Who's Hiding?
A new book published by Greene's Guides to Educational Planning and called The Hidden Ivies includes Colby as one of 30 schools where one can get "an Ivy League education at a college of comparable excellence." Half of the NESCAC colleges made the list, half did not. Authors Howard and Matthew Greene say, "Colby places a premium on its faculty teaching and advising students in a personal and friendly environment."

You May Have Seen
Several fans of ABC's hit television series "Hopkins 24/7" recognized Dr. Kathie Pooler '94, a native of Fort Kent, Maine, now in her third year as a resident at Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore. A six-part documentary news series, "Hopkins 24/7" was filmed at the top-rated hospital with hand-held cameras and included a segment in which Pooler talked about the fear she experienced when she was exposed to HIV-infected blood.

A Brontë-esque Yankee
On September 6, sports fans across the land who turned on the ESPN drive-time sports radio show "Game Day" got to hear Larry Rocca '90 comparing New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner to Bertha Mason ("the nutbag in the attic lighting the house afire in Jane Eyre"). Rocca credited Colby (White Mules and all) and Charlie Bassett in particular for his penchant for literary references. Rocca covered the Mets, Dodgers and Angels in the past and, since 1998, has covered the Yankees for Newsday.

Moosecellaneous The American Art Review issue published in June has a splendid story on the Colby College Museum of Art by Alicia MacLeay '97 (communications) . . . major exposure for the museum, and for Colby. . . . The Lincoln (Mass.) Journal reports that Tom Fitzgerald's installation as Lincoln's new postmaster was delayed so that his daughter, Jessica Fitzgerald '03, would be home from Colby and could attend . . . it seems the installation would introduce a new U.S. stamp commemorating adoption, and since Jessica was adopted 19 years ago Fitzgerald wanted to present the new stamp to her. . . . Colby's WMHB-FM (89.7 FM) increased its transmitter strength to 110 watts on July 15 following many months at a mere 10 watts while awaiting FCC approval to move up. With its full wattage and a new antenna, WMHB expects coverage from Augusta to Bangor and from the coast to Skowhegan. . . . In August, students placed signs along I-95 welcoming freshmen . . . we especially liked the one in Brunswick that said: "Good things come to those who wait, Colby Class of 2004."

Summer Stalwart
The Lancaster Course, held at Colby each summer since 1953, enjoyed an increased enrollment this summer, with 71 participants representing 18 nations. The seven-week course provides specialized lectures in ophthalmology.

Bully for Billy
Perhaps you caught Billy Bush '94 (GW's cousin) on ABC TV's show "Politically Incorrect" with Bill Maher on August 16. He appeared with Alec Baldwin, Barbara Boxer and Joan Rivers–a pretty eclectic group.

To Name a Few
Lauren Bliss '03 has been awarded a $30,000 Henry David Thoreau Environmental Scholarship by Northeast Educational Services. Lauren, a native of Attleboro, Mass., is pursuing academic work and a career in environmental studies.

Back Home
Brad Smith '96 and Lisa Hallee '81, both Maine natives have returned to Colby as major gifts officers in the development army. Brad was an economics major and co-captain of Colby's football team. Lisa was recently chair of the Alumni Fund Committee and has several years of experience in nonprofit fund raising and philanthropy in the Boston area. Jamie Brewster '00 joined admissions and financial aid staff as a counselor. Jamie was a sociology major and a four-time Division III All American in the hammer throw.

Quite a Crew
Congratulations to Colby's eight-woman crew, which finished second in the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta in England in June, defeating England's Bristol University and University of Southampton and Ireland's Dublin University before coming up short to Imperial University in the finals. Mark Davis, who gets credit for building a splendid Colby program, is off to warmer waters–a coaching job in California. Stewart Stokes, recently the freshmen men's rowing coach at Trinity College, has accepted the Colby job.

Seniors Set Record
For the first time ever, this year's graduating class topped 50-percent participation in the annual Senior Pledge effort before commencement. The Class of '99 hit 53 percent in the post-commencement counting, and when all was said and done this year, the Class of 2000 tied that mark and became only the second class with more than half its members donating to the Senior Pledge. Beyond all those seniors, credit pledge chair Sarah Church '00 (Stoddard, N.H.) and the annual giving office leadership of Dave Beers '85 and Flannery Higgins '99.

All Hail!
The Board of Trustees approved six promotions to the rank of full professor effective September 1. They were Dan Cohen '75 (philosophy), Suellen Diaconoff (French), Patrice Franko (economics), Cheryl Townsend Gilkes (sociology), Pat Onion (English) and Tom Shattuck (chemistry). Promoted to full professor effective September 2001 are Tony Corrado (government) and Fernando Gouvêa (mathematics). Promoted to the rank of associate professor effective this fall was Michael Burke (English). We salute them all.

Matched Set
Folks in Lovejoy will have noticed that Lisa DuBois, the new administrative assistant to the dean of students, looks a whole lot like Cora Clukey, PC consultant in ITS. That, of course, is because they are identical twins. And, if you see them again on TV, that is because the pair are featured in a Pert commercial, airing nationally since June, with the tag line: "Now there's two." Then, of course, there are the already well-known Colby twins, Carmeline (Toots) Fredette (business office) and Carmen Ey (PPD shops).