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Prof. Diane Hoff to leave UM
Faculty Senate pres. accepts position at U. of West Georgia
Dianne Hoff, professor in the College of Education and Human Development and president of Faculty Senate, will leave the University of Maine before July 2009 to take an associate dean’s position at the University of West Georgia.
UMaine student diagnosed with H1N1
A UMaine student has been diagnosed with H1N1 virus, more commonly known as swine flu, according to University of Maine spokesperson Joe Carr. According to a release, the student has not been on campus during the …
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Faculty Senate pres. accepts position at U. of West Georgia
Dianne Hoff, professor in the College of Education and Human Development and president of Faculty Senate, will leave the University of Maine before July 2009 to take an associate dean’s position at the University of West Georgia.
UMaine student diagnosed with H1N1
A UMaine student has been diagnosed with H1N1 virus, more commonly known as swine flu, according to University of Maine spokesperson Joe Carr. According to a release, the student has not been on campus during the …
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- Up in smoke
- Police Beat for 04/27/2009
UPDATED
A large apartment fire in Orono left 26 people, including 12 University of Maine students, homeless on Tuesday. The apartment contained a total of 18 units and was located in the middle of downtown Orono at the intersection of Bennoch Road and Main Street.
Fire guts Orono apartment building
Rose Collins
A fire destroyed a historic apartment building in downtown Orono Tuesday.A large apartment fire in Orono left 26 people, including 12 University of Maine students, homeless on Tuesday. The apartment contained a total of 18 units and was located in the middle of downtown Orono at the intersection of Bennoch Road and Main Street.
On Vacation
The Maine Campus is on vacation, and no new issues will be produced until September. The site will continue to be updated with breaking news. If you have a news tip, please e-mail it to eic [at] mainecampus.com.Bangor arts adapt to stay afloat in sinking economy
Amy Brooks for The Maine Campus
The Bangor Symphony Orchestra has had to reduce overhead costs by reducing its number of salaried employees and forming new partnerships.As the economy worsens, organizations like the Penobscot Theater, the University of Maine Museum of Art and the 113-year-old Bangor Symphony Orchestra are adapting to survive the recession.
Chickenfest
Partiers take to Maine wilderness for secretive, one-of-a-kind experience
Zach Dionne for The Maine Campus
A couch burns at Chickenfest, an annual underground party.Chickenfest is canceled. It’s three in the afternoon Saturday and I’m at a friend of a friend’s house. Before it even got off the ground, the yearly underground romp in the woods has been busted or called …
Funk Thrust: This is the sound of partying
Every band has a different reason for playing. Some play to express themselves; for others it’s an emotional outlet. But for Funk Thrust, it’s all about having fun, feeling good and being surrounded by friends. As I …
Gamer-musicians prepare for shred-off
Fingers will dance from green to blue, back to green, then on to red and yellow. Sticks will twirl and pound ferociously while the singer does his or her best imitation of some of the worlds …
TV Snob: Disgust me, shock me, make me laugh
How can you take a great cast, give them a funny plot and still see your show crash and burn? This is the question I was asking myself while I watched Fox’s newest show, “Sit Down, …
CD Review: Doom
At one time, Doom - with aliases such as MF Doom, Viktor Vaughn, King Geedorah and the Supervillain - was the poster child for underground hip-hop. After withdrawing from the mainstream in the early ’90s following …
Film Review: The Soloist
The minute Robert Downey, Jr.’s jaded reporter meets up with Jamie Foxx’s babbling musician in “The Soloist,” it seems the film is going to be a treat. These terrific performers sharing the screen should and often …
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- Op-Ed: 100 days of failure for a new president
- Op-Ed: Faith serves to complement reason
- Editorial: Effects of this year will go on in the next
- Readers Speak: Best of Web comments
- Comic for 04/27/2009
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- UMaine, Vermont split series
McAvoy, Leisenheimer lead squad, baseball in second place - Saturday sweep paces Bears
Softball takes two out of three from Albany, continues AE rise - Year in Review
- Young runners lead U.S. rise in distance
Hall, Goucher lead charge in marathon, hope to challenge Kenyan distance running - Record Relay: Women’s track competes at UNH
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