JanPlan: not always a time for relaxation
Some students decide to spend time in the lab or reaching out to the community instead of relaxing during JanPlan.
Esther King
Contributor
Obama honors annual toy drive
This year’s “1,001 Smiles Toy Drive” started on Monday, Nov. 28, and is co-organized by the College’s Student Post Office Supervisor Allen Lapan and College Bookstore Merchandising Clerk Carole Levine, who have made it their personal mission to ensure that every child in the Waterville, Skowhegan and Augusta area have at least one gift to unwrap on Christmas morning.
FORK & KNIFE
Sodexo chefs revamp dining hall menus
In an effort to revitalize the dining hall menus for the upcoming spring semester, five Sodexo regional chefs gathered at the College last week to design new vegan and vegetarian dishes to adhere with student health and nutrition demands.
Occupy events spread to the Hill
More than 50 students and faculty members gathered in the Diamond Building Atrium on Tuesday, Oct. 25, to engage in open discussions about wealth and socio-economic status nationwide and on campus as part of the “Occupy Colby” event.
HOMELESSNESS
The reality behind being homeless
The most common misconception about homelessness is that it predominantly affects scruffy looking males, substance abusers, the mentally ill and those people too lazy to work. But one in four guests at the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter is a child, two out of five guests are women, and nearly 40 percent are families.
Exchanging culture in state's high schools
Pacific Cultural Exchange (PIE) is a non-profit organization that works to bring international students to public schools. There are currently 15 PIE students living with host families in Maine.
VOLUNTEERING
HGHW, CVC sponsor Freaky 5k fun run
Now in its third year, Hardy Girls Healthy Women and the Colby Volunteer Center will again be sponsoring the Freaky 5k fun run and walk in an effort to curb the sexualization of young girls' Halloween costumes.
AROUND CAMPUS
Spa reworks menu, continues to attract students and staff
For years the Joseph Family Spa in Cotter Union has been one of the most popular places on campus, and while students have had to adjust to the new menu they are taking it as a positive change.
CLUBS
Students revamp campus' Feminist Alliance
Previously known as the Women's Group, junior Berol Dewdney and senior Bailey Girvan have spearheaded the relaunching of the group, aptly renaming it the Feminist Alliance.
Camp was safe haven after 9/11
For Michelle Mathai ’12, the tenth anniversary of September 11 marked a private occasion, as she went home to her family in Arlington, Mass. to remember and honor her father, Joseph Mathai, who died when the Twin Towers fell.
Buildings revamped for new school year
This year, the summer months were especially eventful for the Physical Plant Department (PPD), as staff addressed a costly incident in Pierce Residence Hall and completed several other planned renovations across campus, among other projects.
OUTDOORS
Local sites and events to check out this summer
If you are staying in the beautiful state of Maine this summer and you haven’t yet figured out what to do with yourself on time off from a summer job or internship, read on for a few of the Mules’ favorite Maine destinations.
VOLUNTEERING
CVC co-directors recognized for efforts
Julia Bruss ‘11 and John Perkins ‘11, co-directors of the Colby Volunteer Center (CVC), will receive the Maine Philanthropy Award at the annual award banquet this Thursday, April 6.
SFER works to close achievement gap
Students for Educational Reform (SFER), a group that formed on the Hill during JanPlan, is an approved chapter of the national non-profit organization SFER dedicated to helping close the achievement gap in the American education system.
Railroad Square Cinema: indie films just off the Hill
Railroad Square Cinema was opened in 1978 and has had a tumultuous history for such a small establishment.
Collection highlights Impressionism
Housed in the Theater Gallery, a cozy walled-off space in the Lower Jetté Galleries on the bottom floor of the Museum, you’ll find landscapes, urban views, domestic scenes and portraits, dating almost exclusively from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Maine artist explores Kennebec region, nostalgia
Established in 2006, the Museum’s Currents series supports “the creation of new works by emerging artists with connections to Maine.”
MULTICULTURALISM
RBS now at the College
The Ralph Bunche Society (RBS) was established in 2006 to honor Bunche’s vision and his achievements. It gives college students of underrepresented social, racial and ethnic groups the opportunity to develop personal and professional leadership skills. RBS at the College is the newest of the eight existent chapters of this organization.