CONT E NT S
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FEATU RES 9
Designing a Major Dream
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DEPARTMENTS Commentar y (inside fro n t cover)
After extensive planning of an i ndependent major be ginning i n her freshman year, Wendy Dauphinais '89 is earning a place i n the world of newsclips and soundbites. 2 12
An exchange program brings the diverse back grounds, i nterests, and insights of two Soviet stu dents to the Colby campus. 16
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Exchanges: A Great Oppor tunity
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ews from the Hil l
A Gi f t for A l l Ages
At 87, George Nickerson '24, "the dean" to genera tions of Colby men, is still actively helping people. 18
Bill Donahue '86 tells how a group of his Colby class mates flaunts mainstream commercial practices to build a successful restaurant business. 21
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Ex Libris
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C lass Correspondence
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Milestones
Young Self-starters
Serving wi t h Grace and Charm
Since the days of the Elmwood Hotel , Doris Rowe's help-and second helpings-have provided savour at College events.
Volume 78, Number 2, Spring 1989
Colby is published quarterly for the alumni, friends, parents of students, seniors, faculty, and staff of Colby College. Address correspondence to the editor, Colby, Colby College, Waterville, Maine 04901-4799. Editor: Robert Gillespie; Assistant to the Editor: Nancy Fortuine Westervelt '54; Director of Publications: Bonnie Bishop; Production Editor: Martha Freese Shattuck; Editorial Interns: Christian D. Antalics '89, J u lie Marks '90, William Morgan '89. Lisa H. 1\vomey '9 1 ; Photography: Rhett Wieland (front cover). David Leaming (p. 6). Mary Ellen Matava (pp. 1 4, 1 5). The Preble Studio (p. 1 6). Christopher Ayers (p. 25). Colby archives {pp. 1 7, �6. 47, 48), Jeff Russell '87 (p. 20). Scott Davis (p. 2 1 ), Bonnie Bishop (back cover). Printed by Knowlton & McLeary, Farmington, Maine On the covers: Outside the greenhouse on the walkway between Arey Life Sciences and Keyes Science Building, snow still covers the campus, but in side it's a spring day. Tim McCutcheon '89 tends the greenery.
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