Archive for March, 2004
I was visiting a friend in Somerset earlier this week. We were watching an episode of The Sopranos when his roommate checked their built-in voice mail. I could hear the dial tone stutter from my nearby post. This triggered an annoyed, “Oh, it’s probably another hall program.
Spring has almost sprung, even here in Maine. It’s nearly time to put away the parkas, peacoats and fleeces until next fall. It is about that time to don all the spring apparel you’ve been dying to wear throughout the bitter winter. You select one of your trendy Abercrombie & Fitch T-shirts to make a savvy statement as you strut across campus, oblivious to the stares of the masses passing by, seemingly unimpressed with the lewd stereotype emblazed on your chest.
The real solution
Maybe the University of Maine has finally found a way to combat the parking crunch on campus.
Increasing the parking fee by almost 50 percent is sure to make a few people think twice about just how valuable a commuter pass, as opposed to a cheaper perimeter pass, is to them.
Blink-182
“Blink-182″
Greffin Records
Not having released an album since 2001, Blink-182 undoubtedly took the time off to experiment with new sounds and other musical projects. Geffen Records’ Blink-182 came back to the music scene in 2003 with a delicious new maturity.
“Dawn of the Dead” (1978)
A remake is one thing, but a remake of a sequel? That’s just crazy talk. What’s next, a remake of “Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo?” Sometimes it’s best to stick to the original, as is the case with “Dawn of the Dead.” In 1978, George Romero released the long-awaited sequel to his zombie opus, “Night of the Living Dead.
With each passing year Electronic Arts (EA) Sports improves on its award-winning formulas for game play. This year’s “MVP Baseball 2004″ is no exception. With a dynasty mode that goes through 120 seasons, enhanced graphics and increased depth to the game, the 2004 edition is almost perfect.
Java Jive’s The Project held a quarter-final round Tuesday night, with three groups advancing to the semi-finals, instead of the usual two, in front of the show’s largest audience to date. Due to a second place tie between pianist Kat Roy and the band Stoplight Rehearsal, both will advance with the first-place finisher, Calvin Goodale.
While the majority of students at the University of Maine took part in the annual goings-on of spring break, a group of 26 enrollees began a quest that will hopefully bring them to glory in late May as most students enjoyed the perks of a week in Cancun, Mexico or a relaxing trip to their hometown, the University of Maine men’s baseball team kicked off its season in the tropics of Florida.
The University of Maine softball team returned from its trip to Florida last week where the Black Bears spent two weeks competing with teams from all over the country.
The team was scheduled to make a stop at Hofstra for a two-day tournament last weekend but Hofstra canceled the tournament due to snow.
The University of Maine men’s ice hockey team is just four wins away from what many would have considered an impossibility when the season began in October: a national championship.
The Black Bears will begin their quest as the top seed in the East Regional against the Harvard Crimson at 5 p.
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