I M me on AOL By the time Colby first-years a rrived on campus this semester, they already were acquai nted-through e-mail and America Onli ne's Instant Messaging. The following is a sel ection of excerpts from the fi rst-year online bulletin board. "Colby peeps" read on.
This is the place to get i n t ouch wit h your Colby classmates before yo u arrive
major. . . defi n itely a l so studying German because germany i s one of the
on ca mpus. It i s a p u b l i c for u m , and as such the contents may be viewed by
most i ncred i b l e places i 've ever bee n . anybody who l ives nea rby, m a i l
a variety of members of the Colby commun ity. Use the form at the bottom
me, anyone w h o doe s n 't live nearby and wants t o get i n touch, m a i l m e
of this page to post a new message.
too. we l l , t a l k t o y o u a l l soon.
Hey, my name is C h u c k . Colby R u l e s . If anyone wants to talk, IM me
Hey Colby peeps! Wuz u p ! This is Donte from B-more! I'm making the long
o n AOL.
venture to Colby i n August l i ke everyone else! I can't wait! I've been to M a i n e
Well, it's official, h igh school is over! I am a graduate ... now what to do
fan and l i ke talkin' politics and anything else! Anyone from B-more and the
several times and I love t h e atmosphere, the people, a n d C o l b y ! I ' m a big jazz
with the rest of my l ife??? As sad as I a m to leave my school, I
su rroun d i n g area wanna talk or hang out just IM or e-mail me
t h i n k that my excitement for Colby outweighs any remorse that
I have. I love talking to you guys - anyone else who hasn't a l ready, please I M me - I a m a ba l l to chat with.
Hey eve ryone, my name is Jen and I ' m from M i n nesota (near the twin citie s ) . You m ight recogn ize me at school because the way I talk might sound different to everyone out east. If there i s
A h h , fi n a l l y l i berated from the shackles of the C o l l ege Board and the Acorn Logo staring me in the face for 3 . 5 h r s . . . That's right, A P ' s a r e d o n e . Anyone from Central
anyone w h o i s goi ng out for crew or from M N , e m a i l me. Also
I seriously think I ' m going to be all alone o n my COOT tri p . I s anyone e l s e d o i n g t h e Jackson station canoe trip? I ' m a hard core camper, s o I ' m s o excited for COOT, a n d to
M A or even M etroWest area feel l i ke celebrating
meet everyone. See you on campus.
with a gathering? Chance to meet some fe l l ow future Mai ne-iacs . . . Email me and the l i ke and
Hey, I ' m J a ke, I ' m f r o m Massa c h u setts b u t have
we ' l l find a swank venue sometime convenient
been ski racing for the past five years at Carra bassett
for a bunch of kids. S ' long.
Valley Academy i n Sugarloaf, Maine. So I ' l l be on the Hey everyone, this i s Lisa from NYC and a reminder for a l l those people out there who live nea r by that Chase is orga nizing a d i n ner downtown this Saturday!! So i want EVERYO N E
ski team, a n d probably will be playing a ton of pickup B-Ba l l . So if you l i ke to ski, go to Sugarloaf a b u nch, or want to shoot hoops this fa l l let me know. I guess I'm on Mahoosuc for COOT; I ' m not too into h i king but it should be a n a l right time a l ltogether. Take it easy...
t o come! i f you d i d n 't know a b o u t it and want more information e m a i l either me or Chase-better if you e m a i l Chase
Hey, anyone has any idea about how to create a page with full of o u r
though, b u t either way. H o p e t o see A L L o f y o u soon!!
photos? Or did it already exist? I'm new to this i nternet thing. Anyway, I j u st want to make a page where we can paste our photos to i ntroduce ourselves.
Hey folks! I s anyone e l se worried about frostbite? I went there i n April and
How ' s that? Any buddy in that? Warning! When you phone me, pis be patient!
was frozen- I'm thi nking about the winter and n u mbness . . . AAK! I ' m really
'Cos i ' m a l ittle bit strange to Engl i s h . haha. Kyawswar
excited though and I hope that a l l of you guys are too. I'm really into the outdoors and nature and I love mu sic- l i stening to it and playing the piano among other i nstruments. Hope to hear from you guys!
H e y a l l ! Fi rst off, congrats! My n a m e is H i l l a ry, and I ' m going t o b e a s e n i o r a t Colby next year. I ' m spending m y s u m m e r working at admissions here, a n d stumbled u p o n this page. S o , I wanted t o add my greeting a n d say t h a t if a n y
Hi everyone! ! ! My name is Saw Sunshine from Tha il a nd. I a m a new student
o f y ' a l l have questions about Colby, don't hesitate t o ask!
of Colby and am real ly excited to get into Col by. I have never been there before. I wo ul d l i ke to have a contact my new first yea r classmate of Col by. Please Email me
Hey Guys! Only 20 days until school. I can't believe it's fi n a l ly here! Is anyone on Sugarloaf B for their COOT? I can't wait to meet everyone in Maine. Please I M me or e-mail me!
Hey Guys ! ! This is my second message and I LOVE COLBY, If anyone's going to SALAMANCA for their first semester, PLEASE ema i l me I M M ED IATELY, and ALL you people out there that are as excited as I am about Colby email me too ! ! -Lisa Hey if you NYC people haven't done your di nner t h i ng yet, ca n I come? I'm a lways u p for d i nner in New York and I want to meet you guys ... I just got back from Colby a few m i n utes ago and it was i n the mid-seventies and gorgeous! No snow!
Hi guys, this is my second message . . . ! can 't wait to get to Colby next year . . . l am go i ng to be majoring in gov't and poss i b l y d o i ng a double
am i the first from canada to post anything? and is no one else i n m a hoosuc notch fo r COOT? if yo u 're ca n a d i a n o r in ma hoosuc n ot c h , em a i l m e. s e e yo u i n col by. Ya n
Hey, There are so many of you from MA! It is c razy how you all are waiting for COOT. In fact, I am looking forward to it as we l l . I am from REPU BLIC OF AZERBAIJAN, don't ask me now what and where it is, I will tel l you on campus. Currently I am i n Pari s , FRANCE so if anybody else is i n Pari s , 1 would be more than glad to meet! I am transfer student and hopefully 1 w i l l b e j u n ior i n Colby. Take it easy, S e e y o u a l l i n late August!