I hope you're all enjoying your summer. Over the two months leading up to the fall, I will be giving some reflections on the first year experience for the class of 2014! It's exciting to be heading off to Colby in the fall, isn't it? For a whole lot of you though, school is probably... More »

“It's been super interesting, just building a plane,” Foster Huntington says.

Those are curious words, and not something very many people can brag about, since it was Orville and Wilbur Wright built the first successful plane many years ago.

But Dan Opalacz '10... More »

I spent the past spring break in New York, volunteering in a number of different locations and soup kitchens. During my week in New York City, I came across some very distinct people. They were all unique in many ways. One interaction in particular brought me close to seeing "wisdom". One of... More »

Just moved into my room in Go-Ho. It's smaller than the last one I had (in Sturty), and it's a double.So excited to be starting my first Jan-Plan (I missed the one last year)! Class is supposed to be light and things less busy than usual, so I plan to learn a good programming language, among... More »

This was supposed to be a post on how Colby looks like the end of the world right now...with (almost) all the kids gone etc etc, but hey, I guess I'm too full of good turkey to work the magic, so, like a good conjurer, I realize when I've outdone myself and I won't try.So, there's no... More »

Yesterday I finally got to have some good ol' African food...after a long time. And I got so much more...a healthy American breakfast, Vietnamese-style fried chicken, amongst many other choices...and of course, the ultimate--hot spicy Indian food! (To be honest, I'd have been the last guy to... More »

There's a Chinese proverb that says 'Because men do not like the cold, Heaven does not cause winter to cease.'It's barely winter yet, but for students like myself from warmer climates(I can't imagine anyone coming from a colder climate), the cold is as bad now as any winter... More »

Late Saturday night talk turned to the issue of zombies and aliens. Specifically, how does one survive a zombie infestation. Suppose, just suppose, you woke up one morning and found Miller Library empty; Mayflower Hill abandoned, and not a soul moving in Dana. Instead, maybe there'd be a zombie or... More »

Finally, the magic formula!I can't help feeling a bit smug as I write this, but not for long. This post might actually help you do better on academic papers at Colby though. How's that, you ask. I suck at writing papers. Enter the Farnham Writing Center! These guys... More »

Did anyone else miss out on the flu vaccine? I'm sure to be not the only guy who missed out on the flu vaccine. So great an effect has the flu had, it seems, that free tickets to a U2 concert could not have been taken up more quickly than that precious flu vaccine. When I made it to the desk, there... More »