Summer 2013 Contents
Features
From parietal hours to protests to the end of fraternities, the period that began with a maelstrom of change ended with Colby emerging stronger than ever.
by Gerry Boyle '78
In tough times for American manufacturing, these companies have flourished
by Pat Sims
Crowds flock to see Lunder Collection in new Colby College Museum of Art showcase
From the Hill
Real-life accident challenges COOT leaders with worst-case wilderness scenario
For these students, the exam begins when the lights go down
Professor John Turner on teaching Islam at Colby and why we all need to know more
Professor Erin Sheets studies how Facebook really makes us feel—and finds that it isn’t always better
Patricia Marshall reveals her past to help disadvantaged students have a future
SPORTS
Sports-camp coaching turns Colby athletes into mentors
Alumni
Spotlight
Anything for Tampa
Bringing Total Health Care to Alaska
Pedaling Her Crops
Editorial & Opinion
Gerry Boyle '78, Managing Editor
On its 200th, Colby still "something young"
I've spent the last few weeks immersed in the past—and watching the future unfold.
The past has been in the form of the archives that supplied the material included in this issue’s final bicentennial section. The future has been the lead-up to the July opening of the extraordinary Alfond-Lunder Family Pavilion at the Colby Museum of Art.
This section’s time period, 1964-2013, seems to span much more than 50 years. This was a... Read more »
Opinion
Round-robin letter keeps friends from class of 1952 connected
Reflections on a Liberal Arts Experience
Letters
Look to Treaty For Cause of War
Bob Kinney ’79 states in his letter to the editor (Colby spring 2013), “Like so many young men, he [Professor Cal Mackenzie] went to fight a war he did not support, against a people he did not hate, for a ‘cause’ that was not fully explained, if it was explained at all.”
In 1954, in Manila, Philippines, the United States signed a treaty with other nations as an international treaty to provide for the defense of Southeast Asia, creating SEATO. The purpose was to block further communist gains in Southeast Asia. In 1961, President Kennedy, who was a strong... Read more »
Contributors
The special bicentennial section in this issue of Colby is the last of our four quarterly installments. None of these would have been possible without the assistance of the researchers in Special Collections in Miller Library, whose resourcefulness was matched only by their patience with our endless questions and requests. Special Collections is a treasure trove of documents, letters, writings, and photographs, beginning with Colby’s conception and continuing to the present day. The Special Collections crew helped us navigate this repository of Colbiana. The magazine’s contribution to the marking of Colby’s bicentennial was accomplished in large part because of the expertise of the people in the photo above. Standing, from left (with Colby artifacts), Larry Brown, digital production coordinator; Marty Kelly, assistant director for digital collections; Jim Merrick, Colbiana/finding aids coordinator; Pat Burdick, assistant director for Special Collections. Front row, Erin Rhodes, archives education coordinator; Maggie Libby ’81, visual resources curator.
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