Archive for April 29th, 2002
Poor weather conditions in New York postponed Sunday’s doubleheader between the University of Maine softball team and Stony Brook University.
The Black Bears managed a split Saturday to run their record to 21-27 on the season, 9-9 in America East play. First-year pitcher Jenna Merchant continued her mastery in the circle with her seventh shutout of the year, a two-hit gem in the second game Saturday.
The University of Maine baseball team got a pair of strong pitching performances from Mike Collar and Mike MacDonald Saturday afternoon, on its way to splitting a doubleheader against the Albany Great Danes at Mahaney Diamond. The Black Bears won the first game 6-0 but dropped the backside of the twin bill, 1-0 in nine innings.
Our resident would-be movie experts, Matt Shaer and Joseph Bethony, have prepared for you, the University of Maine community, two lists. First, the most overrated movies they’ve seen to date. And second, a list of must-see movies; the most underrated films they could think of.
Jeffrey N. Mills enjoys challenges. And he recently accepted a position that will pose plenty of new challenges. The Board of Trustees voted in mid-March to name Mills vice president for University Advancement. Not only will he take on the responsibilities of this new role, he will retain his position as president of the University of Maine Alumni Association.
Democratic candidate for the Second Congressional District, David Costello held a question and answer forum for students at the University of Maine Wednesday, April 24.
“I think we need, more than ever, people that know state and local issues, but also national issues,” Costello said.
It’s been a busy week for the University of Maine track and field teams. On Wednesday, April 17, athletes traveled to Philadelphia, Penn., to participate in the Penn Relays. Among the athletes participating were Olympians Marion Jones and JJ Johnson. More than 50,000 spectators were in attendance while the University of Maine set three new school records.
The following events took place at the Wednesday, April 24 meeting of the full Faculty Senate:
A motion passed 26-1-2 to create a solid waste minimization committee. According to the motion submitted by the Finance and Institutional Planning Committee, the committee will have six members, including faculty and staff with expertise in areas such as composting.
No one likes it when a party is broken up by Public Safety, but try being on the other side of the badge.
The Civilian Police Academy program, put on by Deborah Mitchell, University of Maine Public Safety officer and crime prevention specialist, aim to give students that opportunity by showing participants what ii’s like to work in law enforcement.
While many University of Maine students were recovering from the first night of Bumstock, the UMaine Concrete Canoe Team was braving the icy waters of the Penobscot River Saturday morning.
The team, composed of 18 civil engineering majors, competed with 11 other colleges in the New England Regional Concrete Canoe Competition.
After roughly one year of service, Interim Dean Diana Lawson of the College of Business, Public Policy and Health will be replaced by a full-time dean, Daniel Innis, Ph.D., currently of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Innis was selected after a national, year-long search.
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