Over 100 million people who were once able to provide food for themselves recently lost that ability, and "joined the ranks of the hungry," according to a notice sent out by the Colby Volunteer Center (CVC) and LuziCare. In order to bring this reality to light-a difficult task on a campus where dining halls often shut down at the end of the day with many pounds of food left uneaten or thrown away-CVC and LuziCare, an organization founded by Jamie Goldring '09 to fundraise for medical care in Malawi, Africa, partnered up to put on a "Hunger Banquet.
As part of an effort to raise awareness on social class at the College, a forum entitled "Let's Talk About Class" was held by Associate Professor of Education Adam Howard's Social Class and Schooling education course to bring more exposure to how social class plays a role in the life of the College.
All institutions of higher education are subject to cirricular evaluations by government and other authorities in order to maintain their status as learning orgainzations. Such a review process is currently underway, intended to ensure that the College meets the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) accreditation standards.
Since the colonization of what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the 1880s, women in central Africa have been subject to abuse by both foreign and native men. The situation has quietly but steadily become so bad that women's rights activist Eve Ensler has declared it a "femicide.
The Working to Build Bridges to Communities (WBBC) 2009 spring break group presented a documentary capturing their visits to five schools of the four Maine Native American tribes on Wednesday, April 22. The 30-minute video showed the group's transition from one location to another and was followed by a discussion with the participants.