Students Caught in Haiti Earthquake Two Colby seniors, Jessica Frick of Eddington, Maine, and Yanica Faustin of Brooklyn, N.Y., were visiting Faustin's family in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, when the earthquake hit January 12. In the aftermath they endured a mugging, sleeping in the backyard, and one meal a day of rice and beans before both were safely flown out on a military plane late last week. Read a Wall Street Journal account of their ordeal.
Hoops Teams Triumphant Women's basketball is off to its best start ever, 12-1, including a victory over nationally ranked Bowdoin Saturday. The men are cruising as well, at 10-2 following their own victory at Bowdoin this weekend. The women launched a balanced attack against the Polar Bears, with four players scoring in double figures. Among them was Alison Cappelloni '10, who earlier this month became the 13th player in the team's history to reach 1,000 career points. Both teams also beat Bates last week. Read all sports news, including men's hockey (unbeaten in the last 11 games).
Domar in Print Again Alice Domar '80 now has a regular column in Redbook magazine, and her new book, Live a Little! Breaking the Rules Won't Break Your Health, with co-author Susan Love, M.D., is getting plenty of press as well. The book challenges popular health rules that are based on little data, and it recommends common sense and flexibility. See reviews in Time, the New York Times, and USA Today.
From Colby to the NFL Eric DeCosta '93 credits his Colby education with preparing him for his success as director of player personnel for the Baltimore Ravens, who made it to playoffs this year. "Colby prepared me to do anything. Given the opportunity, I felt I would be successful," DeCosta told Colby magazine. Ed Mestieri, who coached DeCosta here and remembers him as thorough and determined, said of DeCosta, "I had time to sit him down and explained the work ethic that was required and the time commitment that was required. You work until the job is done." Read more in Colby.
2088-09 Annual Report of the President In his annual report, President William D. Adams breaks tradition and looks ahead rather than back. Now in his 10th year as president of Colby, Adams describes an intensive review of the curriculum being conducted by the faculty, and he outlines efforts to change the campus culture as Colby grapples with patterns of abusive drinking. He also looks at budgetary challenges and at some ambitious plans for Colby going forward. The full President's Report is online, including financial highlights, a special report on endowment performance, and lists of college officers, trustees, overseers, museum governors, and alumni and parents executive committees.
Myths and Metamorphosis Acclaimed ". . . it is a fantastic little show," wrote Daniel Kany in the Portland Press Herald about Myths and Metamorphosis, an exhibit curated by Julian D. Taylor Associate Professor of Classics Kerill O'Neill. On view in the museum's teaching gallery, the show was part of the Metamorphoses Project, a series of programs and courses engaging the Colby and Waterville communities around the theme of myth and its ongoing importance in contemporary life. Works in the exhibition were drawn from the Colby and Bowdoin museum collections.
Sculpting Steel, Shaping Lives A Q&A with art professor and sculptor Harriett Matthews probes the role that her work plays in her teaching, how travels in Greece inspire her work, and how she still feels like she's refining her artistic vision. Matthews, who started teaching at Colby in 1966, talked with Colby magazine for the piece, and additional images and audio are online.
Donor Profile: Mary Lacombe '42 Mary Farrell Lacombe '42 was well versed in the benefits of gift planning. She established 14 charitable gift annuities at Colby, put the College in her will, and named Colby a beneficiary of a retirement plan. Her philanthropic planning supplied her with an income after the death of her husband, Raymond Lacombe '42, and enabled her to establish a scholarship fund that supports students from Maine who are studying chemistry. More >>.
Two Colby seniors, Jessica Frick of Eddington, Maine, and Yanica Faustin of Brooklyn, N.Y., were visiting Faustin's family in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, when the earthquake hit January 12. In the aftermath they endured a mugging, sleeping in the backyard, and one meal a day of rice and beans before both were safely flown out on a military plane late last week. Read a 
Women's basketball is off to its best start ever, 12-1, including a victory over nationally ranked Bowdoin Saturday. The men are cruising as well, at 10-2 following their own victory at Bowdoin this weekend. The women launched a balanced attack against the Polar Bears, with four players scoring in double figures. Among them was Alison Cappelloni '10, who earlier this month became the 13th player in the team's history to reach 1,000 career points. Both teams also beat Bates last week. Read 
Alice Domar '80 now has a regular column in 
Eric DeCosta '93 credits his Colby education with preparing him for his success as director of player personnel for the 
In his annual report, President William D. Adams breaks tradition and looks ahead rather than back. Now in his 10th year as president of Colby, Adams describes an intensive review of the curriculum being conducted by the faculty, and he outlines efforts to change the campus culture as Colby grapples with patterns of abusive drinking. He also looks at budgetary challenges and at some ambitious plans for Colby going forward. The full 
". . . it is a fantastic little show," wrote Daniel Kany in the 
Mary Farrell Lacombe '42 was well versed in the benefits of gift planning. She established 14 charitable gift annuities at Colby, put the College in her will, and named Colby a beneficiary of a retirement plan. Her philanthropic planning supplied her with an income after the death of her husband, Raymond Lacombe '42, and enabled her to establish a scholarship fund that supports students from Maine who are studying chemistry. 