AnalyzingDivers ity: objectives and resp onses STUDENTS ORGA- Chair Thomas.Tietenberg, the majority courses for faculty and staff. 7 . President William D. Adams oversees sentation of people who have a history By MCCAFFER TY KATTLIN of the faculty feels "boundaries are , History Department Chair Raffael their efforts. This committee has been of being excluded from higher educa- and LIZ BOMZE NIZE AND PARTICI being crossed." Scheck questioned what people mean training faculty to tailor their depart- tion," Calhoun said. NEWS EDITOR AND FEATURES EDITOR "What are the limits of departmental when they use the term diversity and ments to the College's diversity goals. One way to do this is to increase the discretion in hiring, and what are the said it would be helpful to define diver- One goal is to achieve a "less biased number of minority faculty members PATE IN EARTH It ^eems the College's diversity boundaries of administrative control?" sity, civility and tolerance. construction of what academia is," and students on campus. But Calhoun statements, workshops, forums, com- he asked, according to the riiinutes. Some participants were concerned Calhoun said. Historically, educators said that numbers are just "a method of WEEK ACTIVITIES mittees and task forces have not out- Government Department Chair that attendance of the workshops was and the educated were wealthy, white, accomplishing only part of the goal. lined clearly how the College will Sandy Maisel said that since he partici- mandatory for the staff but not for the Christian' males, she said, and "this is We want people in higher education measure success. pated in a workshop session, no one faculty. still somewhat reflected in higher edu- that you have in the general public," By KATIE HAMM At a faculty meeting April 9, several had asked him about the experience, In part, progress is difficult to chart cation today. We want to make a higher while making Colby a "livable and STAFFWRIT ER professors complained that they felt according to the minutes from the because the way in which the College's education institution a more democrat- more hospitable place for everyone," many questions have been left unan- meeting. There seems to be no attempt goals will be achieved has not yet been ic kind of place in the sense o'f not she said. The Colby community has been cel- swered, particularly surrounding the to evaluate outcomes of participation or set to paper. reserving it for particular social German Department Chair Ulla ebrating Earth Week by participating in administration's involvement in faculty to assess the relative strengths and Administrative Vice President Arnie groups." Reidel, said that teaching the Colby a variety of activities, from cleaning hiring and the diversity workshops weaknesses of the program, Maisel Yasinski and Philosophy Department This means , that Colby must "diver- community about diversity through the three-mile loop to attending lec- arranged for professors and staff. said, according to the minutes. He said Chair Cheshire Calhoun are spearhead- sify the kinds of people" at the College tures. According to Environmental Studies it would be useful to create different ing the College's diversity agenda. "with an eye in mind of ensuring repre- Continued on Page 3 "The two main intentions of Earth Week are to educate and celebrate; edu- cate in the sense of what environmental problems are—why we should be con- cerned about them and what is and can Colby Green: parking lots, wetlands, bypass and loads of dirt be done—particularly at Colby. Also, Building across Mayflower Hill Drive to celebrate the many successes that we By MICHAEL WIDDERSHEIM is contingent upon building a bypass that have had and the hope we have for the STAFF WRITER removes the section of road on the North future," Kelly Stoos '04, a member of Street Hill, under the train tracks. the Colby Environmental Advisory Big surprises await those returning to "Once we put administrative and Group (EAG), said. Colby in the fall; The eastern side of classroom buildings on the other side of "Fundamentally, the week is about Mayflower Hill Drive, opposite the main Mayflower Hill Road, you're going to recognizing Our dependency on the nat- quad, will be under construction. have a lot more foot trafficthan you have ural world, addressing the negative The first phase requires leveling the now because basically the only thing impact that we have had on the envi- Green with 50,000 pounds of dirt so that that's across the road now is Lunder. And ronment and studying how we can pro- several buildings and parking lots can be so when you have students, faculty and tect and give back to the Earth," she constructed. Plans for the Green include staff walking across the road in great said. an alumni and development center, a numbers all day long, you don't want to . Throughout the week, lunch talks public policy building, a performing arts have them walking across what is the and lectures have been held about envi- center and several parking lots. major thoroughfare," Vice President for ronmental issues. The EAG held a pub- Site work will begin in late summer or College Relations P. Randy Helm said. lic forum Wednesday, April 23, and an early fall. The College is waiting to The State of Maine recently approved Environmental Expo, with information receive the necessary permits, preliminary funding to build a bypass about the various Colby environmental Administrative Vice President and behind the Athletic Center. The section of groups, was held in Cotter Union Treasurer Arnold Yasinski said. road in front of the Athletic Center will Tuesday, April 22. Students also Restructuring the Green alone will become a private road. cleaned the three-mile loop April 22. cost $6.2 million. To obtain the necessary ._ ...The-bypass. , will.be built V/ith .-mdney Saturdays-April 49,s the- -Run-for. the funds, Colby will issue bonds from from the state and federal governments. Rivers, a road race; neVcTon the three- ¦ DRAWING COURTESY OF PATRICIA MURPHY A rendering of the proposed Colby Green across Mayflower Hill Drive. The proposed alumni and development Maine Health and the Higher building and .the proposed public policy center are in the background to the right. Educational Facilities Authority. Continued on Page 3 Continued on Page 2 Colhy cap ital campa ign Colby students arrested during protest in Saco on tax day amount of tax dollars spent on educa- still in the initial stages By KAITLIN MCCAFFERTY tion and on die military. Garfein said NEWS EDITOR that 37 percent of tax revenue is spent By KAITLIN MCCAFFERTY College can be expected to raise and on the military while only eight per- 'NEWS EDITOR how the campaign should be structured. Fifteen people, including 10 Colby cent is spent on education. "What yoxv do is conduct a study. students, were arrested during a At 6:30 a.m. the protesters arrived [The College] hires experts who inter- protest in Saco, Me. April 15. in the parking lot. Their cars blocked The next capital campaign for view people and who later produce a The students were protesting in the the entrance to the lot while 15 people Colby is now in its beginning phase. report concerning the amount of money parking lot of the General Dynamics were locked into boxes that were The campaign goal will be the largest they believe wc can raise. We can plant, a weapons manufacturer that has designed to resemble Crayola crayons, in the College's history: approximate- cither agree or disagree with them and been in Maine for over 50 years. The according to Garfein. Duct tape, tar, ly $200 million , according to College adjust the goal according to what wc rally was coordinated with a similar nails, chicken wire and PVC piping officials, despite the current dip in the think we can raise," Vice President for demonstration against General were underneath the crayon decora- economy. College Relations P. Randy Helm said. Dynamics in Burlington , Vt, tions. The boxes had a spring release, The goal of the last capital cam- "We need to do geographical analy- "We'd been planning an event for a which allowed the activists to free paign was $100 million and , under the sis, correct areas to hold events must couple months. We decided to do it on themselves whenever they wished. leadership of former President be found. Wc will hold information tax day, and about a week and a half The cars were then removed and the PHOTO COURTESY OF CAROLYN FINDEISEN William R. Colter, $150 million was sessions, kick-off events and dinners," before the demonstration an article in parking lot was opened to traffic. Julia Steele '03 and Carolyn Findeisen '06 demonstrate in Saco, Me. raised. Helm said. the Portland Herald came out about Three to four Saco policemen arrived The next campaign is now in the Helm said the capital campaign [General Dynamic's participation in on the scene soon after, according to of 1 5). Those students were Garfein, Other students provided support to "quiet phase," which means campus committee, a group of College the war]. It helped solidify it as the tar- Saco Chief of Police Bradley Paul. Maia Campoamor '03, Emily Posner those locked down. Laura Snider '06, administrators arc privately doing trustees, is "about a month away from get," Josh Garfein '03, n participant , The protesters were from all over '03, Tennessee Watson '03, Susan Dori Ellovvitch '06, Jen Leighton '05, research, contacting possible donors getting the report." said. Maine. Those who were in the lock Eusworth '03, Julia Steele '03, Jessica Eric Eichlcr '03, Clark Stevens '03, and consulting with outside firms to The protesters wanted to bring boxes, and were eventually arrested, Kellet '04, Conor Gleason '05, Curtis determine how much money the Continued on Page 3 attention to the disparity between the were primarily Colby students (10 out White '66 and Carolyn Findeisen '06.