Colby Magazine: From the Hill

	What a Long Great Dig It's Been Professor Tom Longstaff sheds new light on Jesus's world

	Associate Professor Guilain Denoeux critiques Lebanese National Reconstruction Plans

	*Richard Sewell (performing arts) Finds Inspiration in Macbeth, Again*

"Colby Art Museum has long presented art fans with one of the best deals to be found in the world of Maine art--and it just got better. It's hard to come by a greater bargain--aesthetically speaking--anywhere north of Washington, D.C."

--Down East magazine (October 1999), reporting on the official dedication of the museum's Lunder Wing.

"[The Kama Sutra] was written by an ascetic who probably never had sex. It's kind of hard to imagine."

Nikky Singh (religious studies), on The Learning Channel's series The History of Sex (August 1999), in an episode on "The Eastern World."

"Logically, they had to do this. For the Communist Party, the greatest threat is a nationally organized force."

--Suisheng Zhao (East Asian politics), on page one of the New York Times (Nov. 4), talking about the Chinese government's crackdown on the Falun Gong spiritual movement.

"Under Mr. Cotter's leadership, Colby has retained its family sense of intimacy while vastly expanding its scholarship and diversity. . . . Today, reflecting our more mobile society, the college's 1,800 students consist of kids from 47 states and as many foreign countries."

--"People and Politics" columnist Albert R. Hunt (H'99), in The Wall Street Journal (May 27), writing about Colby's 1999 commencement, where he received an honorary doctor of laws degree.

"King Hassan very early on tried to pressure other Arab heads of state to come to terms with the reality of Israel's existence. At a time when the mood in the Arab world was towards no negotiations--no recognition of Israel--King Hassan understood, I think, that Israel was there to stay."

--Guilain Denoeux (government), on NPR's All Things Considered (July 23), talking about the death of King Hassan II, who ruled Morocco for 34 years.

"I felt obligated to follow my London broil with a slice of pizza. It had a chewy, fresh-dough crust and was topped with fresh bright white mozzarella cheese, roasted red peppers and deliciously salty black olives. Beats Pizza Hut anytime."

--Portland Press Herald reporter Ray Routhier (Nov. 8), in a review of Colby's dining hall food, after it was ranked sixth best in the nation by The Princeton Review.

"He rarely misbehaves. Only once did he get in any kind of exchange with opposing players, and he red-carded himself."

Mark Serdjenian '73 (associate dean and soccer coach), in The Chronicle of Higher Education (July 16), on uber-soccer-fan Charlie Bassett (American studies).

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