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Winter 2013
In Their Footsteps, 1864-1913

In Their Footsteps, 1864-1913

Waterville College. Colby University. Colby College. The 50-year period that began with the Civil War was marked by dramatic changes that went deeper than a name, including the war, debate of the place of women at the College, and a gift from philanthropist Gardner Colby, who left his name and allowed for the College's survival.

 

They Can Play

They Can Play

by Ruth Jacobs

At Colby, gay athletes are coming out—and helping to change the campus culture. Some, like champion sprinter Dominique Kone ’13, say the decision to be honest about their sexuality has made them better athletes. 

 

Vietnam: Then and Now

Vietnam: Then and Now

by Cal Mackenzie

Government Professor Cal Mackenzie returns on a Fulbright fellowship to Vietnam, which he last saw as a soldier in the Vietnam War. His journal and photographs record the life-changing experience.

 

Fall 2012
Finding a Life on the Edge

Finding a Life on the Edge

by Laurel Holland

Two decades after mountaineer Bill Holland was lost in a fall, his daughter revisits his days on Mayflower Hill.

 

Reconstructing Violet Paget

Reconstructing Violet Paget

by Dash Wasserman ’12

Professor Phyllis Mannocchi has spent 35 years reconstructing the life of the enigmatic and forward-thinking British writer who used the pen name Vernon Lee.

 

In Their Footsteps

In Their Footsteps

The Maine Theological and Literary Institution, soon renamed Waterville College, was a very different place from the Colby College of today. Or was it?

 

Summer 2012
Class Action

Class Action

by Ruth Jacobs

Homeless in high school, Jessica Boyle '12 fought to make Colby a place where students from all backgrounds can thrive.

 

Mighty Impressive

Mighty Impressive

by Gerry Boyle '78

After 38 years as dean, vice president, dancer, and friend, Janice Kassman retires. But her legacy lives on.

 

Spring 2012
Natural Colby

Natural Colby

by Gerry Boyle '78

In Perkins Arboretum there are birds of all feathers, trees that tell a story, and even romance (especially if you’re a frog)

 

Who Was Elizabeth Hanson?

Who Was Elizabeth Hanson?

by Gerry Boyle '78

Book by Washington Post reporter reveals the secret circumstances surrounding the death of the CIA’s rising star