Media Coverage

USA TODAY and the Wall Street Journal ran stories covering the most recent poll conducted by Colby Department of Government faculty members.  The poll shows a statistical dead heat between Democrat Sara Gideon and Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins. Professor of Government Dan Shea noted there hasn't been much change in poll numbers over recent months. "For all that money, and all this attention, and all those efforts, the electorate seems pretty well stuck where they started several months ago," he told USA TODAY.

News of a recent gift to Colby honoring Joan Dignam Schmaltz ’63 and Richard “Dick” Schmaltz ’62 was covered by the Morning Sentinel. “Where we are in our stage with our relationship with Waterville is that this should be positive, mutually beneficial and eternal,” Colby College President David A. Greene said in a phone interview Tuesday. “This should not be something that ends in the next couple years or has a timeline on it. It should be an ongoing commitment for Colby to have a partnership with Waterville.”

Professor of Government Dan Shea was tapped to comment on an NBC Boston story about President Trump's recent visit to Maine's second district, which gave an electoral vote to Trump in 2016. "In a contentious election year, Shea says that single vote could play an outsized role under the right circumstances," the story reported. "There are a number of scenarios across the nation where one electoral vote could actually make the difference," Shea explained.

Professor of Government Anthony Corrado, an expert on campaign finance reform, talked with NewsCenter Maine to suggest ways to spend leftover dollars from Maine's unprecedented 2020 Senate race. His suggestions include keeping the money "and using it in the next election campaign or a future election campaign" or giving "an unlimited amount to charity organizations."

An Associated Press story on the new Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center was picked up broadly across the country. The center "might be the envy of some NCAA Division I universities," the AP reported. "Whether it’s varsity sports or individual fitness initiatives, competitive or recreational athletics, an active and healthy lifestyle is a critical part of the student experience at Colby. The goal of the new facility is to support that experience at the highest level possible and provide the best resources available,” said Colby's Harold Alfond Director of Athletics Mike Wisecup. Outlets that ran the story include: Boston Globe Washington Times  

SportBusiness highlighted how Colby is pursuing LEED Gold certification for the new Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center, which is rare in sports and “unheard of at the collegiate level.” The story also quotes Vice President and Harold Alfond Director of Athletics Mike Wisecup about the new center providing the “best resource possible as part of a liberal arts education.” Read the full article below.  

Professor of Government Dan Shea was tapped by NBC Boston for their story covering Vice President Pence's Oct. 19 visit to Maine. Pence visited Maine's second district, where Shea said "it's going to be real tight up there." However, Shea also said that "a lot of early indicators suggest the left is mobilizing,” adding that, “for the president, it’s critical that his base gets out as well.”

KHOU-11 out of Houston, Texas, aired a story recounting how a Posse Foundation scholarship created a path for Jazmin Zuniga '24 to enroll at Colby along with nine other students from the Houston area. "To have a group of friends that came from the same background as you, when you feel alone .... there's always a group of people you can trust," said first-gen student Zuniga 

An article in Scientific American titled "Old Seaweed Reveals Secret of Monterey Sardine History" includes a quote from Loren McClenachan, the Elizabeth and Lee Ainslie Associate Professor of Environmental Studies. “This paper is an excellent example of the creative detective work of historical ecology,” said McClenachan, a marine ecologist who was not involved in the research. “There are thousands and thousands of similar specimens in collections around the world, and applying similar methods could teach us a great deal about long-term ocean change.”

"Chickens become America's new pet of choice during the pandemic," the Washington Times headline reads. And Professor of History Paul Josephson's new book, Chicken: A History from Farmyard to Factory, is featured prominently in the story. “Chickens have millennia-long proximity to humans. Chickens, like dogs and cats, have lived with us in our houses, huts and barns, outside in the yards, and nearby in the fields. They become friends and playthings, not only meat- and egg-providers. They have been the focus of music and poetry, the objects of art and sculpture and the center attention of clubs,” the Times reported, quoting from Josephson's book.