Colby to Test Emergency Siren Colby will test its new emergency siren on Wednesday, March 26, between 10 a.m. and noon. The test will include a loud tone or tones and a voice message expected to be audible within about two miles. School shootings around the country have prompted colleges and universities nationwide to reassess and bolster emergency response plans, and Colby added the siren to expand its ability to alert students, faculty, visitors, and the Colby community about a potential life-threatening emergency.

Kidd Honored for Helping Kids For his decade of work as program director of a camp for children affected by HIV/AIDS and his solo show, Sigh/Omelas, inspired by that experience, Steve Kidd '97 will be honored with a 2008 Lewis Hine Award for Service to Children and Youth from the National Child Labor Committee. The awards are given annually to 10 relatively unknown men and women for their efforts on behalf of the health, education, and welfare of children and youth, particularly those at risk.