Archive for May, 2003
Thursday, May 8th, 2003, 12:00 am in Opinion
GPA-obsessed students
By Eric Russell
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.
Thursday, May 8th, 2003, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
Carlin and Blair delight a pair of MCA crowds
By Mark Haskell
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.
Thursday, May 8th, 2003, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
‘Look at you, you little bastard’
By Ryan Clark
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.
Thursday, May 8th, 2003, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
‘I don’t own emotion, I rent’
By Diana McElwain
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.
Thursday, May 8th, 2003, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
Liner Notes
By Chris Gorman
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.
Thursday, May 8th, 2003, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
Extraterrestrials, transvestites and thongs attack
By Diana McElwain
First appeared Nov. 11, 2002
If attendants of Friday’s production of “Rocky Horror Picture Show” were hoping for a quiet night at the theater, they were in for quite a shocking surprise.
The plot of the show alone is fairly simple. After a rather plain couple, Brad and Janet, become engaged, they decide to go on a journey to thank the man who brought them together.
Thursday, May 8th, 2003, 12:00 am in Sports
Football repeats as A-10 champion
By Ryan Waning
First appeared Oct. 28, 2002
Homecoming seems to bring out the best in the University of Maine Black Bear football team. For the second straight season on Homecoming weekend, the Black Bears overcame a seemingly impossible early deficit, this time topping the Hofstra University Pride 24-17 for their 11th consecutive home win in front of a rain-soaked crowd of 6,753 fans Saturday at Alfond Stadium.
Thursday, May 8th, 2003, 12:00 am in Sports
Four men’s basketball seniors propel Bears to 18-point win
By Lucas Peterson
First appeared Feb. 24, 2003
It was a day for seniors at Alfond Arena on Sunday, as coach John Giannini started all four of his veterans hoping to end a two-game losing streak.
The University of Maine men’s basketball team built a 13-point halftime lead and rolled to the 74-56 win over the Stony Brook University Seawolves.
Thursday, May 8th, 2003, 12:00 am in Sports
Baseball team uses long ball in sweep
By Becky Sturtevant
First appeared April 28, 2003
Homeruns were the story at Mahaney Diamond Saturday, but the University of Maine baseball team was unable to post the doubleheader sweep of Binghamton University despite going yard five times.
UMaine hit three solo shots in the first game, but Binghamton picked up its first conference win in the opener, a 6-3 victory.
Thursday, May 8th, 2003, 12:00 am in Sports
Men’s soccer seniors end season on winning note
By Ryan Clark
First appeared Nov. 7, 2002
About three weeks ago, fifth-year senior and University of Maine men’s soccer captain Patrick Kelly said when he stepped off the field in his final game he hoped to be a part of the field and hoped people would mention his name when all was said and done.
