May 2008
Graduation Goes Green
| May 16, 2008
Commencement 2008 will be Colby's first Green Graduation. Alaina Clark '08 developed the idea as part of a senior project, and the College has worked for months to implement new sustainability initiatives. Among them: minimizing the use of plastics, reducing electricity use, increasing composting, serving sustainable foods, and reducing paper use. The Green Team, a group of Colby students and employees, will staff information tables and assist visitors with composting and other greening efforts at events.
Freakonomics and Disasters | May 14, 2008 Professors and students frequently co-write academic papers at Colby; it's not as common that they get cited in mainstream media. In 2006 Professor Phil Brown (economics) and Jess Minty '06 published results of their study, "Media Coverage and Charitable Giving after the 2004 Tsunami," with The Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan. On May 13 it was quoted in the New York Times "Freakonomics" blog, which asked, "How Pure is Your Altruism?" and on May 16 Brown discussed the study on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered."
Class Speaker Elected | May 13, 2008 The senior class has voted. Patrick C. Sanders of Fairfax, Va., will deliver the class speech at Colby's 187th Commencement on Sunday, May 25. He will share the stage with commencement speaker Robert E. Diamond Jr. '73, president of Barclays PLC. Four people in addition to Diamond will receive honorary degrees: astronaut Sunita Williams, television writer-producer David Simon, energy expert Amory Lovins, and art historian Gabriella De Ferrari.
Siren to Sound | May 12, 2008 Colby will conduct the second test of its emergency siren on Tuesday, May 13, between 1 and 3 p.m. The test will include loud tones and a voice message that may be audible within two miles of Colby. Tragic school shootings have prompted colleges and universities nationwide to reassess and bolster emergency response plans. Adding the siren broadens Colby's ability to alert students, faculty, visitors and the Colby community of a potential life-threatening emergency.
Colby on NBC Nightly News | May 09, 2008 
Colby was featured prominently in an NBC Nightly News segment about the Davis United World College Scholars program and benefactor Shelby Davis. The story, broadcast Friday, May 9, featured Davis and Qiamuddin Amiry '09, one of more than 165 Davis UWC scholars who attend or have graduated from Colby. Click here to watch the segment. Extended interviews are available here.
Record-Setting Research | May 09, 2008 Colby students set a record for participation at Colby's ninth annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 30-May 2. More than 650 students—about a third of the student body—gave talks or presented posters during the three-day symposium and associated sessions. Presentations ranged from what may be the first econometric study of The Effect of Religious Participation on Suicide to an environmental studies project, The Carbon Emissions of the Boston Red Sox. Seventy-four faculty members mentored students from 27 programs and departments. Abstracts of hundreds of research projects are available online.
Women's Lacrosse in National Tourney | May 08, 2008 
The women's lacrosse team enters the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Division III national tournament Saturday after winning the NESCAC championship May 4, having first-year coach Karen MacCrate Henning named NESCAC Coach of the Year, and placing four players (including NESCAC Player of the Year Kate Sheridan '09) on the all-conference team. The Mules (13-5), ranked ninth in the nation, play fourth-ranked Hamilton in a regional semifinal Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at Hamilton. Coverage of the team's march to the nationals is online.
Big Dreams | May 07, 2008 Students in this year's American Dreams documentary film course spent the semester getting to know their subjects, conducting interviews, and editing short films on diverse topics. Some of the films look at law enforcement in Waterville, contradancing, drag-queen entertainers, and human trafficking in Maine. In past years one student film became a promotional piece for Maine Handicapped Skiing, another served as a memorial to a fallen soldier in Iraq, and some were accepted for the Maine International Film Festival.
Miracle Mules | May 05, 2008 After a come-from-behind-victory over Middlebury in the semifinals Saturday, women's lacrosse won the program's first-ever NESCAC championship with a 14-12 win over Trinity College Sunday. Now the Mules (12-5) take on Eastern Connecticut (11-6) at Colby's Bill Alfond Field on Wednesday in the first round of the NCAA national tournament. See a photo with the tournament trophy and full coverage online.
InsideColby Wins Two Awards | May 05, 2008 
The Society of Professional Journalists recently recognized insideColby for excellence in student journalism. InsideColby magazine and the Web site, insidecolby.com, each received second-place awards in Region 1, which spans Maine to Pennsylvania. More than 20 Colby students are involved in the project, which began in April of 2007.
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