"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.
The events of early Sunday April 12, 2009 shook life on the Hill last semester. An average weekend encounter between Security and students resulted in the physical restraint and ultimate arrest of two Colby students. These events sparked an outcry from the community and a call for the review of many of the College security practices.
A new year on the Hill brings an organic flow of new faces, places and policies to the College which affect the way students, faculty and staff live, work and interact with each other. This new school year, however, brought together something altogether different: new problems getting online.
Preparing for a job interview is intimidating. Dressing for a formal dance can cause butterflies in those with nerves of iron and stomachs of steel. However, in the past, most students on the Hill could take for granted that they could find the proper attire for any such occasion in their own closet.
This year, Colby's Student Government Association (SGA) has proposed an ambitious roadmap with the hope that SGA will become a more visible presence and a stronger voice of the student body. "There will be a focus on individual responsibility and goal accomplishments," SGA President Jake Fischer '10 said.
The Oak Institute opened their lecture series this fall with a talk by Professor Mark Tessler, the Samuel J. Edlersveld Collegiate Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan. Professor Tessler specializes in Comparative Politics and Middle East Studies, has a Ph.
The College's efforts towards environmental sustainability were recognized last month by the Green Building Council, which granted Pierce and Perkins-Wilson residence hall's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certifications. The dormitories were built in the early 1950s and expanded and renovated in 2008.