A cabin constructed by members of the woodsmen's team was vandalized in early March, according to a report in The Colby Echo. The partially finished cabin, located about 150 feet behind the team's practice area on campus, was spray painted with obscenities and a small fire was set.
Team members had been working on the cabin for more than two years when the
incident occurred, and they vowed to clean it up and complete its construction.
"I don't think it was an attack on the woodsmen's team, I think it was an act
of stupidity," co-captain Frank Struwe '99, told the Echo.
McClain Moves On
Joey McClain, manager of Foss dining hall and a friend to many
students, has left Mayflower Hill for a job at Southern Vermont College in
Bennington, according to the Echo.
McClain told the Echo that after nine years at Colby, "I feel like an
alumnus. Colby is a part of me."
A guitarist, he was well known as a performer at the Mary Low Coffeehouse and
for his rapport with students. He recalled a night when he was stranded on
campus during a snowstorm--his home was in Hallowell, 30 miles away--and he
spent the night in the dining hall. Several students brought him blankets,
pillows and mattresses to make his stay more comfortable, then joined him in an
impromptu sing-along. "It was wonderful," he said. "It was the true community
of Colby."