Archive for October, 2002
I got an 82 on a test last week. Not too bad. I was relatively pleased with the grade, but while I surveyed the questions and answers to see where I erred, I began to observe among my classmates what has become an all-too-familiar trend: College students put way too much frickin’ emphasis on their grades.
The University of Maine women’s soccer team looks to pull a Halloween trick when they host rival University of New Hampshire Thursday afternoon.
The game against the Wildcats, the final game at Orono for three Maine seniors, is pivotal if the Black Bears are to keep their fading playoff hopes alive.
The University of Maine women’s ice hockey team started the 2002-03 season on the road last weekend with two games in Burlington, Vt. against the University of Vermont Catamounts.
The Black Bears came home with two convincing wins and look to continue that trend as they travel to Durham, N.
The University of Maine swimming and diving teams were in Rhode Island over the weekend for a dual meet with the University of Rhode Island.
The women’s team narrowly defeated the Rams 149-148, while the men took a 122.5-171.5 loss.
Katrine Alcaide, Stephanie Smeitana, Brittany Harrington and Crystie McGrail all took two first-place finishes for the women.
University of Maine men’s soccer goaltender Chad Mongeon was named America East Conference Rookie of the Week Monday for his efforts in leading the Black Bears to their first conference win of the season.
Mongeon, a first-year keeper from Essex Junction, Vt.
The University of Maine volleyball team travels to New York this weekend, hoping to defeat America East Conference foes Binghamton University and the University of Albany.
“We’ll have to play hard every game,” junior captain Claire Poliquin said. “We’ll have to battle for every point because [winning] is not going to happen unless our hearts and our heads are in it.
After gaining a win and a tie last weekend with Western Michigan University, the University of Maine men’s ice hockey team will continue their home stand and preparation for the Hockey East schedule.
The Black Bears get ready to take on the Mercyhurst College Lakers, defending regular season champions of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Don’t forget to circle Nov. 2 on your calendar. This date marks the regular season finale for the University of Maine field hockey team when they take on the University of New Hampshire at 1 p.m.
Saturday’s America East Conference showdown will showcase two teams that are both looking ahead to the postseason.
The name “Anne Frank” is not only internationally recognizable, but it is one that immediately conjures up images of horror and degradation that was the Holocaust.
It is rare that it is associated with entertainment. However, from Nov. 13 – 24 The Penobscot Theatre Company in Bangor will be presenting a production of “The Diary of Anne Frank,” a newly adapted play by Wendy Kesslman.
The University of Maine campus is undergoing many major changes due to construction, including a building that has not changed much over the past century. The Page Farm and Home Museum held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Winston E. Pullen Carriage House Sunday, Oct.
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