Addressing global food inequality SOUTH END TEEN CENTER BBQ RELIGION AT COLBY Hunger banquet Union on Thursday, April 23, divided bles, the "middle" 20 percent received Faith at core students up into three separate groups. just enough rice, beans and water, and brings resource Upon entering the event, attendees re- sat in chairs while the bottom tier, ceived a number that correlated to one consisting of 70 percent of the atten- of life for disparity to light of the groups, each serving as a dees, were given a meager amount of metaphor for a level of global re- rice and water. They ate on the floor. source availability. Before students were allowed to many on Hill By ALEXANDER RICHARDS Depending on their designated cat, however, cards relating stories SENIOR NEWS EDITOR from members of each of these real- By ALLISON EHRENREICH world groups were distributed. The ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Over 100 million peop le who top echelon was allowed to eat earlier were once able to provide food for While 800 mil- than the rest , and was provided with Leaving home for Mayflower Hill themselves recently lost that ability, lion people suf- accounts of wealthier citizens who ex- four years ago, Catherine Woodiwiss '09 and "joined the ranks of the hun- pected good nutrition and education knew that she was casting aside the gry." according to a notice sent out fer from for their children, whereas members comfortable, familiar and nurturing en- by the Colby Volunteer Center chronic hunger, of the lower groups learned about vironment that she had taken for granted. [CMC) and LuziCare. families whose primary concerns in- She knew that her new life in col- In order to bring this reality to globally, clude the chance that their children lege would challenge her in every lig ht-—a difficult task on a campus enough food is may die of hunger. way. She would have to make new i\ here dining halls often shut down at "It was a really concrete way to ed- friends and create another nurturing the end of the day with many pounds produced to ucate people on hunger and food se- community that would replace the of food left uneaten or thrown away— feed 12 billion curity," Goldring said. comforts of her childhood home. t VC and LuziCare, an organization After the meal, a presentation was While it may take months for most founded by Jamie Goldring '09 to people... given, outlining a number of statistics students to meet classmates who share limdraise for medical care in Malawi , approximately provided by Oxfam (a group dedi- similar ideals and backgrounds, \t'nca, partnered up to put on a cated to fighting poverty and hunger) Woodiwiss knew where she would Hunger Banquet." The event itself two times the... regarding worldwide food consump- find like-minded friends immediately. w as spearheaded by LuziCare mem- population. tion and allocation. Among the more She chose to connect the Colby Chris- bers Megan "Petie" Booth '11 , Sarah powerful messages was that while tian Fellowship (CCF) soon after she Ramsay ' 11 and John Perkins '11 , 800 million people suffer from arrived on campus. who is also involved with CVC. chronic hunger, globally, enough Having grown up a dedicated The banquet , held in the Lower food is produced feed 12 billion peo- Christian, she knew that leaving home Programming Space (LoPo) of Cotter group, the students received a propor- ple-approximately two times the would challenge her faith. Coming to tionate amount of food. The "top" 10 global population. TATE KANESKIGE/THE C04BV ECHC tiie College "made me take ownership percent of banquet-goers received an The slides also illustrated the dis- Ben Hummel '11 grills organic food at a barbeque sponsored by the of my faith and ask some realty diffi- Reporting for this article by Allison abundant amount of food—a full Colby Organic Gardening Club, Colby Waterville Alliance and the Colby cult questions—'do I actually believe Ehrenreich, Asst. News Editor meal—and were permitted to sit at ta- Volunteer Center on Friday. April 24 at the South End Teen Center See HUNGER, Page 3 this?'—It was hard, but necessary." She found her faith strengthened, more WOODSMEN'S TEAM assured and, more than ever, her own- In doing so, she joined a small, yet vibrant community: religious life on campus. Senior wins women's division at Dartmouth The CCF is one of several reli- gious groups at the College, which in- eight other lumberjills from re- a chainsaw) and single buck (where Hutchins came in third, first, $500 scholarship from Stihl and a cludes the Colby Muslim Group. Hutch ins takes gional schools in three Stihl Tim- the competitor cuts through a round and fourth respectively in each Kcech racing ax. She outsawed, Colby Hillei—a Jewish group—and f emale title, wins bersports professional discip lines log in the shortest time possible event, yet it was just enough to outchopped and outbucked fellow the Newman Council , a Catholic to take the title. win the Challenge. lumberjills from State University of community. These groups provide the scholarship "In the Stihl "Overall 1 beat the (University of New York College of Environmental framework and moral support for stu- competition , I New Hampshire (UNH)] girl by one Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF), dents to remain active in their reli- was really ex- point , which was pretty exciting," Finger Lakes Community College, gion, both spiritually and By NICK CUNKELMAN cited that the Hutchins said. "I was surprised to Paul Smith's College, State Univer- intellectually. They can look to each SPORTS EDITOR women would win because I didn 't win every sity of New York Cobleskill (SUNY- other for conversations on faith , an get a chance to event , but I competed consistentl y Cobleskill), Unity College, often-taboo subject among the non- In the history of the Colby woods- compete , " through all three, which is really im- University of Vermont, UNH, and of religious. And they can take comfort men 's team and the hundred-year Hutchins said. portant when you only have three course, Dartmouth. in shared beliefs and experiences. history of the Dartmouth College "The northeast events that count." Hutchins won a Outing Club (DOC) there has never region is usually With the title. See WOODSMEN, Page 17 See RELIGION, Page 11 been a weekend quite like the one the strongest in that ensued in Hanover on April 24- terms of teams, -s indeed , not only did the DOC— and has the founded in 1909—celebrate its most competi- explores ' issues of class s Class centennial this year, but it also tive women hosted the 63rd annual Woodsmen teams which is Weekend, a competition that fea- why we were Forum highlights The class surveyed 150 students on ipants hold occupations that require tured the Northeast qualifier of the the only region the Hill, making a special effort to in- education beyond high school. 76 per- Stihl Timbersports Collegiate Chal- to have the research by clude an equal number of men and cent of the participants remarked that lenge as well as the first-ever Stihl women's com- students, prof essor women. 93 percent of the people sur- college was an expectation. "This Timbersports women's collegiate petition." veyed identified themselves as either number is inconsistent with the na- lumberjack event. The women's middle class or upper middle class. tional average, which is closer to 91 This finding, she said, was not far percent for high-income students and The occasion was notable lumberjack event ESPN COM By JAMES BELTRAN & '' enough in and of itself, certainly, featured the un- Woodsman Sara Hutchins '09 competes at Dartmouth. MICHAEL BROPHY from the national average: 80 percent 35 percent for low-income students, but Colby 's own Sara Hutchins derhand chop, NEWS STAFF of Americans identify themselves as Merzbach said. '09 made it monumental for the the stock saw middle-class. Along with the survey, kinder- Mules , winning the women 's (which involves making two cuts, using a crosscut saw), all done in a As part of an effort to raise aware- "The majority of Colby students garten, third grade and sixth grade stu- event outright. Hutchins defeated one up and one down, on a log with head-to-head style. ness on social class at the College, a grew up in suburban, affluent neigh- dents were asked to depict who is forum entitled "Let 's Talk About borhoods , although the second most successful or unsuccessful through Class" was held by Associate Profes- frequent answer was rural." In addi- COLBY CARES DAY sor of Education Adam Howard's So- tion, most of the parents of the partic- See CLASS, Page 3 cial Class and Schooling education course to bnng more exposure to how social class plays a role in the life of the College. THIS WEEK'S ECHO The main point of the discussion is that social class distinctions go much deeper than simply how much money we have. "We don 't do a very good job in America of talking about social class and when we do, we tend to focus on money," Howard said. In his book Learning Privilege: Lessons of Power and Identity in Affluent School- ing, he describes three types of capi- tal: social , cultural , and economic. It is not just how much money one have that defines class, it is the social in- sight and connections one has because of one's social standing. The program began with Judy Merzbach ' 11 explaining posters dis- played in Pulver Pavilion and the Di- amond atrium. These posters presented information on social class on the Hill. "We have spent the whole semester with Adam, investigating, internalizing and familiarizing our- selves with issues of social class in- equity and injustice," Merzbach said.

^ ^ couHrtsvOf RDWM MMXD "Tonight, our goal is to share a little bit of what we have uncovered about Studentsf irmvarious clubs, campus organizations and sports teams participated in Colby Cares Day on social class at Colby and the local Saturday.April 25. The projectsranged from cleaning walking trails and folding shins to museum beaulifi- community with you," she continued. • ""on and raking leaves. Seepage 10 forfull coverage cfthe event. ACCREDITATION I WORKING TO BUILD BRIDGES Group to reviewacademics

By RACHEL GOFF riculum and communication methods. on what they expect from their stu- NEWS STAFF Another group will meet to assess ac- dents. "If you go to a professor and ademic engagement in May. ask them what they expect from you All institutions of higher education "There 's not a lot to report right they will be able to tell you," Donihue are subject to cimcular evaluations by now." Domhue said. "We've com- said, but it is not always clear to stu- gm emment and other authorities in dents who don't think to ask. A possi- order 10 maintain their status as learn- ble way to alleviate this problem ing organizations Such a review ' would be to include explicit course process is currently underway, in- There s not goals on the syllabus, Donihue pro- tended to ensure that the College a lot to posed. He stated that they want to meets the New England Association avoid any communication problems of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) report right between students and teachers, and accreditation standards now...We've will be meeting with department di- According to Michael Domhuc, rectors this fall to discuss any ideas professor of economics, associate vice completed the the groups have come up with. - president for academic affairs and as- Donihue also mentioned a possi- ' , , FILE PW discovery Studentswho spent their spring break working with Native Americans captured their experiences in a documentary sociate dean of faculty, the actual cur- ble program for writing across the riculum is not going to change, and phase...[we are curriculum that would go beyond what does change will hav e a minimal looking for] EN 115 and focus on a student 's abil- effect on students "There are all sorts ity to write effectively within his or Spring break connects College to tribes of rumors," he said, one of the most ideas about her own major. The program would prevalent being the College's decision how to move most likely not be required, but Students visit One of the questions on Wednes- with and pursue individual goals in- to take away JanPlan "We are not forward. Donihue explained that the possibil- day was about how the College could stead of considering returning to your going to get nd of JanPlan," he con- ity has not been completely elimi- reservations, attract Native Americans from roots. They said that being in college firmed, listing some of the ways in nated. "If we could [require it]," Maine's Penobscot tribe, keeping in influences one's way of thinking so which he feels students benefit im- Michael Donihue Donihue said, "what are the implica- discuss college mind its proximity to the University that one would feel different from the mensely from the one-month program. Dean of Faculty tions?" These are the types of ques- of Southern Maine. The College has community upon returning home. On The cumcular review process is tions the groups are asking. an advantage in its more frequent dis- the other hand, preserving the culture not new to the College, as all accred- The College will have to submit a By TONI TVSETANOVA cussions on issues like race. However, on the reservations is what Native CONTRIBUTING WRITER ited educational institutions undergo pleted the discovery phase," he said, progress report—a plan on how they some of the project participants ad- Americans are aiming at by sending comprehensive evaluations at least and they are now looking for "ideas intend to meet accreditation stan- mitted that they felt hypocritical when students to college and expecting every ten years This year, three dif- about how to move forward." dards—to NESCAC next fall. This re- The Working to Build Bridges to them to come back and help their ferent working groups met to review One idea the groups have discussed port will review the resultsof this plan Communities (WBBC) 2009 spring community. For instance, the the JanPlan program, the core cur- is a way to make the faculty be clearer in five years' time. break group presented a documentary youngest member of one of the tribci capturing their visits to five schools of In a traditional that speaks their language is 40 years HOUSING CHANGES the four Maine Native American tribes old. It took the tribe 30 years to as- on Wednesday, April 22. The 30- tribal family, semble information and publish a dic- minute video showed the group's tran- the ties among tionary in that language. sition from one location to another and its members Responding to a question about The demise of the Gardens was followed by a discussion with the school conditions, students said that participants. Leslie Hutchings '11, are extremely even though the schools were excel- who took part in the WBBC trip, said lent, they saw poverty outside of the Mixed emotions that the documentary's goal was strong. If one schools—abandoned factories and surround close of mainly to reveal what the process of person is unemployment. The reservations moving from the reservations to the were also often isolated from bigger off-campus dorm College would be like for Native sick or has a cities. A College professor asked American students. The conclusion problem, about tribal schoolteachers' attitudes that the group reached during its trip The students were happy to say thai By BENJAMIN COOK was that this could be a very isolating students often teachers were very supportive and NEWS STAFF experience and that better minority feel obliged to... eager to further students' interest in at- support systems should be established tending college. For the past four years, the infa- if the College really wants to attract return home to Among the attendees of the event mous Colby Gardens has been home Native Americans. help out. were Sui Kim Cheah of Admissions to approximately 60 students each se- A common problem for indigenous Office , Todd Herrmann of Career mester. The dormitory, which is lo- students is high school drop-out rates. Center, Visiting'Assistant PWrfessorw cated on Western Avenue less than a Even prestigious institutions like Har- English Tereza Szeghi (who is teach mile from campus, was leased in the vard cannot completely provide for they were telling the Native American ing a course in American!Indian Lit- summer of 2005 from the Ursuline these students' needs. In a traditional youth to come to the College know- erature) and Lydia Moland, assistant Sisters' convent and will be discon- tribal family, the ties among its mem- ing how small the indigenous popula- professor of philosophy. Szeghi

tinued as student housing next year. F1LEPMOIC bers are extremely strong. If one fam- tion is on Mayflower Hill. A solution shared that she had both a personal Senior Associate Dean of Students After four years in operation, the Gardens is closing amid mixed reviews. ily member is sick or has a problem, to this problem was proposed and academic interest in Indian tnbes Paul Johnston explained that three students often feel obliged to remain nonetheless. Ozzy Ramirez '09 said and history. She reminded the audi- major factors influenced the College's or return home to help out. That sense that just as Students Organized foi ence to remember that the College decision to open the Gardens: there to their former convent. melt in demand for on campus hous- of obligation is a major reason that in- Black and Hispanic Unity (SOBHU) was built on what had once been were fewer juniors who chose to study Students who live in the Gardens ing," explained Associate Director of digenous students drop out from col- "serves a place for" him, so should the Penobscot land. Moland explained abroad in the fall semester of 2005. receive several benefits to compensate Campus Life Kimberly Kenniston. leges that are far from their homes or Four Wings Native American club that she was working on a project more students than usual returned for the fact that they are farther away The Class of 2009 was the larger than places tike Harvard that would not grow and be able to serve a place foi with the Goldfarb Center and teach- from personal leave and approxi- from the main campus. The Colby expected group of incoming students tolerate missed classes. It is also a rea- Native American students. ing a class that incorporated aware- mately 20 fewer students than in pre- Gardens Shuttle offers daily van serv- that influenced the decision to open son for frequent absences from mid- Ramirez also commented that he, ness of Native American issues vious years opted to live off campus. ice to and from the Gardens. Students the Gardens. dle and high schools, but teachers in Kristen Ortiz '09 and Kelsey Potdevin Students in her class had helped in or- Dean of Admissions and Finan- who arc going to class or a dining hall Tsvetanova had already made plans those institutions are better acquainted '09 had come from very different ganizing an event the previous week cial Aid Parker J Beverage said, can ask the Shuttle driver to drop to live in Colby Gardens next year. with the situation and accept it as an places, but that at the College it is when a Penobscot basket weaver "My colleagues and I in.the Admis- them off on location, which is partic- "[My friends and I] had set our established fact. easy to Jose the identity you come ir. came to the Hill. sions and Financial Aid Office were ularly useful in the winter. "The shut- plans...we were upset they closed." partly responsible for the creation of tle drivers are amazing," Gardens Even staff members who resided in EMPTY BOWLS Colby Gardens, in a year when we the Gardens for the year said they en- saw a higher~than-expected yield joyed their stay. "Unlimited orange among first-year applicants admit- juice...a gym, public computers and ted to Colby." Unlimited so many single rooms...no other dor- Assistant Director of Campus Life orange juice...a mitory matches it," remarked William Jessica Dash, who was a student when Fassett, an AmeriCorps VISTA work- the Gardens first opened, noted that gym, public ing in the Goldfarb Center. "I under- "for the first years, [Campus Life] had computers and stand why it 's being closed, but to guarantee beds ..[and] we couldn 't there's a core group of people here force students to live off campus." so many single who will dearly miss it." Thus. Johnston was faced with the rooms... Several shuttle drivers expressed task of finding new and immediate disappointment when they heard the housing before the school year began. no other Gardens were closing. Not only had The search committee considered a dormitory they formed bonds with the students, variety of options , including renting but some wonder what role they will out the top floor of the local Holiday matches it. play on the Hill next year. Inn In the end. it was fortunate to find Other students, however, are re- the Gardens , formerly a nunnery William Fassett lieved that the Gardens are closing. owned by the Ursuline Sisters. Faculty Resident. Colby Gardens "In a school as campus oriented as Special Assistant to the President AmeriCorps VISTA Colby, it would have been weird to Janice Kassman desenbed the addi- have been separated like that," said tion of the Gardens as being difficult Jennifer Beatty '12. "It 's one less Community members peruse a selection of bowls handmade by the Colby Pottery Club. The bowls were sold for at first. "When we first told stu- resident Tom Tsvctanova '11 said. stress in room draw, especially since a suggested donation of $10 to benefit the homeless in Central Maine, and included a serving of soup and bread dents, mainly sophomores who were "They [have] become our friends." I have a very bad number." on the housing waiting list over the In addition , students in the Gardens summer, that they would be living in have a large kitchen that is stocked a converted convent , there were daily by Dining Services. The dorm mixed reactions, from shock k» dis- has been set up with wireless Internet Colby College Department of Security belief to resignation ," Kassman access However, cable television and said "Once students got to campus phone capabilities are not available in Incident Report Log and saw the accommodation, I think student rooms. There are four large they were pleased " lounges with televisions and DVD Local neighbors were also con- players, as well as recreational games. cerned about increased noise and traf- The facility has a fully equipped ex- fic levels , but their fears were ercise room. Many rooms even come unfounded "In an ironic twist, the with a sink inside. Two of the largest only time the police were called the incentives for living in the Gardens first year was when a dog owned by a arc a 5500 tuition cut per semester as neighbor bothered one of the Colby well as a 25 percent reduction in ones Garden students," Kassman said. housing lottery number for the fol- In previous years, students have lowing year. created neighborly bonds with the Despite its relative success, at the nuns, who live in a small house next end of this academic year, the College door On a few occasions, the sisters will not be renewing its lease for the have come to the Gardens to visit and Gardens "With the graduation of the to sec what changes have been made Class of 2009, we expect to have a Sexual assault at home and abroad Discussions explore By MICHAEL BROW IV monetary issues on Hill NEWS STAFF poverty in Kentucky and lived home- From CLASS, Page 1 less for three years of his childhood, Since the colonization of what is acknowledged that money was one now the Democratic Republic of the part of a larger realm of social class, Congo in the 1880s, women in central drawing. The project entailed an in- he cited two reasons for our inability Africa have been subject to abuse by terviews with Waterville residents to talk about class: the belief that it is both foreign and native men. The sit- without regard to impolite to ask how uation has quietly but steadily become class or age. "The much someone so bad that women's rights activist goal was to look at earns, as well as the Eve Ensler has declared it a "femi- their perception of We don't do a contradiction of the cide." Ensler, author of the globally their social class very good American Dream successful play The Vagina Mono- backgrounds and (in which success logues, visited Colby in March to contrast that with job in this comes with hard speak about V-Day, an organization how they see them- country work)—which is an fighting violence against women of selves today," intrinsic part of the which she is the face and the founder. Merzbach said of talking about discussion on class. The V stands for Victory, Valentine, these interviews. social class After Howard and Vagina. Another compo- spoke, the audience On Monday, April 27, students on nent of the class issues. When split into five Mayflower Hill answered Ensler's project involved a we do, we make groups and partici- call to raise awareness about what is study on student pated in the group happening in the D.R.C., and encour- CHRIS HOMR/THE COUJT ECHO perspectives on fi- it mainly about discussion. In these On Monday, April 27 students gave a presentation in the Pugh Center on V-Day and women in Central Africa. aged discussion about the issue of nancial aid and money. conversations , rape in the United States. contrasted the re- some of the ques- The focal point of V-Day's 2009 columbium-tantalite (or coltan for Rape is so violent and so widespread group of students is working to resur- sults with how the Adam Howard tions posed in- campaign is working towards solving short). The D.R.C. possesses 80 per- in the D.R.C. that it has become a war rect a women's group on the Hill, al- College believes Associate Professor of Education cluded the most the situation in the D.R.C. Through cent of the world's coltan. The battle tactic, mining lives and driving fam- though they will likely settle on a one should be allo- expensive item that most people around the world are rel- over coltan fuels the civil war be- ilies and villages apart. different name that is more inclusive cated financial aid. participants were atively uninformed about what is tween the government and rebel On Monday night, after a Power- to men. Students at the meeting also including research into policy at peer wearing on their person and the time happening there, most people have groups, both of whom are funded by Point presentation given by students signed letters to the President Joseph institutions. when one recognized that he or she much more to do with it that they re- coltan exports. All of these groups, as about V-Day and its efforts to help Kabila of the D.R.C. urging him to "If you looked at the drawings, we was richer or poorer than somebody alize. If you own a cell phone or lap- well as some of the U.N. peacekeep- women in central take action to pro- don't do a very good job in this coun- else. Other questions raised included top, chances are the computer chip ing forces in the country, have raped Africa, students tect the women of try talking about social class issues. the values participants were exposed from the device is huilt will- hundreds of thousands of women. broke into two dis- his country. When we do. we make it mainly to in childhood as well as values ex- cussion groups. The Rape is so There was even about money," Howard said. Al- pected of students graduating from focus of the discus- violent and so information avail- though Howard, who was bom into the College. sion, however, able for how to echo ended up focusing widespread in help out with sex- primarily on what it the D.R.C. that it ual assault and do- news briefs is like for women at mestic violence the College to deal has become a hotlines and clin- with the threat of war tactic, ics in the Water- Independent investigation continues sexual assault. ville area. Though the ruining lives and Ruth Frank- On April 17, the College named Ralph C. Martin II as an independent women in the re- driving families HoJcomb *12 , one investigator into the April 12 incident (see Echo s' previous coverage). porter's group said of the organizers of According to the announcement email sent out by President Adams, Mar- that they had not and villages the event, de- tin is managing partner of the Boston office of Bingham McCutchen and been assaulted in apart. scribes the ulti- managing principal of Bingham Consulting Group. Subsequently, in his any way, all of them mate goal of April 21 update, Adams announced that Martin was on campus and that agreed that it is Monday's presen- further updates would be forthcoming. something they have tation as "an effort In a brief interview with the Echo, Adams stressed his commitment to to keep in the back of their minds at all to promote solidarity among women the transparencyof the investigation. "Ralph Martin has been on campus times, even at a place as seemingly safe and men and make people at Colby for parts of the last two weeks, and he has probably spent over four days as Colby. aware of both the local and interna- on campus," Adamssaid. "He is meeting with all the principal people re- Eventually, both groups' discus- tional problem of sexual violence. lated to the incident and he has met with a group of students and a group sions led up to the topic of what the Even though it is a global problem, of faculty." College can do in the immediate and there are steps we can take to address Although a specific date has not yet been determined, Adams said that long-term future to make the issue of the issue of sexual violence within Community members participate in a discussion on class in the Pugh Center. the investigation will be completed before the end of the school year. sexual assault less taboo. Currently, a our community," she said. Upon completion of the investigation, a full report will be made avail- able to the community. The report may include recommendations to the administration about policies and procedures. f ight wasteful For now, changes in the College's security policies will remain in ef- Millions hunger, others fect for the remainder of the semester. Amencan children fall below the scribed as "a full house," Perkins be- —Anna Kelemen, Managing Editor From HUNGER , Page 1 poverty line. Moreover, Booth related lieves that there is still room for im- the common misconception that provement. "The students that wem hunger disparity is the result of the [to the event] were probably alreadv parity in the amount of money fami- "circumstances [people are] born conscious of the issues presented., .it 'd Professors named Pulitzerf inalists lies from across the globe spend each into." She explained that "it's more of be great if we could get a wide cross week on their diets. In Germany, a a problem everywhere...its not just section of students" in the future In his review of Goldfarb Family Distinguished Professor of American family may spend $500.07 in a single 'first world* versus 'third world.'" Going forward, Perkins also hopes tc Government G. Calvin Mackenzie and Christian A. Johnson Distin- week, whereas another family from Overall, Goldring believes the potentially involve an entire dining guished Teaching Professor of History Robert Weisbrot's joint publica- Sicily logged $260.11 in weekly food event was a success, and cited the "en- hall in the Hunger Banquet. tion, The Liberal Hour: Washington and the Politics of Change in the expenses, with a North Carolina fam- thusiasmof the underclassmen [orga- LuziCare has been high-profile or 1960s, Barry Gewen of the The New York Timesobserves that "too many ily falling right in between at $341.98. nizers], Petie Booth, John Perkins and campus with large fund-raising and historians who write about the 1960s...have focused on the decade's very Though the event had a markedly Sarah Ramsay." He noted that they awareness-raising events. It has raisec visible rebellions and disruptions—all that sex, all those drugs, all that international leaning, the organizers "really took the lead with this event approximately $3500 this year rock 'n' roll." stressed that "there are stark inequal- and I'm grateful for their support." Goldring hopes that LuziCare will Mackenzie's and Weisbrot's book, however, explores this decade in a ities everywhere," including the While over 60 people came to the continue to grow—he is excited about new light. Rather than focusing on the brash social upheaval, the authors United States, where one out of five event, a number that Goldring de- underclass enthusiasm. instead focus on the formation of a new American political scene that has had continuing ramifications through the present day. For their efforts, the critically-acclaimed book was named a 2009 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in History. Pulitzer's website describes The Lib- eral Hour as an "elegantly written account of a brief period in American RejLfjgg history that left a profoundly altered national landscape." WC Drew Gilpin Faust's This Republic of Suffering: Death and the Amer- Here's What's Playing Fri., ican Civil War was also nominated for the category. Both books were May 1 through Thursday. edged out by The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by An- May 7 nette Gordon-Reed, which "casts provocative new light on the relation- ship between Sally Hemings and her master, Thomas Jefferson." according to the Pulitzer website. Your Local Verizon Wireless Retailer! Mackenzie and Weisbrot join Doris Keams Goodwin '64 and E. Annie The Way Wc Get By Proubt '57, authors of A Team of Rivals and Brokeback Mountain, re- spectively, as persons connected to the College who have either won or Unrated 5:00 and 7:00; also Fri. We're here to help you select the been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. and Sat. at 8:55; Matinees Sat., —Alexander Richards, Senior News Editor Sun. and Wed. at 1:00 and 3:00 right phone, plan and accessory. I A ^ Research Symposium preparations The Soloist I \\tv vrfultimate designations of chem-free and quiet dormi- other words, the well-being of others is essen- adversities with perseverance while others suf- urally kind and innocent and that it 's society tories. Had the lines of communication between SGA, the administration and the student body tially in OUR control. fer a moral undoing. which ruins them. been more open, perhaps student concerns could have been addressed early enough for Further, human logic built primarily upon If you're wondering "who's arguing against Thus, when all parental efforts fail, and for changes in those designations to be made. the foundation of nurruranceimplies that there nature?" and you believe that people have ac- parents who consistently blame themselves for is an equation consisting of such components cepted the nurture/nature argument, ponder if their children's mistakes, behavioral patterns, Equally important to communicating with the administration is that SGA shares their un- as X amount of hugs multiplied by one's pop- you consider yourself to be an exception. Ex- and divergence from socially acceptable ac- dertakings with the larger student population. ularity percentile multiplied by X amount of amine how parents can acknowledge that hu- tions, perhaps it's time to realize that it's prob- wealth, which subsequently either predicts and manity's "natural" bell curve doesn't allow ably not about us. It is unnerving to believe We also recognize, however, that SGA operates within a constrained environment. Some prevents one from becoming a sore within so- every child to place above average with regard that there ARE individuals out there who we students view the organization as toothless, only able to make recommendationsto those with ciety or a murderer. Subconsciously self-right- to talent, intelligence, and kindness, yet each can't help but it's better to live in reality. real pow er. This might be true. But just because those are the facts on paper doesn't mean that eous personalities on talk shows comment on parent believes that his or her child inevitably stronger efforts at communication and synergy couldn't help effect meaningful change. I'M NEVER GOING TO RETIRE All in all the Echo feels that SGA has a wonderful job this year and we thank them for their hard work. The last Bassett article Suz will edit It 's Echo tradition to grade SGA at the end of the year. While we recognize that grades are Less heartwarming is the case of Rebecca killed instantly by the explosion. I wish I often arbitrary, this is Colby College, not Hampshire. Sue Taylor, 19, of Charleston, W. Va., who could use the Rodenator on Saskatchewan 's C.W. offered to sell her 5-month-old son for Mr. Pauchay. We award SGA with an A-. $10,000 to Leigh Burr. Mother Taylor No job this summer? Well, you could BASSETT claimed that she could not bond with the win $1 ,000 in scholarship aid if you arc baby. She also needed money for a new chosen Maine Dairy Princess, crowned at apartment. When Ms. Burr expressed some a pageant later in July. I assume you are all reservations about the price, sweet-natured too old for the Maine Jr. Dairy Princess THE COLBY ECHO Ms. Taylor brought the cost down to 55,000. (14-17), who gets less money, but there is PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF COLBY COLLEGE SINCE 1877 She is now up on charges in Kanawha a free-floating $150 in cash and prizes week s will be the last column County Magistrate Court. available to all. Call Belinda for your This from increasingly elderly Bassett for As long as we're on devoted parenthood, "packet" at (207) 426-8586. CHELSEA EAKIN AND SUZANNE MERKELSON the 2008-09 academic year. Can you let 's turn to Christopher Pauchay of Rose Several weeks ago, I wrote about an ele- BOTH EDITOR IN CHIEF hear the stricken members of the Class of Valley, Saskatchewan. I'll bet you always phant who knocked over a stairway, injur- '09 softly sobbing while they read Bassett 's considered Canadians a generous and re- ing several, in Memphis. That pachyderm ANNA KELEMEN last list of the Outlandish for the year? Of sponsible people. But you never met Mr. got off with a stiff reprimand and continued MANAGING EDITOR course the other three classes still rejoice in Pauchay, who abandoned his two toddler to work for the Shrine circus. But consider the certainty that Bassett—never retired— girls, 1 and 3, to die in a blizzard. He too another elephant in a Polish zoo, denounced ALEXANDER RICHARDS El l EN LONDON RALEIGH WERNER will be back, one hopes, to amuse you all for suffered severe frostbite when he got to a for lacking interest in playing house with SENIOR NEWS EDITOR FEATURES EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER another Echo year (2009-1011111). neighbor's, but he didn 't tell authorities the zoo's female elephants. In gruff, right- So here we go for a final lap around the about the girls until eight hours later; they wing Polish terms, conservative politician NICK CUNKELMAN JESICA CHANG KIRA NOVAK 't pay 37 mil- SPORTS EDITOR A&E EDITOR ADVERTISING MANAGER Weird in the closing warm days of April: were found dead in a field after neighbors Michal Grzes said, "We didn beginning with the poor woman who was and authorities conducted a frantic search. lion zlotys to have a gay elephant." Maybe on her way to the hospital in the family Wind chill was a standard Canadian 58 de- we could rent Mr. Grzes a squirrels' apart- KRIS MIRANDA T AW DASH WASSERMAN OPINION EDITOR 2^ S££» FORUM EDITOR SUV when her twins decided to emerge grees below zero. Pauchay got three years; ment in Spokane. PHOTOSJL ^^ EDITORS ITc into the busy world of Fifth Avenue and the courts of Saskatchewan seem to be nice Finally, have a good summer, though I ALLISON EHRENREICH MY TIEN HUYNH LANE MCVEY Central Park on April 24. Elizabeth Brew to killers. would recommend staying on the concrete it ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR ASSISTANT OPINION EDITOR KATIE PETERSON 's summer LAYOUT EDITORS (a rare last name; she should hang out at Also out west, authorities in Spokane, you're in Spokane. Fortunately, it Colby Easter parties) picked a pretty good Wash., have purchased a "Rodenator," a in Saskatchewan right now and will continue AMANDA HEIWERINGTON COURTNEY YEAGER . FNRI machine that pumps flammable gas into ro- to be so for another five or six weeks. And ANNIE CHEN ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR JlUA E^otptuuKuF« mr natal-emergency spot—right in front of Mt. _ WEBMASTER coPV EorroRs Sinai Medical Center, where she was dent holes. Then they ignite it with a spark, don't try to buy any babies, especially those LAURA LIFTMAN helped by superbly trained medical per- thus regulating the squirrel population very, born in NYC traffic. 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The joke in my fam- COOK But in the midst of student protest and ily is that most peop le have an emotional demands on the administration, I urge my fel- range of one to ten , while I have one from low students to remember how fortunate we four-point-nine to five-point-one; but when 1 are to be at Colby. stepped back on campus to begin my junior Three weeks from now, I will close my year, it must have been a twelve notebook and put away my pen for the last I say all of this because my time away authorities, I cannot change that. But do not time as a student of Colby College. It seems showed me how special Colby is. what great disparage Colby, the institution. Where else like just yesterday that I visited Colby with opportunities this school offers, and what a can you be in a meeting with a professor, and my family, drawn in by the campus and difference it can make in our growth and mat- they ignore calls from national press to keep everything Colby had to offer—academics, talking with you about a research project? athletics and community. But despite these What other institution offers the kind of total initial impressions, for reasons I still fail to community—students, faculty, and staff— clarify in my own mind, I became frustrated If you want to be that we have at Colby? I'm not claiming that at Colby. In a rash decision, I transferred fol- frustrated with Colby is perfect—no place is. But I've been lowing my freshman year. As far as I was on the other side , and the grass was far from concerned at the time, Colby was just a thing members of the green; it was drab, dull , and withered. of the past—a mistake, but behind me administration... Whether or not I agree with the majority nonetheless. It did not take long, however, to student opinion towards Colby lately, at the realize my real mistake and for that draw of I cannot change very least I saw that students here have an Colby to start reeling me back in. I hadn 't that. But do not amazing capability to come together—an- even completed one semester away before other great feature of this place. In no small the regret set in. disparage Colby, part, Colby is providing us with the education The classes at my new institution were far the institution. and atmosphere for growth to turn us into re- less challenging, the professors hardly as en- markable people, into heroes. And with all of gaging, and the community as a whole differ- the problems facing our country today, Amer- ent, less complete. The vision ot someday ica needs its heroes more than ever. So, as I COURTESY OF E»C MCDOWELL having an office , looking at the wall, and see- uration as people. These last two years have close that notebook in a few weeks, it will not Echo copy editor Eric McDowell '10 and fellow Americans overseas have been ing a diploma that read something other than been the most challenging and the most re- be an end but rather a beginning—when the hopping all around Europe; here they f ind themselves at a crossroads in Poland. "Colby College" became all-consuming and warding of my life, and 1 feel truly prepared seeds of this experience at Colby flower into devastating. As the old saying goes, "you to tackle whatever lies ahead. But with the ideas and activities that can make me one of don 't know what you have until you don 't events of these past few weeks, I hope that all them. As the campus moves forward, I hope On American identity abroad have it anymore." Albeit a cliche, for me it of the other students at Colby recognize and everyone appreciates how the field that is was the truth. I decided to try to transfer back remember what I had to leam the hard way. Colby sows the seeds of greatness in all of us. tol; we suspect these guidelines may hold up to Colby, and every facet of the community— If you want to be frustrated with members of among adults, but the "youths" at the Uni- the administration, my coaches and team- the administration, security personnel or other ERIC versity of Bristol have done little more than MCDOWELL slide by as in the liquid queues. And, of THE SIXTH-YEAR ITCH course, they wear as many colors as we do— often from the American Apparel catalogue. As for theft.. . At orientation they warned us Mythbusters, super-senior style to lock our doors even when visiting the bathroom and to keep our laptops in view at new Diamond have claimed dissatisfaction with their the University of Bristol Epigram I read all times. But when I go to the bathroom, I'm Building and the Colby education , in our experience, and Ina feature on studying abroad in Amer- more worried about the "freshers" in my cor- ESTHER BOYD Diamond Tunnel , have received "compensation" in the form ica—a piece not too unlike the one I ridor removing my bed and dressers than my AND a series of inter- of prepaid Netflix subscriptions, a year of needed to write. The article begins with a fic- computer. MIKE BARRETT dorm chambers delivered Sodexo catering, or even a retired tional account of an American college party, For many of us, being American in Eng- buried under Frat Security SUV, if their liberal arts education " a boozy 20th birthday celebration," gone land also means being American all over Eu- Row. The so- fails to get them a job. wrong: campus security bursts into the room rope. Marvels like casyJet and Eurail make it called "secret en- Q: Will the Blue Light on Miller Tower and commandeers all drinks before "breathal- possible for students to travel cheap ly, no- trance" has been really go out if a virgin graduates from izing every single party guest." Soon those tably during the month-long Easter holiday, seems our fellow students have realized discovered by students accidentally on a Colby College? hlowing guilty have "200 pound" fines and which just ended. Our primary identities then Itthat we are a valuable source of infor- few occasions, although the administration A: TRUE (as far as we know). Neither suspended driving licenses. become both tourist and mation regarding Colby's long and often has meticulously kept all mentions of it of us have ever known any virgins to grad- The reporter goes on to cite American (unless you pre- confusing history. We have gotten numerous from the Civil Discourse. If you know any- uate from Colby College, so this is a legend this scenario as a common tend to be Canadian). But inquiries about whether various Colby leg- one who has suddenly we're willing to back up. one at American colleges. It's easy—and being a foreigner is much ends are true, exaggerated, or a complete found their loans taken [Ed. Note: Read last In America, where the unfair—to judge more enjoyable in Bristol pile of bull-poop. As the Student Elders of care of and their room While we have week 's column to know drinking age is 21," the than it is in tourist hives Colby College, we are happy to bestow our pick upgraded to a Senior we 're dangerously close piece further relates, "many a restaurant in like Vienna or Prague. At extensive knowledge and wisdom on you, Apartment as a sopho- never heard of to finding out if this is youths spend more time in Munich on how these places, we found lit- the under-informed four-and-unders. more, there's a good any student true. ] Issues of the Echo their local ice cream parlour tle human interaction out- Q: Are the Colby "Mules " named after chance that student has from the '80s in Miller than the bar." Well... well the waitress side of waiters, tour guides the tradition of Colby students being em- been spending a little too getting a full or Library's microfilm I really can *t speak for spoke English. and a range of beggars ployed as drug mules, smuggling heroin much time in Drum- partial refund of archive reveal that the many American schools be- (from those frozen genu- and other highly addictive opiates across mond's basement. If Bro Blue Lights, short for sides Colby, and I think it 's Indeed, no matter flecting to those who curse the border from Canada? asks, you didn't hear it their four years Defenders of the Blue unwise to try to generalize where we went, and spit at your feet). The A: FALSE. We have no idea where this from us of tuition, the Light, were formed in a the way of life at "Uni" in election of our new Presi- rumor started. The mascot of the "mule" Q: Do seniors get a re- College does year when administra- the UK. But what I might their English dent has helped cool ani- comes from a joke about how Colby's team fund if they complain tion-mandated absti- be able to write about is was better than mosity toward Americans was not the "dark horse," but the "white during their exit inter- offer bonuses for nence was all the rage. being an American at a abroad, but there lingers an mule." This Colby myth is particularly ab- views? students going To this day, the rivalry British university, at least our German or unarticulated annoyance, surd, because most of Maine 's illegal drugs A: EXAGGERA- between the Colby Eight one like Bristol. Czech or Polish an understandable one, I come from south of the border, through New TION. While we have into particular and the Blue Lights Normally, our identities think. It 's easy—and un- York City or Boston , places from which never heard of any stu- professions. stems from the former 's comprise a collection of (in that order). fair—to judge a restaurant many students do indeed transport illegal dent getting a full or par- sworn chastity and the roles and the ways we act in Munich on how well the drugs to campus on their persons, especially tial refund of their four latter 's charter-sanc- them out. At Colby and at waitress spoke English. In- now that the school has forbidden Security years of tuition , the Col- tioned "maximal skank- home, for example, I'm a son and brother, a deed, no matter where we went, their English from performing body cavity searches. lege does offer bonuses itude." Also in their student, a friend, a member of the Jazz Band was better than our German or Czech or Pol- Q: Was Colbyfounded by the Illuminati ? for students going into particular profes- SPB-approved charter is a clause that and also an American, among other things. ish (in that order). A tense line lies between A: FALSE. Equally absurd. Colby was sions, such as investment banking. Why claims if any Blue Light can prove that a But traveling abroad has filtered out most of being an ignorant guest in someone 's country not founded by the Illuminati, although it else would so many Colby students be in- member of the graduating class has not these roles and left behind that last one, and also a paying customer in his restaurant. does have many Illuminated alumni, and terested in such a boring and useless pro- "thrown down muddy with some raunchy ," American. From passport control to arrival at Meanwhile, even back at Bristol, language therefore receives extensive donations from fession? Because the college takes pride in piece the Blue Light atop Miller Tower will extinguish forever. my hall, I am now an American above all problems lurk around every familiar corner. I the society. The most notable Uluminumnus the rate of graduating students who find else. "Americans!" our British friends still think people sometimes feel that studying is Bob Diamond, responsible for the fairly employment, however, several students laugh and shout when they see us study abroad in English speaking countries makes abroad students. They know an abridged list for a somehow less challenging or authentic of cities and states (sometimes confusing the cultural experience; the word "immersion" is two, like naming Miami a state), every line commonly kept in the context of foreign lan- f rom AmericanDad and Family Guy and an guages. Without undermining the difficulties unexpected amount about President Obama of these other study abroad experiences , 1 and Hilary Clinton. They also like to talk would note the unique communication prob- about American pancakes, which they tell us lems pitched at Americans visiting Great we eat in stacks ten high, overrun with butter Britain. Unnerving, and often mischievous, and coveted maple syrup. is it for words whose meanings you think you None of this is to say, of course, that our know to squirm around and attach them- British friends match the expectations we selves elsewhere. Words like "biscuit" (UK brought along with us. Here 1 think our ori- cookie), "private school" (UK public school) entation upon arrival failed us in particular. and "pants" (UK underwear) among count- ^B BriL^* ^t^^t^ We learned the essentials of British culture: less others will certainly lead you astray, but their respect for lines (queues), their prefer- it 's usually a fun and worthwhile journey ence of petty theft over violent assault and their love of black clothing. Really, none of Bris- COlWTIST Of WIL PRICE these hintshas helped us adjust to life in ^k_ltf *^^^ M T^^M iHHHWill Pnvc '10 (first from left) and other Colby students A WjMis ^mJV ^ ¦¦—------i Stay tuned for more , >T, --^_j lj jmkk L^AA Postcards next year! CS^i^O ^J L Until then, here are some

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Don't be afraid to leave nc section, a Forum calendar and an updated careers, opportunities and possibilities that to stone unturned, even the pebbles. website. (If anyone wants to redesign the I sit here on Miller Lawn, basking pick just one at this point would be to sabo- Should you heed any of my advice, don i website and make it look super sweet, please Asin the unseasonably warm 80 degree tage my own personal development. Instead, forget to put some of it off. Go ahead, pro This once, take your e-mail [email protected]). We changed weather, I am struggling to find the I'm going to take a page out of the late Mitch crastinate. I did. A lot. ! got things done ahead the layout of the paper to make it more visu- words for my final opinions piece. Though my Hedberg's book. The comic once eloquently of time too, but I probably learned more froir journalistic objectivity ally appealing Most importantl y, we think , official role at the Echo is editing the News said, "I'm tired of chasing my dreams, I'm just my procrastination. I admit to having written the qualify of our journalism has improved section, the opinion page has always held a gonna find out where they're going, and catch well over 20 pages in one night more than a and shove it. tremendousl y, thanks to the addition of a special place in my heart. It's one of the few up with them later." This is not to say that I'm few times in my academic career, with the cor dedicated group of core writers (our News places where a self-confessed dork such as giving up and settling for a life of compla- responding research concluding only moment- Edginess Thai 's what we wanted this Staff), allow ing us all to focus on one or two myself can ramble on for hundreds of words cency I'm simply going to keep track of each before the writing began. Did these situations fall, coming in as editors in chief. We articles a week, instead of scrambling to about whatever he wants—and then have it le- one of my potential dreams, explore each of stress me out to no end? Absolutely. Was I wanted exciting news stories and in- write about SGA elections, a faux pas by gitimized by the magic of the printing press. them a bit, and then chase down the ones that forced to pull all-nighters? More than I'd hkt depth investigativepieces SPB. a lecture about globalization and the So should I use this final printed space to end up being right for me. Because when it to admit. But I learned incredibly valuable Little did we know what we were in for. ever-shrinking endowment ramble on about politics? The College? Life, comes down to it, the only thing I can imagine things about managing time when there ism Collectively, Colbv students have had a While we can 't compete with Kris Mi- liberty and or the pursuit of happiness? I don't as worse than not achieving your dreams, is enough to go around, and how to deal witt tumultuous year From the election to the sit- randa 's sense of humor this week, we think so. Instead, I'm going to share some un- spending a lifetime pursuing one, catching it, limited resources and factors out of your con- in to the economic crisis and major endow - thought we 'd give you greater insight into conventional wisdom that seems nothing less and realizing you chose the wrong dream. trol (computer glitches, missing books, and so ment losses to the April 12 incident , it 's been our lives by answering the top five questions than absolutely appropriate on such a gor- Another adage I' ve heard time and again is on). During my summer internship, fhest a contusing, hard and enlightening year for we get asked each week! geous, lackadaisical day. that "what you learn outside of class is just as skills proved just as valuable (if not more BO] all of us As students, we felt all the same As a Head Resident and a sibling of college important as what you learn in class." I agree, as my heavily regulated planning ahead tech- things you probably have As editors, we 1. Can 1 write an article? and high school graduates, I have heard a lot but I agree to the extreme. I think every stu- niques. I was able to finish projects by impos- sometimes had to push those feelings aside. Yes! Please' [Trying not to sound too des- of graduation speeches in my day. Most all of dent should experiment with both ends of this sible deadlines on little to no sleep, sitnph Objectiv it> might be the greatest of jour- perate] We're always looking for new writers! them have been elegant and thoroughly satu- spectrum. Pick one class, and make it a point because I learned how to do so. I can't advise nalistic myths, but it 's something we try to Here's how to do it.... rated with sound advice and solid knowledge. to go to every single one—no matter what. doing this for every project, but in life, plan remain committed to How do you stay ob- [Writer drops off face of the earth, never to But I think for every piece of advice—be it Even if it means suffering through an hour ning ahead is often not an option. So team jective , thoug h , when nearly the entire stu- be heard from again] "follow your dreams" or "this is the first day and fifteen minute lecture while coughing up how to deal with it. And do it now, when it'i dent body w ears red to a rally protesting the of the rest of your life"—there are parallel a lung, or skipping out on a long weekend grades on the line and not companies, rela- actions of Security officers , yet you have to 2, Wanna come to Liberal Cup Trivia ones that are admittedly less pleasing to the with friends. Come die end of the semester, tionships or human lives. interview those same officers on the same Night on Tuesday? (asked by well-meaning ears of tuition-paying parents, but nonetheless not only will you be prepared for whatever Keeping in line with "meeting up with youi day1 How do you promise to be fair to the friends who have actual lives] worthy of consideration. With that in mind, 1 evaluation lies ahead, but you will have a dreams later," I encourage everyone, just once students involved in the event AND the No. .Echo layout night.. dedicate this piece first and foremost to those newfound respect for commitment and prior- to drop something they love. My junior year I chief of police? How—as a small-scale not graduating this year. itization. Moreover, you won't worry that you decided to leave the crew team. I loved the weekl y publication—do you compete with 3, Can I be a Who's Who? First, let 's address the old adage "follow could have missed a lecture that might have sport, and I loved the team. But I had been dailies, with TV stations, with blogs. with Maybe . .if you didn't ask. your dreams." This is great advice if you know changed your life, or helped you figure out rowing for eight years, and I was having trou- Facebook even? what those dreams are I f or one don't. At dif- which of those aforementioned dreams you ble figuring out if I was still doing it for me. a Well, we try And while we're grateful for 4. So what's this week's top story? ferent stages of my life, I thought I did, but my are supposed to follow in life. just doing it because it made sense, and it 's the experience we ' ve had as editors, as stu- is pissed at the administration. experience at Colby has opened my eyes to so I sincerely apologize to the faculty for the what I had always known. Looking back on u. dent journalists, as aspinng writers, some- following words: don t I really do miss a lot of it. I miss the races, the times being objective sucks. Like when we 5. Wait, forget to skip class every adrenaline, going to my first class knowing I want to respond to especially infuriating Di- where Is the now and then. Even if had already accomplished more in my morn- gest posts Or when our friends want us to Echo office? it's for an inconsequen- ing practice than most of my peers would ail cover events or clubs they 're really passion- You know tial reason, from taking day. But in giving up rowing, I found out a lot ate about Or when we want to participate in where the radio that long weekend trip to about how to determine what was right for me die sit-in. or the rally, but know that if we do, station is? digging around the bins and more importantly, it gave me time to ex- we can't be part of the Echo team that cov- - Umm, I at Ken-a-Set for a while. plore other things. I wouldn't be writing this ers it. don 't think Everyone can miss class piece, let alone editing for the Echo, had I no: It 's 3:30 on a Wednesday morning and so... for the big things—fam- taken the risk of dropping something so im- we're sending the paper to print. The sun is The pottery ily events, championship portant to me. just starting to rise outside , but we 're obliv- club's studio? games or a front row I guess what I'm saying is don't be afraid ious The Echo production office is com- - Umm, I ticket to a Sox/Yankees to try and have it both ways. Do what vol In plete^ window less fact , it 's kind of like don't think game. Your best memo- love, but question it every single moment of a dungeon We'll go to bed soon, waking up so... ries, however, may come every single day. You might just realize that a1 few hours later around lunchtime. eagerly You know- from that day you piled your passion is relative, even when it seem- awaiting the 4 p.m. delivery of this week's where the pub into your friend's car, so absolute. paper Looking at the finished product, the was for a year? drove out to the coast one that 's currently resting in your hands or - Oh yeah' folded under your plate, it 's easy for us to Well if you forget the hours (and hours and hours) that go further go mto a single issue of The Colby Echo. down, way Kris loves short headlines We've both been w orking for the Echo down, into the since our freshman year The paper has basement of 's been four issues changed a lot since then, much of it thanks to Bobs, yeah Itsince I had a column KRIS MIRANDA our predecessor and our incredibly hard- we^ there. All (and that one only OPINION EDITOR working and dedicated corps of editors, busi- the time. online), so you'd think ness staff, writers and photographers We 've I'd have no problem coming up with something for my last one. But that itself is a problem: there's so much! grammar check calls me out on sentence frag- Four years of being a student here, three years ments. It's called "for effect," Word. being pretty involved with this paper, one hell My total, ground-up, unrealistic, if-I-were- On why girls are bitches... of a semester to be the editor of this section. a-whimsical-god-king revamp of America How can I possibly distill all of that into 500- education would make all of the following ELLEN LONDON And why you should take the time to get to 800 words? central from kindergarten all the way throng FEATURES EDITOR An alternative is not to write a weepy ret- high school: ancient Greek (because it 's so know them anyway rospective, to just make this like any other col- damn hard, but sounds so damn cool), music umn. 1 could write about April 12, I could theater, food prep (because I can't do it) and * portunities) The problem (well , there are dence hall, whatever, we spend way too write about next year's SGA, I could do some- four-pronged fitness regime of martial arts, in- am looking, of course, at your shoes. many, but this is the main one) is that it much of our time on the Hill judging each thing stereotypically Kris Miranda (a cap- creasingly insane obstacle courses, yoga and What brand-style-color-fabnc-country- turns out that footwear is-—gasp—actually other. And, like a too-high heel, those judg- pella? half-baked pseudo-philosophy?), I dodgeball. The school day would probabI> be I of- origin, sure, but also how you wear not a good indication of character. And, like ments slow us down. We make snap-judg- could follow up on the "Letter to the Class of a lot longer, but maybe that's not a bad thing them What you wear them with Whether I people, it 's subject to change at any time. ments about each other, often during that 2011" I wrote last year... I've got a lot to say 1 wonder if there's some way to make alant want to ask if they come in my size (an em- I have changed my own footwear more first day of Orientation and the blur of in all those categories, probably, but somehow clocks pleasant. barrassingly hard-to-find 5-1/2), or quote often during my time here than many peo- weeks that ensue, and then let those judg- that none of it seems quite right for a senior Crispix is better than Corn Flakes. Afli that Teen Queen of Mean Girls fame and ple change their socks (unpleasant, but ments carry us through , sometimes all the swansong. Cheerios. And Rice Krispies. It should re say that they are the "fugliest " shoes I have true). Soccer cleats, espadrilles (Ed Note: way to graduation. Enough is enough. Which brings me to my third option: Words ally be the default not-sweet cereal in all th* ever seen 1 am looking at your shoes And Espa-whats "* —KM), tennis shoes, flats, At the beginning of this, my final , school of Wisdom. I can speak as a Senior From On dining halls. I am judging year, Colby College was blessed with a High, delivering my hard-earned insights to I'd much rather be dangerous lflfl 1 am. of course, my younger self on the small miracle. Sometime during a COOT- Ye Huddled Underclassmen, or just saying the harmless. first day of Orientation nearly four years ago, week-that-wasn't and a late-September Things I've Always Wanted lo Say to People .. .Well, that's quite enough of that. By MJ when I sashayed my own small shoes (J. Sometime during a Senior Pub Night , the girls of the senior Who Need to Hear Them. But am I so arro- of an anti-climactic ending, this also •eons" Crew flip-hops) into the Pugh Center for reg- COOT-week-that- class came together and said "Hey, BTW, I gant? (Well... yes. But let that go.) be as good a place as any for me to offer son* istration Standing nervously (aw kward) with wasn't and a late- like you." Blame it on the mutual fear of Sooooo... I guess I'll just go with lots and thank-yous and good-lucks. Full names Real my parents and older brother, also a Colby becoming a "washed-up old hag," as a good lots of scattered thoughts: unnecessary; if you're here, you know »* student two years my senior (mortifying), I September Senior friend and fellow senior girl put it , or on the Tradition is overrated. you are: fell back on thtt last-resort survival tactic of Pub Night, the girls nascent desire to buy some awesome neon Just because something is scary doesn't Thank you, Lane, for doing my layout. an girldom go for the shoes As I scanned the t-shirts and field a series of lPlay teams. mean it 's bad. Margie, for cartoons! throngs of other , similarly wayward fresh- of the senior class Hell , you can even blame it on maturity. I honestly think Colby could abolish the tra- Good luck, Beth and Anna and Moft men, my frantic brain grasped at the only two came together and Just honor the fact that somewhere, some- ditional major system and break new ground (BAM? Now you just need someone with ¦ questions I had left to ask: "What 's on her how, we put aside our long-held petty dif- in interdisciplinary education. F-name...) in taking it all to the next level W feet '", and. "Can we be friends'1" said , "Hey, BTW, I ferences and realized how much we have in If we all had pets who were with us all the 1 know you can I realize , of course, how superficial this like you." ...Hell, common. When the other shoe is about to time, kind of like in The Golden Compass , I Thank you to my roommates, Nate H* all sounds And honestl y. I couldn ' t agree drop (sorry, I couldn't resist) those superfi- bet the world would be at least a little happier. Mike and Katy, for mentally filing my "sleep more Over the course of my time at this you can even blame cial judgments just don't hold anymore. I Someone once suggested that First Lady- schedule under "Amusing Quirks" and lea* fine institution, 1 hav e seen a lot of feet and only wish we had figured it out sooner, so ship should be salaried, which doesn't seem ing it at that. 1 a lot of shoes And I have judged—and been it on maturity we could have spent less time picking each like a bad idea, but what if we ever elected a Thank you, Fritz and Gin and Kenny atf judged —for many lesser, and a few greater, other apart and more time making memo- single president? (And if we never would, is Kirby, for occasionally weird-ass breakfasts things Which has led me to believe that us ries. Like handcuffing ourselves to fresh- that right?) Good luck, JB (the younger) and LM V girls are the worst Birkenstocks, heels—these have all found man boys. But that 's another story People used to always say that flying would that I expect you to need it. Still, if they LJ Now. guys, J know some of you care their way beneath my arches at some point. altogether. be the coolest superpower to have, but that me for letters about you-know-what, I'll W about footwear, too I've seen your throw- Also on the list are a pair of turquoise plat- I know it sounds idealistic. I know that now seems to be a more contested question mailing in novellas. back Air Jordans, purchased laboriously on form loafers and some green polka-dotted we still judge each other (you may even be (invisibility, not having to breathe [I don't Thank you, Kath, for making me smile aw eBay, and everyone knows you can walk sneaker-flats, which I am now (shallowly) judging me right now...for the record, I'm think people would give up eating. Maybe for becoming what you are. into the gym. look at what type of shoes are embarrassed to mention but that nonetheless wearing L.L. Bean moccasins) and that sleeping], teleportation, invulnerability...). 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taking heroin and LSD. Worried tendency for abuse and dependency, thought it was a form of cheating, enth grade. His teacher noticed that the drug. After several friends By CHELSEA EAKIN about her own future and the chance but they also have safe and accepted while 41 said they didn't. he had symptoms stereotypical of expressed concern, Jessica adjusted EDITOR IN CHIEF she could become dependent on medical uses Other Schedule II "Absolutely not," one person ADD—he couldn't read for extend- her diet and made an effort to eai more dangerous drugs, Emily drugs include cocaine, morphine, wrote in response. "It does not ed periods of time, and any sort of more, eventually getting her weight Editor s note Thoug h using f ic- decided it was time to quit her opium and PCP. increase your ability to comprehend sensory stimulus distracted him and back up to 103. titious names is not common prac- unhealthy habits. Rachel Henderson , coordinator material, nor does it reveal any prevented Chris from focusing in Adderall has helped Jessica tice at the Echo the following story The group of friends she had of alcohol and drug programs in the answer. It is a supplement or alter- the classroom. focus on things other than her eat- uses pseudony ms /Jan . John and grown close to at Colby encouraged Health Center, estimated that she native to other forms of study man- After visiting a learning specialist ing disorder, which was all con- Jessica) tor students who agreed to her to eliminate stimulants from her works with a student abusing stim- agement and is not necessarily more once a week for a month and taking suming. Now, she is able to talk wtrh the new spaper for this life, telling her she acted much hap- ulants about once a month, but that effective than other a series of inten- concentrate more on schoolwork article The students it ished to pier and like herself without the it is usually secondary to other mem oas. sive tests, he was "Things are actually more interest- remain anonymous because of the drugs. With their support. Emily issues, involving alcohol or mari- Another student diagnosed with ing," she said. "I had an art histot) .stigma and illegality surrounding w eaned herself from the drugs. juana use. offered this opin- It blows my ADD and pre- midterm and I sat there for nine their actions Now a sophomore, Emily works She said students with prescrip- ion: "It gives peo- mind...stories of scribed Adderall hours, and I didn 't even really real- to raise awareness about the nega- tions are often adept at manipulat- ple an unfair XR. ize it." Emir) Bradford MI was on top of tive side effects of abusing so-called ing stimulants: mixing the drugs advantage but I kids going to Most of Chris's For Jessica, doing noticeably bet- the w orld. "study drugs" like Concerta, with alcohol to get a "big buzz," don 't know if it's doctors and friends are unaware ter in school has been a welcome A member of the National Honor Adderall and Ritalin , a growing taking large amounts at once or really cheating. that he takes side effect, and she hopes to keep Society. Clas> Council, environ- trend on college campuses across snorting the pills instead of taking Coffee and energy saying 'I think I Adderall and he is taking Adderall as long as it contin- mental club , curriculum planning the country. them orally. drinks are also have ADD, give not quick to tell ues to make her feel good. and school improvement commit- Adderall and Ritalin act on a stimulants, is using people he uses the tees, this straight-A high school number of different systems in the them cheating?" me a prescrip- drug. "A lot of peo- senior and valedictorian was a brain , explained Melissa Glenn, Of 13 professors tion.' It's mind- ple think ADD is a model student Is this a trend at Colby? associate professor of psychology. from different dis- manifestation of It 's 12 a.m. Sunday morning and But Emily 's hyper-involvement Along with increasing energy and ciplines surveyed, boggling. laziness," he said. a 12-page paper is due the ne\! took its toll , leaving her ttrcd and Though it is unclear how many focus, Adderall and Ritalin stimulate nine said that if "Like 'I don't feel day. Pressure mounts and exhaus- stressed students at the College use stimu- the brain 's reward system, increas- they found out a Chris Hermey like doing my tion , distractions overwhelm. You Class of 2011 Then she discovered stimulants lants for non-medical reasons, an ing the level of dopamine, a neuro- student was abus- homework so 1 get up to drink water, and then Most days before school. Emil > Echo survey of 100 transmitter. ing stimulants to must have ADD.'" check your e-mail, even thougli took Concerta, a stimulant pre- students f ound that "When you study or take an Chris doesn t you know nobody has written since scribed to peop le with attention 35 had used stimu- take [Adderall or exam, they would not consider it a think abusing the pills is cheating, you last checked five minutes ago deficit hyperactivity disorder lants in some capac- An Echo survey Ritalin], it 's form of cheating. but he does think taking them to You scratch your head and look (ADHD) "It makes you feel com- ity, and 10 of them of 100 students going to induce Professors are more concerned study or do well on an exam is the clock. pletely alert and like you don ' t had prescriptions. feelings of plea- with the medical side effects. "despicable." "It blows my A friend offers you a pill of need anything—food or sleep." she The majority of found that 35 sure and it 's "Students have access to all sorts of mind...stories of kids going to doc- Adderall and you think "Why not r said "Your bodv temperature people took had used stimu- going to be rein- different stimulants to help them tors and saying *I think I have ADD, According to Kennebec District increases, vou ' re super focused and Adderall , an forcing, which is focus—caffeine, nicotine, herbal give me a prescription," he said. "It 's Attorney Evert Fowle, the selling feel like you can do anything " amphetamine, or lants in some what is going to stimulants, prescription drugs, etc.," mind-boggling." of a prescription drug is punishable "Ii was the perfect easy wav out." Ritalin. a capacity, and 10 contribute to its one professor wrote. "If they learn A handful of friends from home by up to 5 or 10 years in prison, but she said. methylphenidate, addictive poten- the material, technically they are not have asked Chris about buying his "let 's face it, most people don 't gel Emily didn 't have a prescrip- both used to treat of them had tial," Glenn said. cheating in my opinion. On the other pills, but he has denied their requests. near maximum penalty on firsi tion, she got the 24mg pills from a ADD or ADHD. prescriptions. If there are no hand, I would be very concerned Chris is well aware of how the offense." In some instances fur- friend who sold them for S3 Three respondents impairments or about the health implications about 200mg pill he takes with breakfast nishing (jusi giving away the drug! apiece, which was much less had stimulants pre- chemical imbal- this prescription drug abuse." each morning affects his body. He is less serious than trafficking (sell- expensive than cocaine, the first scribed to treat nar- ances in the "I think that the use of such makes sure to eat a big meal in the ing it), "but nobody is going to be stimulant she tried colepsy, chronic fatigue or to brain , using stimulants for non-med- drugs reflects a broader social morning because he loses his very happy if charged with either ' She had discovered an edge that control their weight . ical reasons "is really not that differ- dilemma," another professor appetite while on the drug. Nevertheless, "It's not a matter thai allowed her to maintain a work Most people who used drugs ille- ent from taking cocaine or wrote. "I would not blame students hard, play hard lifestyle. She took gally, without a prescription, said amphetamines," Glenn said. who use such drugs to improve "Anorexia In a pill" Concerta in the morning because they used stimulants for studying While health experts caution stu- their study habits, but I do blame People just the extended-release tablets work during stressful academic periods, dents about the risks of illegal stim- our society for encouraging an Some people are drawn to on the body throughout the day. At like midterms or finals. ulant use, a third of the people increasingly narrow definition of Adderall and Ritalin precisely for need to realize night, she popped Adderall. another "Excessive amount of school surveyed said they experienced no success and evaluation." the listed side effects of "weight they got into attention deficit disorder (ADD) work," one student wrote in negative side effects from the "Exercise keeps you alert and loss" and "loss of appetite. " Emily drug, to stav up and party When she response to why they took stimu- drugs; while others listed moodi- aroused," Glenn said. "Can we real- certainly didn't mind it. "I was Colby because needed to sleep, Emily took lants. "I needed to stay awake ness, shakiness, "jumpy" feelings, ly say that the person [on stimu- really self conscious growing up, they are smart Seroqucl. a prescription drug she longer, and study better for tough lack of sleep, loss of appetite and lants] has any other advantages than and I didn't see weight loss as a also got from a fnend exams," wrote another. "My study anxiety. the person who got up, had a won- negative side effect at all. I loved enough to do it But after a year of abusing stim- load was too overwhelming, and I Emily thinks the biggest danger is derfully healthy breakfast and took that," she said. without the ulants and sleep aids. Emily began felt that if I didn't use a study drug. the "gateway drug" effect. "Once a five mile jog before an exam?" Jessica, a freshman, took you ve mea a sumuiam i leei IIKC John , a sophomore, has been Adderall for the first time this fall. drugs. it 's a lot easier, if someone offers taking Adderall since sixth grade It was midnight when she realized you cocaine or ecstasy, to say 'Oh, for a non-verbal learning disorder, she had a paper due the next day. Emily Bradford it's like Adderall' and once you're on and gives away leftover pills to "Just snort Adderall, you'll be up all Class of 2011 that track you start feeling like more friends about once a month. "I'm night and you'll just get it done," a things are OK," she said. not going to become a drug deal- friend told her. Glenn is more skeptical about er," he said. "I'm just giving it After snorting the line of anybody should trifle with or not take the "gateway drug" theory, noting away to increase the general happi- crushed up orange pills off of her very seriously," he said. "Obviouslj that data on the topic is mixed and ness of the population." desk, Jessica definitely felt awake, my advice is not to do it." contentious. He tells friends to not take the but instead of focusing on the While Glenn can sympathize The larger problem, she thinks, is whole pill at once, but to break it paper, she could only focus on with students who are stressed that in addition to being addictive, up and dissolve it into a hot drink, worrying about the paper. She about an upcoming exam or an students arc taking the drug at a and to take little sips over a long decided to just get some sleep and essay paper deadline, relying M time when they feel like they really period of time. finish the paper in the morning. prescription drugs to enhance pet need it. And if that 's the case, she Sunday through Thursday, John A few months later, this February, formance is not worth the health oi said, then there's a good chance takes 30mg of Adderall at 10 a.m. she contacted someone on campus, addiction risks, she said. they arc going to feel the need to do and it wears off by 7 p.m. He usual- who she had heard gives out Adderall "I know what it 's like," Glcnc it again . "And therefore is this the ly doesn't take it Friday and all the time. She was exhausted, but said. "I remember my father calling solution? It 's a really bad solution," Saturday because he knows it wanted to work out, so she took the me when I was in college and she said. wouldn't be good pill to run. "It gave telling me to stop studying and g° to mix the drug me a huge kick in to bed and I thought he was crazy But is it cheating? with alcohol at the ass and 1 ran for but now I realize that he was right ' weekend parties. I'm not going to an hour and a half. 1 "I know it 's the hardest thing for Ian, a junior, recently took ihe Despite his fre- had so much ener- students to hear," she continued five-hour-long Medical College quent use, John become a drug gy, I could keep "But if you're sitting there lookin? CHWS HOOWWE COLB» ECHO and Bradford overcame stimulant abuse after her freshmanyear and now Admission Test (MCAT). As he wishes he did not dealer. I'm just going and going." at a Ritalin, I would say toss it, raises awareness for other prescription drug-abusers at the College. often does before exams, Ian took a have to rely on the she said. go to bed." 5mg pill of Adderall beforehand. drug to boost his giving it away to Jessica, who has Sophomore Emily Bradford "It 's a little easier to concentrate. academic perfor- increase the had an eating dis- echoed Glenn's advice. W^hen Emih to suffer side effects She became I would never be able to get every- It wakes you up," he said. mance. When he order for three stopped taking stimulants, she was more dependent on the drugs, and thing done on time," explained a Ian admits that whether or not he was a senior in general years, felt great shocked by how much energy she when she couldn 't get them was third student. needs the prescription , which is high school he happiness of when she took the had. "Instead of the extreme high5 ¦ frustrated, moody and short-tem- "They work," medical director written for him by a family member, wanted to stop drug. When her and lows, I felt so balanced and I >¦ ¦ pered with her famil y and friends of the Garrison-Foster Health is debatable. taking Adderall, the population. therapist in Boston just as much work done," she saii The high school senior also knew Center Paul Berkner said about "Stimulants help anyone concen- but his parents asked when the last And her grades are even better thi* she did not want to continue her Adderall and Ritalin. "They do trate, who's to say whether you need insisted he keep John time she felt good year than last year. "It 's reallj Anonymous sophomore addiction IT . college what they're supposed to do—they them or not?" he said. The pills help taking the pills. was, Jessica empowering to know you can do '' During her freshman year at give you short-term memory him do well in school, which is "I feel sorry for described the warm on your own. It's just as good, with- Colb y. Emily quickly realized that improvement . you 're more important to the family member people who are February day she out all the guilt." her experience with cocaine, ecsta- focused, they allow you to stay up who gave him the prescription. going to take Adderall or Ritalin so had taken Adderall and gone run- Emily also advised students t° sy and prescription drugs wasn't longer and study longer." But not everyone has such easy that they can study and get it over ning. "She was like 'OK, here's a rely on their confidence and intelli- perceived as "cool" by her fellow But Berkner also stressed that the access to the drugs. And not every- with , because they're giving up the prescription,'" she said. gence instead of pills. classmates "I made a total ass of drugs have several negative side one can afford to buy them all the normal experience for something After three weeks of taking the "You wouldn't be here if you myself, shocking people w ith things effects. "Immediate risks are time. So is using them without a pre- that 's just going to turn out proba- drug, Jessica dropped from 118 to weren't capable of doing the thing* 1 had done " decreased appetite, increased heart scription an unfair advantage? bly a koo-koo whacked up time on 98 pounds. "Which is clearly not your teachers are asking you 'c While Emil- began cutting back rate, increased volatility [and] On this question , the campus drugs. But hey, whatever does it," healthy at all," she said. She had no do," she said. "People just need 1° on her drug use and "cleaning up. "* increased aggression." he said. seems divided. be said. appetite, was exercising for hours at realize they got into Colby because her besi friend from high school Adderall and Ritalin are Schedule Of the 76 survey respondents who Chris Hermey '11, an art major, a time and barely eating. "It's like they are smart enough to do it with- "started going off the deep end." II drugs, meaning they have a high answered the question, 35 said they was diagnosed with ADD in sev- anorexia in a pill," she said about out the drugs." YOUNG ALUM PROFILE: ANNE HOLT 'OS I WHO'S WHO: JESS PALFFY '09 Painter at homein Western landscape ence," she said of her first job, "but teaching, Holt will spend the summer and off the web in order to get peo- By ELLEN LONDON I discovered that visual art is more working at the New Canaan Country ple excited about their work and FEATURES EDITOR of my focus." School, in New Canaan, Conn., teach- artistic vision. The desire to establish herself as ing art and technique to at-risk chil- As for her own decision to move The Camden Falls Art Gallery in an artist led Holt to Boston, where dren through a scholarship program. to Steamboat, Holt said that her the coastal town of Camden, Maine she spent two years working in a Holt advised other art majors at long-term residence depends on the showcases the work of artists from high-end clothing store and honing the College—and departing seniors job market and, of course, where all over the country in its cozy space her painting skills on her own time. in general—to find a place to work her artistic career takes her. Since above the harbor. Its walls are hung She found that living in a city was that is "supportive of your art and discovering her passion for teach- with impressive watercolors of sum- not as conducive to furthering her creative talents." The key to finding ing, she is now considering going mer mornings in Maine and sweep- career as the thought it would be. these communities, she feels, is to back to school for a Master 's ing canvases with stormy nautical "It 's harder to find your niche in keep an open mind and be willing to Degree in art. "It would be a great scenes. However, the artist whose such a big place," she said, adding take jobs or move away to places way to connect with other artists work the gallery has the most trouble that the experience, where her art that you may not have originally and galleries," she said. For now, keeping in stock is a former resident was concerned, "was pretty frustrat- planned on. "Keep at it, and don't Holt is focused on expanding her of Waterville's Mayflower Hill and ing at times." Last Fall, Holt moved throw your dreams away just skills as an artist to include abstract an up-and-coming landscape across the country to Steamboat, because you might make better painting, along with honing her painter: the College's very own Col., where she currently resides. money elsewhere," she said. She skills as an oil painter: "As long as Anne Holt '05. "I love it here," she said enthusias- suggested that students take advan- I'm in an intellectual community Holt has sold her oil paintings in tically. "It 's such a laid-back and tage of the web-revolution by creat- and continue to push myself as an the Camden Falls accepting place tc ing personal websites: "Get yourself artist, I'm happy." COURTESY Of ELLEN 10« DC* Art Gallery since be." Holt works foi out there. The web is the first place Pdffy (center), shown duringa JanPlancourse in India, enjoys volunteering. her senior year al a co-op gallery in people will find you and your For more information about Holt the College, when Keep at it, and town, where she work." Holt further advised students and her artwork please visit the gallery's don't throw and her fellow to make use of networking both on www.anneahoIt.com. One senior, a world owner showed artists/co-owneri interest in het your dreams work a few days a work. "It gave me away just month in exchange of noble interests a great start," she for showing and, reprieve from the long Maine win- said, adding thai because you hopefully, selling By KATHLEEN MAYNARD ter. As dazzling as this option the opportunity to might make their artwork. She NEWS STAFF sounds, she is still waiting to hear show in a smaller cited the flexible from Washington D.C nonprofit, gallery meant thai better money schedule as helpful When it comes to navigating her One, before making a final deci- she could display elsewhere. in allowing her to way through life, Jessica Palffy '09 sion. One works in grassroots and more of her paint- work at other jobs does not miss a turn. Over the course advocacy projects , and a CEO team ings at one time. Anne Holt and save money, as of her four years at Colby she has member Colby alum Kathy As with most Graduate of 2005 the art world can be reached several scintillating destina- McKiernan '90 helped connect businesses in notoriously unsta- tions and already has more mapped Palffy to the nonprofit. summer tourism ble financially, out for the future. Working in D.C. would not be a hot spots, however, the gallery is especially for beginning artists. Aside from studying first for Palffy. Two years ago she seasonal. Holt began looking for Presently, Holt works in the publica- Government and International was an intern in the White House additional venues in which to show tions department at the Lowell Studies on the Hill, Palffy is a Photography Office, where she had her work and places in which to Whiteman School, a college prepara- familiar face in the Colby Volunteer a plethora of experiences while gain experience outside of the sum- tory school in Steamboat Springs. Center, at Outing Club meetings, on writing press releases. She edited mer months. She also offers art classes to children just about every road within twenty photos, put together a baby album An art major, Holt spent her first and adults in mediums ranging from miles of Miller Library (she runs for Cheney's grandson, catalogued year upon graduating from college oil painting to sculpture. 'em all) and to lifties at Sugarloaf photos from Laura and Jenna working for a graphic design firm in Teaching is a newly-discovered where she is known to carve up the Bushs' trip to Africa, was chauf- Gloucester, Mass. "I didn't have a passion for Holt, who said that it is steeps. When asked what her feured around to deliver event- specific pathway in mind before "rewarding" both for her students and favorite Colby experience has been, invites to Senators, and biked graduation ," she admitted, but felt for her, because it gives her the oppor- "ski trips with friends" seemed to through the streets in a business that graphic design might be a good tunity to "further my own creative While honing her painting skills. Holt teaches art to children in Colorado. be first on her mind. suit while on errands with her place to start. "It was a areat experi- abilities." In the interest of nursuine All of these activities have mutually athletic boss. Palffy even influenced Palffy 's post-collegiate found her way to the West Wing schemes, which include potential- where she changed the pictures on Religious groups offer close-knit communities ly working with Emily Wilbert '08 the wall every other week. at Aspen 's "Adaptive Program," Actually, those trips were chaper- From REU6I0N , Page 1 peers face the parallel challenge of campus] individually, but it's so much my friends., .there is a part of me they which brings mentally disabled oned, as Palffy explained, "Post- following M.ilal-Muslim dietary easier when you have a group," she can't fully understand [my love for children to the slopes as a form of Clinton administration policies restrictions. "The meat we eat at said. For her, having God as a priority Jesus] and that 's difficult," she said. mental and physical therapy. As an were in effect." A member of the Hillel club, Colby is not permissible" under "brings everything into perspective." Allison Straw '10 is a Christian intern with this program during No matter which way she turns, Andy Cook '09, grew up in a Jewish Islamic law, he said. Salim does eat The Newman Council encourages student who has been passionately JanPlan, Palffy spent most of her Palffy is always running, figurative- community in Minnesota. Though meat here, although he would prefer her to engage in Eucharistic involved with CCF since first arriv- days with a four year old girl , ly and physically. While at Colby his religious background did not not to. Another Muslim Colby stu- Adoration by finding a place, time or ing on campus-in fact, she had con- Sarah, who had no control over she has participated in two play a tremendous role in his deci- dent and a friend of Salim's, follows reminder to escape or reflect, which tacted Christian fellowships at the her legs. Both challenging and ful- marathons, one with her younger sion to attend Colby, he has become Halal dietary restrictions but he is Kowalski notes is "very individual," schools she applied to before mak- filling, the internship is indicative sister Amanda Palffy '11. This is active in the college's Hillel group limited to a small selection of as opposed to Sunday Mass, which is ing decisions about where to go. She of challenges Palffy is prone to one of many bonding experiences during the past four years. acceptable food in the dining halls. "very structured," she said. With the said, "Being a part of a group, talk- taking on. the siblings have shared since the "I was always around these Often , Salim said, he cooks his own range in services and philosophy, ing about Jesus and what he's done Most imminent on Palffy 's younger Palff y became a Mule last [Jewish] traditions...so 1 think I meat, which is shipped from his Kowalski feels that her religious has helped me have compassion for drawing board are her summer fall. "It 's awesome having Amanda almost took it for granted then I family in New York. needs are fulfilled on the Hill. people at Colby and around the plans. After working for Overland around. Though Colby is small, came here...and I saw the worth [of The Colby Muslim Group is trying Though she is also a Catholic, world... Christ's example of love Summers Inc. in 2008 as a leader we're involved in different activi- my religion]." to find ways to bring Halal food to cam- Emma Creeden *I2 has taken a dif- has been a great motivation for me for their backpacking, canoeing ties, so we don 't run into each other Since his freshman year, he pus dining. "It's probably not going to ferent approach to practicing her to love everyone." and rafting tri p to Jackson, constantly. It is really nice meeting explained: "I've become increasingly be a big expense but it could augment a faith. So far this year, she has chosen For Woodiwiss, "CCF has been a Wyoming, she has been offered a up for lunch, getting out for runs, religious and increasingly observant." sense of community-that Colby pro- not to participate in the Newman real model for me of what a life dedi- leader position for this year 's and borrowing each other 's clothes Cook said his story is one of vides for differences" Salim said. Council, although she does attend cated to Christ looks like...there's so Virgin Islands Service trip. This though." There may be a third growth , maturing and "coming into While the dietary aspect of mass weekly and tries to find time to much love and intentional relation- would involve snorkeling, back- Palffy sister, Tory, here soon-it my family tradition more," after he Salim's religious life remains a con- reflect on a regular basis. "Since ships between people in the group., .the packing, and working at a Boys and seems she has found some reliable left home on his own. cern, other aspects of his spiritual life coming here I haven't paid as much level of trust and love that I see in the Girls Club on St. Croix-not a bad footsteps to follow. In Hillel, he has found a commu- remain vibrant. He prays five times a attention as I have in the past [to my group is high in a way I don 't sec in nity that he can rely on, a feeling day as Islam calls for. "Praying has a faithj-probably because I don't go to other places and it has inspired me to Colby Muslim Group in particular different light, "I think there 's some that other religious group members never been a problem for me," be a religiously affiliated school now." live with the same love." noted that many non-Muslims come spiritual longing out there...it , share. Within Hillel, "we try to cre- said. "Mosques are not required [to "When I do engage in my faith I Yet while these four groups pro- join their friends for such events expresses itself in different forms." ate opportunities [to embrace our pray]." While there are set times to go to church because I want to be vide structure and community for Sakhi Khan, faculty advisor to the She lives "counter-culturally" what traditions and cultures] for ourselves pray throughout the day, it is difficult there and I think I get more out of it some religious students on campus Colby Muslim Group and adjunct is considered typical for a college- and others," Cook said. with a full schedule on the Hill to than I go when I have to," Creeden through group prayer, holiday cele- assistant professor of athletics, said aged student. She defines her life- It is hard to maintain the tradi- pray in the specific time slots, so he said. "Sometimes it registers that brations , bible studies and other of non-Muslim students who come: style as putting God and other tions and values of home while on will often end up praying twice in a I'm not as immersed [in my faith such activities, there are religious "1 think the first impression they get people first , and she said that at , the Hill , "but a lot of that has to do row in order to accomplish all five here] and sometimes it doesn't. students here who do not have is ...really how open the group is. times that philosophy can be exhausting and overwhelming. with location....[The school does] praying sessions. Once a week, there When it does, I ask myself why-do I groups designed for their religion. And once they find out how open it Sakshi Balam is, they tend to come a lot. " Overall, most people seemed con- what it can for us," Cook said. Even is a required group prayer, mandated feel an impact?" '10, a Hindu student , Both Khan and Rabbi Raymond tent or quite appreciative of the so, challenges of keeping by Islamic law, which is offered on "I miss it sometimes and I think from India said that being Hindu and Jewish chaplain and advi- College's accommodations for reli- Kosher-following traditional campus Fridays at 1 p.m. in the Rose it 'd be cool if people talked about it Indian are so closely connected and Krinsky, sor to Hillel, said that the role the gious groups. It isn 't perfect though, Jewish dietary restrictions-are diffi- Room of Lorimer Chapel. more because that's how you grow so deeply embedded in her identity lay vary yearly based on and Peter Harris, Zacamy professor cult to manage. Before he lived off- Julianne Kowalski '11 is one of in your understanding," Creeden that it is hard to separate the two. In groups p , fact, she says that both Hinduism and students needs, desires and initia- of English, suggested that Colby campus, Cook did not follow the Colby's Catholic student, who has said. Religion, Creeden believes is a India are so diverse within them- tives. All group advisors said that does not do enough and that an inter- Kosher tradition. found a community in the Newman subject that many people avoid dis- theit is the student leaders who are faith mmister-"someone whose job Tausif Salim ' 11 and his Muslim Council-"Ifs tough [to be religious on cussing-it's almost taboo, like race selves that being religious is "one of and social class. "It would be better many aspects of my life." the main thrust behind the groups ' it is to bring together people of dif- if everyone was more comfortable "I have a very strong faith in God activity. ferent faiths and also to bring to bringing up faith as a topic." and I choose to have that strong Knnsky, the College's first and campus speakers who address issues She herself does not generally faith," Balani said. "1 pray every day only Jewish chaplain, has been con- of belief and faith from a non-sectar- announce it to her friends when she in my own room." While "I think nected with the school since 1981. ian point of view " would be key to goes to Sunday Mass. "It 's not some- it 'd be great if we had a Hindu orga- He has seen religious life fluctuate on improving religiuus life on campus. thing I feel comfortable being like, nization," she said, for her, "it 's not campus, "It vanes from year to year, Others point to the awkward timing 'OK, I'm going to church, bye.'" necessary." Coming to Colby she from generation to generation...what of spring break not overlapping with "People should be able to practice knew that there would not be a goes around the country seems to go Passover and Easter, year after year. and engage in their beliefs as they Hindu organization. around the school," he said. Nonetheless, living as a religious perceive them...it's another barrier "There is no one way of practicing There are a number of students student on the Hill, several students to getting to know and understand Hindu; there is no one daily way of who identify themselves as spiritual say, leaves room for improvement and one another," Creeden said. being Hindu," she said. "Because it's but not religious. Brother Anthony acceptance. Though Andy Cook prac- Woodiwiss has found that, for her such a diverse religion in itself you Rex, assistant Catholic chaplain and tices his Jewish faith in the Hillel too, conversations on faith are bard don 't need to seek out people like you." notable around campus in his group, he still keeps his kippah-his to come by outside of CCF. "For a lot She and fellow Hindu students brown. Franciscan robes, believes skull-cap traditionall y worn at all of us [CCF is] the only arena where have organized events for festivals that there is a human desire to be times by Jewish men-in his pocket. [talking about faith] is welcomed or like Diwali and Holi through the part of something greater. This spir- It 's not something unique to the encouraged," she said. But, similar to International Club. itual energy can be channeled in Collegc-hc would not wear his kippah what Creeden said, a challenge for In fact it is holidays-such as misguided ways through what he in the business world, either. Yet it Woodiwiss has been fully connecting Easter, Passover and Ramadan-are calls the "hook-up culture"-drugs, remains with him at all times, a daily CHRIS HODCR/THE COLBY ECHO with people who do not share the the largest draws for any events sex and rock and roll. reminder of his faith and its place in represented on campus. The College s' chapel accommodates all faith s same faith. "As much as I care about hosted by the campus groups. The Allison Straw considers it in a the small community of Colby. COLBY CARES DAY Local Events _ Service projects draw students off Hill Happening in town

GET UP DOWNTOWN Cancun Thursday April 30 5 - 7 p.m.

Celebrate the warm weather and coming week- end with a trip off campus. The final Get Up Downtown event sponsored by Waterville Main Street and the Goldfarb Center will take place at Cancun this Thursday.

The event will feature prizes for the MAKE THE RIGHT TURN Campaign. You can continue to turn in receipts until 1p.m. on Thursday!

COURTESY Of STEPHANIE BtftGER (e-mail [email protected] with questions) Students took advantage of the warm weather on Saturday, April 25 to participate in Colby Cares Day. 250 Students spent the day working on community service across town. The day was organized by the Colby Volunteer Center and featureda variety of different projects.

Downtown Waterville Farmers' Market trimming back hedges, moving team was folding laundry at the reflected positively on her team 's By KATHLEEN MAYNARD logs, and assessing foot bridges Salvation Army?" efforts at the MS Walk. Vogel said. NEWS STAFF The Concourse along the way. As they walked on This was the first year that the "The walk is especially meaningful Main Street, Waterville the sun-dappled path with birds Senior Class, at the request of to me because my mom has MS. sc Walking out the door of her singing nearby, Meinerth pointed Class Representatives Mae I really enjoyed just being there Opening Day May 7 apartment at 9 a.m. to meet fellow out the importance of people gain- Ogorzaly '09 and Scott Zcller '09 and meeting other people and fam- 2 - 6 p.m. swimmers at the Maine Children 's ing personal enjoyment from their adopted their own project. Seniors ilies affected by MS." As a team. Home, Kelsey Potdevin '09 volunteer work. "You can't expect departed for Augusta's Maine they arrived a few hours early to Established in 2006, the Farmers Market takes declared: "Cotby Cares is my people to be completely altruistic. Children 's Center at 8:30 a.m. help organize and orchestrate the place weekly during the summer months. favorite day of the year." She was You have to provide people with Senior, Emma McLeavey-Weeder walk. "We put up signs, served one of 250 students on the morning some personal benefits in order get described her experience. "We had food , directed people, greeted of Saturday, April 25 up, bright and the numbers we have involved." 15 seniors. Our project was to help walkers, gave out water and did the Stop by Main Street to pick up some fresh pro- early, ready to take on a day of As it turns out, many students build a new 'Play Scape,' which is opening lap around the track." She duce, baked goods and many more delicious community service. had fun , enlivening experiences a type of playground. A lot got was most enthused about the peo- treats. While all the students gathering while dedicating a day to caring accomplished while wc were there. ple they met. "The people were in Pulver that morning might not for our community. Rachel Some people painted a boat, others great. There was a whole age range Go to www.watervillefarmersmarket.org for more have been as jubilant , the mood Frierman '09 described her day as worked on a new bike path, and of people there, and we mainl) information, or stop by to see the market for was generally light-hearted as vol- "wonderful," having joined fellow others helped rebuild a bam roof." interacted with other volunteers yourself. unteers gathered their lunches, T- Colby women's soccer players to "Afterwards, the Center staff while doing our tasks. I especiall y shirts and tools for the day. Senior rake 115 bags worth of leaves threw us a pizza party. The Center enjoyed talking to Waterville resi- leaders of the Colby Volunteer around Waterville 's Redington also had fifteen volunteers helping dents and showing them that Colb) Center, Jessica Palffy '09 and Museum. "We had a lot of fun and out, who were extremely nice and students are not bratty, apatheut Byron Meinerth '09, were at the were just stoked to be outside. It appreciative," she said. "The and obnoxious." helm to organize the event. was excellent team bonding. The Children 's Center is a type of A critical facet of Colby Cares An array of possibilities Once equipped, each group man at the museum was super- preschool that helps development Day is the familiarity it fosters headed out into the warm, sunny appreciative. He showed us all tally challenged children catch up." between Colby students and the weather, to one of eighteen partici- around the museum where there Weeder also said that "We all got larger Waterville Communm for summer in Maine pating sites. Meinerth accompanied are lots of Civil War relics, phar- Hulk tattoos, which made lifting all Colby Cares Day is unmatched it Warmth brings the Nordic Ski Team to the L.C. maceutical artifacts and an entire that stone dust and mulch a bit easier." scope among Colby initiatno Abroad in Waterville Bates Museum in Hinckley, Maine . section of the museum that models Palffy identified a few other that unite students with resident! opportunities f or Anxious for an adventure but The L.C. Bates Museum is a muse- a 19tn century home with a func- group-site matches including the of Waterville. After watchiru looking for a trip that stays closer to um centered around the state 's tioning kitchen, bedroom, work- Outing Club at the Messalonskee organizational efforts come ic local adventures home? 'Abroad in Waterville ' can Natural History and Culture that shop...*' Frierman pointed out that Trail, the Alpine Ski Team at the fruition , both Palffy and offer a fun day for those students sits in a landscape of farms and the Colby women's soccer team Heart to Heart Farm, the League of Meinerth were pleased will who want to stay in walking dis- forests. While most of the Nordies participates every year and that Progressive Voters at the REM progress made on Saturday By ANNA KELEMEN tance of campus. After a shopping cleared brush from the fields captains get close to full participa- Center, the Echo staff at the Mid- Collapsed in one of Pulver 's arm MANAGING EDITOR stop at Sign of the Sun, head down around the museum, Meinerth and tion from the team. On that note Maine Homeless Shelter and chairs at 5:00 p.m., Palffy said As the temperature rises, stu- the street for some coffee at fellow senior, Lexie Praggastis Frierman added that "Fifteen girls women's squash at Watcrville High's "Yes, it was definitely a lot ol dents across campus shed pro- Jorgensens. If you are looking for navigated several miles of cool, showed up, everyone had fun , and Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Walk. work, but everything weni gressive winter layers and head something to do later at night , mossy trails behind the museum. did you know the men's basketball Squash captain Jessica Vogel '09 smoothly, and it was worth if " outside for some fun in the sun . Mainely Brews & Tavern or Blues A slip-n-slide on Chapel Hill , Bar are just two options where you the infamous skirt day, frisbee can have a drink or dance 'til dawn. on the lawn and campus golf are just a few of the activities that Baxter State Park Coffee and boobs, breakfast with a twist burst to life like crocuses on the Baxter State Park, home of Mount the thawing and warming campus. Katahdin, is another fabulous option By COURTNEY YEAGER appear demeaning to an outsider, For everyone, the spring weather for a day trip. After all, Colby Outdoor ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR employees seem to truly enjoy then signals not only a beginning-but Orientation Trips (COOT2) travel work. The owner, Donald Crabtnx also an end-as there year after year interviewed 150 people for only I" underclassmen for a reason. Strap As I walked into the coffee shop initial positions. begin to think 'Abroad in on your hiking with my friends late on a Sunday In such a troubled economy, il !i about summer boots, pack a sand- morning, I did not encounter the no wonder that men and woma storage while Waterville' can wich and hit the trail typical church-going brunch alike are willing to bare their chests seniors start to offer a fun day for a day of hiking. crowd. After the tanned and toned in order to pay the bills. The majori- think about life shirtless male waiter checked iden- ty of Vassalboro residents are after school. for those County Fairs tification to verify that we were opposed to the topless restaurant For some, how- students who And last but not over the age of 18 , one of the two which opened in February of this ever, sumr-er does least, if you are topless blonde waitresses began year, but Crabrree is still pushing w not mean leaving want to stay in around all summer asking questions before we were transform the coffee shop into a Strip Waterville. So what walking you will certainly even seated. club after 6 p.m. Employees expert 1 will there be to do be here for one of "We're getting a lot of girls in here verdict on the matter to » near the Hill during distance of the many county today. Where are you from?" Once COURTNEY YEAGEK/THE COLBY ECHO announced in June. these pnzed warm campus. fairs that are held we revealed our affiliation with the The Grandview Topless Coffee Shop in Wissalboro providesshirtless service. While paying our bill, two 18* months'* The Echo throughout Maine. College, she slammed us with an year-old males were seated by J has come up with a There are too many array of questions about the recent waitress with pierced nipples as & few ideas to list, but there is Pugh Center incident, which she had to make a living. you into literature?" he asked. He elderly man walked up $ certainly diversity read about in local papers. Although the menu was scanty, was thrilled that two of us were entrance ramp with his cane and Acadia when it comes to Trying to stare only into the wait- offering a variety of beverages but English majors, and proceeded to asked, "Is Amy working toda) ^ National Park fairs and festivals on the coast, par- ress's eyes, my friend recounted the few breakfast items, I managed to thrust a heavy stack of papers into She was, and after ordering he w* If you have the time, there are ticularly around the 4th of July. situation, while my other friend order a cup of orange juice and a my hands. "This is my book." He treated to a show as Amy spanked ¦ few better spots to visit than the Notably, the Yarmouth Clam pointed to shirts for sale lining the microwaveable egg-and-checsc later revealed his hope that his job at the waitress who was wearing ' rugged coast of Acadia National Festival (July 17- 1 9) will be cele- walls. We debated which t-shirt was croissant for the outrageous price the highly controversial coffee shop tiny pair of shorts. The waiter nca Park . Covering over 47.000 acres of brating a tradition that has been better, one that read "What cup size of six dollars plus tax . While wait- would lead to an underwear model- us leaned over and revealed tW woodlands, ponds , lakes and ocean going on for 44 years. Although the would you like?" or "The breast cof- ing for our meals to be taken out of ing contract or perhaps the publish- every day is a new adventure f01 this is the place for a mid summer calendar has not yet been finalized , fee in Maine," as the waiter wearing the freezer and heated up, a few ing of his novel concerning the him: "I feel like I*m living an! camping trip, hike or picnic. good food , arts and crafts , music and only blue form-fitting shorts record- customers trickled in and were led connection between "9/11 and the guy's dream." games undoubtedly will make for ed our drink orders and finally to their seats as the waitresses ban- Book of Revelations " He wondered Although the coffee shop is blush Qgiipquit Beach the perfect summer fun filled day. offered us a table. tered with them, completely com- if someone at the Echo would be inducing, it is a must-have exptn Ready for some soft white The Grandview Topless Coffee fortable exposing themselves to willing to edit his work, and indicat- ence before graduating from the Hi" sand'' Take a day trip to Ogunquit So. if you are planning to spend Shop in Vassalboro services its cus- the stereotypical middle-aged ed that he may make the 20 minute Though severely overpriced, d* and enjoy the gorgeous 3.5 miles the summer months hanging around tomers with more than merely coffee male regulars . drive in the near future. building is clean and the staff ' of beach Jf you get hungry there the Hill, don 't forget to take the and doughnuts. All eight of the wait- Since we were the only female The topless restaurant is a renovat- friendly. Some waitresses even off* are plenty >f snack shops and the time to check out the State of ers and waitresses remain completely patrons and our waiter was eager to ed motel, complete with a classy hugs to their customers, proving d" lifeguard on duty ensures safety in Maine 's bountiful offerings during shirtless while working, allowing receive a generous tip, he checked stone fireplace near a clashing nudity remains worth paying ft the water the warmer months. them to rely solely on customer tips on our table regularly. "Are any of "Boobies" poster. While the job may even in a sluggish economy. SUPERHEADING Marriage bill sparks debate at testimony hearing

Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday Burgess '10 to put on several Marriage Bill " n phone banks, culminating in a that ought to pass Phone Louder event. "The work Jamie Goldring '09, helped collect we're doing here at Colby is By SUZANNE MERKELSON signatures on Election EDITOR IN CHIEF Day last important because some of the November. EqualityMaine attempt- state senators from Kennebec Red was the color of choice ed to identify 10,000 voters who County have not come out with Wednesday, April 22 in Augusta. might support the bill. By the end how they will vote on LD1020," Thousands wore the color to the of the day, volunteers like Goldring Burgess said, 'if the voters of Civic Center where the Maine legis- had collected 33, 190 signatures. this county call their state sena- lature Judiciary Committee heard "When I collected signatures on tors, it could really tip the scales loiimonies from supporters and Election Day, 1 expected a lot of and ensure passage of this bill." opponents of the proposed bill hostility," Goldring said. "In fact, "In my time here in Maine, I Dl020-the marriage bill, which sometimes the burliest men, when I I've seen there really is a respect would allow Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual asked them to support the gay mar- for individual rights and individ- ,ind Transgender (LGBT) couples to riage bill , were like 'yeah, sure, to uality," Goldring said. "I think wed within the state. each his own."* this gay marriage bill, if it pass- fhe Judiciary Committee voted At the beginning of the spring es, or even just the fact that it 's ought to pass" with 11 votes out of 14 semester, some of the progressive embraced by so many, reveals a The bill, announced by the civil political groups on campus, includ- great deal about this culture. We rights organization EqualityMaine ing the Colby Democrats, the shouldn't portray [the culture] as sponsored by state Senator Dennis League of Progressive Voters and conservative or close-minded or Damon (D-Hancock), backed by Bridge , emerged from their "post- out of touch. I'm proud of this over 60 legislative co-sponsors. At cmcAGOTRieuNe COM election stupor." according to Colby state and I'm proud to vote in Maine residents gathered in Wednesday, April 22 in Augusta to share testimony on Marriage Bill. tins point , the Legislature could Democrats President Amanda this state." approve or reject the bill, or voters may have the final say in a statewide referendum. While Governor John Baldacci has previously opposed gay marriage, he now says he is open to the idea, according to the Associated Press. If the bill passes, Maine would fm'n Vermont, Iowa, Massachusetts and Connecticut as the only states in the nation allowing gay marriage. NONE OF YOUR Vermont is thus far the only state to have legalized gay marriage throug h the legislature, with the others legalizing it through the eourts. A similar bill will be voted on in New Hampshire on Wednesday, April 27, which means lhai civil rights activists see New [ ngland as the forefront in the bat- tle to secure equal opportunity in NUMBERS In my time here in Maine, I've seen there real- jMt ly is a respect ARE for individual rights and individuality. I think this gay marriage bill, if it passes, or even just the fact that it's NUMBERS. At U.S. CellulaCyve believe every gymber 's important. embraced by even your so many, That's why w^^fe My Contacts Ba c kp» for free. revoals a great So you can saN^jjSeg^^ ^^-^^pr numbers deal about this culture.

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marriage. They have set goals of hill legalization of gay marriage across the region by 2012. t qualityMaine 's Executive Director Betsy Smith said that sup- porters of the bill outnumbered opponents in the civic center by lour to one. However, both groups had the chance to express their wows to the Judiciary Committee, waiting in long lines to approach one of two microphones. Opponents' views varied tremen- r dousl ^jp y. Some said the legalization .__ of gay marriage would undermine •^m P^ ^H ir . ¦he institution of marriage between ;1 man and a woman, centered on the purpose of raising children. Others L'»iphasized religious beliefs, say- Wmf- *Sw ing that the Bible taught that homo- sexuality is a sin. During the occasional particularly inflammato- r> testimony, the "sea of red" sup- Porters would stand and turn their paeks on the speaker. Proponents included long-time couples and their children, students concerned about the treatment of 'heir gay friends in school and activists. When Damon stood to introduce the bill and give the first testimony, he received a standing ovation from the crowd. "This bill is *Ll '~ This bill's time has come," t^iinon said, according to the US. Associated Press. "It recognizes the Cellular: Worth and dignity of every man and mem data access charges tot M. Contacts Backup suyedte Pay-As You^Sousatswho h*>lioiit> in erfmothinrr hettor-' cvery woman among us." HI Contacts Backup whittraarmng should dial 611 tor a bill credit C2009 US Cellular ^ OelieVe 111 SOTtieiniTlg Oeiier Many Colby students have been involved in shepherding the bill to [he Legislature. Some, including In times of war, drink tea for the soul Crazy homeless man to be in play

By KRIS MIRANDA ipating in the festival on top of OPINION EDITOR normal academic obligations. Directors and playwrights include Do you secretly enjoy awkward both Beatrices from JanPlan's Much conversations, especially when Ado About Nothing, seniors Ashlee you're just watching and not Holm and Kayt Tommasino; Spring involved in them? Have you Awakening director Kat Brzozowski recently experienced the anxiety of '09; Sean Senior '10, writer-director a job interview gone horribly of Powder & Wig's Phedra; Colby wrong? Maybe you have an inter- Dance Theater stage manager Alex est in the responsibilities that peo- Desaulniers '11; mad Colby Impro, ple of the present bear in relation to genius Andy Bolduc '10 and a fur- people of the distant past. Maybe ther smattering of students across you're more con- class years with cerned with widely varying avoiding the mis- degrees of theater takes of a more Whether dead experience. immediate prede- serious, happily Eight of the cessor, the sorts of nine plays are sad decisions (or insane, or from another class lack thereof) that somewhere in taught by Conner, JAWiSOCIETYOf set the course of last semester 's Sen So-Oku. the master of tea ceremony, presented the meditative art form to students on Friday. President Bro Adams was the guest of honor to be served your life and echo between, TD141: Beginning lea in ways that may chances are Playwriting. Each Three Japanese surprise you when student wrote on Madison Avenue. arrangement was uniquely beauti- and the Heike. The moral is that in they shouldn 't. there's something three plays linked masters show their At the College, Kida's arrange- ful and engaging. the end everything changes, nothing Or maybe you for you in the by a theme. ment, which resided for three days Kida briefly explained the history stays the same." Biwa compositions just like a good Brzozowski's was art on the Hill in the lobby of the Art Museum, of the art form: "Ikebana is an art are commonly depictions of show. Whether New Play "coming home." was inspired by scenes from the closely connected to the growth and medieval Japanese tales centered on dead serious, hap- Festival. while Tommasino Japanese practice of themes of love, hardship and battles. pily insane or examined mother- By KATHLEEN MAYNARD medieval epic Buddhism in Sen So-Oku, the master of Tea somewhere in child relation- NEWS STAFF The Tale oj Japan. It was origi- Ceremony, presented a lecture intro- between, chances ships. Unusual Heikel. It is As a premier nally practiced in duction to this meditative art form, are there's something for you in the habits dominated each play by Fntz Last week the College's common for tra- master of floral the 6th and 7th followed by a demonstration that New Play Festival. Freudenberger '09, and in first-year Departments of Music and Art ditional ikebana centuries as a way involved serving tea to College From Thursday, April 30 to Lucy Dotson 's work, there was played host to three distinguished to reflect histori- design, [Kida of worshipping President, Bro Adams! Adams gin- Saturday, May 2, the Department always "something missing." Japanese artists. Akiyoshi Kida, cal and cultural has had]...a trail Buddha." Since gerly mounted the platform and sat of Theater and Dance is present- Characters run the gamut from Yoko Hiraoka and Sen So-Oku, who events. Six sepa- then, it has been down next to artists and students as ing nine student-written, student- grieving sisters, an ancient war god- are professionals in the disciplines rate arrange- of celebrity embraced and So-Oku meticulously prepared their directed one-acts as full sessions dess and a possibly crazy homeless of: flower arranging (ikebana), ments created by clients, including molded by the tea. So-Oku explained in his intro- of the Undergraduate Research man to divorced superheroes, a talk Japanese lute (Chikuzen biwa) and Kida represented Japanese aristocra- duction that "a major emphasis of tea Symposium. All nine plays will be radio host and a definitely not-craz> Japanese tea ceremony {Mushakouji six scenes from Princess Diana, cy and Zen ceremony is intimacy between those performed each night in Strider prostitute named Bunny. Senke Chado). These art forms, for- the epic. The Bill Cosby, Buddhists. participating." People sit close Theater, starting at 7:30 p.m. They There's also a watermelon in eign to many Americans, offered final arrange- Yoko Hiraoka, together and no artificial light is are produced by department chair there somewhere. That 's—at the students a glimpse into several of ment, created Henry Kissinger, master of the allowed. The an of tea ceremony was Lynne Conner 's class TD361: the very least—just as random as it Japan 's most delicate and refined using pine, and Julie Japanese biwa, a developed during a time when ram- New Play Practicum, and each sounds, but to know how, you'll just artistic traditions. hydrangea, snap lute-like string pant conflict characterized Japan, play stars students who are partic- have to see the show, won't you? Kida. a native of Kyoto who began dragon and Andrews. instrument, also and thus the art .form provides a studying ikebana at the age of ten, is weeping willow. depicted the Tale of peaceful, calm bonding experience recognized throughout the world as a represented the the Heike during that heals the soul. premier master of floral design, final scene of the epic, when rather her performance on Thursday All three art forms were charac- Journey from radi< which has led him to a trail of celebri- than be captured by Genji war- evening. In her introduction , teristic of Japan's refined aristo- ty clients, including Princess Diana, riors, the infant emperor Antoko Hiraoka counseled the audience by cratic culture. Students and Bill Cosby, Henry Kissinger and Julie and his grandmother (the protago- saying, "You will learn a lot by the professors were lucky to have the host to radio star Andrews. Today, Kida divides his nists) chose to avoid being cap- time you leave tonight, but you must opportunity to immerse themselves time between assignments in Kyoto, tured by Genji warriors by listen to me." She briefly described in calming artistic performances WMHB DJ to him as a particularly potent tool to Tokyo and New York City, where his drowning themselves in the Bay of the Tale's focus as a "power struggle that contrast with the hustle and comment on the society that we Irvt arrangements adorn window displays Dan No Ura. Each intricate between warrior classes, the Genji bustle of our busy Western lives. release f irstdigi- in. He admitted that he has not yd been signed by a record company, but tal album May 1 that his unsigned status may actual!) be favorable to him at his current stage because it can keep his nascent Sha la la la...Kiss the blow-up doll By JESICA CHANG music "unchanged and not molded b) A&E EDITOR the society around [him]." It's been nearly two years since But this doesn't mean that Oakes BMR presents a Jeffrey Oakes '10 started DJing for has no aspirations of signing with a the College's radio station as label in the future. Once his music is lively and comedic WMHB's hip-hop radio host on his developed and independent enough parody of show Rhyme 'N Time. But now, to brave the external influences thai musicals Oakes is getting ready to move out of surround it, he hopes that the benefits the station's obscure, less visible of being signed can open his music By RACHEL GOFF basement location and onto the up to a wider public. NEWS STAFF street—Every Street. "[Hip-hop] has been a medium for On May 1 , songs off of Oakes' me to communicate my thoughts and first original album, Every Street, hone my creativity into [an art] that I Before Lady Gaga encouraged will be available to millions of can share with others around me. people to "just dance," musicals Internet users for digital download Oakes said. "So in the future. I inspired people to dance and sing. via MySpace. Titled Every Street, the would like to sign with a label so that Broadway Musical Review, a stu- album will be a mixed tape of Hip- I can reach a larger audience. B dent-run musical group more com- hop music, including "Rich Girl" show them something that the\ '^ monly known as BMR, upheld this and "Fire and Rain," with a sampling never seen or heard before." tradition in its spring show last of songs from well-known artists Every Street will be available lor week, performing original inter- such as country and folk-rock singer free download for a limited time on pretations of numerous Broadway James Taylor. MySpace. For up-to-date inform^' hits The performance featured COURTNEY tEAOOVTHE COLBV ECHO Going by the stage name J-OK!, tion covering the release, join & The weekends ' line of BMR shows lived up to their reputation—it was smart, funny, and overflowing with enthusiasm. songs from classic musicals like Oakes has always been a lover of hip- Facebook event or visit J-OK! at Bye, Bye Birdie, alongside those hop music because the genre struck myspace.com/jokproduction. from newer productions such as from the unique staging of different solicit the affection of a rather aloof "Seize the Day," from the musical, Legally Blonde. numbers and changes to classic song blow-up doll that then proceeded to Newsies, was the epitome of inspi- The show was overflowing with lyrics gave the show a comical, fall off her chair during Saturday rational Broadway spirit and energy and enthusiasm, as students almost satirical feel. night 's performance. served as the perfect finale to an embodied the upbeat attitude of This humorous approach was Keeping with a comedic theme, intentionally cheesy yet fun per- musical theater. Cheery smiles and evident in a funny rendition of the song "Be My Friend," from the formance, as students linked arms exaggerated dance moves seemed to "Kiss the Girl," from The Little new musical. Edges, had the audi- in a iong line across the stage, almost mock those of Broadway Mermaid , tn which a group of boys ence laughing out loud , as students joining together in perfect harmo- stars, and the humor that resulted encouraged their nerdy friend to sang, "be my friend on Facebook . .. ny (pun intended). help me feel alive, be friend five- The song "I Won't Grow Up," hundred-and-five," spoofing today's from Peter Pan, was performed in forms of social-networking in a way honor of the graduating seniors, and that (heir fellow classmates could the poignancy of this dedication in identify with all too well. combination with the familiarity of Some acts changed the lyrics the song made it one of the more to well-known songs, such as heartfelt numbers. The message of "It 's a Hard Knock Life," from the song seemed to represent the the musical Annie, to relate production as a whole, as the play- specifically to students at the fulness of the performances seemed KHouse of Pizza College. In BMR's rendition of to resist the idea of growing up. the orphans ' ballad , students They demonstrated that , no matter

complained about having to clean how old you are, you can still COURTESY Of JEFFREY D* I We Deliver until 2 am and don't for get to ask about our weekly fpecials! up messes after Doghead. laugh, sing and try not to take life Every Street will be available forfree download on MySpace on May 10% ofl «_ in _~ pick jp with Colby ID The students' rendition of too seriously. SPOTLIGHT: AMERICAN DREAMS I

¦E REVIEWS If you've ever worried Cleverly staged by first-year itself to an elaborate set (the only projector to display visual exam- "Documentaries are often viewed as wrote in an e-mail. "From composi- about the misuse of technology director Abby Colella, the play things that distinguished one set- ples like Internet sex chat rooms objective, bui they're not," Whitney tion and the rule of thirds to the impor- causing you anxiety, shame or took place not in a theater, but in ting from another were blocking and children's books about time Lynn '09, a current student, said. tance of mic'ing people you're even legal repercussions, then the lecture hall in the basement of and the audience's imagination), travel and the Bible. "Anything you see is edited. Her class- interviewing—a lesson I learned the Powder and Wig's production of Arey. Whether this setup was for the classroom setting added an ele- The comedic zenith of the play, the mate. Tarini Manchanda '09, echoed hard way in class...—1 learned a lot of Stephen Karam's Speech and artistic reasons or merely because ment of intimacy to the perfor- club's "tjroup hitapretation'* piece for her sentiments: "I don't really think about the technical aspects of produc- Debate offers a host of the Speech and Debatecompeti- that there is really tion. But even examples of what not to tion, begins with Diwata playing any objectivity in more impor- do. The show is a dark Mary Warren (the protagonist film... [you are] tant, the class, comedy about teenage from Arthur Miller's The looking at the world I learned an and Professor anxiety, homosexuality Crucible)along with Howie play- through the eyes of incredible amount Mannocchi , and technological respon- ing a closet homosexual, teenaged the film-maker." helped me real- sibility (with a little bit of Abraham Lincoln, traveling back The course in [the class]...the ize that produc- striptease thrown in). several thousand years, and ends description points class and tion (film and The plot of the play cen- with an erotic ribbon dance in to the "reality or television) was ters around three friendless which Diwata, Howie and an. truth-telling or Professor what I wanted highschoolers with insight Solomon remove all their clothes fiction-making, Mannocchi to spend my into a student-teacher sex to revealfull body stockings. ' propaganda or life doing." scandal: Diwata (played by This is not your parents' objective presenta- helped me realize Although Annelise Wiersema '10), a comedy. One of the greatest tion, responsibility that production the class talentless, aspiring star-of- aspects of the play's social of the filmmaker" attracts stu- the-stage; Howie (played by relevance is that much of at the heart of these (film and televi- dents with and Ethan Meigs ' 12), an openly the play's humor would be discussions. sion) was what I without prior gay transfer student; and lost for most people over After engaging experience in Solomon (played by Francis the age of twenty-five. The in the work of oth- wanted to spend film produc- Gassert '11), a nosy journal- student-directed piece is ers, the course my life doing. t i o n , ist for the school paper who very much about students, moves on to the Mannocchi we learn is also gay. Each by students, for students. hands-on described her character s involvement with Though the characters are part: mak- Daniel Martin '01 DASH W*SSE RWAN/ THE COLBY ECHO ing documentaries. students as the a perverted, pedophiliac Despite the unconventional stage, P& W's production garnered hearty laughter from still several years away Producer on Dancing With the Stars Split into five "best of the drama teacher ties their fates the audience. Teenage anxiety and homosexuality were some themes of the play. from college, the social rel- groups of six, the best." Yet she together so that the only way evance of the play extends students come up with a topic for a 12- expressed concern over the lack of I the three of them can solve to anvone who has crown 15 minute piece concerning an aspect support for the class from both a their personal predicaments is Powder and Wig couldn't find any- mance. Colella took advantage of up in the technology-driven, of life in Maine. This year, students technological and an administrative through the lamest club on campus: where else to perform, it worked. every aspect of the lecture hall, image obsessed culture of the are researching and trying to capture standpoint. As a course that requires Speech and Debate. Although the stage did not lend most notably using the overhead twenty-first century. the stories of Waterville's own equipment outside of the norm, a I Hathaway mill, the economic role of support network is key. "I'm tired of maple sugaring, coming out as a gay fighting for this class," Mannocchi teen in Maine, the National Guard and said. "My students deserve the best." ratlfans, who are a rare and dedicated "It's been a challenge working with A zany and provocative performance breed of railroad enthusiasts. the [school's] equipment," Manchanda Lynn 's group is creating the docu- said. "The class doesn't get much An evening of mentary on the National Guard. attention from the administration." Brecht and Kur Weill. This perf- which mocked a man's inability to featured another set of witty play- Currently in the final stages of pro- Mannocchi pointed to peer institutions German songs, skits ormance was closely followed by stu- tell the difference between similarly on-words. As a man and a woman duction , the film focuses "mainly on who do have successful production- dents in German 126 and 128. The sounding words, causing a humorous attempt to meet somewhere in the young people...how being in the based film classes. and monologues students performed confusion. Germany, the man misunderstands National Guard has shifted the For Manchanda, producing docu- a mix of poetry German 126 stu- the name of the station that the course of their lives and how they mentaries—both on her own and recitals, play reen- [The] College dent Rob woman is at. The misunderstanding view deployment." She discussed through the class—has been an By LINDSAY PUTNAM actments and even experienced "Eine Woodhouse '12 between the pair alternates between 'he stigma that has surrounded the incredible learning experience. "I STAFF WRITER a few songs. turned a poem the man and the woman, creating National Guard, especially after the think it's a really effective way of To highlight a Phenomenal "Menschen" by confusion and keeping the two from John Kerry/George W. Bush presi- communicating.. .more effective few of the perfor- Prunkvolle Ernst Toiler into reaching each other. Eventually, dential race in 2004. "People are than writing a paper...for me, it's On Tuesday, April 21, the College mances, German his own original however, they both end up at the excited to know that we're interested how I leam," she said. As a liberal experienced "Eine Phenomenal 128 students Erik Presentation," or musical piece. same destination. in it...it's so far removed from what arts institution, the College "should Prunkvolle Presentation,'' or, for you Baish '12 and for you non- Following the The students had worked on per- we usually do." invest in a production-based film non-German speakers, "A Ramsey Meigs ' 11 performances of fecting and memorizing their pieces "It 's teach-as-you-go. It gets you off studies program" because film is "an Phenomenously Pompous combined their German speakers, the German 126 for several weeks. While some class 'he Hill and gets you involved in the effective way to communicate Presentation" of German Studies. The musical talents for and 128 stu- time was spent on the cabaret, it also "A Phenomenously of community in [unusual and deep ideas," she said. "I think Colby's performance, entitled "Kabarett two songs, dents, the required students to invest much ways]," she said. Maine has a rich mili- missing something if people don't Maulesel"—or Cabaret Mute—incor- "Rosenrot" by Pompous German 330 their personal time outside of the tary history that Lynn says she is just know how to express themselves in porated the teachers and students from Rammstein, and Presentation." class performed classroom to prepare for the show. learning about and experiencing for the ways other than a paper." German classes 126, 128, and 300 into D e r an original play. The cabaret reflects one of several first time in her four years in Waterville. This year's five documentaries one cabaret. Tantenmorder," an Written by the larger projects the German students German 330 stu- are expected to fulfill throughout the Manchanda, who is working with will be shown on May 9 in Given The cabaret began with the 1897 poem by Frank Wedekind Fellow German dents with help from Ranja Radwan, semester, and students did an 'he Railfans crew, noted the level of Auditorium. Both students and College's own German professors, . difficulty and detail that goes into the Professor Mannocchi are excited Arne Koch and Cyrus Shahan, per- 128 students Megan Conroy '10 and this year's German teaching assis- impressive job of memorizing their * production of a documentary. "You to show the fruits of their labor to forming "Die Moritat von Mackie Autumn Smith 12 performed a short tant, the unnamed play incorporated pieces while still being able to act " have to build that trust" with your the community. Messer," a 1928 piece by Bertolt skit entitled "Koslowskis Kinder, all of the students from the class and them out flawlessly. TENNIS I SEASON OVERVIEW Colby Baseball Ends NESCAC Play with Tufts Series

Seasonends with5- run single in the third inning to put Colby on top, and the Mules had a 21 recordand 1-11 in lead of 3-2 going into the ninth. the Easterndivis ion Colby closer Wil Hartigan ' 10 got the first two outs of the inning. An error and a hit batter put runners on base By WILL HARRINGTON for Sam Sager (Cranston, R.I.), who STAFF WRITER had an RBI single to tie the game at 3-3. The momentum for Colby seemed to die as the tying run crossed The Colby College baseball team is the plate. Another two-run single by down to its last week of games. After David LeResche (St . Louis, MO) put a 0-4 home stand against the Husson Tufts up 5-3, which was ultimately College Eagles and the Tufts Univer- the final score. sity Jumbos, the Mules only have two After a backbreaking loss like that games remaining on their schedule. on Friday, it was great to see the The Tufts series over the weekend Mules return to the field on Saturday epitomized a season in which incon- with boundless energy. In game one, mi PHOTO sistent play and decreased production Colby stayed in the game but could Women s tennis triumphs over Bates College in an overall 5-2 victory. has led to an outcome below expecta- never grab a lead. Matt Moore *10, tions. After Colby finished with 18 the most consistent Colby starter, wins a year ago, the 2009 team now lacked command for one of the first Tennis teams close stands at 5-21 and Ml in the New times this season. Moore hit five England Small College Athletic Con- Tufts batters and Nate Bankoff of ference (NESCAC) East division. Tufts went 4-5 with three RBI to pace season 4-8 and 5-9 Last Thursday, April 23, Colby the Jumbos in an 8-4 victory. Game younger guys on the team. They leave played host to Husson College. Hud- two was another gem. Both teams By ELLEN WILBUR behind a legacy for many to follow." son pulled out to an early lead, but the played gritty, taking turns scratching STAFF WRITER The Colby women's tennis team Mules kept the score tight when they out runs into a 7-7 ballgame in the had a series of victories against erupted for a five-run fourth. Second seventh inning. First-yearMike Mas- FILEPHO" Baseballlooks towartb the 2010 season but willdeal with loss ofnotible seniors The Colby College men 's tennis Bates that culminated in an overall baseman John LaMantia '10 hit a trocola (three RBI) and senior tri-cap- team opened last w eekend's play by win of 5-4, finishing out the season grand slam in the in- tain Craig Cooper taking on Bates College in a New with a record of 3-5 in NESCAC ning for his second (three RBI) led the ting average of .326 and outhit its op- working hard. There is no better ex- England Small College Athletic Con- play and 5-9 overall. The team came homerun of the sea- [The stats] Mule offense. Un- ponents by .021. Conversely, this ample then the way Colby came to ference (NESCAC) back from a score son. Unfortunately. fortunately, Tufts year Colby is hitting almost 60 points play in the Saturday games against league match. Un- of 2-1 after dou- Nick Arthers neglect all the scored three runs to lower at .277, while its opponents Tufts after the shocking game one fortunately, the bles to win 4 sin- (Belfast, ME) and close losses make it 10-7 going have a hefty .358 average. When loss. There was no self-pity, there Mules lost 9-0, Without a question, gles matches and Husson (23-11 over- into the bottom of Colby finishes its final two games was no loathing, only sheer will and dropping their [the senior men] secure a victory. all) had other plans and long hours the ninth. With a this week, the team will more than determination that they could plaj record in confer- Katie Brezinski for Colby. Arthers of work that large crowd sup- likely have scored 100 fewer runs and win at a high level. No one reall) ence play to 2-6 and have inspired the '09 had a win at went 3-5 with two porting them, the than it did last year. In a season of thought those games would be as to 4-8 overall The younger guys on third singles, fol- homeruns, a double the Mules had Mules rose to the about thirty games, 100 extra runs re- close as they were. doubles team of lowed by Tara and seven RBI to to battle occasion, scoring mains an enormous difference maker. Even with a disappointing 2009 captain Bryan the team. They Davidson '10, who lead the Eagles and one more run in the Likewise, the pitching staff has also season, the 2010 outlook is still posi- Brown '09 and leavebehind a had a win at fourth leave Colby with a through. ninth. But Tufts faced more adversity compared to tive. Although the entire senior tn- Alex dun •09. who singles. Kathryn win of 17-6. eventually retired the Colby team of a year ago. The captainship, consisting of pitcher had been playing legacyfor manyto Vergeyle '12 and The Tufts Uni- the side and Colby team ERA has risen from 5.91 to Robert "Bobbo" Whelan, starting exceptionally well follow. Sally Meehan '12 versity Jumbos arrived on Friday to once again fell 10-8. 7.24, walks have risen and this year catcher Kyle McKay, and shortstop this season, were won at fifth and play the first of three games over the This year, the record looks more the Mules have given up 91 more hits Craig Cooper, is leaving, a core of not able to secure a sixth singles and weekend. To the players and ardent gruesome then the actual perform- then their opponents. This data solid hitters and pitchers remain. Ryan victory against Doanh Wang then teamed up to fans of Mule Baseball, this was the ance on the field. In fact, the Mules makes a convincing argument that Conton '10. Kaufman, LaMantia and Bates' number-one Head Coach win for the Mules hardest game of the year to swallow. have had several tough luck losses the record of the 2009 baseball team John Lerner 'II wi 11 form the heart of doubles team. at third doubles. Sophomore pitcher Dom Morrill had this year, including seven in which reflects its on-field performance, but the lineup, while Hartigan, Moore. something Coach Coach Wang is another brilliant performance and they have been beaten by three runs it neglects all the close losses and Morrill, and Ryan Murphy *11 (in- Doanh Wang believes would have very proud of the women's tennis made back-to-back quality NESCAC or fewer. But that's not to say the long hours of work that the Mules jured this year) remain to anchor the helped them be selected to compete at program, saying, "The women have starts . Morrill pitched 6.2-innings only reason for a 13 game win dif- had to battle through. Since the pitching staff. Nationals. However, they still ended come such a long way this spring. I while holding Tufts to two earned ferential between 2008 and 2009 is throes of Maine winter in January The Mules end their season at their NESCAC season strong w ith a believe it has been several seasons, runs and seven hits while striking out due solely to unexplainable acts. In- until the first nice days of spring in home on Thursday April 30 against record of 7-2 following a win against maybe four or five, since we were seven. Ken Kaufman '10 had a two- deed, last year Colby had a team bat- April, the Colby team has been Bates College. Trinity College on Sunday. able to get three conference wins. Leaving Colby men's tennis this The NESCAC is such a competitive year are seniors Brown. Chin and conference for Division III tennis. f our f uture Nick Rosen- Wachs, who Coach Wang So any time that we are able to im- Men s wins in home regatta, Mules look to I feels "are the heart and soul of Colby prove and get some wins within the squad. In the var- men's tennis." Wang said, "Without a conference, it is a positive step in the From CREW, Page 18 sity 4, they also question, they have inspired the right direction." finished second, meter course with a time of 6:29.3. falling short by The Mules cruised in just behind just a slim margin. them with a time of 6:31.1. In the sec- Next up for the ond race for the men's varsity 8, teams is the New Want to write for Echo Sports next UNH also bested a hard working England Row- year? young Colby team. ing Champi- In the women's varsity 8 race, the onships, to be held E-mail Laura Littman at women couldn't quite find their stroke next weekend in against the larger UNH and UVM Worcester, MA. [email protected] teams, frriUhing fourth. 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When we finally packed our bags "One project down ! What 's next!" starting suiting up for another and hiked to the cliff, some kid—- and "I work outside! I don't need bout of good ol* American rock probabl y named Jack Awph—was sun-screen, I'm gunna get burned climbing. As soon as we were PAT screaming his way up a somewhat sometime. I work outside!" ready to go, when Dipshit Mc- BAGLEY difficult climb, or "project." He fin- We left that cliff so we could Phuckertaign showed up telling ished ("sent") his proj and came climb another. At the second cliff everything with ears how happy down to the ground, which somehow a man with heavily tattooed calves we was because he sent his proj- __^_ gave homeboy an extreme sense of was climbing one of the hardest ect. What 's next!? Us leaving. entitlement. He walked around routes in the Northeast. Inspired It was hot and sweaty while we This Saturday 1 was kicking it at telling everyone that he was "so to climb well , and to never get hiked to the most obscure section of *umney Rocks. When I pulled into happy" and he repeated the phrases ink, we dropped our bags and life you've never scene. At Obscure he parking lot, I wanted to puke, Crag (probably named Rock wnch a goat and take off my pants. Wall#25b in China), a local climber The first two on that list were caused Rudy was vying for a first-ascent. ?y my extreme aggravation, which This guy is rad. 1 would say he is a ivas caused by extreme crowds. The MOG, but technically he is a Pocket- l ast bit, about taking off my pants, was MOG (a Man Of Girth, under the jecause it was HAB (Hot as b—) and height of 5'8", and no, I am not mak- I needed to change into my shorts. ing this up!). Anyway, the day was not going A local photographer, Anney Acll. My climbing partner and I had Rowe, was dangling from a rope to ilanncd on climbing a mega-long capture the action. Later that day, and ¦outc on Cannon Cliff, then doing a couple of beers deep, she put ROB KIEVIT/TKE COLBY fCMO iomc mega climbing at Rumney and Brady's MOG status into perspective. hen we were going to do some mega "I mean you look at him," she said be- ipectating because some guy was pul- tween swills, "and you're like *Holy ing up a first ascent. Crap, Man!' How does that guy even Becky Julian '09 Despite the brilliant forecast, we get off the ground, much less climb SPORT: woke up to rain at Cannon. We slept wicked hard shit?" Women's Lacrosse JJ? in and made our way to Rumney, as Well, it 's my job to tell you how he ^ ^\ lazy as lizards (or Cheech Marin) bak- got off the ground. What it all comes HOMETOWN: JLw w ing m the sun. When we finally got to down to, or perhaps "up to," is grab- South Windsor, Conn. Rumney, I parked Mom's mini-van in bing the next hold and keep moving. «*""-»Career rwm*Points i ditch because all of the parking Best off all, when Rudy finished the WHY: On Friday, April spaces were occupied by the type of climb, he didn 't tell everyone how 24, Julian obtained people that make you want to 1) puke happy he was. He only asked where 150 career points when she scored four times in and 2) punch a goat. his cooler of "soda" was. an 18-12 win over Bates College. Julian is con- PLAYIN' THE FIELD stantly a threat as a member of the the second seeded defending NESCAC champion team. The Mules are 14-1 overall and have won 13 straight The ultimate draft weekend games heading into Saturday's semifinal game Selectingrooms and athletes in lateApril watching any of this awful spectacle, 1 against third-seeded Middlebury College. watch the first eight picks, then real- make for drama and (unecessary) analysis ize that 1 have not beard of any more " TODD of the players being taken. I honestly NESCAC ROUND-UP HERRMANN through endless ludicrous projections drafted Michael Crabtree tenth over- think watching a running commentary and hoping everything works out in all. That man is an absolute beast and of room draw would be more fun to Middlebury College claims the 2009 crown at the Men's Golf Championships, their favor. It comes with those mag- now the Nincrs just need somebody watch. Imagine Kim Kenniston and beating out Trinity College in a thrilling tiebreaker. The Panthers came back strong in ical words we all recognize, "With who can throw the ball to him. But I Kelly Wharton sitting there arguing the second day of the competition to win after trailirigrryseven strokes ami lwlding the the first pick in the 2009 room draw, cannot stand the absolute media spec- about the positives and negatives of fourth placeposition after day one. Middlebury had a 313 anda300foratwo-day total It is a selection process we have rising president Jake Fischer '10 se- tacle that is today's NFL draft, for it certain rooms: of 613. Trinity finished witha308anda305 for a two-day total of 613. At the cham- all seen. It comes around once a year, lects an AMS quad." quite simply has become the most Kim: Interesting choice there with pionships, Harriilton College came in third with a total of 616, and Williams College, always around the end of April or the Okay, seriously though, this col- over-hyped day of the sports calendar the Heights quad; the location is not after leading in day one, struggled on day two with a 325, finishing m fourth place beginning of May. The months, umn is not actually about room draw, Just the sheer absurdity of the pre-draft prime and the lack of a bathroom is a with a total of 631.. .The NESCAC Men's Tennis Championships will begin Friday w eeks and days leading up to it are it 's about the National Football excitement pisses me off. For months definite concern. hosted by Williams College.. .With a perfect 12-0 conference record and as mcKtirne filled with rampant rumors and spec- League (NFL) draft. But the striking now, wc have watched Mel Kiper Jr. Kelly: Yes, but those rectangular defending NESCACchampion . TrinityCollege earned the honors of hosting the 2009 ulation , most of which will never similarities between the two is just too (and his awful hairdo), Todd McShay common rooms are shaped perfectly Softball Championships May 1-3 at Spicer Field.. Going into the quarterfinals, Mid- come to fruition. The grueling, inef- much for me not to make fun of. Plus, and other so called draft experts drone to play die! I like the pick. dlebury College, a seven-timeNESCAC champion, was ranked top seed m the 2009 ficient hours of the process itself see I did not want to pass up an opportu- on and on about which mediocre line- I propose we actually make this a NESCAC Men's Lacrosse Championships. The format for the championships has the ultimate extremes of human emo- nity to take a cheap shot at Campus backer might be picked in the late Colby tradition. Have room draw the changed this year from a seven-team field with the top seed earning a first round bye tion: winners jumping for joy and Life (how dare you reject my COOT rounds of the draft. I end up watching weekend of the NFL draft, and add to an eight-team tournament In the quarterfinals, the top four ranked teams host the filled with excitement for the future, leader application). them, each time thinking about how I running commentary. It is long and bottom four ranked teams. The team with the highest remaining seed hosts the semi- losers growing increasingly frus- Anyway, in case you have not fig- could not possibly care less, and wish- arduous enough as it is, this would finals, and the semifinal winnersplay the championshipgame the next day..Over 190 trated and often brought to tears as ured it out already, I hate the NFL ing that the Sportscenter editors would give incredible entertainment value Tufts runners, members of the Tufts President's Marathon Challenge, completed the they foresee the agony of the up- draft. Don't get me wrong; it is a good skip ahead to baseball highlights. And while we sit there, and everybody 113th annual Boston Marathon on Monday,April 20. The fastest Tufts finisher was coming year. Those yet to select sit system and a fair way of getting new the draft coverage itself...two full will have something better to do Jesse Roberts, a graduate student at the Friedman School of Nutrition, who averaged around nervously, hoping their de- players into the league. And 1 am days of Mel Kiper is tantamount to than sitting around watching the about 7:30 minute miles, finishing in an impressive 3:16:08. The men's winner was sired pick falls to them, going pumped that my San Francisco 49ers torture. Dear god, every time I end up NFL draft. Deriba Merga of Ethiopia, 2:08:42, and in the closest women's race in the history of the marathon, Salina Kosgei of Kenya won by one second with a time of 2:32:16. f or —Laura Lif tman. Asst. Sports Editor Seasonends in f irstround Monumental meet STANDINGS

of the other team and earning the title woodsmen s team From MEN'S LACROSSE, Page 18 of best defensive midfielder. Much of time of 1 minute 15 seconds. In addi- his stamina and athletic prowess From WOODSMEN, Page 1 tion, the jack and j ill team (featuring As it is the end of a long run for likely stems from his winter season men and women) placed third out of he seniors, Coach John Thompson last year, when he trained with the in- six teams total. Said Hutchins, ook the opportunity to comment on door track team. Fellow senior Boerz- Yet for all her prowess, Hutchins "Madeline Gordon ' 11 did some ex- he character of the graduating class, tel "demands excellence from himself wasn't the only star of the show for treme running with the men 's size ["he defense was strong and stepped and those around him, and is one of Colby's lumberjills. Indeed, the Mules weight of 401bs for the packboard ip on several occasions, shutting out our most talented offensive midfield- came in second place overall at relay course." cams in the fourth quarter when the ers," Thompson said. Indeed, he is a Woodsmen Weekend and just missed On the men's side, Tom Nicol '09 wm needed it. Senior goalie Alex fierce competitor and playmaker, as winning the whole thing by a mere and Theo Papademctriou ' 11 per- r armer played in net for almost the seen in both soccer and lacrosse in the four points out of a possible 1500. For formed well in the underhand chop, :ntire season. "[Alex is] a quiet past years. Boertzel finished the sea- starters they won the log roil compe- Steve Tatko "10 and Tom Nicol '09 eader who leads with his exemplary son with four goals and eight assists. tition and Emma Balazs '09 then held their own in fire build , and over- 'lay in the goal and his maturity and Finally at midfield is Kennedy, who "schooled everyone"—Hutchins' all the Mules did well in the crosscut :omposure on the field," Thompson found the back of the net once this words—in the chain throw with a saw event. >aid , also noting that his tremendous year and played in 13 of the 15 games. ilay at the end of the season "was a "Sammy emerged in 2009 as an of- >ig reason we made a playoff push fensive middy for the Mules. He has ate in the year." earned the admiration and respect of Two seniors his teammates," Thompson said. anchored the defense LEADERS or the Mules. Geoff Parr was often Next year, Colby will be without "assigned the task of covering the op- two talented seniors at attack. ponent 's best attackmen, a challenge Jamie Wallace has proven himself hat he has risen to each and every as "a goal scoring threat on the imo." Thompson said. Thompson had Colby attack," Thompson said. urther praise for senior defender Thompson admires the quiet lead- ollin Weiss, who was the "key to our ership that Jamie exudes. Wallace nan-down unit, wfaUh ranked second scored 5 goals for the Mules this n the NESCAC." year. Brooks played an extremely Tri-captian Forino, Todd Boertzel selfless game this year. He led the md Sam Kennedy are the three sen- Mules with 27 assists to go along ors who played on a team with great with 21 goals. He had 16 more as- icpth at midfield. Forino, who played sists than the next closest player. lefcnsive midfield, still contributed to Brooks had a shoulder injury going he offense with two assists, and into the last game at Tufts, but still -oach Thompson had nothing but decided to play. Coach Thompson i»od things to say about him. "Jason thought that "although he is a s a leader in every sense of the word," tremendous talent , he still put the rhcunpson said. "His moral compass team ahead of himself in his last continuall y points straight ahead, and collegiate competition." Brooks «-* has the courage and convictions to and the rest of the senior class will ollow be missed, and young players will those morals each and every ESPNCOI. lay." On the field he is just as tal- need to step up big time to fill the Sara Hutchins 09 won the f irstever Stihl Timbersports challenge for women. ¦nted , covering the offensive threats holes left by the class of '09. Baseball season Strong finish comes to an end for Colby for the Mules tennis teams PAGE 16 PAGE 16

MEN'S LACROSSE I WOMEN'S LACROSSE Postseason defeat ends bid On Sunday April 26 the Mules evenly the rest of the way, but could By DAVID LOWE traveled to Medford to face a nation- not take advantage of their man-up STAFF WRITER ally eighth-ranked Tufts squad for a 3 situations as Tufts had done. Colby p.m. playoff game. In an earlier meet- drew the game to within a manage- The third-seeded Tufts University ing this year, Colby lost to Tufts 14-9. able three goals on a 3-1 run, but Tufts Jumbos knocked off the sixth-seeded Sunday's loss drops Colby to 0-3 in scored twice late in the fourth to put Mules in postseason New England the past two years facing Tufts (12-3). the game away for good. Patrick Small College Athletic Conference After surrendering the first goal, Briody '10 scored the last goal of the (NESCAC) play on Sunday. The loss Colby stormed back for three straight game and the Mules lost 12-8. concludes the season for Colby Col- goals. Mark Squiccianno '11 tallied Alex Farmer '09 played a solid final game in net, making nine saves. Yet the difference in the game was the Jumbos' ability to capitalize on man- up situations. Indeed, Colby gave up goals in 75% of their man down situ- ations and only scored 40% of the time when they had an additional man. Squiccianno led the team with four goals. Dynamic midfielder Craig Bunker '11 and tri-captain Jason Forino '09 both had five groundballs. Colby women s' lacrosse wins its 13th straight game against Wesleyan College in the NESCAC quarterfinal', Bates College came to Colby on Friday and stole a win from Colby, denying them home field advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Despite Colby advances to semifinals the win, Bates—at 4-9 overall and 2- 7 in the NESCAC—did not make the marked the end of a nearly flawless most goals scored in a game. playoffs. This game highlights an odd Second seeded regular season for the Mules, earn- "Our defense can always improve.' quality that the Mules have taken on ing themselves the second seed in Sheridan said when asked about it* over the past few years. They play ex- Mules defeat the NESCCAC playoffs. high score. "But Wesleyan had song tremely well against the top tier On Sunday April 26, Colby beat really strong offensive players on teams, beating several nationally Wesleyan 21-15 in the seventh-seeded Wesleyan Uni- there that were quick and feisty " ranked teams, then lose to bottom-of- quarterfinals versity Cardinals 21-15 in the The Colby women's lacrosse tea the-barrel squads. Either way, Bates NESCAC quarterfinals for its thir- now has its mind set on Middlebury teenth straight win and now ad- who it played in an epic game durai took a 3-2 lead into the second half. By CASEY SULLIVNA1N , The Mules then went on a huge 6-0 STAFF WRITER vances to face third-seeded regular season play. The game wea streak before giving up a goal right Middlebury College on Saturday, into triple overtime before Colby wis before the half. Little did Colby know, The Colby College women 's May 2, in the semifinals. The Cardi- able to pull out the win. To say the that would be all the scoring Bates lacrosse team won its twelfth nals gave the Mules a good battle by least, Middlebury is a team that is ca- would allow all game. Leading the straight game on Friday, beating constantly cutting the Mules ' lead pable of going the distance with the Mules at halftime were tri-captains Bates College 18-12. Its record im- down to only a few goals. Indeed, al- Colby women's lacrosse players FILE PHOTO Caddy Brooks "09 and Bnody, both proved to 13-1 overall and 8-1 in the though at halftime Colby enjoyed a "They have a really good team id The sixth-seeded Colby men s' (across team fell to third-seeded Tufts. with two goals. Tri-captain James New England Small College Athletic comfortable 12-5 lead, Wesleyan it 's going to be a tough game, and* Brady *09 also got in on the action Conference (NESCAC). Individual continually came back and fought know that they're going to come fir- with an assist. standouts of the game included first- their way to an 18-15 game with six ing out strong," Sheridan said 1 lege men 's lacrosse. The Mules fin- two goals during that span of time. The second half was all Bates, year midfielder Claire Donegan, minutes left in the game. Within the think we need to focus on going into ished up with a 4-5 record in the The Jumbos came right back with shutting out the Mules for 30 minutes who had two goals and five assists, high-scoring game, Campbell broke the game with a sense of earned con- NESCAC and 8-7 overall. Colby also three goals of their own before half- and scoring five goals in the fourth to Caroline Atwater M0 and Amy a NESCAC championship record, fidence and making a spark early or played Bates College over the week- time, and went to the locker room put them ahead 9-8. The Bobcats Campbell MO , who each scored scoring seven goals in a game. Other in the game. We need to set the torn end and dropped the game to the ahead of Colby 4-3. scored the go-ahead goal with just three goals, Heather Nickerson '09, individual accomplishments through- and not the other way around." lowly Bobcats, costing them a home After a Tufts goal to open the third under one minute remaining to seal who reached her seventieth career out the game included Sheridan with Colby's semifinal playoff gaim playoff game. If Colby had beaen period, Whit McCarthy ' 10 scored for the upset victory. Bunker led the team, goal, and Becky Julian '09, who two goals and five assists, Nickerson against Middlebury will be held ai Bates, they would have played the Mules to bring them closer to a tie. as usual, with seven groundballs and scored four times. Julian and tri-cap- with four goals, co-captain Cary Tufts University on Saturday, Maj X Williams College in the quarterfinals. However, Tufts went on its second two assists. McCarthy, Stew Brown tain Kate Sheridan '09 continue to Finnegan '09 with two goals and two The highly anticipated game will tab The Mules beat Williams at home in scoring run of the day and took ad- '10 and Scott Margolis M2 each star for the team overall, as Julian assists, and Atwater with two goats. place at 2:30 p.m. The 200s the first game of the season. Exclud- vantage of man-up situations to put it- scored for the Mules as well. obtained 150 career points and The 36 total goals that both teams NESCAC Women's Lacrosse Char* ing the home loss to Bates, the Mules self ahead 9-4 by the start of the fourth Sheridan has 286 points and climb- compiled throughout the game tied a pionship game will be held at Tuft were undefeated at home. quarter. The Mules played Tufts See MEN'S LACROSSE, Page 17 ing. Colby's victory over Bates NESCAC championship record for on Sunday, May 3.

CREW SOFTBALL Bittersweet marathon weekend Colby f alls1-2 in series againstBowdoin and loaded the bases on three consec- Overall, the weekend was one cf utive singles. An error in the Colby mixed results. Although Colby pet outfield let three runs score and Bow- formed very well on Friday, showui By SARAH KIRKER game in the third inning, shut down they deserved their very impress" STAFF WRITER Bowdoin and let the offense take care doin managed to come away with an of the rest. unbelievable win. 17-10 record, there is no doubt ths In its last New England Small Col- The Mules finished up their scor- After losing the second game in the team was disappointed with Sat- lege Athletic Conference (NESCAC) ing with three more runs in the fifth such a fashion, the momentum urday's results. With the season coo- matchup of the season, the Colby soft- inning. Again, walks proved to be clearly shifted to Bowdoin for the ing to a close, the Mules have OK ball team faced Bowdoin College in a the foundation of the Colby rally, as second game of the double header. more game to play against Bates Col- three game series with one game in Essman earned a free pass to start The Polar Bears limited the Mules tc lege, which was postponed earlier ¦ Brunswick on Friday and a double- off the inning and was then replaced just three hits—including an RBI sin- the season, as well as a series againS header at home on Saturday. It was a by pinch runner Heather Quadir Ml , gle from Essman, who scored the University of Maine at Presque Isle frustrating weekend for the Mules, who stole second and came around only Colby run of the game—while later this week. The team looks to fin- who earned an impressive win in the to score on an RBI single from Lizzi scoring five runs of their own for a ish on a high note and build a strot^ TATE HANESHIGE/TME COLBY ECHO first game but then conceded both Fort M 1. The final nail in the Polar convincing win. foundation for next year. TheColbymen beat thee UNH boatsat the homemeet held at MessalonskeeLake. games of the double header. Bears' coffin came The team came into Friday's game when Christine Gille- with great momentum after an excel- spie M0 connected lent series against Trinity College last for a two run single, Crew has competitive weekend and another great offensive putting the Mules on performance against Husson College top for good. last week. The game started off with In game two, it showing at home race the Polar Bears looking like the more looked like the Mules Lewallen MO , Trevor Hardigan '09 powerful team, as they quickly took a would keep up their By DOUG SIBOR and Brian Kupke '09. 4-1 lead over the Mules. In the third winning ways, but the STAFF WRITER "It was a tight race the whole wa> inning, Colby's only run scored was game ended with a With the sun shining bright and the down the course, but thanks to.. .some by Allyson Cheever ' 11 after Alex Es- heartbreaking 4-3 loss spring heat bearing down on them, the effective power ten moves, we surged sman ' 11 drew a bases loaded walk. for the team. Essman Colby men's and women's crew ahead with about 750m to go and Yet Bowdoin wasn't able to contain and Wilson combined teams took to the water against the never really looked back," co-captain the Colby offense for much longer. In- to score all three Colby University of New Hampshire and the Crim said. deed, in the fourth inning Meryl runs, with Essman University of Vermont last Saturday, The Mules were likewise buoyed Poulin ' 11 and Annie Wilson ' 11 both crossing the plate April 25. by strong support from a group of stu- drew walks and scored, Poulin on a twice and each player In the race—held at Messalonskee dents who took advantage of the Bowdoin error and Wilson on an RBI contributing a hit. The Lake in Sidney—the men's team took balmy temperatures and paddled oul fielder 's choice off the bat of team- Colby defense did its home a victory in the 4 boat race over to an island in the middle of the lake. mate Atyssa Lepore Ml. best to keep the Polar three different UNH boats. The Their boisterous support helped moti- Bowdoin responded quickly to the Bears contained, with Mules clocked in with a time of vate the Mules and kept them churn- renewed Colby threat by sneaking one Crowell holding them 7:21.3, easily besting their opponents, ing all the way to the finish line. last run across the plate in the bottom to just one run through who finished in 7:34.5, 7:38.5 and In the men's varsity 8 duel , UNH of the fourth to make the score 5-3 in the first six innings, 7:53.2 , respectivel y. The winning 4 narrowly nipped Colby on the 2,000- favor of the Polar Bears. However, but down to its final boat was coxed by Jill Howell M2 after the fourth, Colby pitcher, captain out, Bowdoin miracu- Colbywon tnefrstfpmeof a threegame series against BwdomtMwmt down mtte double headd and rowed by Spencer Crim '09, John See CREW, Page 16 Alyssa Crowell '09, who entered the lously turned the tide