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Making Of A President: Candidates Lean On Colbians In Bids For The White House, Allen Lessels

Colby Magazine

Candidates lean on Colbians in bids for the White House; alumni who are staffers and aides ride the roller coaster of a presidential campaign.

The Diplomat: Ambassador Patrick Duddy Looks For Common Ground With Venezuela's President, Hugo Chávez, David Mckay Wilson

Colby Magazine

Newly appointed Ambassador Patrick Duddy ’72, a career diplomat, looks for common ground with Venezuela’s outspoken president, Hugo Chávez.

The Natural: How One High School Football Star, Economics Major, Ex-It Manager, Red Sox Fan, Proponent Of A "No-Jerks" Policy, And Kids' Baseball Coach Has Risen To The Top Of International Banking, Gerry Boyle

Colby Magazine

Bob Diamond ’73 is an ex-linebacker, former IT manager, devoted Red Sox fan, and youth baseball coach. He also has managed to rise to—and excel at—the highest levels of international banking.

Good Neighbors? Relationship Between Colby And The Community Marked By Tensions, Community Service, Mutual Economic Interests, David Mckay Wilson

Colby Magazine

Colby and Waterville navigate a relationship marked by tensions, community service, and mutual interests.

Facetime: Employers--And The Occasional Student--Are Finding Facebook Can Provide A Glimpse Of The Reality Beyond The Interview, Gerry Boyle

Colby Magazine

More and more companies are turning to Facebook.com to reveal what applicants are really like. And some students are learning to turn the tables.

Shadows Of Kabul: Qiam Amiry Now Ponders Afghanistan's Troubles From Afar, John Campbell

Colby Magazine

A few years ago, Qiam Amiry ’09 was walking the streets of Kabul working as an interpreter for the British military. Now, on Mayflower Hill, Amiry has found sanctuary but has not escaped the issues facing his country.

A Better Place: Graduates Follow Their Ideals Into The Expanding World Of Organizations Dedicated To Helping Others, Ruani S. Freeman

Colby Magazine

From the Congo to New Orleans, Colbians are fanned out across the globe, working with nonprofit organizations that want to leave the world a better place. Read about what they do and why they do it.

The Last Page: Lonely On The Right?, Joseph Reisert

Colby Magazine

Joseph Reisert on the place of a conservative on campus.

Pioneers: Colby's First Posse Leaves Changed By Colby--And Mayflower Hill Remains Changed By Posse I, Gerry Boyle

Colby Magazine

The first group of Posse scholars graduated this spring. With faculty and administrators, they recount challenges, trials, and triumphs they experienced as they paved the way for those who followed.

The End: Divisive Demise Of Colby's Fraternities Was The End Of A Tradition And The Beginning Of A New Era, Julia Hanauer-Milne

Colby Magazine

It was January 1984 when then-President William R. Cotter delivered the news. Colby would dissolve all fraternities and sororities. Why? Hear from the players at the time—and from alumni on both sides of the issue.

The Last Page: Being A Liberal, Douglas Archibald

Colby Magazine

I retired in August 2004, with two presentations at literature meetings in Liverpool providing a satisfying punctuation, then returned to volunteer for the MoveOn.org effort to change the administration in Washington. The effort worked in Maine but not well enough across the country, and I descended into depression and alienation, the intensity of which startled me. What had happened to my country?

Open Mic: "Blogosphere" Boom Launches Pundit Review Hosts Into Global Talk Radio, Gerry Boyle

Colby Magazine

Kevin Whalen '92 and Gregg Jackson '90 had never worked in radio. Eighteen months later, they are hosts of a popular radio talk show on Boston's WRKO. An impssible feat? Not with links in the blogosphere.

A Long Way From Home: First-Generation College Students Face Obstacles But Find Their Own Ways To Thrive, Ruth Jacobs

Colby Magazine

They come from varied backgrounds and arrive with varied expectations. But as the first in their families to go to college, these students bring a fresh perspective and encounter unique challenges at Colby.

Of The People: For Many Alumni, Government Careers Offer The Best Opportunity To Serve, Alexis Grant

Colby Magazine

From social workers to career diplomats, many Colbians are bucking a national trend by choosing to work in government. They say it's the best way to make a difference.

Playing The Field: An Explosion In The Number Of Potential Athletic Recruits Has Coaches Searching For Ability--And Intangibles, Gerry Boyle

Colby Magazine

Athletic recruiting in Division III has intensified as atheletes find ways to be seen and coaches search a widening pool of players.

Ties That Bind: As College Years Begin, Parents And Students Enter A New Relationship, David Treadwell

Colby Magazine

Cell phones, instant messaging, e-mail all make it easier than ever for students and parents to stay in touch. Is this a good thing? Or does it keep students from gaining independence?

A Question Of Humanity, Ruani S. Freeman

Colby Magazine

Lt. General Roméo Dalliare asks the West to consider its role in the genocide in Rwanda.

Nothing But The Truth: Forensic Psychologist Ann Leblanc Manages Cases Where Crime And Mental Illness Overlap, Douglas Rooks

Colby Magazine

Forensic psychologist Ann LeBlanc '74 manages cases in which crime and mental illness overlap.

What's At Stake: Colby Political Analysts Provide Perspective On The 2004 Presidential Election, Ranging From Foreign Policy To The Economy To The Environment, G. Calvin Mackenzie, L. Sandy Maisel, Kenneth Rodman, Robert Weisbrot, Amy Walter, Stuart Rothenberg, Joseph Reisert, Patrice Franko, Thomas Tietenberg, Lilliana Botcheva-Andonova

Colby Magazine

The Election, by G. Calvin Mackenzie, Goldfarb Family Distinguished Professor of American Government

The Great Divide, by L. Sandy Maisel, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Government

The Direction of Foreign Policy, by Kenneth Rodman, William R. Cotter Distinguished Teaching Professor of Government

Historic Parallels, by Robert Weisbrot, Christian A. Johnson Distinguished Teaching Professor of History

Inside View, by Amy Walter '91, House Editor, The Cook Political Report

Clinton Consequences, by Stuart Rothenberg '73, Editor, The Rothenberg Political Report

The Supreme Court, by Joseph Reisert, Harriet S. Wiswell and George C. Wiswell Jr. Associate Professor of American Constitutional Law

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To Share Or Not To Share: File Sharing Has Changed The Way Students Get Music And Raised The Question: Whose Music Is It, Anyway?, Gerry Boyle

Colby Magazine

As music file sharing becomes embedded in our culture, Colby students and the College find themselves grappling with practical, legal and ethical issues.

Being Billy Bush: For This Television Correspondent, It's All About Connecting, Kate Bolick

Colby Magazine

In six years Billy Bush '94 went from spinning oldies at a New Hampshire radio station to Access Hollywood. How did he do it?

Freedom Fighter, Ruani S. Freeman

Colby Magazine

Librarian Carolyn Additon Anthony '71 has emerged as a national leader in the opposition to the USA Patriot Act.

The Last Page: In Japan, Living With History, John Roderick

Colby Magazine

When John Roderick ’36 wants to get away, he goes back centuries.

The Last Page: Debating Preventive War: An Arena Of Law Of Power?, Kenneth Rodman

Colby Magazine

By the time you read this essay, we will almost certainly be at war, probably without the authorization of the United Nations. A group of students asked me whether such a war would be legal under international law. A second question is, “Do such considerations matter?”

Radioheads: Lee L'Heureux And Crew Boost Wmhb To The Next Level, Rebecca Green

Colby Magazine

Lee L’Heureux ’03 and a band of devotees of music and college radio have worked to make WMHB better than ever.

Peace In Phnom Penh: Jim Cousins Finds Refuge And Regeneration In The Reborn Cambodian Capital, Frank Bures

Colby Magazine

Jim Cousins ’75, M.D., was working long hours in an emergency room when an opportunity arose and he took it.

On Terror's Trail: A Boston Globe Reporter Searches For Answers In The Wake Of September 11, Brian Macquarrie

Colby Magazine

Veteran Boston Globe reporter Brian MacQuarrie ’74 often is dispatched to scenes of tragedy, catastrophe or simple human drama. When Gianni Versace was murdered, it was MacQuarrie who was sent to Miami. When a man went on a shooting rampage in Colebrook, N.H., MacQuarrie was writing from the stunned community within hours. When a Swissair jet crashed in Nova Scotia in 1998, killing 229 people, MacQuarrie flew to Bangor, rented a car and drove the rest of the night to Halifax.

He worked all that day, filing stories that night for the Globe.

“I think it’s prepared me to go …

A Political Remix, John Fleming

Colby Magazine

Political scientist Kendra King ’94 considers the hip-hop generation and the Obama future. A professor at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, King eschews stereotypes and keeps her students—and her colleagues—guessing.

The Last Page: Egypt's Rise: Serving Security Through Development, Yvonne Siu

Colby Magazine

Yvonne Siu ’03 on Egypt’s democracy.

Having A Ball In Japan: Larry Rocca Helps Stoke The Rising Interest In Japanese Baseball, Paul Karr

Colby Magazine

Larry Rocca ’90 made the jump just in time. The former baseball beat writer, now in the front office of the Chiba Lotte Marines baseball team in Tokyo, is a catalyst in the historic melding of two baseball cultures