The olby cho Volume CXXXVIII, No. 6 C Published by Colby Students since 1877 E October 29, 2015 Family Homecoming Edition Trustees, Bradley discuss multiculturalism on campus

SGA hosted a panel on multiculturalism on October 22. Courtesy of Jenna Rumbke

in education, eliciting varied re- management, I realized that the change both within themselves to envision a different reality.” By Peg Schreiner sponses. Bradley noted that she people making decisions for and systematically.” She noted that the Pugh Center News Editor “had always wanted to teach mid- educational policy were not rep- Earle said that one of the suc- strives to be one of those places. dle and high school students, and resentative of their constituents, cessful ways in which his de- In response to Bradley’s point On October 22, the Student as time progressed [she] got more in large part.” Earle has since partment has begun to diversify about envisioning change, Government Association (SGA) excited about that possibility, but been working within his depart- is through the realization that Burrell-McRae, who was one of hosted a discussion on multi- also learned that there are other ment to make sure that his orga- the issue “is not about affir- four students who fought for the culturalism between members ways to engage in education out- nization is able to connect with mative action or doing what is invention of the Pugh Center in of the Board of Trustees, Se- side of the classroom experience.” all of the communities that it right, it is actually about succes- 1993, said that the Center has nior Associate Dean for Diver- That realization prompted her to represents, which is incredibly sion planning. People need to “ended up being bigger than we sity and Inclusion Tashia Brad- explore the field of multicultural difficult given that New York is learn to link back to state demo- envisioned, or demanded, at the ley, and students. In an official affairs and “educational structures the “most individually diverse graphics, and understand that time. It is so much bigger and notice email, SGA wrote that create change and engage others.” state in the country,” according whether or not you actively seek better and revolutionary.” the talk would engage students Burrell-McRae reiterated to Earle. diversity, you are going to get it.” Dean of Religious and Spiri- about “multiculturalism, diver- some of Bradley’s sentiments In response to Earle’s reflec- tual Life Kurt D. Nelson asked sity and inclusion in education” when reflecting on her career tions Arriaga asked the panel- the panelists what they think and builds on the College’s com- path: “It chose me, I didn’t ists how they thought working the College should aspire to, mitment to “an inclusive com- choose it. As an immigrant towards multiculturalism has and how, as long-term members munity and a desire to engage child, I don’t think that I was changed since they were in col- of this community, people can students with Trustees and the encouraged to necessarily con- lege, and how they currently effect change. Administration.” The panel was sider education…because my work to effect change. Bradley responded that com- one of the first events of the parents wanted me to pick a Burrell-McRae stated that “[Students] must munity members should con- Board’s October meeting. career where I could sustain in her 22 years of working to- sider the opportunity to make In addition to Bradley, the myself, and the American edu- wards increased diversity in enact change both change structurally, which Earle panel included trustees Karlene cation system doesn’t always af- a professional sense, multi- said he thinks is already under- Burrell-McRae ’94 and Steven ford that.” After finding her own culturalism has moved from within themselves way. He noted that he has “never Earle ’79. Burrell-McRae is the path in the administrations of the premise that “particular seen such diversity within the Director of the Office of Multi- educational institutions, howev- types of students are com- and systemati- faculty as [he does] now,” and cultural Student Affairs and As- er, Burrel-McRae now believes ing into hostile environments that students are starting to get sociate Dean of Students at the that the field “is about paying it and we need to create spaces cally.” opportunities to engage in con- University of Chicago, where back and moving forward.” She particularly and exclusively versations about multicultural- she “provides programmatic said, “I continue to do what I do for them.” While she does not Karlene Burrell-McRae ’94 ism in spaces all across campus. and strategic leadership for and because I see the growth in both believe that we are in a post- Burrell-McRae agreed that the coordination of the work of the myself and the students I serve racial or “post-anything” so- Trustee “curriculum should be keeping Office of Multicultural Students through my work.” ciety, Burrell-McRae believes up with our world,” and that Affairs and CSL diversity and Earle began his career in edu- that “all of us have an identity “intellectual curiosity and rigor inclusion-related initiatives,” ac- cation as a recruiter for the State that is disenfranchised and should flow out of the classroom cording to the university’s web- University of New York, with we need folks who have more into all parts of life on campus.” site. Earle works in the Office for a focus on recruiting students privileged identities to actu- Earle said that former Col- Diversity and Access in the New from New York City who were ally enact change.” lege President William R. Cotter York State Education Depart- often minorities. After noting Burrell-McRae further said Bradley said she believes that prompted the focus on diversity ment. SGA Multicultural Affairs that this was not the path he that she currently fights for in order to enact change, there at the College, and that “it felt Chair Ramon Arriaga moderated imagined during his time as an multiculturalism by making needs to be “spaces on college transformative at the time.” Ear- the discussion. American Studies major on the sure her students “do not spend campuses where people are ac- le continued by saying he feels Arriaga opened the discussion Hill, Earle described some of the all of their time in one kind of tively thinking through what the same sense of excitement by asking the panelists what in- challenges of his field: “When I space” and through encourag- it means to disrupt particular with the introduction of current spired them to pursue a career began to focus on workforce ing the “privileged to enact behaviors, and what it means President David A. Greene.

Local: Features: Opinions: A&E: Sports: Brawl breaks out Conversation with Why Hillary’s emails AlunaGeorge Football earns first at Waterville bar Artur Fass don’t matter comes to campus win of the season p. 3 p. 5 p. 7 p. 8 p. 12 Page 2 | The Colby Echo News October 29, 2015 TFA rep. comes to campus Guests discuss grassroots development ing from you.” Seay and Ruge had plans years, decided to solve the problem by in- By Liz Paulino ately about social justice in the teach- By Addie Bullock of bringing a delegation of students from troducing a new crop to the area with Contributing Writer ing profession and joining Teach for Asst. Local News Editor Kikuube to Colby this year, but were only his company Raintree Farms. Ruge and America and what that means. I feel as granted two visas. Raintree farms decided to start growing Thoughout its 26-year history, though I should just say that, person- On October 19, the College welcomed Milly Businge, the LC1 chairperson moringa, a plant whose powders and Teach for America (TFA) has had a ally, when I look at the reality of rates of Milly Businge, LCI chairperson of Ki- of Kikuube village, spoke on a variety of oils are a popular nutritional supple- strong presence on the Hill: more than school completion and graduation for kuube village, and her son, Teddy Ruge, topics, discussing the food, security, and ment that is high in protein, calcium, 140 Colby alumni have taught as corps underprivileged students that I have the founder of Raintree Farms, remit.ug, sustainability issues that face her village, iron and vitamin C. The plant thrives members. According to its website, worked with., for the realities in terms and Hive Colab, both from Uganda. As- as well as the struggles of being a wom- in tropical climates like Uganda and TFA accepted 6,000 corps members to of what students of color have grown sistant Professor of Government Laura an in government. Before the election requires less upkeep than sugar cane. their ranks in 2013, 5,300 corps mem- up with in low income communities, Seay, who is currently on sabbatical, or- to her current position, local leadership Most importantly, it takes only three bers in 2014 and only 4,100 in 2015. I think that’s a crisis personally and it’s ganized the event. Many people attended was entirely male and was unwilling to months to fully cultivate, ensuring food The organization has played an im- one that I feel really strongly about.” the talk, attracting a diverse mix of stu- let a woman into office. Businge, frus- security and a regular income. Raintree portant role in the post graduate lives Something else that was touched dents and professors, including students trated by the system, remarked to the Farms employs twelve local women, of a number of Colby students, notably on was involvement of the private from classes that Businge and Ruge had audience that she remembers asking and has placed a heavy emphasis on through the recruitment of students sector in education. Alles spoke on already spoken to earlier in the day. herself, “What can I do as a woman, ensuring that they are paid regularly. on campus, such as Joseph Whitfield her beliefs that “the reality of educa- Ruge and Seay initially met over Twit- since we are not allowed into leader- A majority of Raintree’s moringa ’15 and Tionna Haynes ’15. However, tional inequity in this country is the ter, where they bonded over their shared ship?” Her persistence paid off: when products are sold locally and nation- with continued decreases in the num- social justice issue of our generation.” dislike of New York Times op-ed colum- a seat on the committee opened up, she ally, ensuring that the money remains ber of applicants, one cannot help but For that reason, she believes that it nist Nicholas Kristof and his focus on the was given the opportunity. When asked in the Ugandan economy. The business ask what the future of TFA looks like, “deserves the attention of all involved white savior in Africa. Their friendship about her decision to remain at the local is expanding rapidly, with construction especially at the College. actors, public institutions, the private grew when they discovered that they level of politics, she responded that she of a larger facility underway and plans On October 19, Students For Educa- sector to the degree to which it can both had roots in Texas, as Ruge attended had been asked several times to run for for an even larger building under con- tion Reform at Colby College (SFER) collaborate with public institutions.” University of Texas and Seay grew up in office at the parish or sub county level, sideration for 2017. When asked about hosted a panel to discuss the significant Alles sees it as a “marriage of that pri- the state. Eventually, the pair began to fo- but prefers to work at a grassroots level competition and conflict between the role that TFA has had in shaping dis- vate-public connection often is really cus on the concept of “decolonizing study where she can see tangible impact. She sugar cane companies and Raintree course and practices within education critiqued but [she] thinks it’s one that abroad.” Professor Seay elaborated on this views her most significant achievement Farms, Ruge remarked, “if you get the reform. The panel consisted of future [she] believe[s] we should hesitate be- idea at the talk, saying, “we can be better as increasing the educational opportu- community on your side, they are the Washington, D.C. TFA member Dylan fore jumping right in and saying that partners, rather than saviors”. nities available to children, especially best police,” speaking to the popular- Alles ’16, Associate Professor of Educa- its problematic because there is a lot Hundreds of thousands of college girls. The village is home to two schools, ity of moringa and Raintree’s business tion M. Adam Howard, and Baltimore of benefit that can come out of that.” students, including almost 70% of Colby one public and one private, with the pri- practices throughout the village. native and TFA Director of District In light of recent events with TFA students, choose to study abroad. Some vate school ranked in the top ten out of Businge and Ruge’s talk highlighted and School Partnerships Josh Lauren. and the many criticisms that have of those students choose to study abroad 70 in the region. issues of social entrepreneurship and The panelists addressed the replac- come out of dialogues and their re- in developing countries. However, very Businge also spoke at length about grassroots leadership that are not often ing of public school teachers with their cent reform it is an interesting point few students from these countries get the issues of food security and sustain- addressed Colby’s academic depart- corps members, and the different per- of contention. The privatization of the same opportunity. Ruge and Seay able farming in Kikuube. In the past, a ments, where many speakers discuss cre- spectives of how TFA deals with their education as well as the role of TFA decided to start an exchange between majority of the agriculture in the village ating change at the macro level. Businge corps. Howard commented on the alums in policy-making practices re- Colby and the village of Kikuube, start- was sugar cane, but growing sugar cane and Ruge are agents of change whose premise of TFA by saying that he didn’t gardless of its many claims to being a ing with ten Colby students spending lead to significant cash shortages during grassroots work has the potential to “think of the teaching profession as “leadership organization, not a politi- JanPlan studying economic and politi- the growing season and food insecurity help end food insecurity in Uganda and service, that [it] de-professionalizes it.” cal organization. […and having] no cal development in Uganda, including across the village. Multinational corpo- nearby countries. The concept of de- Alles then responded with her own ideological positions on issues,” ac- a weeklong homestay with families in rations dominate the region’s sugar cane colonizing the study abroad experience thoughts when she said, “there have cording to the organization’s webite, Kikuube. Jenner Foster ’17 said that the industry, so very little of the money is and beginning an exchange program be- been a lot of questions that I have been are important to note considering the trip “provided hands on knowledge and being invested back at the local or even tween Colby and Kikuube is unique and dealing with when I think about my position of many of its alums after be- a dual focus in that you were learning national level. promises to reinvent the way we think role as someone who cares passion- ing a part of TFA.” from the villagers and they were learn- Ruge, who had watched this cycle for about the study abroad experience.

NESCAC News Controversies in the NESCAC mosphere that perpetuates nega- ing of why so many Americans By Elliot Gross tive gender stereotypes. One first- do think these really interesting Contributing Writer year athlete quoted in the article and difficult thoughts, so we can said, “I was feeling that I was be- challenge them and better un- This past week in NESCAC ing pressured to do things that I derstand our own behaviors and news there have been various would not normally do to seem our own thoughts.” controversies, including the so- cool. The irony of it was that with In a similar response to detri- cial scene at Bates College, a can- this behavior I was getting a lot mental ideologies, Bowdoin has cellation of a scheduled talk at of support, but at the same time, decided to discontinue the Col- Williams College, and the discon- that support was not for who I lege’s Jefferson Davis award. Ac- tinuation of the Jefferson Davis really am, it was for an image, a cording to the Bowdoin Orient, award at Bowdoin College. persona. I was pretending to be after 33 years of awarding “a cash In last week’s issue of The Bates someone I was not.” The op-ed prize… to a government and legal Student, an op-ed ran concerning ignited campus conversations studies student excelling in the the sports culture at the College about athletics and social life at study of constitutional law,” the and its effects on the social scene. the College. award will be terminated because The author of the piece, Dylan Suzanne Venker, a Fox News the man for which it is named Metsch-Ampel, argues that the contributor, was scheduled to represented the Confederacy and parties thrown at various athletic give a talk at Williams, organized was directly involved in the fight houses seem to be unrepresenta- by Uncomfortable Learning and to keep slavery legal in the United tive of the gender inclusivity that titled “One Step Forward, Ten States. Bowdoin President Clay- NESCAC schools strive to em- Steps Back: Why Feminism Fails.” ton Rose said in a press release body. He notes two main issues: However, Williams cancelled the to the Orient: “It is inappropriate firstly, although some athletic talk set for October 23 because for Bowdoin College to bestow an houses are throwing exclusive students were protesting Ven- annual award that continues to parties that are unwelcoming ker’s ideologies. Mathew Hen- honor a man whose mission was towards certain students, it is nessy, one of the leaders of the to preserve and institutionalize within the houses’ rights to do so. student-run organization Un- slavery.” The money that was en- However, the bigger issue is the comfortable Learning, respond- dowed by the United Daughters manner in which the parties are ed to the cancellation by saying of the Confederacy for this award exclusive. Metsch-Ampel notes “’We chose [Venker] because has since been returned and the that some Bates parties seem to millions of Americans think her award will now be named after be excluding people based on viewpoints carry weight, or even the late William Nelson Cromwell gender, letting in far more men agree with her… We think it’s Professor of Constitutional Law A fire occurred in Miller Library on October 27. Courtesy of Jake Bleich than women and creating an at- important to get an understand- Richard E. Morgan ’59.

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While running in the 5k, the sense of support from Tavern have Colby connections By Gemma Bready the community was overwhelm- Contributing Writer ing. People lined the sidewalks of face in Club Spirits, though 40 or 50 people involved, not the entire route, offering cups of By Brooke Gary police couldn’t confirm that knowing who the aggressors are, It was an early start on Octo- gatorade, cheerfully ringing cow- Contributing Writer report. From there, the fight it’s a very dangerous situation.” ber 17 for the members of Colby’s bells, or enthusiastically cheer- began to escalate in size and Luckily, no officers or bystand- men’s and women’s lacrosse teams ing for every person that passed On Saturday, October 17, lo- intensity, as other people in ers were hurt. Overall, the Sil- as they departed for the 7th an- them. The finish line was incred- cal police arrested six men in the vicinity became engaged in ver Street Tavern staff, as well nual Dempsey Challenge at 5:30 ible: there was applause for every a chaotic brawl outside of Club the growing disagreement. An as the Waterville and neighbor- am. After first making a quick person that finished, but when- Spirits, a Waterville bar. Club anonymous reliable source from ing police departments, acted Dunkin Donuts stop for some ever a cancer survivor’s names Spirits, more commonly known Silver Street Tavern explained promptly and efficiently, and last minute caffeine, they headed was announced, the crowd erupt- to Colby students as Viper, is a that after the initial outbreak of were therefore able to stop the to Lewiston, ME to run the 5k ed. Caitlin Heaps ‘17, a member weekend dance club located in violence, the bar staff worked brawl, and prevent more serious for the second year in a row. The of the Colby women’s lacrosse the basement of Silver Street to contain the dispute and were injuries to persons or property. Dempsey Challenge is hosted by team recalls her experience, say- Tavern on 2 Silver Street in Wa- able to move it upstairs. They In the end, six men were ar- Patrick Dempsey, widely known ing, “It was such a great oppor- terville. Usually characterized handled the situation well by rested. Five of these men were as “McDreamy” to Grey’s Anat- tunity; getting involved with the by its fun and lively atmosphere, calling the Waterville police and from Massachusetts and were omy fans, to benefit the Patrick Maine community, as well as the the mood all changed when an attempting to ease the fight out- working at Colby College. They Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope cancer community...I was very initial argument erupted into a side. By the time the Waterville were charged with obstructing & Healing in Lewiston, Maine. excited to support the cause, and scuffle that Saturday night. Al- police officers arrived, however, government administration, re- The Challenge is made up of 10, the only thing that made it better most immediately, the fracas the fight had fully escalated into fusing to submit to arrest or de- 25, 50, 70, and 100 mile cycling was being able to do it with team- escalated into a a 50 person tention, and failure to disperse, distances and a 5k and 10k run/ mates and friends...and meeting large, chaotic chaotic brawl along with additional charges of walk. 100% of the proceeds go Patrick Dempsey!” brawl, requir- The workers on Silver Street. fighting, assault, physical force to the Dempsey Center and pro- This event is particularly im- ing the help Groups of peo- and criminal mischief. Two of viding support, education and portant to the Colby lacrosse of five differ- involved in ple were chal- the arrested men fled from a medical services to individuals community, as members of the la- ent local police lenging each cruiser after they were arrested impacted by cancer. In order to crosse family have lost numerous forces to assist the fight are other on the but were quickly apprehended, participate, all members of the loved ones this past year. Howev- in containing associated with street, swearing and a felony escape charge was mens and women’s lacrosse team er, on the day of the 5k it was all the situation. and shouting as added to the charges against had to raise at least $150. smiles, and even a few tears of joy Police say the Colby, and their the police tried them. All were taken to Kenne- They arrived a little after 7 after the team snagged a picture fight involved involvement in to make sense bec County jail in Augusta. a.m. for the 8 a.m. start, and there with Patrick Dempsey. The men’s 50 people and of the situation. The Silver Street fight was were already thousands of people and women’s lacrosse programs of these, six this disorderly The Wa- very serious as it disturbed the ready to go. Some participants plan to continue participating in men were ar- terville offi- peace and endangered innocent were sporting rather eccentric this great event, hopefully with rested on the melee reflects cers were not patrons and bystanders. When team costumes, while others wore even more participation from the spot and many very negatively equipped to other police departments are tee shirts in memory of deceased Colby community in the future. others ended handle the scale required to respond to an emer- up with mi- on our college of the situation, gency in Waterville, it leaves nor injuries. community. and were com- their own departments without Of additional pelled to call in coverage, and puts neighboring importance to help from the communities at risk. The fact the Colby community is the fact Winslow, Oakland and Fairfield that many of the men involved that an outside contractor for a police departments, as well as and arrested in this melee were construction project on the Col- Kennebec County Sheriff’s of- in Waterville because of their by campus currently employs a ficers. As more fighting began employment at a Colby College number of the men who were to break out within the riotous construction project reflects arrested. Though none of these crowd, the police officers or- poorly on the College, and un- men are employees of the col- dered the crowd on the street to dermines Colby’s recent initia- lege, the more important con- disperse and threatened to ar- tive to improve its relationship cern is how this event can be rest anyone who did not leave. with the Waterville community. reconciled with the new focus Eventually, Waterville Police of- It was not clear if these men are the College has on improving ficers had no choice but to ar- still working at the construction its relationship with the Water- rest several people who refused site on Colby’s campus, because ville community. The workers to stop fighting. The officers workers at the construction site involved in the fight are associ- noted that the size and intensity refused to discuss the event and, ated with the college, and their of the brawl was extremely dan- when asked about the incident, involvement in this disorderly gerous, but that the outcome of claimed not to know anything melee reflects very negatively on the fight could have been much about it. However, the College our college community. worse than it was. Winslow wants to send a strong message In an interview with the Ken- Police Chief Shawn O’Leary that no future incidents of this nebec Journal and Morning Sen- opined to the Kennebec Journal type will be tolerated. The Colby tinel, Waterville Police Chief and Morning Sentinel that “this community wants to help and Joseph Massey stated that the is another situation where alco- assist the larger Waterville com- fight might have started when hol got involved and people got munity, not be a source of prob- someone was punched in the into fights, and when you have lems and disruptions. Maddie Hatch ‘18 is overjoyed to be meeting McDreamy Photo courtsey of Gemma Bready ‘17 Waterville principal to be dismissed Waterville, Reiter was the prin- every teacher and administrator By Merrill Read cipal at Buckfield Junior-Senior should be cheering for Don in Contributing Writer High School and an assistant this regard.” Although Reiter’s principal, department chairman, wife filed for divorce on Septem- Waterville Senior High and social studies teacher at Ma- ber 15, Frame is confident that School’s Principal, Don Reiter, scenic Regional High School in the divorce is in no way con- has been recommended for dis- New Hampshire. He has had no nected with the allegations or missal by School Superintendent, record prior to this case. case in general. He is not certain Eric Haley. Gregg Frame is rep- On November 10, 2015, the but assumes off of his own merit. resenting Reiter in the case and case will be heard in front of the Reiter wished to keep the divorce believes that his client should be school board, an event open to information sealed until after the reinstated. He stated that there the public. Reiter claims he has hearing in hopes of protecting is no reason he should not be in nothing to hide and thus de- his 7-year-old daughter, but his school and that the allegations cided on an open case; however request was denied. could very well be false. No in- ,he will not share information Both Waterville Police and the formation on the allegations has on the accusations beforehand. school have concluded investi- surfaced. Reiter has been on paid Details will remain private so gations. Waterville Police Chief, leave since September 1 as he is the case material isn’t tainted Joseph Massey, stated that he still an employee until a decision and the confidentiality of those could not share information on has been made. He cannot be involved is not broken. Haley the case due to it being a pend- dismissed without cause. While became aware of the accusations ing criminal case. However, he on leave, Brian Laramee, the as- on August 27, the first day of did say that “[the] investigation sistant principal, is stepping in as school. Haley reported the inci- is complete and has been submit- temporary replacement. dent to the police on November ted to the District Attorney’s Of- Reiter received a Bachelor of 2, which claimed he did with the fice”. The internal school inves- Arts in history and political sci- knowledge that something illegal tigation included interviews of ence from Brown University. He might have taken place. 20 staff members and teachers. has served as principal for Wa- Frame said the allegations, Haley said it has been a tough terville Senior High since 2007. whether they are fact or fic- situation for the staff members A couple of seniors told Maine’s tion, could ruin an educator’s as well as the students. People Principals’ Association, “He’s reputation and livelihood. In want to know the details, as very approachable and has a great an interview with the Kennebec Haley understands; however, the sense of humor. He supports us Journal he stated; “It could be a case will remain confidential as by coming to our sports events. landmark case for teachers and they attempt to resolve the case He’s the best!” Prior to coming to administrators in Maine. I think as soon as possible. Principal Don Reiter requests public dismissal hearing photo courtsey of centralmaine.com Page 4 | The Colby Echo Features October 29, 2015 COFGA Cultivates Food Security, Farming Relationships By Nathaniel Rees my parents were always into Features Editor living and exploring outside, and having their kids run free. Sustainability. Food security. Farming was and is a way for Most Colby students are famil- me to get outside and interact iar with these concepts. After all, with nature. So really, it [farm- Colby is renowned for its Envi- ing] started out with this base ronmental Policy and Science of loving nature. I also came programs. Recently, the Oak from a high school that had a Institute for International Hu- garden club. I became really man Rights hosted Will Allen, a involved with gardening and world-traveling ambassador for sustainability there and spear- food security and advocate for headed a bunch of related proj- urban farming. Yet, do Colby ects around my high school,” students really know where the said Pattison. sustainably grown fruits and veg- Pattison’s background in etables in their dining halls come gardening influenced his col- from? Do students understand lege application process, as he the processes that encompass viewed the organic farms (or organic farming? While food se- lack thereof) of every school he curity can seem irrelevant and visited with a shrewd eye. Pat- organically-grown foods com- tison’s acceptance into Colby’s monplace in an affluent, socially Class of 2018 left him excited aware campus like Colby, the to immerse himself into COF- actual act of preparing organic GA’s work, and he remembers food often flies un- his first meeting der the radar. with the associa- However, stu- tion fondly. Students particpating in COFGA grow and garden sustainable crops on Runnals. Courtesy of Nick Pattison dents in the Colby “For many “I remember the Organic Farmers first day of garden you and the ground,” said Patti- figuring out what can grow for many people in Waterville, and Gardeners As- people in Wa- club freshman year, son. “Its not really quite describ- there,” said Pattison. “I like to they may not have food secu- sociation (COF- it was in this big au- able, but when I’m farming there help others find that curios- rity, they may not sit down for GA) attempt to im- terville, they ditorium, and only is this energy and a sort of re- ity in gardening and farming meals together, they may not merse themselves 20 people showed spect and peace for nature. And and to teach others mindful- have access to healthy food or into the world of may not have up,” said Pattison. through that understanding, a ness of the environment itself. food at all. I want to help allevi- sustainable food “But I ended up pattern forms between you and And tons of people do that, not ate that and give them support.” development. Ac- food security, approaching some the earth. You realize how you just me-through their activ- Clearly, organic farming is an cording to their people afterwards can fit into that pattern.” ism, research, etcetera, but I incredibly multi-faceted idea, mission statement, they may not and asked them Pattison’s admiration of nature find it through hands-on work ranging from preventing food COFGA seeks to what their spirit is clearly fervent, a respect he at- with the Earth and I like help- insecurity through the Water- “provide quality, have access to vegetable was, and tempts to impart on anyone he ing others find this same level ville Food Bank to developing organic produce soon had a relation- works with on Colby’s garden or of respect.” urban greenhouses similar to to Colby’s din- healthy food ship with some of beyond. Pattison views his role Yet this education does not those initiated by Will Allen. ing halls, instill in the COFGA people. as president as similar to that of end at Colby. Pattison attempts Pattison recognizes the inter- our members the or food at all. Really, it was these being a chef. to encourage and aid organic connectedness of these facets knowledge neces- relationships that I “If you’re a chef, you can cook farming practices in a variety and that, in the complex world sary to grow their I want to help developed through a variety of dishes that you want of locations. Moreover, years of sustainable agriculture, there own food, and in- gardening that tru- to create. With COFGA, I can of sustainable gardening have is still much to learn. form the Colby alleviate that.” ly got me hooked grow anything I want to and ex- taught him the immeasurable “I’ve fortunately made con- community about on COFGA.” periment. Some members might power of food security and the nections with people through issues surround- However, Pat- choose to do food activism, privilege of having access to gardening. I have a friend who ing food produc- Nick Pattison tison’s garden- while others might experiment both organic food and adequate, lives in Waterville and he own tion.” COFGA ac- Class of 2018 ing passion stems with food recovery things… healthy meals. Pattison volun- 30 acres in Oakland… and I complishes these from his profound there are so many ways to ap- teers at the Waterville Food have learned so much from goals by managing appreciation of proach gardening,” said Pattison. Bank every week in an attempt working with him. I connect the organic garden and green- the Earth. Pattison spoke of the As “head chef” of COFGA, to mitigate food uncertainty. with people over gardening… house on Runnals. physicality and spirituality of Pattison has the unique op- “I go to the Food Bank a lot and the farming community in The Echo recently had the organic farming, and his role as portunity to educate others on and help out bringing food to Maine helps build so many ran- opportunity to interview Nick COFGA’s president as an edu- food security and sustainable people…it’s really nice because dom and interesting connec- Pattison ’18, the president of cator of prospective gardeners. farming practices. However, there are so many people who tions.” COFGA, about his passion for For Pattison, the physical labor he views himself as more of a need food and support in Wa- “The other day I had din- sustainable crops and his work of gardening, the ability to cre- facilitator than director, choos- terville, said Pattison. ner with a bee farmer who has on organic farms both on cam- ate and experiment solely with ing to aid and initiate various “So acknowledging that and over 300 beehives…Its nice to pus and in the greater Water- his hands, is very appealing. projects and possibilities while saying ‘I always grew up with see other people’s gardens and ville community. Pattison, a But, Pattison believes that his fueling the curiosities of those healthy, locally-grown food, or connection to the land and the native of upstate New York, de- connection with the ground is interested in gardening. at least healthy food’ or ‘I al- Earth. I see this interconnect- scribed his first encounter with more than mere physical work. “The educational aspect is ways sat down and ate with my edness in gardening as a way to organic farming. “The spirituality part is… this also so important. I’m so curi- family every night for dinner’… bring life to the area, in a way,” “I grew up on a lot of land and connection you get when it’s just ous about spaces of Earth and you realize your privilege. And said Pattison.

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The Colby Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association poses in front of the sign designating the 2x2 bedrock garden they maintain. Courtesy of Nick Pattison Waterville, Maine Features colbyechonews.com | Page 5 Gap Year Student Artur Fass Served in Estonian Army if they choose. Citizens must serve then there I was studying intense to the dining hall or choose between to the small community, but it is at By Carli Jaff at some point between ages 18 and field medicine with real doctors the three dining halls.” times necessary to look past the bub- Managing Editor 28 for either eight or 11 months. who went to Afghanistan. I also had Fass reflected on one specific ble. “People here can be stressed about Fass served for 11 months because to do an ambulance practicum… memory in which both the Colby and things that aren’t really big problems, While many students at Colby of his plan to receive a degree from and during those practicums I saw military atmospheres came together: or they’re passionate about things that choose to spend a semester off, or a higher educational institution. “If pretty much everything, [even] “I remember once, when I was in the I’m like, ‘This is important, but there their full junior year abroad, some you’re doing higher education, you people dying….It was a whole new military marching and doing drills, are also people in war zones right now.’ students take a gap year. Artur Fass do 11 months because you have to universe of medi- I would occa- Here, you occasionally have a discus- ’16, a history major and education become a non-commission officer,” cine for me. It was sionally think, sion with your friends in your dorm minor, took a gap year in between Fass explained. pretty incredible.” ‘At Colby right room or the classroom about war con- his second and third years at Colby In addition to the basic training Fass continued, “Being in the now, I’d be do- flicts somewhere, but it feels so distant to serve in the Estonian Army. all soldiers complete, non-commis- “[Medicine] is def- ing that’….I re- from us,” Fass said. “I came to Colby in Fall of 2011. sioned officers undergo more inten- initely one of my army puts things member…we Being in the military allowed Fass to And then after my sophomore year, sive training: “So you do the basic interests now…. [had to] spend reconnect with his country after a few I took a gap year and [started my training, and then you go to the After my military in perspective in up to two weeks years of living in the U.S. “When I went mandatory military service] and non-commissioned officer training, service, I was sup- in the forest, and to the military, I had already spent four came back for junior year. So last which means that [you’re] a soldier, posed to come a way that you we [were] pretty years in the U.S. I left home when I was year, I watched my original class but you can also have more power back for my junior miserable. And 16 to go study in New Mexico and then graduate in May 2015 and now I’m over people. And then you have to year at Colby, and appreciate things at night, [we had] I came…to Colby. And for me, I began becoming part of the class of 2016 specialize in something, so I special- I applied to medi- to do patrols. So to feel that I was losing connection to which has been an interesting pro- ized in military medicine,” Fass said. cal school [in Es- that you take for we’d be up tak- my homeland, and [then] there I was cess,” Fass said. Although Fass hadn’t previously tonia] also and ing care of the in that environment with people from Estonia is a small northeastern had an interest in medicine, the got in, and there granted here, like fire and the tent, all around the country.” European country with a popula- military opened his eyes to the field. was a moment of and I remember “It’s a small country, but I felt con- tion of approximately 1.3 million He explained, “I was a paramedic crisis in July 2014 a roof over your one morning nected to every single community people. Estonia is one of the few in the military which was fascinat- when I was sitting at 3 or 4 a.m., it back home [because of] the people I countries in Europe in which mili- ing because I had never had any in my room and head or being was my duty to met there. So it was definitely very im- tary service is still mandatory for interest in medicine…and then I thinking, ‘Should I be up, and I de- portant for me, especially being in my men, while women can volunteer thought, ‘Okay I’ll just try this.’ And come back to Col- able to go to the cided to check early twenties.” by? Should I apply Facebook… and Because Estonia is one of the only for a U.S. visa? Or dining hall” the very first post European countries that still requires should I accept the Artur Fass that I saw was military service, Fass found an inter- offer to go to the someone ranting esting connection between Estonia’s medical school and Class of 2016 about the Colby military relationship with NATO and stay here?’ And, libraries. How the European Union. well, I’m here right they were really “As I was growing up in Estonia, it now, but we’ll see what happens upset about the Colby library and how was becoming part of NATO and the next year.” they were emotional. And this made European Union. We were the new Although coming back from me feel so angry.” generation. And there was all this abroad is a transition for the major- Being back at the College has helped talk about [because of] the European ity of students, Fass noted that his Fass put everything in perspective: Union, there would never be war in transition was different than others’ “But, being back in this Colby mindset, Europe…. and then there I was serving due to the nature of his military ex- I understand where people [are com- in the military as the crisis in Crimea perience. “[Coming back to Colby ing] from. But, at that moment when unfolded… as we realized that war has been] very interesting. It was a I was in the military, I felt so incredibly was possible in Europe and that was transition. [They’re] two different angry at how people don’t appreciate the moment when I was the guy with universes; absolutely different en- what we have here, because we have the gun. So that just changed my entire vironments. But it definitely puts it here really good….But, being in the world view.” things in perspective. Being in the mindset of a very different and rather Fass ended the interview by re flect- army puts things in perspective in a brutal environment affects the way you ing on his experience in the Estonia way that you appreciate things that see this world.” military as a whole. He said, “It made you take for granted here, like a roof Fass also reflected on the fact that me appreciate Colby a lot. It made me over your head or being able to go problems at the College may seem big appreciate what we have even more.” Fass served in the Estonian army during his gap year. Courtesy of Artur Fass ‘Women in the Outdoors Month’ Seeks to Empower

existed primarily within the plants,” said Burgos. a fly-fishing tutorial at John- enjoyed the experience, say- By Michaela Morris household, while men tradition- The Colby Outing Club and son pond, where Colby students ing “I love to be outside, and it Staff Writer ally moved freely between the Feminist Alliance have part- were taught the basics of fly- was really great to spend time outdoors, home life, and work. nered up to plan events that fishing by Trout Unlimited, with a group of women who Strawberries, music, climbing, As time has passed, women counter this culture. Sara Lo- America’s leading salmon and love to be outside just as much and general fun pervaded an all- have advocated and pushed to templio 16, Co-President of trout conservation organiza- as I do!” The hike was a 5.6 women climbing night at the Al- enjoy their own athleticism to the Outing Club, explains their tion. On Wednesday, October mile round trip, and the group fond Athletic Cen- the same extent approach to solving the prob- 21, the whittling club, which bonded through playing classic ter on Wednesday, as men. With lem, saying “We are trying to typically meets on Wednes- trail games and chatting. hosted by the “From my own the passage of get as many people, male, fe- days, hosted a “Women’s Whit- Colby’s Women in the Out- Colby Mountain- Title XI in 1972, male or other, outdoors! This tling Wednesday” to encourage doors month culminated on eering Club. This experience, women’s partici- year we’ve also been working woman to learn to carve and use Monday, October 25, with a night was one of pation in athlet- on programming to get people a knife, two other skills that are discussion in the Mary Low many all-women when young ics greatly in- talking about these issues, AND typically not taught to women. Coffee House on the challenges events planned creased, and the actually getting outside. For in- On Sunday, October 25, the and barriers to women partici- throughout Oc- girls enter the law was a large stance, one of our trip leaders, Outing Club hosted a hike at pating in recreational outdoor tober that were step in normal- Emma Wood 16, is working the Camden Hills, planned by activities. Overall, the month designated by the American scout izing female out- with Hardy Girls to create some Lex Jackson 16 in coordina- has been a success. Feminist Alliance door presence. events getting some local girls tion with SheJumps, a nation- Burgos elaborates on this, and the COC as Burgos further involved in outdoor activities al organization that strives to saying, “these events have been “Women in the programs, it is explained this later in November.” increase the participation of very well attended, which is Outdoors Month.” idea, saying “we The month kicked off with women and girls in outdoor encouraging for our commu- Feminist Club assumed that break down the a screening of Pretty Faces, a activities. Over 30 Colby wom- nity and the COC’s mission of president Maggie barriers for wom- film celebrating daring women en attended. Abby Mulligan 19 making the outdoors accessible Burgos 17 spoke they want to en’s participation skiiers. The COC also planned attended the hike, and really to all Colby students.” about the diffi- in athletics, we culty of getting learn about also slowly chip women involved away at the ideas in outdoor recre- cooking and that women aren’t ational activities, tough enough to saying “American fashion more ‘rough it’ like the outdoor recre- guys do. How- ation and sports- than how to tie ever, there is manship has his- still work to torically been an a bowline knot be done. “Of- incredibly gen- ten when young dered field; only and identifying boys go into in recent decades American scout has this domain edible plants ” programs, it is become avail- prioritized that able to women. Maggie Burgos they are taught Even as this outdoor liv- field opens up to Class of 2017 ing and survival women, there are skills. From my still restrictions own experience, based on class and access to out- when young girls enter the doorsy culture.” American scout programs, it is Historically, women have assumed that they will want to been discouraged from doing learn about cooking and fash- outdoor recreation. For several ion more than how to tie a bow- centuries, the women’s sphere line knot and identifying edible Over 30 Colby women hiked Mt. Megunticook during a SheJumps event to encourage the participation of women in outdoor recreation. Courtesy of Gwynne Gallagher Page 6 | The Colby Echo Opinions October 29, 2015 Letter from the Editors: Loyal readers, Midterms leave students mid squirm While we weren’t able to fit a full length article into our news section, the Echo would like to reflect on the fire that occurred next to Miller Library this past Tuesday. If Ah, midterms: the bane of ev- you would like to quickly read our article on the fire, head to our website—colbyechone- ery college student’s existence. ws.com— or our Facebook page and take a look. The college life is all fun and As we noted in the article, an arsonist or an electrical fire did not cause the games until midterm season fire—carelessness caused it. A few dry, fall leaves and a stray, smoldering cigarette led to comes around. We all know what delayed classes, worried students, and some deserved anger from the community. Colby midterm season means: all-night- has had a tobacco ban for three years now, and yet the problem of tobacco’s presence on ers in Miller, many, many visits campus still subsists. to professors during office hours, Among the members of Echo staff, the attitudes toward tobacco were split. the unnatural amounts of caffeine Some believed that all community members should abide by the tobacco ban—full stop. and Red Bull, trademarks of the Others said that as adults, Colby smokers should be able to smoke as long as they 1) do it infamously hardest time of the away from other people and 2) make sure that their butts are extinguished and find their semester. We hate it, but profes- way to the trash. While these are two diametrically opposed opinions, we all agreed on sors shovel them out with a smile one thing: in its current state, the tobacco ban is ineffective. on their faces. They wholeheart- To take a realist perspective, it’s unlikely that the College will ever completely edly believe that midterms are a extinguish tobacco on campus. In some cases, cigarettes follow the way of hard alcohol crucial part of the learning pro- and find sanctuary in campus dorm rooms. Other times, we find them in nooks and cess. In reality, the question is: are crannies throughout the College—some places more subtle than others—but always midterms actually imperative to away from the prying eye of security. It is unrealistic that security could be omnipresent. our education or do they just cre- If in some way they could be, it may make smoking unfeasible, but it would be at the cost ate unnecessary additional stress? late. Another reason professors idly spills over the brim of a stu- of either the College’s finances and/or the student body’s sense of comfort. Midterms have been routinely incorporate midterms into their dent’s capacity to keep up. There In this way, we must minimize the effects. Colby is a community of students accepted worldwide in most col- curriculum is to evaluate the are other ways to reap the benefits who, for the most part, are looking out for each other’s best interests. If you are a smoker leges and universities. Professors quality of a student’s study skills of midterms with much more pro- on campus, try to make your pollution as nominal as possible. Yes, smokers may feel believe that midterms are a good and habits. Unfortunately for us ductive and effective means of as- marginalized under the ban, but that comes with the territory. Smoking and second- way of assessing a student’s un- students, since midterms have sessment. Perhaps more frequent hand smoke cause cancer and, speaking from the perspective of John Stuart Mill, they derstanding and absorption of the been a worldwide collegiate quizzes or projects would be may choose to harm themselves, but it is unjust for smokers to harm others with their material taught over a certain pe- tradition, professors as- a better substitution for choices. riod of time. Moreover, professors sert that there is irre- Charlee midterms. Assignments And thus, we come back to the library. We at the Echo all assume that the use midterms as a strategy to tell futable importance to Manigat that better test under- anonymous smoker who started the fire was not aware of the kerfuffle they’d cause. They if a student has been actively en- midterms. Although standing of material were probably thinking about a test or an essay that was due in the next hour, went out gaged and attentive in their class. midterms do help rather than one’s ability to Miller steps, had a smoke, and absentmindedly dropped it. For those who do smoke, As the semester advances, mid- professors evaluate to memorize over 200 it serves as a break, a window of time for someone to relax and clear thbeir mind. How- terms provide the professor with a student’s progress, terms and concepts is ever, on this campus, we, as both smokers and non-smokers, beg of you: please think. a gage of a student’s progress in midterms still always undoubtedly a better solu- We are truly lucky that the fire was minor, and didn’t burn down the most the class as grades from midterms come with an unimagi- tion. iconic building on our campus. It may have been an accident, but this does not and other assignments accumu- nable amount of stress and It can reasonably be inferred excuse your blame. You are part of a community, and even if you do not agree pressure. The negative impact that the worth of midterms will with the rules set, you have an obligation to respect them in any way you can. If midterms have could be avoided forever and always be the most you are smoking a cigarette, put it out. If you can’t find a trash receptacle, then, by finding new, less-stressful and controversial debate between pro- in the words of Paul Josephson in his 2014 opinion piece, “Swallow the butts.” “Although midterms more efficient ways of assessing fessors and students. Professors students. will always vote yes for midterms Sincerely, do help professors The definition of learning is because they are simply always on Jake Bleich & Kiernan Somers the acquisition of knowledge or the other side of the desk, topped Co-Editors-in-Chief evaluate a student’s skills through experience, study, with a stapled stack of frustrating or by being taught. Learning does questions with forehead resting in Carli Jaff progress, it does not have to be severely taxing or one hand and a shaking number Managing Editor overly demanding to be efficient. two pencil in the other. The pur- not falsify the fact People should not dread learn- pose of learning should be about ing. While the purpose of mid- the clear understanding of materi- that midterms terms may be to routinely check al and how it could possibly relate The Colby Echo mastery of material, the reality to the outside world. Colleges and always come with of the outcome is that it merely universities need to stray from Published by the students of Colby College since 1877 tests students on their ability to their customary method of as- an unimaginable memorize an absurd amount of sessment and find more effective, Jake Bleich, Editor-in-Chief information under a short period innovative and healthier ways of amount of stress of time. Moreover, other classes in testing students on their compre- Kiernan Somers, Editor-in-Chief a student’s schedule do not stop or hension skills rather than their Carli Jaff, Managing Editor and pressure.” slow down during midterm sea- memorization skills. son, therefore the workload rap- Graphic by Wes Zebrowski Peg Schreiner Simone Leung Terry O’Connor News Editor Features Editor A&E Editor Wes Zebrowski Caroline Ferguson Will Levesque Monday Night Opinions Editor Local News Editor Co-Sports Editor is Colby Night at Matthew Lara Sara Kaplan Will Walkey Forum Editor Lead Copy Editor Co-Sports Editor Silver Street Tavern. Distribution Manager CJ Smith Ellie Donohue Addie Bullock 20% Off Your Food Bill. Business & Copy Editor Asst. Local News Advertising Manager Editor Izzy Zaidi Faculty and Students invited. Nathaniel Rees Graphics Editor Emily Malinowski Asst. Features Editor Asst. A&E Editor Grant Alenson All you need is your Asst. 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Waterville Drink, Drafts and Wine www.colbyechonews.com 207-680-2163 Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram www.silverstreettavern.com Waterville, Maine Opinions colbyechonews.com | Page 7 The Unpopular Opinion Political theater: why Hillary’s emails are a non-issue Over the past few months, the the email issue is an important office to “shoo[t] emails to my subjected to hacking attempts by Clinton is to blame for this cool- 2016 presidential race appears one. Less than 50 percent of principal assistants, to individ- China, South Korea, and Ger- ing, but that’s all it is: a belief. more akin to political theater then Independents and 75 percent ual ambassadors, and increas- many in 2013, the FBI has found We are at a crossroads in our politics. We have Bernie Sand- of Republicans said the same. ingly to my foreign-minister no evidence that any informa- history, as we face a wide range ers, the underdog, taking on the This sentiment punctuated the colleagues.” Personal matters, tion was stolen. While Clinton of challenges that threaten the Clinton political machine with Democratic debate, when Ber- huh? Similarly, Powell did not obviously made a mistake, Man- interests of US citizens. To name his special brand of democratic nie Sanders, of all people, said, keep a record of any of his per- sfield’s rhetoric regarding “far a few, we are subjected to regu- socialism. On the other side, “The American people are sick sonal emails, unlike Clinton. reaching consequences” lacks lar mass shootings, incredible there’s firebrand Donald Trump, and tired of hearing about your With this in mind, why is Mans- any substance. wealth inequality, ballooning whose mix of nationalism and damn emails.” Since the debate, field so up in arms regarding the Mansfield’s final argument student debt, continued racial pure pompousness have propelled Clinton’s national poll numbers “gaping hole in the information revolves around speculating discrimination and violence, him to the front of the Republi- have shot up between three and surrounding Clinton’s tenure” that Clinton’s use of a personal nuclear non-proliferation, an can pack. And of course, there’s 12 percent across the board. when there is an even larger gap server was a conscious decision unfair justice system, environ- Hillary, the frontrunner This leads me to the opin- between 2001-2005? I cannot to obscure her involvement in mental devastation, and climate who has watched her ion piece by Ian Mansfield speculate, but I would suggest nefarious dealings. He cites a change. These are all issues that lead crumble as former ’19, titled “Why Hillary’s that he does a little more fact the New York Times article from deserve attention, and that have supporters #feelthe- Jake Emails Matter,” which checking in the future. April 23, 2015, detailing how been sequestered behind the or- bern and the legacy Bleich appeared in the Echo However, I will concede that then Secretary Clinton had ap- chestrated controversy regard- of Benghazi and per- last week. Within his Mansfield is correct in his as- proved a deal selling a portion ing Hillary’s emails. sonal emails degrade assessment, Mansfield sessment that Clinton’s corre- of U.S. uranium production ca- We all know why these are the her credibility. focused his arguments spondence on a private server pacity to a Russian company, issues that haunt Hillary: her However, those last on three key factors. risked national security. In an Uranium One. The controversy opponents can’t find any oth- two issues have effective- First, that Hillary’s use of era where cyber attacks and spy- stems from donations to the ers. When Republicans attack ly been put to bed. After Sec- a private email for official busi- ing are being instigated by our Clinton Foundation sent by the her, they attack her personality retary Clinton testified for 11 ness has broken tradition, and enemies as well as our allies, Chairman of Uranium One. rather than her policies; they hours at the Select Committee that it will inevitably lead to a it was surely Again, the as- focus on her lack of trustwor- on Benghazi last week, several blind spot on the historical re- a mistake on sertion that thiness or charisma. Her op- members of the committee ad- cord. Second, the use of a pri- Clinton’s part Secretary Clin- ponents do this because she is mitted that no new information vate email made those emails to forego prop- “We all know why ton took action the most qualified candidate in had come to light. This failure vulnerable to foreign cyber war- er security. She based on the the field. She’s been an accom- on the committee’s part comes fare, endangering U.S. national has said just as these are the issues interests of do- plished first lady and Senator. weeks after a gaffe by House Ma- security. Finally, that Clinton’s much. “That nors is purely When she ended her tenure as jority Leader Kevin McCarthy, use of a private email was an at- was a mistake. that haunt Hillary: speculation Secretary of State, she had a who said, “Everybody thought tempt to obscure her responsi- I’m sorry about on the part of 69% approval rating. If you don’t Hillary Clinton was unbeat- bility in other scandals plaguing that. I take re- her opponents Mansfield. Not like Hillary, be honest with your able, right? But we put together the Clinton’s. Mansfield goes so sponsibility,” a shred of evi- reasons why. Maybe you have a a Benghazi special committee, far as to credit Clinton for sell- Clinton said in can’t find any dence has been fundamentally different ideol- a select committee. What are ing a uranium enricher to Rus- an interview found to sup- ogy or disagree with her poli- her numbers today? Her num- sia as “we are entering a Cold this past Sep- others. When port this con- cies, and that is respectable. But bers are dropping. Why? Be- War 2.0 with Russia.” tember. voluted con- if you’re against Hillary because cause she’s untrustable. But no Mansfield’s arguments are by While Clin- Republicans attack spiracy theory. you don’t “trust” her, I hope that one would have known any of and large needlessly alarmist ton surely took a Mansfield’s you will take some time to think that had happened, had we not and highly selective. Though he risk in using her her, they attack her characteriza- long and hard about the issues fought.” In effect, the only thing asserts that Clinton is the first personal email, tion of the that matter. that the Select Committee has Secretary of State to use person- her actions did personality rather cooling of the While the continued con- uncovered is that Republicans al email for official business, he not lead to a US-Russian re- troversy surrounding Clinton’s are willing to waste $4.3 million is objectively wrong. Mansfield Snowden-like than her policies.” lationship as emails might be great for Amer- of taxpayer dollars for political noted that Colin Powell “used a leak or a mas- a sign “we are ica’s special brand of political purposes. And Hillary has prob- private email address for per- sive hack by entering Cold pageantry, it is not beneficial to lems with credibility? sonal matters, but he also used China. President Obama noted War 2.0” is politically naïve our political system. I urge Mr. On the topic of her personal a government email to fulfill on the eve of the debate that he and needlessly inflammatory. Mansfield and all of those who emails, Clinton has again fallen his duties as Secretary of State.” doesn’t “think it posed a national Moscow is not pointing nuclear continue propagating the sup- victim to partisan bias. Look However, in his memoir, Pow- security problem. It was a mis- weapons at Washington, or vice posed nefariousness of Clinton’s no further than the recent CBS ell wrote that due to outdated take that she has acknowledged.” versa. We merely have different emails to evaluate their opinions, Poll, which found that less than State Department technology, While Senate investigators have interests in Syria and Ukraine. and hopefully, they will stop 30 percent of Democrats think he used a personal laptop in his learned that Clinton’s server was Mansfield might believe that talking about her damn emails.

The Brougham Review Series Editorial Cartoon For the first time, Ben is sincerely impressed I’ve been trying lots of excit- Aladdin for the 100th time. ing new things recently. As savvy I usually write more humorous readers may remember, I wore a articles, but I couldn’t think of hat last week. It was great, but this anything funny to say about Selah week I knew I had to top it. How Tea. Perhaps it’s just my mood, does one top wearing a hat? but there’s something serenely How about Selah Tea. warm about this place. The Yep, before today, I glowing orange lights, the had never been to Se- Ben ceiling fans spinning in lah Tea, but I’m here hypnotizing synchroni- right now* and it’s Brougham zation. I can think of no pretty great. Relaxing better way to end this in my comfy leather piece than with a quote chair, I reflect on the from my partner in Selah quiet atmosphere around Tea enjoyment, Peter Angi- me. It’s twenty minutes be- eson. “I really like these painting fore closing time and the place is 3D things. The music is louder nearly empty. To my right, street- than you’d think you’d be ok with, lights illuminate an empty street, but, like, it’s ok.” I guess there’s the occasional car the only sign something here for everybody. of life. To my left, Bobby Darin’s croons fill unoccupied tables. * True as of 10/27/15 at 6:40pm. Across the street, I imagine, Ed- ward Hopper is painting his latest masterpiece. The waitress smiles as she hands me my sandwich; her shift is al- “Even though I’m most up, but she retains her sense of humor. My friend and I are the nearly alone in only two customers left now, and I hear the Selah staff cleaning up an almost foreign in the back. I rush through my sandwich, which is surprising and place, I feel like delicious, before once again easing back into my chair. Death Cab for I could be in my Cutie’s “Soul Meets Body” has just come on the radio, and I feel like old family room I’m ten years old again. It’s diffi- “The Colby student body is devoted to reporting, discussing, cult to put into words the homi- watching Aladdin and understanding issues of race, gender, and sexuality.” ness of Selah Tea, but even though I’m nearly alone in an almost for- for the 100th time. ” Graphic by Wes Zebrowski eign place, I feel like I could be in my old family room watching Page 8 | The Colby Echo Arts & Entertainment October 29, 2015 Emerging talent AlunaGeorge draws crowds at Fall Concert

[on the list] except for Aluna- male, so it’s good to get a female spring ones, I felt like there were amount of the budget they are By Terry O’Connor George. Initially there was some performer.” Furthermore, SPB a lot of people who came to Alu- able to allocate to each event. A&E Editor complication that AlunaGeorge has been looking to expand the naGeorge. It was a good crowd.” Within SPB, Hurwitz explained couldn’t come, and then we diversity in the genres of music Hurwitz expressed a similar that it is the Concerts and This past Saturday, October found out a week later that she selected for campus wide con- sentiment, saying, “It’s typical- Live Music Committee that is 24, the Student Programming was going to be available, so we certs. Hurwitz said, “We’ve been ly somewhat smaller than the in charge of deciding the Fall Board (SPB) invited English immediately made an offer.” steering away from booking just Spring Concert just because we and Spring Concerts. With electronic music duo Aluna- Luckily for Colby, that offer hip-hop performers, and Alu- usually spend more of our bud- the largest budget in SPB, the George to come to campus as was accepted, and Aluna Fran- naGeorge is a singer and a DJ so get on the Spring Concert. But committee has some flexibil- the headlining performer for cis was able to make it to Water- it was a good combination.” then again, we’ve also gotten ity with whom they choose. the annual Fall Concert. Held in ville to represent the duo. Hur- Of the concert itself, Shauna lucky with Macklemore, for ex- Generally, however, 30% of the Page Commons, the concert saw witz explained that there was Yuan ’16 who made it to Page ample, but he happened to not budget is spent on the fall per- a number of Colby students and more to the decision to book Commons to see the perfor- be that expensive at the time.” former, another 30% on Cof- members of the public alike, ad- AlunaGeorge than simply the mance said, “Although the Fall It perhaps comes as no sur- fee House performances, and just their normal Saturday night group’s current popularity. He Concert turnout is usually a prise that much of who SPB is the final 40% allocated to the plans to attend the show. While said, “Usually performers are little smaller than that of the able to book depends on the Spring Concert. there, audience members heard Though SPB was successful performances from DJ Fall Line in booking a big name for the (Sam LeFeber ’17) beginning at Fall Concert, there were still 9 p.m. and duo KANEHOLLER some attendance concerns on at 10 p.m, before the night’s the night of the concert. Hur- main act came on stage at 11 witz said, “We were worried p.m. that not many people were For those unfamiliar with showing up at the beginning AlunaGeorge, they are a quick- of the concert. KANEHOLLER ly up-and-coming duo consist- was the opener, and they didn’t ing of singer/songwriter Aluna have too much of a crowd, but Francis and producer/instru- then when AlunaGeorge came mentalist George Reid. Having on a lot more people came.” come a long way since their in- Yuan said that when she was ception in 2009, they released there “the place felt really packed their debut album “Body Mu- and had a good energy.” Hurwitz sic” in 2013, for which they on the other hand said that “it received a nomination for the wasn’t quite as packed as Grou- BRIT Critic’s Choice Award plove, in terms of a Page concert, that same year. Since then, but overall it was a great turnout they’ve been featured on a and she was really good.” number of other albums, per- As for Francis’s flexibility, Hur- haps most notably as a featured witz said that all went relatively artist on the song “To U” from smoothly. The payoff for SPB the Skrillex and Diplo 2015 members perhaps came during collaboration “Skrillex and a private meet and greet before Diplo Present Jack U.” the concert where members were For an act with such growing able to talk to the performer and popularity, AlunaGeorge was an introduce themselves. exciting name to headline for In terms of what students can the Fall Concert. Of the pro- expect for the Spring Concert, cess, SPB Treasurer Hutch Hur- Hurwitz wouldn’t say much as witz ’16 said, “We work with a to SPB’s specific plans for what booking agent who tells us who performers they are looking would be good to have given our into. That being said, if the suc- projected budget for the fall, cess of AlunaGeorge was any and then they comprise a list.” indication of what can be ex- He continued, “I honestly didn’t pected, the next concert is sure recognize many of the names Aluna Francis of English electric music duo AlunaGeorge performs in Page Commons as part of SPB’s Fall Concert. Izzy Zaidi | The Colby Echo to be another great event.

Literary Musings JOKAS’ Author Jo Ann Beard visits DISCOUNT campus, mentors students Last week Jo Ann Beard a cel- shares and revises her work. their pen so they didn’t get eat- ebrated author of both fiction Beard, calm and thoughtful in en, how they were scared of her and memoir, visited Colby as demeanor, answered that she and her big puffy coat, and how BEVERAGES part of the Stahl Writer in Resi- writes one sentence at a time, she found a poem by a friend in dence program (named never looks back, and the New Yorker that she found in memory of Kristina rarely talks about cer- inspiring. Rather than a step- Stahl ’99) through the Cleo tain pieces or reads by-step rendition of her ap- WE NOW TAKE CREDIT AND Creative Writing de- Auckland them again. Her advice proach to writing, Beard let us partment. Her visit about getting pub- watch her stories take shape, included multiple ap- lished was to have con- how she takes time to think and DEBIT CARDS!!! pearances in creative fidence, a true desire experience and “go out and do writing classes in both to be published, to have no life things”, as she mentioned in fiction and nonfiction, as fear of rejection, and to sur- the creative nonfiction course. Saranac 12 Beers a Falling well as a craft talk and a fiction prise someone. In the case of Her fiction reading took $9.49 per 12 pack plus reading in the Robinson Room. two essays she wrote based on place the following night and Beard has two major publica- true events entitled “Werner” included an excerpt from a 45 Tax and Deposit tions to her name, a novel called and “Undertaker Please Drive page piece that hovers in be- In Zanesville and a nonfiction Slow,” the former depicted how tween a novella and a short book of essays called The Boys a man saved his life by jumping story. It was about a home inva- Stone Pale Ale and IPA of Our Youth. Most famous, per- into another building during a sion, and flip-flopped between 6 packs $5.49 plus Tax and Deposit haps, is her 1996 essay “Fourth fire in his own building, and action in the moment and re- State of Matter” which is an in- the latter followed the assist- flection on mundane aspects of credibly evocative, intense de- ed suicide of a woman named life. The mundane details were Hidden Cove Summer 6 packs scription of a school shooting Cheri Tremble. Beard did an autobiographical—Beard an- at the University of Iowa. incredible amount of research swered calmly that she’d never $4.99 plus Tax and Deposit Beard’s is that special kind in order to provide factual con- been part of a home invasion, of writing that makes you sink text for these stories, and then yet her protagonist ended up deep into her words and is com- added her own beautiful de- being based on her, and embod- Open Sun-Wed until 9 p.m., pletely immersive; after you’ve tails and descriptions to make ied true details from her life. finished it, you’re frozen. She the stories unbelievably vivid Beard’s visit to Colby was a Thurs until 10 p.m., has a gift of spellbinding her and alive. rare, special insight into the life audience with utterly evocative Her craft talk spoke to her and writing of an incredible au- Fri & Sat until midnight details and descriptions, and aforementioned extended writ- thor. When told that students has an uncanny way of wind- ing process, and how she in- had trouble with ending stories ing her way into her charac- corporates parts of her own life or writing one genre over an- ters’ minds. In her visit to the into her stories. She read from other, her advice was simple: 207-873-6228 nonfiction class, students pre- an already typed speech, cit- take your time, give the story pared questions for her about ing her inability and discom- room to breathe, and let it flow. her writing process, her ap- fort with speaking on the spot, In the case of her own works, proach to starting a piece, how and painted a beautiful picture she certainly has, to tremen- she got published, and how she of capturing her pet ducks into dous, earth-shattering results. Waterville, Maine Arts & Entertainment colbyechonews.com | Page 9 Pen to Paper Famed street photographer “Fishing With discusses newest publication Live Bait,” By Peg Schreiner News Editor an excerpt On October 20, the College welcomed esteemed photogra- pher Charles H. Traub to speak by Kris Molinaro as part of the Human/Nature lecture series. Traub, who, ac- cording to his website, has re- Doug looked in the rearview mirror. At least ten cars be- ceived awards from institutions hind him. Only one in front, but it was holding him up. He ranging from the New York wanted to fly. His 12AM curfew was thirty minutes away State Council on the Arts to and he knew he could cruise for a bit. Sunset Hill Road was the Olympic Arts Organization near the town line. It had no streetlights and was a roll- Committee, declared himself a ercoaster for the first few miles, but once he got through “real world witness photogra- that he was prepared for the five flat miles where he might pher” during the talk. reach eighty-five. The car in front turned onto a side road. According to the College’s He turned around to Al: “Let me grab one of those beers website, Human/Nature is you took. No cops in sight.” the humanities theme for the Al was about to shake his head but thought against it. 2015-2016 academic year and “You’re always the driver. You earned it, pal.” He handed aims to “foster interdisciplin- him a bottle. ary discussion and collabo- Doug took it and placed it between his legs. “Ah, fuck, I ration” across campus. The forgot these aren’t twist off. I got it.” He pulled out his asth- website further describes that ma inhaler from his left pocket and performed the trick he the theme will “reflect upon had done hundreds of times, pushing down on the side not nature, the built environment, under the bottle cap. He looked down to collect the cap and the ways in which our re- and place the inhaler back into his pocket. lationship to the natural world He jerked upward to a flash of white light. He had swerved has shaped human existence. into the opposite lane. The truck smashed through his Across humanities this theme headlights, shattering the front windshield. Connor’s feet will enable us to examine our sliced through the glass and he went soaring through the relationship to nature from an- now empty window into the night air. Flecks of glass tore tiquity to the present.” at Doug’s eyelids as the truck’s grill pummeled his body At the beginning of Traub’s and Al’s directly behind him. Doug looked up and saw a talk, he reflected on what the man with a thick mustache. He had dark, jet black hair that Human/Nature theme means matched the color of the bison on the front of his brown to him, citing a time when his baseball cap. He made eye contact with Doug just as yellow mentor, 20th century photogra- Charles Traub’s Lunchtime features photographs of passersby in New York from the 1970s. Courtesy of Charles Traub chunks began to spew from the man’s mouth. pher and abstract expressionist His thoughts were not of Lexie now. Instead, he drifted Aaron Siskind, said: “the only to Jackson Hole and long winter vacations spent there with nature I’m really interested in is Costume Party Big Open Show The Late Show: Homecoming Concert his father. He was at the top of Casper Bowl, his first black my own.” A Capella diamond. The illegible K2’s were caked with ice beneath Traub dabbled as a nature Oct. 29 Oct. 29 Oct. 30 Oct. 31 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. him and the skin at the top of his nose was numb from the photographer during the late Museum Lounge Above Museum Lorimer Chapel Page Commons wind. 1960s and early 1970s, and said A cold swirling pain swelled inside his chest, and the he was “very interested in get- pressure reminded him of eighth grade, squeezing his en- ting back to nature [at the time]” tire body through an ovular bedroom window so that his and that “while nature was the ment to style, personality, and not casual.” Ironically, Traub mother would not find him putrid from vodka. salvation in the 1960s, the es- the encounter itself,” also noting was once interviewed by HONY He thought out how he would appear if they found him, sence of civilization is to pro- that the most rewarding aspect while at a café in New York. both hands curled into fists from the steering wheel, his tect ourselves from nature.” The of taking these photographs was The way in which HONY pants soaked from the spilt Coors, and his asthma inhaler, manifestation of his interest in that “in a brief moment, there supplements his photographs not helping him much now, strewn somewhere in the vi- nature can be seen in his collec- was a commute between subject with words led Traub to ana- cinity. tions “Positive Landscape” and and taker. The kind of connec- lyze the old adage: “a picture Doug felt his breath leave his body. He felt the thud of “Negative Landscape.” tion that, frankly, we all want.” says a thousand words.” Traub the back of his head ramming into Al’s forehead. He could Ultimately, however, Traub Traub continued to photo- said that while he is “quite con- parse out the snapping of his ribs amongst the roar of the said his interest in landscapes graph passers-by on the street vinced that one picture prob- engine. “did not fulfill my urge to un- when he moved ably cannot say derstand nature. I realized that to New York in what a thousand people were the better part of 1978, where he words can say,” he nature that I was interested in.” stationed his cam- does think that This realization served as a cat- era on the cor- each portrait can alyst for the photography that ner of 57th street and should tell a Making Space, performed in Strider has since defined Traub’s style and 5th Avenue: “Something took story. “Each face and career. “the center of the is a personality, Beginning at the beaches of world.” Given his me to the street. It each face is an Chicago, which he described prime location, encounter,” he as an “interface between get- Traub said, “ev- was like said. ting away from the big city and eryone passed by When students the city itself,” Traub started sooner or later.” everything I asked Traub what taking black and white photos The photo- he thinks aspiring of the “unabashed behavior” graphs taken on wanted to find out photographers present there. the street during should focus on, After exhausting his work this portion of about in the world he said that it is at the beaches, Traub noted: Traub’s career re- essential to ex- “something took me to the sulted in his lat- was there; my plore the ques- street. It was like everything I est book, Lunch- tion of “what wanted to find out about in the time, which came curiosity was makes us human world was there; my curiosity out in October of and how can we was sparked by watching people 2015 and was de- sparked by manage all of pass on the street.” Thus, Traub signed by David the imagery that made the transition from sand Schorr. watching people we take today?” to pavement and took some of When an au- Should the cur- the most iconic photographs of dience member rent generation his entire career. asked Traub if he pass on the use its creative Between 1977 and 1988, would compare energy to gather while he was the Chairman of himself to the street.” and filter all pho- the Photography Department popular social me- tographs that get at Columbia College in Chi- dia photography Charles Traub taken, subsequent cago, Traub would venture to account entitled collections will the streets at lunchtime and “Humans of New Photographer “begin to tell us a take photographs of people. York” (HONY), he bit about human Again commenting on the Col- said that its work nature,” accord- lege’s theme of Human/Nature, is very different. ing to Traub. Traub said that he “found the While HONY Traub also landscape of the street the most takes what Traub briefly discussed productive and exciting place to calls “snapshots” his book Dolce find out about nature, both hu- and accompanies the photos Via, a collection of pictures man and otherwise.” with words from an interview, taken in Italy in the early 1980s Traub was apt at approaching his own work revolved around that, like his other works, “rep- his subjects on the street, re- “street portraits.” The key dif- resent the presentation of self in ceiving “virtually no rejections,” ference between the two types everyday life.” and created a prolific collection of photography, according to Currently, Traub is working of photographs. When Traub Traub, is that the portraits are on a collection of photographs of began to put al the photographs more curated and involve “a “people in their environments,” Students collaborate with with performance group The Space We Make. Izzy Zaidi | The Colby Echo together, he said it was a “testa- moment of recognition that is called “Still Life in America.” Page 10 | The Colby Echo Forum October 29, 2015 Su-do-ku! Upcoming Events 7 9 4 6

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From the Archives: October 25, 1979 Waterville, Maine Sports colbyechonews.com | Page 11 Volleyball wins four in a Football NESCAC Overall row in an impressive week W L W L

from Tuesday into their matchup had a great game, tallying eight Amherst By Henry Dodge against Gordon College on Fri- blocks, eight kills, and two aces 5 0 5 0 Contributor day night. After dropping the while Hanssen had seven kills, first set 19-25, the Mules went on five aces, six digs, and two blocks. The Colby Volleyball team to win three straight sets to earn The setter tandem of Moslener Trinity 5 0 5 0 started off a successful week an impressive non-conference and Manuel finished with 31 as- with a win against Husson Uni- road victory. Kim Donaldson ’16 sists between the two of them versity on Tuesday, October 20. led the team in kills with 14, and as the Mules looked on to their Middlebury 4 1 4 1 The Mules won in impressive also had three blocks. Hanssen match later in the day with 13th fashion, winning the sets 25-9, followed up her impressive per- ranked Endicott College. 25-9, and 25-15. Elizabeth Noy- formance earlier in the week and Colby went on to top off their Tufts es ’17 had a team leading nine led the team with seven service impressive week with a huge 4 1 4 1 kills and finished with a hitting aces. Sarah Arvidson ’16 accu- win over Endicott later that day. percentage of .500. Setter Molly mulated 16 digs for the Mules Donaldson, Serhan, and Arvid- Manuel ’19 led Colby in assists, and setters Manuel and Emily son had 14, 13, and 13 blocks Wesleyan 3 2 3 2 accumulating 13 throughout the Moslener ’18 finished with 18 respectively. Arvidson also fin- course of the match while also and 15 assists, respectively. The ished with 20 defensive digs. tallying seven defensive digs. Mules improved to 11-10 for the The Mules showed grit in the Williams 2 3 2 3 Natalie Roy ’16 led the Mules in season and looked to continue match after losing the fourth digs with 15, and Paige Hanssen their winning streak into the set, but they rallied in the fifth ’19 had three service aces. Colby weekend with matches against set and finished strong winning hit very well as a team with a Endicott College and Western 15-9 to secure one of their most Bowdoin 1 4 1 4 .338 hitting percentage for the New England University. impressive wins of the season. match, and the Mules never hit The Mules added to their win- The Mules look to keep their below .300 as a team in any of ning streak with a 3-1 win over winning streak alive as they take Colby 1 4 1 4 their three sets. Western New England to start on Maine Maritime Academy on Colby took the momentum the weekend off. Donaldson Tuesday at 7 p.m. Bates 0 5 0 5

The Echo reminds you to support Colby Athletics Hamilton 0 5 0 5 Field Hockey drops a game away at Hamilton New York, to take on Hamilton. apiece, as goalie and co-Captain their fortune around in the Hamilton and lost 5-2, falling By Drew Ladner Both teams entered the game Sarah Evans ’18 made four saves second half, but found no such to a 7-7 record, 2-7 in NESCAC Contributor with six losses. As it was the final over the duration of the game. luck. Despite repeated valiant play. game of their regu- Unfortunately for efforts, it was Hamilton that Despite the loss, all hope of The women’s field hockey team lar season, Hamil- the Mules, Ham- scored ten minutes into the earning a playoff spot is not lost. came into this weekend with one ton was also look- ilton scored twice second half. Down 4-1, things The team hopes to fend off Bates goal in mind: securing a spot ing to clinch a spot ...all hope at the end of the looked grim for the team and this Wednesday, October 28. If in this year’s playoffs. With a in the playoffs with first half, with the worsened as another goal was they can hold off the Bobcats, 7-6 record, the team was tied a win. of earning a defensive battle added just over 15 minutes later. who have dropped their last with Bates and Wesleyan for the The teams began coming to a halt Things were not going well for four games in a row, they will eighth and final spot in the NE- the first half in a playoff spot when Hamilton the Mules, who had worked all have to hope for a Conn. College SCAC playoffs. A win for the tightly contested put in a goal with week in hopes of moving closer win against Wesleyan that same Mules and a Wesleyan loss would battle. Hamilton is not lost. 4:40 remaining. to the playoffs. However, they night. Judging by their records, have put the team in control of struck first with Colby’s situation were reluctant to give up, show- Wesleyan would appear to have their own destiny heading into a goal 6:55 into only worsened ing the recurring tenacity that the edge against the 4-10 Cam- the final game. Having suffered the first half. However Colby when Hamilton had a penalty has defined their season. They els. However, Conn. College has a devastating loss to the Polar quickly bounced back with a corner moments later, just be- continued to fight to the bit- played many tough teams tight- Bears at Bowdoin last weekend, goal of their own within three fore half time. Hamilton scored, ter end, demonstrated by a goal ly, including a 4-3 loss to Colby the team knew that this weekend minutes, scored by Misha Strage and suddenly the Mules were from Meredith Keenan’s ’18 earlier this season. If all goes they had to settle for nothing but ’16. After the goal, a defensive down 3-1 heading into the sec- with just under seven minutes according to plan, Colby will be the best as they made the near battle ensued. The teams re- ond half. to play. Ultimately, the Mules in the NESCAC playoffs for a seven-hour travel out to Clinton, mained deadlocked at one goal The Mules looked to turn could not pull out a win against third consecutive season. W. Soccer drops from playoff race around after Wednesday’s game, By Andrew D’Anieri making the trek to Clinton, N.Y. on Staff Writer Friday afternoon for an 11am kickoff on Saturday against Hamilton Col- The Colby Women’s Soccer team lege. Still looking for their first NE- suffered two defeats this week, which SCAC victory, the Mules knew they unfortunately eliminated them from were in for a tough test against the playoff contention with one game left Continental’s team, fighting for the to play. The Mules travelled to Bow- final playoff spot. The match started doin on Wednesday in what was a brightly, with three Colby shots in must-win game to keep their playoff the first half to go along with a 3-1 hopes alive. They started slowly as corner kick advantage. They were the Polar Bears opened the scoring in unlucky to be pegged back due to the 10th minute. The team regrouped a goal by the Continentals midway and was much more solid defensive- through the half. Come experience YOGA in an authentic studio space. ly for the rest of the half. However, The Mules equalized almost im- Classes taught by highly certified teachers. 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Still, tune proved costly when Hamilton Wednesdays 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. the Mules kept the game close thanks capitalized on a loose ball in the box to eight saves by goalkeeper Saman- and forced the ball into the net. With Sundays 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. tha Rizzo ’18. The Polar Bears finally little time left, the Mules found it dif- broke through to add a second in the ficult to create any more chances and 75th minute, forcing Colby to push the match ended 2-1. Vinyassa Flow (Hot) Yoga forward to get back into the game. The Mules (4-9-1 overall, 0-7- The hosts were able to exploit the ex- 1 NESCAC) will close out their Fridays 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. tra space and add a third goal with season on Tuesday, October 27 at seven minutes to go. 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Page 12 | The Colby Echo Sports October 29, 2015 Football defeats Continentals Devastator of the Week 24-19 in first win of the season game again three plays later ceeded to make several incom- By Grace Bucking when Cole Freeman completed plete passes, and, after failing Contributor a 59 yard pass to on another fourth Charles Ensley for down attempt, After four weeks of competi- the touchdown. gave possession tion, Colby football at last pro- Colby’s next drive The Mules back to Colby. cured its first victory of the 2015 advanced their The Mules got a season against Hamilton College lead to 24-7, but finished bit of a scare when on Saturday, October 24. The another long pass Hurdle-Price went pressure was high for both teams from Freeman to their eighth down on the side- going into the game, as neither Ensley a few plays line after receiving had won a game yet this year. The later gave Hamil- straight a lateral pass, and Mules were especially inclined ton their second though he initially to top their opponent, with their touchdown of the win against remained on the seven-game head-to-head win- game; first-year ground while be- ning streak against the Continen- kicker Erik Fyrer Hamilton. ing attended to by tals on the line. A rally by Ham- missed the extra a trainer, he soon ilton late in the game threatened point, however, picked himself up to snap this streak, but the Mules and the game remained 24-13. and returned to action. Several were able to hold them off and se- The fourth quarter proved to plays later, Colby’s Harrington cure the win, 24-19. be more tense for the Mules and ran the ball far to the outside near The team made the seven hour their supporters. With 12:12 re- the goal line. A failed field goal drive to Clinton, New York, this maining, Hamilton pulled with- attempt due to the tough angle weekend for the matchup. After in five points. A long pass to stopped Colby from gaining any a long bus ride, it did not take wide receiver Patrick Donahoe insurance. Hamilton had posses- long for the Mules to get on the advanced the Continentals to sion again and was only a touch- board at Steuben Field, driving 71 Colby’s 5-yard line. After a few down away from taking the lead. yards in nine plays to take a 7-0 unsuccessful rushes, Donahoe The Continentals proceeded lead in the first quarter. The scor- received a third-down pass in the to gain several first downs and ing drive opened with six run- end zone to make the game 24- make it to the Mules’ 41-yard ning plays by running back Jabari 19. Hamilton’s two-point conver- line, but that was the extent of Baron was NESCAC Special Teams Player of the Week for week five Courtesy of Colby Athletics Hurdle-Price ’17 (currently first sion attempt failed, but, regard- their comeback bid as Freeman in the NESCAC in all-purpose less, the crowd at Steuben Field made several long incomplete yards and second in rushing), fol- became increasingly riled up, passes before Colby ultimately lowed by two straight first downs. and Colby needed to kill off the shut down the resurgence. John Baron ’18 The drive was finally capped remaining twelve minutes of the The Mules finished their with a ten-yard run by quarter- quarter to secure the victory. eighth straight win against back Gabe Harrington ’17 for the The Mules were successful in Hamilton with 330 total yards. Sport: Football #2 touchdown. Five minutes later, running out the clock on their Hurdle-Price led them with 103 John Baron ’18 kicked a 34-yard next drive, rushing for 54 yards rushing yards and three recep- Position: Kicker/Punter Economics Major with a field goal for the Mules, putting and chewing up over more than tions, and Harrington com- them up 10-0. seven minutes. The drive saw pleted a pass to seven different Hometown: Medfield, MA Minor in Physics After the rest of the half several handoffs to Hurdle- Colby players. The Mules head passed without either team Price and key blocking from into Family Homecoming Week- Why: Baron has been a bright spot for Colby Football scoring, Colby took a 17-0 ad- Colby’s offensive line, but was end 1-4 overall and will face off vantage on their first drive of terminated by Jimmy Giattino’s against Bates on Saturday at 1:00 this season. He is third in the league in average yards the third quarter. However, the interception on Colby’s fourth p.m. for the first of the Colby- Continentals made it a 10-point down attempt. Hamilton pro- Bates-Bowdoin games. per punt at 38.8 and he has not missed an extra point. His 34-yard field goal on Saturday was tied for the third The Mules face Bates at home at 1:00 p.m. on Halloween -longest M. Soccer suffers Crew finishes up successful fall ing ahead of rivals Bowdoin, Wesleyan, The season ended in traditional fash- By Liam Welch the University of Massachusetts, and ion at the Head of the Charles regatta 1-0 loss to Hamilton Contributor the University of New Hampshire. The in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Current women’s team had a strong fifth place team members, coaches, and alumni This past weekend, both men and finish from their eight boat race, beating came together to race and support one game came in the 88th minute A women’s crew capped off successful rival Holy Cross by over thirty seconds. another in celebration of a successful By Russ Ollis loose ball bounced right in front of seasons. The Mules carried their tradi- The Mules continued their success Fall for the Mules. The men’s four boat Staff Writer defender Cam Clouse’s ’19 feet, but tion of academic and athletic excellence at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta finished sixth of forty-six, and the wom- his shot barely missed the mark as from last year into this preseason, as a in Worcester, Massachusetts, the fol- en’s eight boat finished thirteenth of The struggling men’s soccer it sailed past the right post. Be- total of twenty-two team members were lowing weekend. The men’s four boat thirty-two to solidify another successful team travelled to Hamilton Col- sides Clouse, Jeff Rosenberg ’19, welcomed to the East Coast Athletic had a third place finish, while the eight season. Colby coach Stew Stokes and lege this past weekend in an effort Chandler Smith ’18, and Brandon Conference (ECAC) National Invita- boat ended ninth of eighteen boats. The two-time olympian Colby alumni Hil- to pick up its second New England Fahlberg ’17 each had shots. Goal- tional Rowing Championship Stewards women’s team, held steady with a fifth ary Gehman ’93 also had notable fin- Small College Athletic Conference keeper John Pappas ’18 made four All-Academic team -- ten from the place finish of twenty-six boats. ishes. Stokes finished finished tenth of (NESCAC) victory of the season. saves in the loss. men’s team and twelve from the wom- “New members of the team fifty-six boats in the men’s senior eight Despite a back-and-forth effort, The loss gave Hamilton its en’s. These twenty-two were recognized brought a lot of energy this season” boat, while Gehman won the women’s the Mules ended up on the wrong second NESCAC victory of the for their cumulative grade point average said Dan Spellman ’18 of Weston, master two boat. Gehman also teamed side of the 1-0 game. year and ended their season at of 3.35 or higher for at least one full year Massachusetts, a key member of the with para-athlete Katherine Barrett for a The lone goal of the game came 6-9 overall and 2-8 in league at Colby. A strong preseason coupled men’s four boat. “We worked hard in third place finish in an exhibition race. when Colby was called for a hand play. The Mules on the other with ambitious recruits set the tone for weight room over the summer and As the Mules wrap up another sea- ball in the penalty area during a hand, dropped to 3-8-3 overall a fiery fall on the water. in practice from the beginning of the son on the water, they will continue corner kick in the first half. A while sporting a 1-6-2 NESCAC The Textile River Regatta, an annual year. We’re proud to have achieved to reflect on their impressive fall and Hamilton player was awarded a record. Colby has one more event held on the Merrimack River in what we did, and we’re confident this work towards their next race in the penalty kick and capitalized on his game in the season, and play Lowell, Massachusetts was the team’s first momentum can carry us through the spring. They have become a notewor- opportunity to put the Colonials host to the Bobcats of Bates Col- opportunity to show their potential. The winter and into the Spring.” Spellman, thy headline in Colby sports and plan on top 1-0. lege on Harold Alfond Field at 8 men’s team four boat won their event in also acknowledged that the team has to maintain their tradition of excel- Colby’s best attempt at tying the p.m. on Halloween. a race of sixteen boats, notably finish- higher goals set for the spring. lence in the coming months. M. Tennis uses fall season in preparation for spring (ITA) Men’s Regional Champion- mained composed as they broke won their respective doubles I and III athletes. Despite the By James Burlage ships at Williams College. serve and won off a crisp lob shot matches with ease (8-1, 8-2) tough competition, captain Carl Contributor Despite Hillier’s singles loss (6- by Speer to advance to the next day. to take a 2-1 lead. With singles Reid ’17 managed to put Colby 3,6-4) to 8th seed Brian Granoff, Unfortunately, the Mules lost in the left, Martin, Hoenig and Carlson on the board with a win (6-0,7- After playing in several indepen- he and Speer battled in doubles quarterfinals (8-6) to a pair of Bow- continued to step up, as Colby 6) against Telkedzhiev of Tufts. dent tournaments and a lone head play, advancing to the quarterfinal doin dark horses who upset the split the singles three games Unfortunately, that was all Colby to head match this fall, Colby Men’s round. The duo cruised through number 5 seed in the tournament. apiece to total the score at 5-4 in could muster as they were shut Tennis looks to fine tune their skills the first round with an 8-3 win over Last Saturday, Colby Men’s Colby’s favor. The Mules played out in the rest of the tournament. for the upcoming spring season. On Endicott College, but the second Tennis played their sole head to at Gordon College with a slight “We’re a young team with a lot of September 25, Cameron Hillier ’17 round against Wesleyan proved to head fall match against Gordon. disadvantage as the upper half potential to grow and compete and Shaw Speer ’18 travelled to Wil- be much more formidable. Speer Pairs Alexander Thrane ’19 and of the team had travelled to the at the top of the NESCAC,” said liamstown, Mass. to compete in the and Hillier were up 6-3 but let the Matt Martin ’18, and Sam Hoe- Boston Invitational at Tufts to Carlson, summing up the high Intercollegiate Tennis Association lead slip to 8-7, however they re- nig ’19 and Adam Carlson ’18 compete against the top Division expectations for next season.