Archive for February, 2003
The recent flurry in the Bangor Daily News and The Maine Campus regarding the University of Maine System trustees’ $8,800 expenditure on a two-day retreat at a Cape Elizabeth resort exposes only the tip of the iceberg. These kinds of wasteful expenditures have long been a thorn in the side of the workers who are in a constant, fruitless struggle with the UMS to achieve equitable wage and benefit agreements.
It’s the middle of winter and I have my window open. What’s wrong with this picture?
You’re missing an integral ingredient, that’s what. My room is currently being toasted to upwards of 90 degrees. It’s been more warm in here than it’s been cold, and I have a hard time distinguishing the season when inside.
People in Washington, D.C., want to take Saddam Hussein out while the world is protesting. Are they protesting because they love Saddam? I don’t think so. There is no love lost for Saddam among most of the opponents of the war as far as I can tell.
Part of the unease and ambivalence to the proposed regime change in Iraq is that the Bush team hasn’t answered about what comes next.
A disturbing statistic appears in this issue of The Maine Campus: Maine has the fourth-highest tuition in the country. After you wipe the tears from your eyes, it’s time we address the issue of the Maine’s “brain drain.”
We commend University of Maine President Peter Hoff and Gov.
Last week, I began my list of the top 10 anti-love songs of all time, stopping at number six. Now, I present the rest of the list. Without further ado, here are the top five anti-love songs of all time.
5. Johnny Cash — “Delia’s Gone.” Yeah, there are a lot of sad love songs in the Cash catalog, but nothing so wonderfully evil as this gem.
Local comics will face off tonight the Battle of the Comics at 9 p.m. in the University of Maine Stillwater Canal Co. Pub.
The seven comedians will all compete in the first round, and the top three will move on to the finals for a chance at the cash prize and the title “UMaine’s funniest person.
Adam Richman bared his soul in an intimate acoustic performance Tuesday night. The solo guitarist wore his heart on his sleeve and made sure the audience knew it.
The Pa. native and Washington D.C. transplant delivered one of the finer performances in the recent history of the weekly Java Jive music series.
Twelve University of Maine women’s basketball players combined to put 72 points on the board and the Black Bears held off the University of Albany, 72-45, in their second-to-last home game Wednesday night.
The victory was a total team effort, as head coach Sharon Versyp subbed frequently and used 11 players in the first half alone.
For the second year in a row, the University of Maine men’s ice hockey team will play an important two-game series with the Boston University Terriers to close out the regular season. Last year, the Black Bears needed a sweep at BU to gain second place in the Hockey East standings.
* A man was injured following an incident with a cow at Witter Farm Feb. 20. The man was stepped on several times by a heifer. The man fell down while holding on to the heifer, when the heifer went back on the cattle trailer. When police arrived the ambulance was already there.
