Teaching ethnomusicology and rock and roll
Assistant Professor of Music and recent recipient of a summer fellowship grant at Columbia University, Natalie Zelensky finishes her first year of teaching on the Hill.
Esther King
Features Editor
Esther is the Echo's Features Editor. She is a History major and Creative Writing minor from Brussels, Belgium and studied abroad at the University of Cape Town in South Africa last spring. This past summer, Esther interned at the Atlantic Council, a think tank on transatlantic relations based in Washington D.C. She hopes to work in journalism and continue to travel after graduation.
ALUMNI PROFILE
Savas Zembillas to receive honorary degree
From front man of the punk rock band Mick and the Malignants to spiritual leader of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Pittsburgh, Savas Zembillas' career path has taken a few unexpected turns.
Kenneth Ongalo-Obote to receive honorary degree
We are often told that we should never stop learning, and that our education does not end with the completion of our four years on the Hill. This spring, seven College alumni who embody these ideals will receive honorary doctorates to commemorate their outstanding achievements and illustrious careers. The ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 26 as part of the Bicentennial Commencement and the College’s year-long bicentennial celebration, to honor the history of the College and the impact that its graduates have made in their respective fields.
ALUMNI PROFILE
Erik Quist to receive honorary degree
We are often told that we should never stop learning, and that our education does not end with the completion of our four years on the Hill. This spring, seven College alumni who embody these ideals will receive honorary doctorates to commemorate their outstanding achievements and illustrious careers. The ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 26 as part of the Bicentennial Commencement and the College’s year-long bicentennial celebration, to honor the history of the College and the impact that its graduates have made in their respective fields.
ALUMNI PROFILE
Liz Czernicki Quist to receive honorary degree
This spring, seven College alumni who embody these ideals will receive honorary doctorates to commemorate their outstanding achievements and illustrious careers. The ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 26 as part of the Bicentennial Commencement and the College’s year-long bicentennial celebration, to honor the history of the College and the impact that its graduates have made in their respective fields.
JAN PLAN
Practicing mindfulness
A new JanPlan course focused on mindfulness aims to teach students to reduce stress in their lives by meditating and focusing their attention on the present moment.
Woodward receives 2012 Lovejoy Award
“Time and time again, I’ve had the experience where I’ve never had to do a brave thing,” Bob Woodward said. “I’ve just had institutional support in a way that’s extraordinary, and it persists.”
Recent graduates start their Fulbrights
As current seniors begin the yearlong application process of personal statements and on-campus interviews this fall, last year’s recipients are in the process of acclimating to their new environments and responsibilities.
FACULTY PROFILE
Black and white photos a favorite for Green
College’s art professor brings a little rock and roll to Common Street Art Gallery
JAN PLAN
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.
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.
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.
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.