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A Turbulent Time
Veterans of Vietnam-era at Colby,
from peace activists to former
President Robert E. L. Strider II,
look back with pride and regret.
From peace marches to a fire bomb,
war was felt on campus in 1970.



A Classroom with a View

By transporting Colby's
academic standards to Europe,
CBB-London program
adds new vigor to
traditional study abroad.

 


The Birdman of Colby

Professor Herb Wilson's
passion for science and birds is
contagious—at Colby and
in the surrounding community.
readers write

Letters to the Editor

The issue of coarseness of tissue, raised by Dean Earl tissueSmith in the Winter 2000 issue of Colby, first surfaced in the 1960s; A single donation adds a treasure trove of gay and lesbian films to Colby's archive; Letter writer intended to support gay Colby alumni

 

periscope

A gleaning of Colby News from Dean of the College Earl Smith

Atlantic Monthly raves about Paul Machlin's (music) work on Fats Waller; Y2K was a dud on campus; Colby ranked eighth among colleges in number of students abroad

 

from the hill

A just-unveiled scholarship program for students in United World College system is a big bonus for Colby

int'l studentColby Emergency Response is always on the scene

An alumnus returned a library book—48 years too late

Phone call raises question of X-files in Colby collections

Trustees Appoint Faculty Chairs

Alex Chin '96, assistant student activities director, takes a road trip with students to the Phish New Year's show in Florida

Wadsworth Gymnasium hosts funerals of those killed in the line of duty

Wit and Wisdom: Humorous and thoughtful tidbits heard around campus

  books and authors

A new book by Alice Domar '80 says its okay for women to nurture themselves

Fresh Prints: New books by Susan L. Colantuono '72 and James Perloff '73

 

faculty file

Margaret McFadden (American Studies) is a serious scholar—about Jack Benny and Mae West

Kerill O'Neill (Classics) is tenured

Pundits and Plaudits: Colbians in the media

 

student life

Rebecca Solomon

Rebecca Solomon '00 is a consummate volunteer

So who wants to be a thousandaire?

Doing macroeconomics in a month

Student writers have a place to go for help

 

mules on the move

Basketball coach, Dick Whitmore notches 500th win and looks back on 30 years at Colby

Men's Squash team targets top-10 ranking

Sports Shorts: The winter season in review

 

gifts and grants

Paul and Marilyn Paganucci endow a new chair in Italian language and literature

Final total for Campaign for Colby tops $150 million

Davis classroom allows students to scrutinize the Internet

  alumni @ large

Classnotes: Early Years to 90s

Profiles:
Donald C. Freeman '26

Candace Orcutt '57

Courtney Grimes '78

Lynn Brunelle '85

Newsmakers and Milestones

 

obituaries

 

final period

A visit to a convent on Colby's border reveals a passing tradition

 

Colby Magazine, Spring 2000, vol 89 n 2
©2000 COLBY COLLEGE

mag@colby.edu


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