Archive for April 28th, 2003
Thank you, Fat Joe. Thank you for letting us remember how great local music is. Thank you for letting us go to Bumstock 2003 to support Rocktopus, 6gig and Paranoid Social Club. Thank you for being on MTV. Thank you for allowing us to support real hip-hop acts like Sence and Little Egypt.
While our attention has been focused on the events in Iraq, the situation in Kashmir has deteriorated from bad to worse. On April 12, there were a series of explosions, which killed one person and injured 41 others in the capital Srinagar. Less than a month ago, 24 Kashmiri Pundits were slaughtered in their homes by gunmen dressed as Indian security forces.
It is a scary world out there and not just because of terrorism or war. There is another battle, a very different but similar fight occurring in America. Shocking for some, but Maine is not exempt from the problem that finds 1.3 adult women being raped every minute.
* Picture didn’t portray truth
The Latin American Student Organization and I believe the photograph that The Maine Campus chose to display Fiesta Latina Night did not accurately represent our group.
Although the photograph used was indeed a great shot, we feel it would have been more appropriate to print one of the many other pictures the photographer took – like one of our members giving dance lessons to the group.
The Lone Star State has found itself in another morality debate. Has the time come to dust off the old standard transportation of cowboys and gunfighters, the majestic horse, and prepare it for a new role? This one is a lot less romantic. It’s the task of occupying the dinner plate.
Bumstock planners take heat every year for not doing enough or not getting acts that represent students’ interests.
If Fat Joe had performed Saturday night, Bumstock would probably have been well-received since the rest of the weekend went relatively smoothly.
The University of Maine baseball team had another fruitful homestand, winning three out of four games over Binghamton University at Mahaney Diamond Saturday and Sunday.
First-year pitcher Greg Norton was the story in game one Sunday, tossing the first shutout of his career in an 8-0 Black Bear win.
An Adidas tri-fold wallet was stolen out of a white 1995 Chevy Lumina in Old Town some time between 12:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. Monday, April 21. The wallet contained various identification cards, an ATM card and $3 cash.
A juvenile was arrested and issued two summonses following an incident in Old Town at 6:21 p.
A fourth-year male student at the University of Maine was celebrating his 22nd birthday when he was pulled over by a police officer. He had consumed six beers and was driving home, but he claimed he was not drunk.
Two blood alcohol tests that night told a different tale.
University of Maine students will have a bonus day off as part of Maine Day on May 7 to participate in projects to improve the campus.
“I think the service projects is the most important aspect of Maine Day because that is what it’s all about, because it’s good to see people serve in their community,” said Lauri Sidelko, Maine Day planning committee chair and assistant director of the campus activities Board.
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