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May 2008
Clinton, Obama spar over long Democratic contest
May 15
Hindustan (India) Times (Reuters)
Should Clinton stay or should she go? "'Each [candidate] is making the best political argument for themselves and stating it in terms of some universal principles that don't exist,' said Sandy Maisel, director of the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs at Maine's Colby College. 'Her side says, 'Every vote counts,' and his side says, 'It's over, why doesn't she admit it?'' Maisel said. 'In fact, it isn't over, and there have been lots of cases in the past when every vote didn't count.'
http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=9cee67a7-38c0-46d...
Helping girls to master the media
May 14
Concord Monitor
Professor Lyn Mikel Brown (education), coauthor of Packaging Girlhood: Rescuing Our Daughters from Marketers' Schemes, will speak to parents about understanding marketing to girls and how to counter its effects, which include promoting unhealthy competitiveness, rather than solidarity, among girls.
http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080514/NEWS01/80...
Repaying campaign debt hard for losing side
May 13
USA Today
Senator Clinton, deep in debt, may be able to expect support from Senator Obama. "'It's not atypical for a winning candidate to assist financially in relieving some of the opposing campaign's debt,' said Anthony Corrado, a campaign-finance expert at Colby College in Maine who is not affiliated with a campaign. 'I would expect Sen. Obama to extend support.'"
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-05-14-campaign-debt_N.htm

For additional Corrado commentary, see:
Politico.com, May 15
"GOP can't rely on money advantage now"

Wall Street Journal, May 13
"Carrying Fight Into Convention Can Bruise Party in November"

Boston Globe, May 13
"Finance law may keep Clinton in"

National Public Radio, May 8
"Clinton Stretches Her Dollars as Race Stretches On"

Bloomberg News, May 11
"Clinton Deadline Looms for Recouping $11 Million Personal Loan"
Making a Difference
May 9
NBC Nightly News
The segment, about the Davis United World College Scholars program and benefactor Shelby Davis, featured Colby prominently -- specifically Afghan student Qiamuddin Amiry '09 and Professor Jennifer Yoder (government and international studies).
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#24542777

Additional interviews are available online

Paternalistic politicians out to kill valid loan options with payday lending limits
May 6
Sun-Sentinel (South Florida)
An opinion essay arguing against banning payday lending cites a study by economics professors James Meehan and David Findlay. "Another study, from researchers at George Mason University and Colby College, adds further support for payday lending as a useful financial tool."

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-paydayloans06forumsbmay06,0,38...
Young voters poised to flex voting muscle
May 6
USA Today
"Sandy Maisel, director of the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement at Colby College, said the Waterville, Maine, campus is [politically] 'by far the most active' he's seen in 37 years there.'"
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-05-05-young-voters_...
Colby women stun Middlebury in semis
May 4
Morning Sentinel
"The Colby College women's lacrosse team earned an historic upset, handing Middlebury College its first-ever New England Small College Athletic Conference playoff defeat, 10-8, on Saturday." The team won the program's first-ever NESCAC championship with a subsequent win over Trinity College and will take on Eastern Connecticut on May 7 in the first round of the NCAA national tournament.
http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/sports/stories/5027916.html
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