TWO FROM MAINE
It's hard to imagine two students who better represent Colby's local
and global reach than this year's sophomore class Phi Beta Kappa
Achievement Award recipients, so named for being the highest-ranking
members of their class. Justin Juskewitch '04 comes to us from just up the road in Norridgewock and Win Mar Htay '04, an Oak Scholar, from Yangon, Myanmar. This year's PBK Achievement Awards for the top-ranking juniors went to Lisa DeKeukelaere '03 from Pleasant Valley, N.Y., and Brie Drummond '03 from Winterport, Maine.
REIGNING KATZ
One measure of what hangs in Colby's art museum can be extrapolated from a November 15 auction at Christie's in New York. There Alex Katz's
"Blue Umbrella No. 2," an eight- by 12-foot portrait of his wife under
an umbrella, brought $666,000. A Manhattan dealer reportedly bought it
for an undisclosed client. Of course there are three galleries full of
Alex's paintings free for the viewing seven days a week in our Schupf
Wing. By the way, not all the art at the Christie's auction met
expectations. A 1991 plaster cast of artist Sarah Lucas's armpits, hair
and all, failed to sell when the $18,000 high bid didn't meet the
minimum, The New York Times reported.
PESTANA MAKES MAJOR ART GIFT
Harold Pestana, professor
emeritus of geology, has donated a major collection of Bermudian art to
the island's Masterworks Foundation. The collection of some 31 pieces
includes some early works by Bermuda artists as well as archival
photographs of the island. While he was teaching Pestana made some 30
teaching and research trips to the Bermuda Biological Station for
Research. Masterworks Director Tom Butterfield said that the gift,
"which echoes our own mission of returning works of art back to
Bermuda, is totally overwhelming."
PICKY PICKY
Colby made The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education's "2001
Publisher's Picks," an annual list of colleges and universities the
publication sees as offering "outstanding opportunities to Hispanic
students." The November 19 issue's state-by-state listing also included
Bates, University of Maine and University of Southern Maine. Noticeably
absent was a certain Brunswick institution.
CRUNCHES MORE THAN NUMBERS
Associate Professor of Economics Deb Barbezat added another
element to her academic regalia in December--a black belt. Deb's been
studying at the Tao Martial Arts Center, a Tae Kwon Do school in
Hallowell, for six and a half years--"about the same amount of time it
took to get my Ph.D." she notes. One requirement was teaching, and
economics doesn't count, so she helped teach kids at the Tao Center for
the last three years. Her final test included everything from breaking
boards to serving tea in the ceremonial way.
HEY DUDE, WHERE’S MY BOARD?
Written by Jon Zack '93 the recently-released "Out Cold" has
the usual makings for movie success--practical jokes, hot tub action,
professional snowboard stunts, lots of beer, spectacular wipe-outs and
of course, Miss Sweden 1993/Playboy's 1997 Playmate of the Year
Victoria Silvstedt. In the film a group of local Alaskan snowboarding
buddies must band together when their beloved Bull Mountain is about to
be bought by a slick ski mogul (aka Lee Majors) from (gasp) Colorado.
Led by Big-Man-on-the-Mountain Rick (hottie Jason London) the
bummed-out dudes set out to save Bull Mountain from lattes, yuppies and
evil skiers and to restore the town's disorder. If you're looking for a
good time… well, check out the movie's Web site at http://bventertainment.go.com/movies/outcold/
IT'S ALL ABOUT CLARITY
It was a great night at the Skowhegan Community Center December 3 when a dozen students in Russ Cole's
"Problems in Environmental Science" seminar presented research on water
quality in Lake George and Oaks Pond. Community interest ran high and
the quality of the presentation did too. An audience of more than 70
listened attentively for almost two hours, asked good questions, and
got good answers. The ponds are both in good shape, but students
recommend vigilance as well as some specific actions to keep the water
clear. Service learning at its finest.
PARTY TIME
Faculty, administrators, and support staffers should have marked
this Friday (Dec. 14) for the traditional Colby holiday dinner and
dance in Wadsworth Gym. A short reception begins at 6:30, dinner at 7
and then we will either jitterbug or watch Parker et al do the Chicken
Dance. This year's event will have an international flavor and the
program will not include the usual presentation of service awards.
Instead, these awards are being given at another occasion.
IF YOU CAN'T BEAT 'EM...
Saying he wants to cut into the lucrative ticket-scalping market on Broadway, Rocco Landesman
'69 announced in October that he would set aside at least 50 seats from
every performance of his runaway hit show "The Producers" and charge
$480 a ticket to last-minute, walk-up theatergoers. At $100 a pop for
the best seats, "The Producers" box-office prices had set a Broadway
record before this salvo, which made page one of The New York Times.
Theater at Colby last benefited from Rocco's acumen when he chaired the
Overseers Visiting Committee in 1999.
AIDS AIDE
Eric Laurits '02 played and sang an original song,
"It's About Time," during an evening of remembrance on World AIDS Day
on December 1 at the Waterville Univeralist-Unitarian Church downtown.
Eric, who taught himself piano just a month before, agreed to go solo
(since his fellow Colby 8ers already had commitments) was reportedly
the highlight of the event. "Eric was superb--real, original and
spontaneous," said Lydia Bolduc-Marden (health center) who was in the audience.
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RECEIVE TRAVEL GRANTS
Katherine Stubbs, as a New England governing board delegate to the Modern Language Association in New Orleans … Virginia Long, to present a paper for the New England chapter of the American Physical Society in Keene, N.H. … Hanna Roisman, chairing a panel for the American Philological Association in Philadelphia … Jeff Kasser, meetings of the American Philosophical Association in Atlanta … Kashif Mansori, the American Economic Association in Atlanta … Stew Stokes, the Vespoli USA Coaches Conference in Philadelphia … Jeremy Rich, a paper for the African Studies Association in Houston … Robert Quinn, the US Lacrosse Association Convention in Philadelphia … Tracey Cote, the US Skiing Association National Conference in Bozeman … Dale Skrien, presenting a poster at an ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education in Cincinnati … Julie Millard, poster presentations for the American Chemical Society in Orlando … William Underwood, the MLA in New Orleans …
MOOSECELLANEOUS
Sandy Maisel (government), no stranger to
microphones, did a half-hour interview on WNYC in NYC on December 3 …
the public radio station at 820 on the AM dial wanted to talk to him
about his newest academic specialty, Jews in American politics …
A PLACE TO STAY -- Laura Chakravarty Box, a visiting guest
artist for the spring semester in the Department of Theater and Dance,
is looking for a place to stay with her husband from early January
until the end of May...e-mail her at L_Chakra@hotmail.com.
HOUSE CLEANING SERVICES – Excellent Colby references available .. call 474-2728.
NEED USED MEN'S SKI BOOTS -- size 13 or 14. Call Patsy at ext. 3198.