"I'm not a drug addict who chose to live on the streets. I was an abused woman who got thrown on the streets. I had no where to go so I called the shelter," Katrina Ramos wrote in a letter thanking the staff of the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter. Dignity is the word that Ramos' carefully articulate and neatly handwritten letter most brings to mind.
There was nothing juvenile about the local band Very Like a Whale when they walked onto the Waterville Opera House stage. Although they were the youngest act, their faces were full of gritty determination as they staked their claim in the epic challenge that is Battle of the Bands.
For participants in the popular Colby Cares About Kids (CCAK) program, getting to meet their mentee's parents is a very unique opportunity. The CCAK program matches students of the College with children in the local community and for two hours each week the pairs spend time together, developing a strong bond.
Many students on the Hill have yet to explore Waterville. They have no idea what they are missing. Waterville may not be a huge city, but it does have a lot to offer college students and faculty. As the co-presidents of the Colby-Waterville Alliance (we organized the recent Burst the Bubble Week), we hope that we can convince you to burst your own bubble and go check out downtown Waterville, one of the College's most underused resources.