Archive for April, 2003
At the crux of the internal debate over military involvement in Iraq is the death of the First Amendment. As the self-titled “defenders of democracy,” the United States stands now dangerously close to murdering the central tenant of that same freedom.
In theory, free speech is an infallible pillar of our country.
After several runs as Iraq’s preeminent player, Saddam Hussein has finally called it quits. It’s not the first retirement for Hussein, but given his most recent performances, many are hoping it’s his last.
His glory days are behind him. He’s past his prime and he’s just not cut to run on today’s court, which plays by different rules than it did when Saddam made his first big splash in the ’80s.
* Where’s the substance
Kathryn Markovchick needs to check her facts and her history before she tries to write another article about the situation in Iraq. Markovchick suggests that this war is causing more problems than it will solve, a valid point, but she fails to present any believable problems.
On-campus students are closely monitored at the University of Maine. The watchful eyes of Public Safety and Judicial Affairs make certain to the best of the departments’ abilities that students committing crimes are punished.
Students move off campus to get out of the residence halls and the constraints it can place on their lifestyle.
It’s baseball and softball season around the University of Maine, but the Black Bear football team is also taking advantage of the spring weather. The back-to-back Atlantic 10 Conference Regular Season Champions are using April and May to conduct workouts and scrimmages in the team’s drive toward elite status in Division I-AA.
The University of Maine baseball team took time out from its America East Conference schedule yesterday to host Division III, in-state rival Husson College of Bangor.
The Black Bears handled the Braves rather easily, 11-2, in their first match-up, and return to action today in Bangor for another showdown with Husson.
Many students view this time of year as one filled with stress and high expectations. Through all of this struggle, however, many have found salvation. That salvation is a tall, white creature wearing a red T-shirt with a star directly in the middle.
His name is Homestar Runner and he can be found 24 hours a day, seven days a week on the popular online cartoon Web site, homestarrunner.
The University of Maine Symphonic Band gave students, faculty and family an enjoyable experience as they played a concert with the University of Maine Concert Band in the Maine Center for the Arts April 17.
Opening the night was the Concert Band. The majority of students in the band are there strictly for their love of music, as most play on a volunteer basis.
Music videos, big hair, questionable fashions and Milli Vanilli. Yes, the ’80s, a time when money rose to power and talent took a back seat. These were just some of the topics covered and opinions presented by Barry Drake, a man described as the walking encyclopedia of Rock ‘n’ Roll, in his lecture entitled ’80s Rock: Music in the Video Age.
The following events took place at the Tuesday, April 22 meeting of the General Student Senate:
- The Senate passed a resolution to encourage the university to actively seek a new Greek Life Coordinator, a position recently vacated by EJ Roach. “Without someone guiding the entire Greek community on this campus, there will be very little Greek unity to build on in the future,” the statement of fact reads.
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