UNUSUAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS VISIT Seniors and juniors dress up for Cotillion Diversity HEALTH CENTER FOR NOT PARTYING RIGH Conference sations about champagne steps and By JOHN DeBRUICKER about responsible drinking in common rep NEWS EDITOR spaces in residence halls, I'm anxious laced to broaden the conversation," Vice The Garrison Foster Health Center President for Student Affairs and Dean By TEAGUE DUGAN admitted nine students last weekend of Students Jim Terhune said. Senior NEWS STAFF for alcohol related causes, seven of class representatives are currently which were ambulanced to the emer- working to find a way for seniors to gency room at Thayer Hospital on monitor themselves and celebrate their The Diversity Conference, started North Street. Despite numerous efforts last week of classes in a responsible around the year 2000 and initially on campus to promote safe and manner to avoid the recent custom of encompassing Colby, Bates College responsible drinking, drinking excessively and Bowdoin College, has traditional- the inebriated stu- on the Miller ly consisted of a weekend of events dents were brought Library steps. "We including a keynote speaker, panel dis- to the health center The rules that need to see people cussions and student-led discussions. by campus Security govern our taking responsibility This year 's conference will most likely officers rather than for what's going on be cancelled in favor of a number of their friends. social lives are here and at-the very alternative speakers and events in an Medical Director implemented least look after our effort to engender more prolonged and of the College Dr peers." His concern involved discussion among the student Paul Berkner said because of a is not just with body regarding diversity. that this past week- small group of excessive drinking "We want these conversations end was "one of the but with the fact that [about diversity] to carry on," Student highest we've had in students who students were found Government Association President a while" in terms of can't act by security officers A , mw wEAvrn/TME couw ECMC Tom Testo '07 said. "We don't by any inebriated students on bathroom floors Page Commons became a two story dance f loor last Saturday night for Cotillion. Dancing lasted until 3 a.m. means want to lose the essence of this in the Health Center. responsibly. rather than escorted conference and I'm committed to The policy is that if by a friend to the making our initiatives as meaningful Brett McNeice '08 students record a Health Center, "if as ever," he said. College Affairs Commitee blood alcohol level we do at least know "InsideColby": Communications Dept. The emphasis will be shifted from of .2 or above (.08 that people are tak- a weekend-long event to a series of being legally drunk), they arc taken to ing appropriate steps to get themselves speakers, to be followed by structured the ER. Since January, three students and their peers help, that 's a little reas- finds new ways to promote the College discussion and small face to face have now required intubation , a suring. What 's disconcerting in these group interaction. "We want to bring process in which a tube is inserted into cases is that people aren't getting them the discussion back to the dorms," the trachea to assist breathing, because help." In one situation this weekend, a By ELISABETH PONSOT will allow prospective students to they were drunk to the point where security guard spotted a visibly drunk NEWS STAFF inquire about life both at Colby and they could have experienced respirato- student being taken home by a friend after obtaining a Colby degree. All of Admissions efforts ry failure. Some students sent to the and insisted on taking him to the The modern student is aware that a these components will be made avail- We don't by any hospital last weekend registered blood Health Center rather than back home. college education is, at least from an able at www.InsideColby.com. This means want to alcohol levels that can be fatal. economic perspective, a commodity website will be unveiled in tandem gain recognition "As we're wandering into conver- being sold. with the first issue of the magazine. lose the essence Continued on Page 2 Older tactics for engaging prospec- Director of Integrating Marketing The InsideColby podcast of this confer- tive student outreach such as view and Design at Colby Brian Speer has launched by the Communications books, web pages for applicants and been overseeing this project since its Office in the fall recently reached ence and I'm promotion videos arc thus becoming conceptual birth. In his words, the pur- 51 st on the top 100 list of all high- committed to A look at the evolution increasing ly outdated as students pose of InsideColby will be to "try to er education podcasts. With close become more overtly critical of these communicate what the nature of the to 3,000 competitors, InsideColby making our ini- of approaches. Colleges and universities institution is... InsideColby is a way to stands in the top 2 percent in its tiatives as the January progran alike are then faced with a question: let .the personality of the institution category. A new episode comes How can we present the best and most and students speak." InsideColby will out every other Thursday and is meaningful as By CHELSEA EA KIN man year—there is such a huge realistic view of our school, without cover any stories that involve life as a intended to provide a student per- ever. FEATURES EDITOR range," Director of Student Activities having the disingenuous appearance Colby student. These stories will spective on life at the College. Kelly Wharton said in a recent inter- of an advertisement? include everything from daily happen- Some topics touched upon have Tom Testo '07 view. In 1989, the Student Activities Communications, in conjunction ings on campus to insight from abroad. been Colby-Watervilie connec- President of SGA An Echo editorial written in January Office started a program called with both current students and other Associate Director of tions. Independent JanPlans, of 1990 concluded that "JanPlan , it JanPlan Inspirations, in part to provide areas of the administration believe to Communications Ruth Jacobs said that Student-Security relations, quiet seems, is being allowed to die a slow workshops for students to participate have an answer to this challenging "we arc especially eager to see stu- conservatives on campus, Colby's Testo said, who hopes to get hall death. As it was intended, JanPlan is in during their extra time. The pro- dilemma. "InsideColby," an innova- dents talk about their research"—a African community and the presidents more involved with facili- an indispensable part of a Colby edu- gram was designed to allow students tive sector of Communications to be component that has been previously WMHB radio station. tating debate. cation. But, if we can't make JanPlan to walk away from January with more unveiled in about a month, will serve neglected. Other electronic recruiting Teslo is looking to work with more worthwhile, we should just than just the class they took, but also as the College's newest tool of promo- InsideColby. in the future, may also efforts such as online collections Student Activities, the Student extend winter break and stay home." with life-building skills. tion. act as an outlet for current students of student photography, student Programming Board and the Office Seventeen years later, the January While some people spend the month As the name suggests, InsideColby interested in Communications to gain blogs and the opportunity for for Multi-Cultural Affairs in pulling program remains, continuing to be working a challenging nine-to-five is a broad concept designed to give experience in this field through prospective students to instant together a set of meaningful events to advertised as an indispensable part of internship, others sign up to take music prospective students an idea of what internships with the department. In message with current students replace the Diversity Conference. In the Colby education—a month that lessons that meet for one or two hours life is like for those who already lieu of simply taking classes, students were recently noted in [The addition, the Pugh Community Board allows students to each week. With such attend the College. InsideColby will will be able to learn through real-life Chronicle of Higher Education]. may collaborate with SGA, although pursue an interest in an array of possibili- include the already successful Colby experience, guided by knowledgeable Director of Admissions Steve this is "still under discussion," depth, travel abroad, ties, it seems as Podcast and Student Lens, with some professionals and create work that Thomas was quoted in the March according to Sarah Kurien '09, PCB or gain valuable job Some students though the intention new additions—notably, a student- will be ultimately published. 16th issue as saying "We're really Co-chair. experience throug h have monumen- behind the January written magazine entitled Current students interested in par- trying to keep up with what's The Diversity Conference as it was an internship. While term is up to personal "InsideColby," online student blogs ticipating in this new sector of com- going on in the commercial world, originally conceived was meant as an it is indeed possible tal amounts of interpretation. and online student profiles. There arc munications can get involved by because that 's what the kids are "Opportunity for SGA to contribute to use the month of work, and some also plans to introduce two online web making suggestions or pitching story exposed to.