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Colby Magazine, Winter 2004
vol 93 no 1
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Freedom Fighter

Freedom Fighter
By Ru Freeman
Librarian Carolyn Additon Anthony '71 has
emerged as a national leader in the opposition
to the USA Patriot Act, which she says gives the
government license to violate civil liberties.

Now What

Now What?
By Abigail Wheeler '04
College seniors have more than graduation
approaching. Four members of the Class of '04
share their hopes and worries.

breaking the ice

Breaking the Ice
By Robert Gillespie
A century after Roald Amundsen's voyage
in the search for a Northwest Passage,
Alvo Martin '51 followed the same spectacular
route on a Coast Guard icebreaker and research ship.

being billy bush

Being Billy Bush
By Kate Bolick '95
In six years Billy Bush '94 went from
spinning oldies at a New Hampshire
radio station to the celebrity life of
TV's Access Hollywood. How did he do it?


DEPARTMENTS

+editor's desk

Editor's Desk
 



+letters

Letters
Comment on Tom Austin's retirement as football coach, the beauty of diverse "colors" at Colby; a pastor remembered; where is the turf field?



+periscope

Periscope
Gleanings from the campus newsletter, FYI;
including Al Corey remembered; antique lovers get touchy; Phi Beta news; Lovejoy Award went head to head with the Red Sox; Colbians for Kerry; Harold Alfond called it; something fishy about Johnson Pond.


Update:
Tracy Schloss '03



+sports

Fresh Off the Field
Interim field hockey coach Marcia Ingraham '02 can relate to her players. After all, they were her teammates.


Sports Shorts
Roundup of the fall season.

+on campus

Green Power
Colby taps geothermal energy, clean electricity to meet environmental responsibilities.

Athletics and Its Role
President William "Bro" Adams considers the longstanding place of athletics at Colby, and the role sports play in student life.


Innocents Among the Guilty
Chicago Tribune reporters recognized for their role rescuing the wrongly convicted from death row.

Race Matters
Racial Awareness Week events, including provocative "chalking," sparks campus debate.

Wit and Wisdom
What we're saying and where we're saying it.



+students

Real World
Student leaders offer training for life after college.


Journalists On Stage
The Goldfarb Center's inaugural event discusses aspects of journalism.



+faculty

Bioinformatics
Clare Bates Congdon explores applications for her work, from genetic research to artificial intelligence.


Good Morning, Professor Russo
Pulitzer-winning novelist Richard Russo is back in the classroom at Colby.

Briefs
Pioneering studies; distinguished fellow; honoring collaborative practices.



+mediaart

Girlfighting
Lyn Mikel Brown's new book, Girlfighting, explores why young girls turn against each other.


Blues Brother
Guitarist Scott Perry '86 heard Taj Mahal at Colby. Now he's made the blues his life.

Bridging a Divide
James Sullivan '87 pens a true-life love story about his courtship of a Vietnamese "princess."

Deadly at the Top
At 91, Mike Cohen '35 produces a country-house whodunit.

Recent Releases
From our shelf to yours

+alumni

French Spoken Here
Playwright Gregoire Chabot '66 uses theater and his passion for French to revive a culture.


Profiles:
John Tewhey '65
Land Mark

Jeff Potter '78
Beat Poet

Lisa Perrotti Brown '89
Good Taste

Zach Shapiro '92
Place of Honor


Newsmakers &
Milestones

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Blue LIght Alumni Site

 

+obituaries

 

last page


Schweitzer's Path
Rima Carlson '96 arrived at Albert Schweitzer's clinic in Gabon, West Africa, and discovered a link to past and future.

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