Archive for October, 2003
There are always games that stand out in a season. Games that seem to shine so bright, games that from the very first whistle will be hard to forget. They become classics because for a mere two hours or so they represent the game at its finest.
On Wednesday afternoon the University of Maine men’s soccer team came away with a dramatic 3-3 draw against the University of Hartford.
Once again the topic of abortion has come to the foreground in many minds. This time, however, in a strange twist on the usual, it’s the pro-lifers who are celebrating while the pro-choicers are scurrying to file suit on the grounds that the partial birth abortion ban is unconstitutional.
Night life in Maine was “The Way Life Should Be” Tuesday at the University of Maine’s Maine Center for the Arts.
Michael Tolcher, one of two opening acts for the Maroon5 concert, commented on liking the the state’s motto.
“It’s the way it should be now, right?” he said.
Earlier this year, drivers were feeling headaches from trying to find a parking space. Now that the initial shock of a new school year has worn off, students and staff must brace themselves for winter driving.
Since the start of the school year, 50 parking spaces have been added.
After playing their first four regular season games at home against Wisconsin and Colgate, the University of Maine women’s hockey team (1-2-1) will now go on a six game road trip for the next three weekends.
“Our first few games were a little sloppy as we were adapting to our new systems,” senior forward Karen Droog said.
The University of Maine men’s hockey team passed another test last weekend, gaining a sweep on the road at St. Lawrence to tie the program’s best ever start at 5-0-0. UMaine’s surprising success has now come with another reward: A No. 1 ranking by both the US College Hockey Online and USA Today/American Hockey Magazine polls.
Oct. 25, 10:55 p.m. * An officer on patrol near Memorial Union saw a male walking behind a large brown fence carrying a sign. The individual walked to a vehicle parked in the Union’s loading zone, left the sign there and walked away. The officer approached the vehicle and saw a hand-carved, wooden sign with the word “soup” on it.
Halloween is great. No holiday has better decorations or a better premise for having an “Evil Dead” marathon. There’s even free candy if you’re not too high and mighty to beat up a few kids and take their bags. Unfortunately, some people like Halloween so much they can’t just let it go once November begins, every single one of them has a Web site.
Experts explored the question of threatening the media Wednesday afternoon at the University of Maine, as part of the William Cohen Papers forum.
The topic of the discussion was based on the 1973 proposed legislation by then Rep. Cohen. The legislation was a national shield law that would have provided partial privilege for journalists who are subpoenaed to disclose their sources.
On Nov. 4, voters will decide in a referendum whether to allow a racino to be built in Bangor for the purposes of video gaming. Ballot Question 2 has garnered intense debate in the Bangor area, bringing to light concerns of economic stability and moral values, but has been overshadowed by the media firestorm created by Question 3, the proposed Indian resort casino in Sanford.
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