Friends of Colby College

Great example of how everything you write online has consequences. Apparently, a group over at The Facebook (sidenote: I had no idea this has become such a popular site for current students!) had posted some satirical comments about the situation in Darfur. Quite a few other students and professors took offense, and had a “speak out” on the steps of Miller Library.

Read the Story in the Echo

How does everyone feel about this? And why aren’t we using the internet as a means to open up the dialogue about issues like these? Speak up!

Colby Cares Day was this past weekend - April 16th. I’m really happy to see Colby get more involved with the community in recent years. Here is a quote from the Morning Sentinel:

If lawns and buildings of organizations seem neater around the city this week it is likely the result of work done by many Colby College students.

About 150 students raked, painted and cleaned facilities — in some cases both inside and out — as part of Colby Cares Day on Saturday.

“It was probably the best turnout in the Colby Volunteer Center history,” said center director Natalie Maida. “I think we had the most sites we’ve ever had.”

In Waterville, they worked at the Salvation Army, Maine Children’s Home for Little Wanderers, Humane Society Waterville Area, Rape Crisis Assistance, South End Teen Center, Redington Museum, Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter and Alfond Youth Center.

The Colby Club of Philadelphia invites alumni, parents, and friends to a special tour of the Dali exhibit with Dan Rosenfeld, Carolyn Muzzy Director of the Colby College Museum of Art.

Friday, May 13, 2005, 6 p.m.
Dorrance Special Exhibition Galleries, first floor
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Benjamin Franklin Parkway and 26th Street, Philadelphia

The cost is $20 per person, $17 for seniors over 62

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is the only American museum to host the major centennial retrospective exhibition devoted to Salvador Dalí (1904-1989).

For more information, please contact Kirk Paul ‘79 at kirk_paul@alum.colby.edu.

Please send payment by April 25, 2005, to:

Dali Event
Alumni Relations, Colby College
4310 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901

or fax (with credit card payment only) to 207-872-3848.

The Echo, Colby’s student-run weekly newspaper, just recently started publishing their articles online. Check out the latest edition of The Echo.

Some people are not fans of Richard Serra’s 4-5-6 installation in front of Colby’s Art Museum, but I for one love it!

If you like the work of Richard Serra, you may want to check out a new indoor exhibit that will only be at Colby until April 24th:

Richard Serra’s massive sculpture, 4,5,6, in the Paul J. Schupf Sculpture Court, ushers visitors to the main entrance of the Colby College Museum of Art. Beginning this month, Serra’s vast, two-dimensional prints will be exhibited inside, introducing viewers to another side of the renowned artist. Richard Serra: Large Scale Prints, on view February 24 though April 24, brings 37 prints executed between 1972 and 2001 together into an exhibition that was called “dazzling” by the Boston Globe.