzanne Merkelson ’09 and Alexandra Clegg ’09 provide a student's perspective on the election and the stock market for radio listners across the country.
Mark Jablonowski ’10 and Emmett Beliveau ’99 worked tirelessly on the obama capaign trail and at his innauguration this January.
Washington Post reporter Anne Hull wins Colby’s 2008 Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award.
The Augusta-Waterville area recently ranked 17th for quality of life among 140 American "micropolitan" regions.
Some recent and upcoming events.
When Elizabeth Turnbull ’04 figured out how much it would cost her to rent a place while attending the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, the environmentally conscious (and, clearly, industrious) grad student decided to build a portable “tiny house.”
First-years had only been on campus for a couple of days and what did the college do? Sent them away. After an introduction to academics at Colby and before COOT (Colby Outdoor Orientation Trips), this year’s freshmen became guinea pigs for C2IT, a new program connecting Colby students and Maine organizations.
If you think of climate change as purely an environmental issue, think again. To Afsan Chowdhury, a journalist from Bangladesh who is spending this semester at Colby, it’s much more than that. “Climate change is perpetually being seen as an environmental issue,” he said, “but for me, it’s a rights issue.”
Colby's highly ranked food may be a draw for some, but now getting it to the table may require more than one trip.
A Tuesdsay in the life of Roja Nunna ‘11
