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"To turn away from the world of ignorance is to join it."
Jennifer Boylan (English), urging students and staff to stand up against acts of homophobia, when she addressed a rally in Cotter Union condemning incidents of harassment and vandalism directed against queer students and organizations.
"It's been said, if you do not visit the Middle East, the Middle East visits you."
Former Israeli Ambassador Itamar Rabinovich, contrasting the Bush administration's efforts in 2000 to distance itself from the Middle East peace process with the President's efforts this February to link Arab-Israeli conflict to his goals in Iraq.
"I think it's important to recognize that this is a movement about the political tactics, not about political objectives. I haven't heard anybody standing up for Saddam Hussein here or in Europe or lionizing him in any way."
Cal Mackenzie (government) on NPR's Talk of the Nation Feb. 18, discussing the differences between this winter's antiwar protests and those of the 1960s and '70s, that were more sympathetic to Ho Chi Minh. |
"I'm 21 years old, and I've lived through two wars."
Ana Prokic '04, who grew up in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, telling an ABC News crew in February why she strongly opposed war in Iraq.
"And my brother has helped."
Men's ice hockey coach Jim Tortorella, quoted in the Bangor Daily News after his 127th win set a record for Colby hockey coaches. Tortorella told theNews that he networks with a number of other coaches and mentors--among them his brother John, head coach of the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning.
"We all hand in all our papers late."
Julia Steele '03, one of the discussion leaders in the "Identity in Coalition Building" workshop at the CBB Diversity Conferenc, noting one result of committing so much time to building coalitions for social justice.
"I'm confident I will be a good teacher, but I'm not there yet."
Josh Gerber '02, quoted in the Jan. 9 Education Week. Gerber, a Teach for America recruit at Greenville Elementary School in Louisiana, said it's a shame that the neediest schools, like Greenville, get the least experienced teachers, like himself. |
"I always eat breakfast but rarely shower."
Doug Melzer '03, quoted in the Jan. 23 "Who's Who at Colby" feature in the Echo, explaining his morning priorities after studying, running the Outing Club and two other student groups, teaching environmental awareness to schoolchildren as a volunteer, and otherwise staying up until 2:30 a.m. almost every night.
"I was a schoolteacher, and the year I purchased my first painting I think my salary was ten thousand dollars a year."
Bruce Brown '62, talking to WGME-TV reporter Amy Sinclair, about his remarkable collection of prints and photographs on exhibit at the Colby College Museum of Art this winter.
"One scholar says, 'I don't know who discovered water, but it probably wasn't a fish.'"
Margaret McFadden (American studies), describing the effect of popular culture on how we perceive our world, in a talk to the Board of Trustees in January. |
