On the post-feminist dating experience

For Valentine’s Day, my girlfriend and I went out to a lovely dinner. I was under the impression that everything was going well... until the check came.

Sophomore Marsing recounts summers fishing in Alaska

Elliot Marsing '14 was a first-semester away student, spending his first College semester in Salamanca, Spain. In the summertime, though, he is a fisherman in the Alaskan seas, working on a boat previously featured in "Deadliest Catch."

My next step toward adulthood

Sometimes people ask me, "Michael, you seem like you have it all. You're the editor of the paper, you smell super good, and not only do all the deans in Eustis know you by first name, but so do all the bartenders at the pub. How could it get any better?"

On the scene of Whitey Bulger's arrest (sort of)

I literally jogged right by the most wanted man in America's house on the day he was caught.

The drought is over

I hope that your summer is off to a great start. I know the last month has probably been difficult, what with Oprah leaving us all and everything. While my blogging pales in comparison to her work, I will do my best this summer to fill the giant void left in the mom-entertainment market by posting regularly to the site.

Motorola Xoom Review

A few months ago, Motorola released the latest installment of its recent wave of products to compete with Apple for market share in the personal computing arena, the Xoom. See how the tablet fits into the life of a college student.

Good Morning from Michael 4/27/11

Good morning everybody! You know the deal, let’s just jump right into this. Here’s the juice on my mind grapes.

Investigative reporter to visit Hill

The 2006 Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award winner Jerry Mitchell will return to the Hill next week as a Lovejoy visiting journalist. 

Good Morning from Michael 4/13/11

Hello, all. People keep letting me know that their moms read my blog every week. I didn't know I was reaching that demographic so successfully.

Journalism and online media

Last week, the Echo ran an article previewing The New York Times’ Washington Bureau writer Scott Shane’s visit to campus as a Lovejoy Visiting Journalist.

Good Morning from Michael 4/6/11

Hello, everybody. It's been a three whole weeks since I've pulled the Echo late-nighter. I've only got a few more weeks until the new management teams steps in and I get to return to a more natural sleep cycle.

Gnomeo a no go, in 3-D

Watching Kelly Asbury’s film Gnomeo and Juliet is a little like falling into a box of Sour Patch Kids: excessively colorful and sugary sweet with a bit of sourness just barely below the surface.

Spring Break Files: Kentucky's Bourbon Trail

Photos from my spring break road trip I took down to Kentucky with Erik Baish '12 and Andrew Lee '12 to see the Bourbon Trail.

Good Morning from Michael 3/16/11

Orth: a journalist and philanthopist

Michael Brophy talks to Visiting Lovejoy Journalist Maureen Orth about her career in journalism and her experience interviewing a variety of celebrities. 

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Good Morning from Michael 3/9/11

Good Morning from Michael 3/2/11

Hey everyone, here's your weekly glimpse into the shambles that is my mind at 3 am when I send the paper to print.

Senior explores nature, media

Margot Apothaker '11 has a passion for the outdoors and hopes to pursue a career in advertising post-graduation.

Calling the Oscar race

We at the Echo feel the need to put in our Oscar predictions, like all legitimate publications. Editor-in-Chief and closeted movie buff Michael Brophy, along with A&E Editor and flaming movie buff Qainat Khan offer you our humble picks for some of the big categories.

Good Morning from Michael 2/23/11

Welcome to the second installment of the glimpse into the dark abyss that is the Echo's Editor-in-Chief mind just after he sends the paper to print. Hide your kids, hide your wife.

Good Morning from Michael

So I'm starting a new blog segment this week that I'm calling Good Morning from Michael. 

She is little, but she is fierce

Laurie Osborne, one of the most well known English professors on the Hill, is the resident expert for all things Shakespeare.

Mourning the loss of a beloved professor

Former Lee Family Professor of English and American Studies emeritus Charles W. Bassett passed away on Tuesday, October 19.  Bassett began his career on the Hill in 1969 and spent  more than three decades crafting a powerful legacy as one of the most influential faculty members in recent College history.

Letters and lessons from Charlie Bassett

Last fall I was lucky enough to be seated next to Charlie Bassett at the Lovejoy Award dinner for Paul Salopek.

Dean leaves Hill in shroud of mystery

Former Associate Dean of Multicultural Affairs and Director of the Pugh Center Shontae Praileau said that one of the reasons she found the College attractive was that it “is so socially isolated.” As such, she saw Colby as having the potential to be “an experimental lab of diversity [where] we can create the type of inclusive campus environment that we want.”

Herrmann set to leave the Hill

Todd Herrmann, assistant director of employer relations in the Career Center, announced his plans to leave the College for a new position at his alma matter Bowdoin College in an e-mail to the Colby community on Wednesday, September 15. Herrmann, who graduated Bowdoin in 1985, will join Bowdoin's Career Planning Center (CPC) as their new associate director of employer relations.

To a worm in horseradish

The hard alcohol ban has brought to light a communication breakdown within the Colby community.

Q&A with Campus Life Director

Jed Wartman took over as Associate Dean of Students and the Director of Campus Life this past July, replacing Kelly Wharton.... He said he was attracted to Colby because of the "sharp, curious and engaged students" and because he thought it was "big enough where there's a lot going on, but small enough where you can actually make things happen"¦it really feels like the right fit [for me] in a lot of ways."

Sophomore to tackle the Appalachian Trail

Dan Pennachio '12 is planning to hike the Appalachian Trail alone this coming summer. This trip is a bold feat for the sophomore to take on, especially in light of how his first solo hike played out this past spring break.

Snow present on Colby Cares Day

An unexpected April snow flurry was not enough to undo the months of preparation the Colby Volunteer Center (CVC) put into planning Colby Cares Day this past Saturday, April 17.

Beverage announces retirement

Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Parker Beverage’s plans to retire at the end of the 2010-11 academic year were announced by President William Adams in an official announcement sent out on Monday, April 12.

Senior Steve Erario wins Maine Philanthropist Award

Supreme Seniority

J. Cushman Laurent '10 has always gone by the middle name his parents picked for him when they decided to name him after Robert Cushman, the man who chartered the Mayflower. This decision makes sense, as Laurent is so old that his parents probably knew Robert Cushman personally.

The Jimi Hendrix of Flute

Allergies are Driving Me Nuts

"Move to Massachusetts" was my mom's advice when she e-mailed me news that the Bay State's Department of Public Health unveiled new regulations on February 10 that will require every restaurant to follow strict code when it comes to preventing allergic reactions to food among patrons.

Alum aids Haiti with prop plane

State awards student-written grant to Sustain Mid-Maine for

Tuesday Nights with the Echo

See what The Colby Echo is all about.

The Echo partners with Huff Po

African studies minor nears its end

Dorm damage doubles from last fall

Au Revoir, Language Requirement

Liberal arts colleges like Colby pride themselves on producing well-rounded, well-versed human beings. With that aim in mind, it makes perfect sense for students to study a foreign language; it broadens their horizons by giving them an insight into another culture,while simultaneously providing them with a whole new perspective on the structure of their native English.

SGA officials wrap up semester

Vandalism focus of community talk

Housing reform in the works

After extensive discussion at last week's informal Student Government Association (SGA) meeting, the Housing and Facilities Advisory Committee (HFAC) brought the housing reform proposal to the floor for questions and debate at Sunday, November 15's formal meeting.

Derrick Jackson on race in the media

Derrick Jackson

Assistant News Editor Michael Brophy sits down with award-winning Boston Globe columnist Derrick Jackson to discuss black athletes and social change, race in the campaign of Barack Obama, and the biased (but informed) nature of being a columnist.

Shirt factory renovated by alumnus

Vaccine Shortages on Campus

On Friday, October 30, the Garrison-Foster Health Center contacted students it considered to be at "high risk" of complications from H1N1 due to underlying medical conditions such as asthma or diabetes. The College was not able to procure enough vaccines to immunize every high risk student, so the shots were distributed on a first come, first serve basis to those contacted.

Men's lacrosse bikes, moves books, does good

JanPlan's future

SGA, soup & sports

The Evolving Average Dude

Ms. Hedayet, I would like to sincerely thank you for your opinion pieces, "Style, Men and Those Awful Pink Shorts They Wear" and "College Boys and Other Myths." With you sagacious advice, I am confident that this weekend I will finally be able to separate myself from the legions of mindless "average dudes" at Colby.

Campus crime stats published

Earlier this month, College Security submitted the College's 2008 Campus Crime Statistics to the U.S. Department of Education and posted the information on the Department of Security web page.

SGA holds year's second meeting

Hunting for Danger

SGA gears up, kicks off 2009-10

This year the Student Government Association (SGA) covered what used to be an entire weeklong, summertime orientation into one intense, nine-hour introduction on Sunday afternoon. The change was made because of last year's amendment to the SGA constitution moving dorm president elections to the fall. "I didn't know what to expect as a first year dorm president, and I had heard that the meetings sometimes get a little chaotic, but I thought Sunday went really well and set a great standard for how the rest of the year will hopefully go," Treworgy President Shreya Balakrishna '12 said.

Male chivalry makes a comeback

"Often things are better defined as what they are not, rather than as what they are" was Edwin Torres's '12 starting point for trying to define what his new club is all about. Edwin is the president and founder of one of Colby's and the Pugh Center's newest clubs, the Gentlemen of Quality (GQ). This definition certainly is a work in progress, and although the members of GQ don't know exactly what they want their club to be, they do know that it is not exclusive, it is not just a social club and it certainly is not a place where ungentlemanly behavior is welcome or tolerated.

Getting high to get well, up for vote

Ten years after Maine's original referendum allowing prescribed patients to grow their own medicinal marijuana passed, there is a new bill on the ballot this November, seeking to expand the current laws. If passed, the bill would add to the list of conditions for which doctors can prescribe marijuana, as well as legalize the creation of non-profit dispensaries.

Health Report: H1N1 hits Maine hard

Dr. Paul Berkner's premonition, as reported in last week's The Echo, that the campus-wide hangover following Loudness weekend may coincide with an outbreak of H1N1 on the Hill did not come true. Maine, however, still remains a highly infected state, percentage-wise.

Flu expected on campus

"Right now, we're waiting for the shoe to drop," Dr. Paul Berkner, of the Garrison-Foster Health Center said about the status of the H1N1 virus (commonly referred to as Swine Flu). As of Friday, September 11, Dr. Berkner confidently declared that no one on Mayflower Hill had been diagnosed with H1N1 thus far.

Throwing in the striptease-clever, quite clever

Sexual assault at home and abroad

SPB revives a Greek tradition

Young filmmaker promotes Italian short films