Archive for January 31st, 2002

Public Safety arrested a man following a situation on Rangely Road Sunday, Jan. 27, at 12:10 a.m. Officer Scott Curtis noticed a green Volvo with a headlight out. The car was pulled over and, upon approaching the driver’s side, Curtis could smell alcohol coming from in the car.

Ten members of the Energy Conservation Committee met Friday, Jan. 25 to explore the possibility of implementing a number of energy conservation efforts in Boardman Hall. The committee hopes to turn Boardman into a showcase building for energy conservation.

As students at the University of Maine there are three major things to be afraid of-parking ticketers, Travis Cowing making you the subject of his next column and the most obvious-the tunnel. Let me explain. During the past few years the campus has been “blessed” with construction project after construction project.

What does it mean to be human? Until recently, most of us assumed we knew the answer. To be human, we thought, was to be ambitious, to get ahead, to advance, whatever the costs. Last year’s events changed all of this. We now know that to be human is, first of all, to be fragile.

For nearly 10 years, the Portland sextet has written, rehearsed and performed as a cohesive whole. But as of last month, transition has become the operative word for the authorities on dynamic funk. In December, Rustic Overtones drummer Tony McNaboe told his band mates that he was leaving the band.

It only figures that the fruition of the next great magazine idea dripped from the brow of a poor, dateless young man whose white-trash creativity had brought him, so far, not even one measly penny. And so, it was time to make amends. It was time to make a magazine.

Sodomy, cannibalism, abortion and suicide will save this decaying world: This is the core belief of the Church of Euthanasia. Its founder, Rev. Chris Korda, preaches that he met an alien life form. This life form proceeded to warn Korda of the planet’s failing ecosystem and how the American government is denying the planet’s failing state.

From Rec Sports Great recreation opportunities abound through Intramural Sports. The 3-Point Shoot Out will be held in Memorial Gym on Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 4 and 5. Sign up in the Recreation Programs Office, room 140 Memorial Gym by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb.

Riding a two-game winning streak, the University of Maine men’s basketball team begins the crucial final third of its regular season schedule tonight. Six of the Black Bears final nine games are at home, beginning tonight with Binghamton University. UMaine is just 2-3 at Alfond Arena this season, after posting a 28-5 record at home the past three seasons.

The University of Maine women’s basketball team improved to 4-3 in America East Conference play after a 64-51 win over the University of New Hampshire last Sunday; but it’s anybody’s guess where the team will end up as the season winds down. Only two games separate the top seven teams in the league and the Black Bears, 11-7 overall, are right in the middle, one game behind conference-leader Binghamton University.

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