Archive for November 25th, 2002
When one has a lot of time on their hands, they tend to do a lot of pointless things. They might seem pretty good at the time, and probably quite self-gratifying, but basically, what they end up doing is fairly pointless. It’s Einstein’s Law of Relaxivity.
Sen. Tom Daschle is at it again and this time he is attacking Talk Radio, specifically Rush Limbaugh. Sen. Daschle is upset that talk radio hosts are attacking him and his policies because he says that these attacks are bringing threats upon him and his family.
The biggest news from Washington since the midterm elections has been the passage of the Homeland Security bill. Yet a perusal of the newspaper past the front-page headlines, reading the more buried stories, leaves me thinking about how secure I really feel.
There are several issues that need to be addressed by Student Government this year. When it comes time to vote Dec. 2, we as students need to keep certain things in mind when selecting a candidate. After all, the elected parties will be the voice of the student body, and we need to be certain that voice will get things done.
Most local musicians have dreams of playing in clubs under the lights of Boston and New York. Not Paul Anderson. The director of the Sea Grant here at the University of Maine and accomplished guitarist has been a staple of the local music scene for years.
“I played every Bumstock between 1982 and 1992 and helped organize several of them,” Anderson said.
The subtitle for the book “First Job,” by Bowdoin graduate Rinker Buck, accurately describes the book I wanted to read: “A Memoir of Growing Up at Work.” Unfortunately, a more accurate subtitle for Buck’s account of his employment at the legendary Berkshire Eagle newspaper would have been “First Job: I hardly remember it because I was too busy scoring with chicks.
Not many students would consider sledding down the steps of Memorial Union into a bush or setting themselves on fire on the mall a definition of a good time. Yet, insane stunts similar to these have made the popular MTV show “Jackass” a nationwide hit. UMaine students will get a taste of homemade craziness when the “Jackass” “Don’t Try This At Home” tour comes to Ushuaia’s Dec.
University of Maine sophomore setter Carmen Gabriel was named to the America East Volleyball All-Conference according to an announcement Friday.
First-year outside hitter Leah Guidinger was honored as well, earning a spot on the conference All-Rookie Team.
Biddeford native Ross Cantara and Matt McGraw of Burlington, Ontario have signed National Letters of Intent to join the University of Maine baseball team, Black Bear coach Paul Kostocopolous announced Thursday.
Cantara, a shortstop, led the Southwestern Maine Activities Association in runs batted in, home runs and stolen bases last season and had a .
Before the University of Maine men’s hockey team knocked off University of New Hampshire Friday night, head coach Tim Whitehead received National Letters of Intent from Luchiano Aquino and Keith Johnson, who will join the team in the fall of 2003.
Aquino, of Mississauga, Ontario, is a 5-foot 10-inch, 175-pound forward currently toiling in the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League.
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