Archive for May, 2003
It’s the end of the semester, and summer is finally upon us. Of course, with the coming of summertime, we also see the arrival of summer blockbusters (X-Men, The Matrix and Charlie’s Angel’s sequels) and best of all, summer music. Seeing as this is my last column before we break for the summer (and well, I graduate!), I thought it would be a cool idea to share my favorite summertime music selections.
First appeared October 7, 2003
What could be a more wholesome way to spend a Sunday afternoon than attending a matinee performance of a musical?
The stirring love songs, perhaps a dance number or two, and you’ve got a toe-tapping good time for the whole family.
First appeared Oct. 21, 2002
Some know him as the comedian with a deceased reggae legend’s name, and others know him as the crazy detective from the cult hit “Boondock Saints.” But on Saturday night, Bangor’s own Bob Marley was known only as Maine’s king of comedy as he performed at the Maine Center for the Arts in front of a sold-out crowd.
One second, there was complete silence. But the second he walked on stage, there was a thunderous applause.
George Carlin, one of the most prolific and insightful comedians of our generation and our parents’ generation, graced the stage of Hutchins Concert Hall at the Maine Center for the Arts Sunday.
First appeared Oct. 31, 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.
First appeared Oct. 21, 2002
When I think about the past few movies and music videos I’ve seen, and what I’ve recently been hearing on the radio, I feel the urge to strike a Tim Robbins “Shawshank Redemption” pose and scream at the sky: “Why can’t I be back in the ’80s?”
Even though I was no older than eight before the onset of the ’90s, I can still tell you that the “Decade of Decadence” had all the coolest movies, music and cartoons.
First appeared Nov. 21, 2003
Soon it will be time to head home for Thanksgiving, which means two things for me: I get to see my family and I get to pig out.
Actually, I don’t really enjoy the latter. Not because of the food but because I have to sit at the “kid’s table” with my little cousins and my retarded nephew Bert.
First appeared on April 28, 2003
The ghosts of Method Man and Redman haunted Bumstock field Saturday night, as drenched spectators waited in front of an empty stage for a rap act that never arrived.
Scheduled to begin his set at 11:15 p.m., headliner Fat Joe was still missing at 11:30 p.
First appeared on March 6, 2003
A crowd of students, professors and local residents gathered in front of the Univerity of Maine’s Fogler Library yesterday at noon for an anti-war rally. The rally was part of the national “Books not Bombs” one-day student strike.
First appeared Nov. 21, 2002
Mark Anderson, the University of Maine’s interim chief financial officer, announced his decision to uphold the suspension of former Black Bear football players Stefan Gomes and Paris Minor Monday.
His decision upheld the original finding of the Student Conduct Code Committee that found the two in violation of the conduct code and suspended them from the University Sept.
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