Outside Colby

08/23/2020

Are you interested in magazine publishing? Are you good at layout design or digital/social media? Are you detail oriented and organised? Do you want to make the Colby community aware of happenings outside our bubble? Consider applying to Outside Colby!

We are looking for an Assistant Layout Editor and a Digital Editor to join our team. Please find the job descriptions below:

Assistant Layout Editor
- Assist Head Layout Editor in layout design for every issue (approximately once a month)
- Paste articles into existing templates on Adobe InDesign and adjust elements as necessary
- Pay attention to minute details on every page and be ready to make last minute changes
- Some proficiency/experience in Adobe InDesign is required
- Prior experience in Photoshop, publication layout and ability to design new templates from scratch is a plus!
- 3-4 hours of work every issue

Digital Editor
- Responsible for Outside Colby's communication via social media channels such as Facebook and Instagram
- Responsible for regular updates and maintenance of the website to ensure accurate information regarding articles, Staff bios, etc.
- Post articles to website and subsequently share on social media channels after every issue is published (approximately once a month)
- Prior experience using Squarespace websites and managing Facebook and Instagram pages is a plus!

✨ Visit https://tinyurl.com/OutsideColbyEditor to apply! ✨

Please direct any questions to Eana Bacchiocchi ([email protected]) or Himanshu Bhurtel ([email protected]).

08/10/2020

Dear Outside Colby Readers, Writers, and Thinkers:

We feel that now, more than ever, is the most pertinent time to publish a Disorientation Guide. This special issue from Outside Colby gives a voice to alternative narratives. It is critical to write about everything that happens at Colby, both in the past, present, and plans for the future.

At Outside Colby, we have always strove to be a platform that promotes dialogue on all things political. Now, as part of the Outside Colby community, we look to you to strengthen and broaden this platform right at the beginning of the year.

We have extended our deadline for submissions to Sunday, August 16th. Articles can be as short as 500 words! Submit your stories via email to Himanshu Bhurtel
([email protected]) and Eana Bacchiocchi ([email protected]).

08/07/2020

This message is a friendly reminder than articles for the Disorientation Guide are due on Sunday, August 9th!

You don't have to limit your articles to the guidelines we provided. This special issue is really about pushing the limits of content and providing a platform for alternative narratives from all parts of Colby.

Submit your articles via email to [email protected] and [email protected]. Please let us know if you have questions or comments!

Read on,
Outside Colby

07/26/2020

Hi all,

Outside Colby will once again be publishing a Disorientation Guide at the beginning of this semester. This special issue aims to publish pieces that are bluntly honest and unapologetic about aspects of the Colby experience that are misrepresented and overlooked in the traditional Orientation experience. As you reflect on your past Colby experiences, what do you wish you knew as a first-year? What stories cannot be forgotten from the past, that you feel incoming students need to know?

Our Disorientation Guide seeks to continue these sombre, informative, humorous or straightforward conversations and share these experiences, as students themselves cycle in and out of Colby.

Some examples of submissions in our previous guide:
- A history of activism on Colby’s campus
- Experience of being a certain identity at Colby and resources you’ve found to be useful
- A list of “secret heroes” across campus

Submissions are welcome from anyone and everyone! You do not need to be part of the Outside Colby staff to submit a piece. If interested, please email submissions to [email protected] and [email protected] by August 9th.

11/26/2019

"The labeling of their protest as a ‘civil rights movement’ is just another tactic aimed at gaining attention... [it] is degrading and disrespectful to vital civil rights movements in American history that have positively impacted the lives of Americans today."
-- Chris Battaglia

Read more here:
https://www.outsidecolby.com/home/are-anti-vaccine-protesters-at-fault-l-check-hb229

With schools across the country having started in September, the contentious argument regarding vaccines and the vaccination of America’s youth has heated up. More controversially, the vaccination debate has morphed into a civil rights movement that many have mixed opinions on. The argument surrou...

11/24/2019

"Of course the education system is important, but only when it’s effective, and it’s only effective when it’s properly funded. ... This is an epidemic, and it’s disproportionately affecting areas that have a high proportion of people of color, putting them at a distinct disadvantage from the get go."
-- Ally Huelbig

Read more here:
https://www.outsidecolby.com/home/overpopulated-school-check

One of the popular TikTok trends right now is the (insert noun here) check.  The trend started as a “famous relative check” where TikTokers would show their famous relatives or poke fun at the others that partake in the trend, but it has evolved to fit pretty much any subject.  Las

11/23/2019

"I was in Walmart when I saw a man in front of me openly carrying a gun. It was just there, strapped to his waist as he bent over to grab cereal, and I froze. I did not feel safer knowing he had it. It was quite the opposite, I felt terrified."
-- Aimely Michaud-Nolan

Read more here: https://www.outsidecolby.com/home/the-nightmare-of-gun-violence

Every week for the last two months, I’ve had at least one nightmare in which I am a victim of a mass shooting.  I was walking in a parking lot last month when I heard an old car’s engine backfire multiple times, and in that moment, I believed I might die.  I was in Walmart when I

11/21/2019

"This speech highlighted an issue that I had not thought much about before. Humans need water in order to live. It is a right, but yet again, a right that is not accessible to low-income Americans."
-- Ingrid Lauerwald

Read more here:
https://www.outsidecolby.com/home/a-night-with-monica-lewis-patrick-water-as-a-fundamental-human-right

On October 15, I attended one of the Oak Institute’s lectures as part of their fall series on water and human rights. I was lucky enough to hear the incredible, powerful, Monica Lewis-Patrick speak, and I felt inspired by the many roles that she has as an educator, entrepreneur, activist, and CEO ...

11/19/2019

"It goes without saying that Warren and Sanders have both proposed smart and progressive futures for the country, and the popularity of both campaigns is exciting. But it is still worthwhile to pause and ask questions about who supports these candidates, and what that support means."
-- Julia Grady

Read more here:
https://www.outsidecolby.com/home/elizabeth-warrens-patagonia-supporters-and-the-stupid-lazy-lure-of-professional-managerialism

Elizabeth Warren’s most popular base was recently pegged “The Patagonia Supporters.” They’re richer and whiter and more educated than Bernie Sanders’ base, and because of their comfortable position in the social hierarchy, the system cares for them, and they care for the system. While Sand...

11/17/2019

"No person or company should be profiting off of the exploitation of millions of people, and not adjusting for inflation would send a message that those who are complicit in the exploitation will face financial repercussions."
-- Owen Elton

Read more here:
https://www.outsidecolby.com/home/puerto-ricos-123-billion-debt-who-should-pay-for-it

 The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, excluding the amount needed to recover from Hurricanes Irma and Maria, is $123 billion in debt. Currently, the Supreme Court is deciding whether to overturn the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) which established a comm

11/16/2019

"To conflate the persecution of Italian-Americans, or any European-American group, with the oppression of Native people is absurd."
-- Ethan Miedema

Read more here:
https://www.outsidecolby.com/home/waterville-mayors-choice-to-defy-maine-law-ignores-plight-of-native-americans

This year, Maine passed legislation to change Columbus Day, a national holiday, to Indigenous Peoples’ Day in order to honor Native Americans, who are often forgotten in American history. The movement to replace Columbus Day has been gathering support since the first state to begin celebrating Nat...

11/14/2019

"The Blue New Deal is in no way meant to pin blue against green. Rather, it is intended to supplement and strengthen the power and momentum mounting behind the Green New Deal and climate change solutions in general."
-- Camille Ross

Read more here:
https://www.outsidecolby.com/home/a-blue-new-deal-for-maine

While many people are familiar with the Green New Deal, some are arguing that the paradigm is lacking a fundamental component: the ocean. The important role of the ocean in the Earth’s climate and our daily lives has long been overlooked.  Scientists speculate that anywhere from 50% to 85%

11/12/2019

"The pride of the U.S. in its fairness will be penniless if this bill passes since Chinese immigrants, one of the largest minority groups in the U.S., receive no justice in this Bill."
-- Cathy Wang

Read more here:
https://www.outsidecolby.com/home/justice-or-injustice-the-tilted-balance-in-us-immigrants-act

11/10/2019

“The goal of the film industry in its current state is to simply put out as many movies as possible, no matter how crappy, and to maximize profits on each movie."
-- Peter Weiser

Read more here:
https://www.outsidecolby.com/home/netflix-original

In 2019, things are streamed. Rarely do we rely on physical means of consuming entertainment and media anymore. This trend has been in the making for nearly a decade, yet there has been one major aspect to entertainment antiquity that has remained a fervent force in the entertainment industry: befor

11/09/2019

"College athletics is a $14 billion industry and athletes are the sole contributors who do not reap the financial benefits."
-- Lulu Saghie

Read more here:
https://www.outsidecolby.com/home/in-favor-of-the-fair-pay-to-play-act

11/08/2019

New month, new cover column.

Read "Unpaid Internships: Experience or Exploitation?" by Sarah Warner on our website now.

https://www.outsidecolby.com/home/unpaid-internships-experience-or-exploitation

11/08/2019

Missed out on last month's copy of Outside Colby? We've got you covered.

https://www.outsidecolby.com/home?month=October-2019

Outside Colby is a non partisan political magazine that seeks to expand what we think of as political.

10/08/2019

Outside Colby’s newest issue is out today! Pick up your copy on campus in the Spa, the Pugh center, Diamond or Foss.