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what’s inside For Starters
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Colby didn’t have Julia Duchon’s favorite club, so she started it herself.
The Pictures See for Yourself
News, events, trends, random stuff
Dorm Life Redefined
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Laurel Duggan ’09 discovers the hidden benefits——and pitfalls—— for faculty who live in the dorms.
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Mulespace
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» Goodbye Student Loans » Global Warming Teach-In » What Makes Colby Colby » Being Allies » Pro Snow Fort » Things You Should Know » Ice Achievement » Online Extremes » Listen to Win
Pop Harmony
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Kris Miranda ’09 finds out why so many people are into a cappella.
Tough Love
The Blue Pages
2008
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“Official” Information from Admissions » Majors/Minors » Clubs and Sports » Admission » Financial Aid » College Profile
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Po Yin Wong ’09 shares why students keep coming back to Professor Gouvêa’s math courses, despite the challenge.
Q&A
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Elizabeth Ponsot ’10 talks to Christina Feng ’08 about government classes and unfair lending practices.
An Urgent Call to Action 22 James Goldring ’09 spent six weeks in Malawi and came home with a mission.
Contributors
Photographers
Doodlers
Martin Connelly ’08 Brunswick, Maine
Kris Miranda ’09 Battle Creek, Mich.
Tom Bollier ’11 Amherst, Mass.
Emily Stoller-Patterson ’09 Everett, Wash.
Angela Martinelli ’08 Conway, Mass.
Julia Duchon ’10 Decatur, Ga.
Elizabeth Ponsot ’10 Queens, N.Y.
Emma Gildesgame ’10 Arlington, Mass.
Kendyl Sullivan ’11 Fryeburg, Maine
Anders Nordblom ’10 Holderness, N.H.
Laurel Duggan ’08 Bartlett, N.H.
Po Yin Wong ’09 Hong Kong, China
Rob Kievit ’09 Farmington, Conn.
Ling Zhu ’09 Kunshan, China
Ned Warner ’08 New York, N.Y.
James Goldring ’09 Newton, Mass.
Ai Yamanaka ’11 Staten Island, N.Y.
Megan Lehmann ’08 Sitka, Alaska
Megan Litwin ’08 Whately, Mass. Cover Photos: On the cover, Tamer Hassan ’11 puts on a sheep’s face in Biodiversity class (Tom Bollier ’11); opposite, Hayley Didriksen ’10 and Sarah Martinez ’11 during Colby Dancers practice (Emma Gildesgame ’10); back cover, a glassy coating covered the trees (and everything else) after an ice storm (Megan Lehmann ’08).
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