From the Hill

 

Spring 2012

Q&A: Tashia Bradley

Q&A: Tashia Bradley

by Gerry Boyle '76

Tashia Bradley on Kentucky, Tortola, the Pugh Center mission, and the mild winter she brought with her to Maine

 

Senior Presents to Weather Historians

Senior Presents to Weather Historians

by Stephen Collins '74

Robert Canning challenges meteorological experts' views at national meeting 

 

Finding Community

Finding Community

by Teko Mmolawa '12

Projects for Peace documentary explores a different, and for many, more rewarding way of life

 

Quiet Powerhouse

Quiet Powerhouse

by Matt DiFilippo

Rachael Mack ends career with 1,241 points, leads team turnaround

 

 

MEDIA

Literary Peaks

Literary Peaks

At Whitefish Review, Colby trio (plus one) gives art and literature a mountain home


Plaudits for New Poetry and Prose

Sadoff's True Faith and Spark's The Pretty Girl embrace the power of imagination 


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SPORTS

Concussion Impact

Concussion Impact

Colby-based project helps Maine schools reduce sports injuries


The Nation's Fastest

Dominique Kone ’13 wins NCAA DIII 60-meter dash, coming back from 2011 injury


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Winter 2012

Colby and KIPP Charter Schools Form Partnership

Colby and KIPP Charter Schools Form Partnership

by Gerry Boyle '78

Colby and KIPP charter schools form partnership

 

For Nikky Singh, Home is Punjab and Colby

For Nikky Singh, Home is Punjab and Colby

by Nikky-Guninder K. Singh

 

A Half Century of Jan Plan

A Half Century of Jan Plan

by Stephen Collins '74

A bold experiment in 1962, Jan Plan remains a "defining characteristic" of Colby

 

Internship Fund Enables First-Choice Jan Plan

Internship Fund Enables First-Choice Jan Plan

by Stephen Collins '74

Annie Chen ’12 got a grant to do a paralegal internship in New York

 

Q&A With Van Gogh Biographer Gregory White Smith '73

Q&A With Van Gogh Biographer Gregory White Smith '73

by Pat Sims (Interviewer)

Gregory White Smith ’73 discusses challenges of Van Gogh: The Life, including the effort to get readers “inside [Van Gogh’s] skin” and the disadvantages of not speaking Dutch

 

 

MEDIA

Q&A With Van Gogh Biographer Gregory White Smith '73

Q&A With Van Gogh Biographer Gregory White Smith '73

Gregory White Smith ’73 discusses challenges of Van Gogh: The Life, including the effort to get readers “inside [Van Gogh’s] skin” and the disadvantages of not speaking Dutch


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Fall 2011

Empowered in Kabul

Empowered in Kabul

by Stephen Collins '74

Sulaiman Nasseri helps Afghan women gain independence through embroidery

 

Alumni Recruiters Warm Cool Economy

Alumni Recruiters Warm Cool Economy

by Gerry Boyle '78

Colby Career Center looks to “Warm Market”

 

The Alchemist

The Alchemist

by Pat Sims

Sculptor Stefanie Rocknak turns wood into captured moments of expression

 

Trading Campfires for Barbecues

Trading Campfires for Barbecues

by Ruth Jacobs

There’s more to “cooking COOT” than mixing and masticating

 

Lincoln Peirce '85

Lincoln Peirce '85

by Diana McQueen (interviewer)

Q&A with creator of comics hero Big Nate

 

 

MEDIA

Lincoln Peirce '85

Lincoln Peirce '85

Q&A with creator of comics hero Big Nate


At Home on the Range

Willard Wyman’s latest novel explores the transitory Ideal of the Old West


Be Careful What You Wish For

Novelist Drew Magary creates a world where life is extended, for better and worse


For This Rookie Cop, All the Streets Are Mean

Patrick Brancaccio reviews Gerry Boyle’s new crime novel


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Summer 2011

A Natural Writer

A Natural Writer

by Gerry Boyle '78

With carefully chosen words, Blair Braverman ’11 sets out to raise environmental awareness.