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A Fine Line: Oscar-Nominated Filmmakers Andrea Nix Fine And Sean Fine Strike A Balance Between Tragedy And Beauty, Gerry Boyle
A Fine Line: Oscar-Nominated Filmmakers Andrea Nix Fine And Sean Fine Strike A Balance Between Tragedy And Beauty, Gerry Boyle
Colby Magazine
Documentary filmmaker Andrea Nix Fine ’91 and her husband and co-director, Sean Fine, wanted their film War/Dance to tell the world the story of children living in a refugee camp in war-torn northern Uganda. The world watched, as War/Dance was nominated for an Academy Award.
The Last Page: My Baldness, Tibet's Bareness, Tenzin Dawoe Tsewang
The Last Page: My Baldness, Tibet's Bareness, Tenzin Dawoe Tsewang
Colby Magazine
Tenzin Dawoe Tsewang ’07 on Tibet’s travails.
Don't Worry; Be Happy: Alice Domar Tells Women How To Escape "The Perfectionist Trap", Barbara A. Walsh
Don't Worry; Be Happy: Alice Domar Tells Women How To Escape "The Perfectionist Trap", Barbara A. Walsh
Colby Magazine
Psychologist Alice Domar ’80 has studied women’s health for 20 years. Her new book, Be Happy Without Being Perfect: How to Break Free of the Perfection Deception, tells women it isn’t healthy to always aspire to perfection. Domar gives advice on how to avoid that trap.
Point Of View: To Bring Peace To Afghanistan, The International Community Must Understand Pashtuns, Ayaz Khan Achakzai
Point Of View: To Bring Peace To Afghanistan, The International Community Must Understand Pashtuns, Ayaz Khan Achakzai
Colby Magazine
Ayaz Khan Achakzai ’09 on understanding the Pashtun plight.
The Real Ncis: Tom Betro '81 Directs Agency That Fights Crime, From Drug Trafficking To Terrorism, Tom Nugent
The Real Ncis: Tom Betro '81 Directs Agency That Fights Crime, From Drug Trafficking To Terrorism, Tom Nugent
Colby Magazine
Millions of viewers know the Naval Criminal Investigative Service through the television drama NCIS. Tom Betro ’81 knows it as a former agent who runs the global crime- and terrorism-fighting agency—and has been consulted by his TV counterparts.
Point Of View: The Digital Revolution Hits Home--Or Does It?, G. Calvin Mackenzie
Point Of View: The Digital Revolution Hits Home--Or Does It?, G. Calvin Mackenzie
Colby Magazine
G. Calvin Mackenzie (government) on the ways technology is changing our lives—and education.
Silver Lining: Economic Woes Can Inspire Positive Life Changes, Alexis Grant
Silver Lining: Economic Woes Can Inspire Positive Life Changes, Alexis Grant
Colby Magazine
For some alumni, having careers disrupted by the economic recession proves to be a good thing.
Obama's Right Hand: Behind The Scenes, White House Chief Of Staff Pete Rouse Is Invaluable To The President, David Mckay Wilson
Obama's Right Hand: Behind The Scenes, White House Chief Of Staff Pete Rouse Is Invaluable To The President, David Mckay Wilson
Colby Magazine
As White House chief of staff, Pete Rouse ’68 is President Obama’s go-to aide. Unlike his predecessor, Rahm Emanuel, Rouse works quietly behind the scenes, eschewing the spotlight in the complex world of Washington and global politics.
Water, Water Everywhere Nor Any Drop To Drink: Activists Use Social Networks And Digital Video In Pleas For Rivers And Groundwater, Lauren Pongan
Water, Water Everywhere Nor Any Drop To Drink: Activists Use Social Networks And Digital Video In Pleas For Rivers And Groundwater, Lauren Pongan
Colby Magazine
A new generation of activists, including Colbians in India and Mexico, is using video skills and social media to alert the world to environmental crises.
Views On China: Colbians Offer Varied Perspectives On One Of The World's Most Fascinating Places, Cultures, Economies, Peoples, Martin Connelly
Views On China: Colbians Offer Varied Perspectives On One Of The World's Most Fascinating Places, Cultures, Economies, Peoples, Martin Connelly
Colby Magazine
Alumni and students with strong ties to China reflect on that vast nation’s fascinating past and fast-changing present.
What Jeronimo Maradiaga Learned: After Immersing Himself In The Arduous And Unsettling World Of Poverty, Watson Fellow Questions The West's Notions Of Success, Gerry Boyle
Colby Magazine
Watson Fellow Jeronimo Maradiaga ’09 set out to explore the world of the disadvantaged. It was a life-changing experience, but not for the reasons one might think.
Leaving The Court, But Never The Team: Legendary Coach Dick Whitmore Retires After 40 Years, But His Relationship With His "Basketball People" Endures, Gerry Boyle
Colby Magazine
Legendary coach Dick Whitmore retires after 40 years, but his relationship with his “basketball people” endures.
Real Money, Real Lessons: In A Course Called Learning By Giving, Students Pursue And Allot Funding For Area Nonprofits, Laura Meader
Real Money, Real Lessons: In A Course Called Learning By Giving, Students Pursue And Allot Funding For Area Nonprofits, Laura Meader
Colby Magazine
Students learn nonprofit ropes by seeking funding for area organizations.
Innocents Abroad: Gary Newton Manages Global Efforts To Help The World's Most Vulnerable Children, Alexis Grant
Innocents Abroad: Gary Newton Manages Global Efforts To Help The World's Most Vulnerable Children, Alexis Grant
Colby Magazine
Gary Newton ’72 manages global efforts to help vulnerable kids.
Ink In His Veins: Editor In Chief Kevin Convey Is Bullish On The Rough And Tumble--And Haiku--Of Tabloid Newspapers, David Mckay Wilson
Ink In His Veins: Editor In Chief Kevin Convey Is Bullish On The Rough And Tumble--And Haiku--Of Tabloid Newspapers, David Mckay Wilson
Colby Magazine
New York Daily News Editor in Chief Kevin Convey ’77 is bullish on tabloid newspapers—print and online.
Who Was Elizabeth Hanson? Book Reveals The Secret Circumstances Surrounding The Death Of The Cia's Rising Star, Gerry Boyle
Who Was Elizabeth Hanson? Book Reveals The Secret Circumstances Surrounding The Death Of The Cia's Rising Star, Gerry Boyle
Colby Magazine
Book by Washington Post reporter reveals the secret circumstances surrounding the death of rising CIA star Elizabeth Hanson ’02.
Uncorking The Mommy Market: Phenomenal Facebook Following Has Marilé Borden Contemplating The Future Of Moms Who Need Wine, Ruth Jacobs
Colby Magazine
Marilé Borden ’94 has hundreds of thousands of people watching her Facebook page Moms Who Need Wine. Now what to do with them?