Senator George Mitchell to speak on Saturday. See page 5. Colby falls in U.S. News annual college rankings College still rated in top twenty-five BY JONATHAN CANNON News Editor U.S. News top 25 The top 25 among 169 national lib-* Colby College slipped six places in the U. S. Mews & World Refwrt eral a rts col leges, as ran ked by U.S. News ranking, dropping from 17 to 23 in their annual America' s Best and World Report' s 1994 college guide: Colleges issue. 1. Amherst College (MA) "The good news is that Colby is still thought of in the top 25," 2. Williams College (MA) said President William Cotter. 'The basic ingredients of the school 3. Swarthmore College (PA) Echo photo by Rob T. Cold and the quality of the students has not changed .'We're doing about 4. Wellesley College (MA) The college plans to sell the Brown Camp, one of Colby' s the same, which is good." 5. Pomona College (CA) lahefron t properties. Earl Smith, dean ofthe college, agrees. "We're proud to be listed 6. Bowdoi n College (ME)* among the top 25," he said. 6. Haverford College (PA)* "It's good when we have a good rating," said Student Associa- 8. Davidson College (NO Colby sells out tion President Bryan Raffetto '95. "And it doesn't matter when it's 9. Wesleyan University (CT) low." 10. Carelton College (MN) Forty seven acres on Great Pondup forsale Our apparent decline is due to a change in how the magazine 11. Middlebury College (VT) "The numbers are pretty The money from the sale of the calculates its data, according to Cotter. 12. Claremont McKenna College (CA) suspect to begin with," he said. "Nobod 's an expert on other 13>. Smith College (MA) BY JONATHAN CANNON land will go to support the endow- y schools." News Editor ment. The Brown camp has not yet 14. Bryn Mawr College (PA) been priced . Dr. Hill's property is In previous years, "Faculty Resources" was calculated by aver- 15. Washington and Lee University (VA) aging the income of all full professors. However this year Colby is planning on selling two listed at $285,000, according to , , the 16. Vassar College (NY) separate real estate properties on Rizzo-Matson Realtors of Augusta. category was calculated for the entire faculty. Since Colby has so 17. Grinnell College (IA) with corresponding lower salaries Great Pond in Rome, Maine, total- "This is pretty precious stuff," many newer faculty members, , 18. Colgate University (NY) salary is lower. Thus, the college from ing 56 acres. said Smith. "It's valuable property, the overall average dropped 19. Obeflin College (OH) The holdings include the Brown and it's hard to justify simply hold- 18 to 46 in this category. 20. Colorado College (CO) However, across the board, Colb 's faculty salaries are higher camp, a 12 acre faculty and staff ing on to property around the lake." y 21. Bates College (ME) "particularly hi h for full ( retreat, and a 35 acre parcel donated Other popular school-owned than the national average, and they are g 22. Trinity College CT) professors," said Cotter in a memo to trustees. 23. Colb (ME) by Dr. Howard Hill. The Brown parcels on the lake, including the y College for the college, though " said Cotter. camp also has 1200 feet of lakefront Outing Club Cabin and the Colby- "This is a great advantage , 24. College of the Holy Cross (MA) " acreage. Marston kettle hole bog, will not be "It's a plus to have young faculty, but we get penalized for it. 25. Bucknell University (PA) *He From now on, the school plans sold. see RANK on page 5 on utilizing the property donated Smith stated that it is common by Dr. H. Alan Hume for its water- for institutions to sell donated prop- front needs, such as lobster bakes erty and use the funds raised more Depression at Colby: How to and picnics. wisely. "Because the Hume Center is so "If we don't sell it, it is lost op- close, it made more sense to use portunity money," he said. eope with the college blues that," said Dean of the College Earl The sale need s the approval of Smith. "It seemed reasonable not to the Board of Trustees, according to BY E. M. DUGGAN hold on to two pieces of lakefront Smith.Q Features Editor property." Life on the hill can be far from perfect, especially for a student su f- Vendaplus, alcohol dominate fering from depression. More than nine million Ameri- second Presidents' Council cans suffer from depression in any added several amendments. After six-month period, according to the BY STEPHANIE PENNIX the meeting Student Association American Psychiatric Association Contributing Writer (Stu-A) President Bryan Raffctto '95 (APA), and students are not im- said he "wanted to make a firm mune. Presidents' Council tackled al- statement on ACE" and the propos- "We sec students primarily for cohol deliveries, multicultural hous- als were "nothing to belabor on." issues around being a young adult, ing, campus parking and dorm Ken Gagnon, director of admin- adjusting to the college campus," damage fines at their Sept. 21 meet- istrative services, reported on a said Dan Hughes, one of four coun- ing. "vcndaplus" system that would al- selors at the Garrison-Foster Health Before these topics were dis- low vendacards, similnr to those Center. "Therearc issuesabout start- cussed , Dean of Students Janice used in the library's copy machines, ing a lifo apart from family, around Echo photo by Merrill Duff Knssman made a statement concern- to be more versatile. A committee around peer academic pressures, There are a number of ways thai Colby students can cope will be established to lore possi- ing the administration 's actions on exp relationships nnd intimate relation- with depression. the ACE proposals. bility of using these card s in the ships." "I want to begin this year with a bookstore, Spa and as a method to "Sometimes there are more acute (secinsert)and advises seeking help also said depression isa majorcause spirit of cooperation and under- collect money at parties. psychological issues, like anxiety or for someone who is experiencing of eating disorders. According to standing," said Knssman. She also In other developments, the depression," noted Hughes. four or moro of the symptoms, Inst year's survey by the Female said "Presidents' Council hns au- Council established that thelleights Depression as nn illness may be Hughes said the most common Experience in America class, thirty thority and ability to pass a resolu- Community Room hns changed ils difficult to recognize because symp- symptoms at Colby arc sleep dis- percent , of women at Colby suffer tion not accepting nny proposals." status from a "lounge" to theequivn- toms are ofleniovcrlookcd or attrib- turbance (too much or too little ), fro m an eating disorder. The Council reviewed the first lent of the Page Commons Room in uted to other problems, according low energy and concentration nnd "Depression may bo so severe five ACE recommendations and see COUNCIL on page A to the APA .The APA hasa checklist being overly sel f-criticnl. Hughes sec DEPRESSION on page 4 «va*i^HniH----___ -__-_-_---_-_-__-B--_________-fl-_^ Norden braves gunfire Eleven up for tenure this fall to meet coup leaders The Office of the Dean of Faculty has announced the tenure candi- dates for 1994-95. interview with this air force gen- This fall, the following faculty members are under consideration, BY E. M. DUGGAN "It was like riding eral who had been in Peru, the according to a memo' from the Dean of Faculty: Assistant Professor of Features Editor leader of the second coup. Then I Economics Debra Barbezat, Associate Professor of Philosophy Cheshire around with Elvis had dinner with one of the leaders Calhoun, Associate Professor of Music Eva Linfield, Assistant Profes- Awaking to the sound of gun- Presley*" of the last coup." sor of German and Russian Ursula Reidel, Assistant Professor of fire is not typical on a summer va- - Deborah Norden, on Norden said the the ou tcome of History James WebbandAssistantProfessors of English LaurieOsborne ca tion, as government professor time spent with a the coup was minimal jail terms f or and David Suchoff. Deborah Norden found out. While the leaders, but the new president Candidates in the sciences include James Fleming, assistant profes- studying the role of the military in coup leader in who took office this year has par- sor and director of Science and Technology Studies, Assistant Professor Venezuela this summer, Norden Venezuela. doned them. One of her contacts is of Mathematics and Computer Science Dexter Whittinghill, Whitney found herself observing the tail end now trying to mobilize people for King, assistant professor of Chemistry and Assistant Professor of of the turmoil surounding the elec- gators proved to be one of the most another political movement, al- Biology Herbert Wilson. tion of a president in the beginning difficult aspects of her research. though Norden said she is unsure Terry Arendell, associate professor of sociology and anthropology, of this year. The election was pre- "You can't just look them up in the of what he is going to do. and Jane Curry, associate professor of government will be reviewed for ceded by two violent coup attempts. phone book and call and say Hi, I "With this new election, [the tenure in the spring.(C.S.) "My first morning in Caracas, I want to talk to you,'" said Norden. coup leaders] are more satisfied, awoke to the sound of gunfire," However, once she made contact but there's a range of reactions," How often do you do it? Norden said.