Archive for April 29th, 2004
This summer marks a turning point of sorts for me. It’s the last summer of my college career, God willing, and I need something different than the normal summer spent changing light bulbs at Colby College in Waterville. All my friends from home are feeling the turn as well.
* Don’t get trammeled
Citing Mike Melochick’s column, “Gender bending: A loss of male dignity, one she-male at a time” in the April 26 edition of The Maine Campus, I have to say that I wholeheartedly agree with his description of himself as a “close-minded idiot.
Not quite enough
If college students are guilty of anything, it’s ignoring important issues until they’re six inches in front of our faces. Think about the parking “crunch” – no one would give a hoot about resident or commuter lots until they found the spot filled with someone else’s truck.
Think there’s nothing to do in Maine this summer? Wrong. From concerts to festivals to shopping trips, there are many ways to entertain people of all ages in the Pine Tree State.
If you like the outdoors, try climbing Mount Katahdin, or bike/camp/hike through Acadia National Park or Baxter State Park.
The great thing about the Internet is that it gives everybody equal time. From furries to ninjas to people who claim they are from the future, the Internet lets everyone speak. One internet voice is Steve Lightfoot, who wants to open our eyes to a vast conspiracy.
Singer/guitarist Martin Sexton delivered a powerful performance to a considerable crowd Tuesday night in Memorial Union. Sexton, whose songs varied from blues to folk to rock, impressed the audience with his variety of sound and mastery of rhythm.
Sexton played his entire set solo, using no instruments other than a Godin acoustic guitar and his own voice.
In a game that served as a warm up for Wednesday’s showdown with Boston University, the University of Maine softball team easily defeated Division III Colby College 7-1 Tuesday.
Colby pitcher Lauren Olmsted was able to keep Maine scoreless in the first two innings, but then gave up three runs in the third and four in the fourth to drop the decision.
University of Maine faculty and students joined forces to compete in the Maine Day Triathlon Wednesday.
Athletes competed in a race that consisted of a 3.1-mile run, a 1-mile canoe race and a 6.1-mile bike race.
The field consisted of both four- member teams and individual participants.
Listen carefully and you just may hear them. They are the soft patter of feet behind you, while you saunter to your 8 a.m class with sandbags under your eyes. They are that last press release at the bottom of goblackbears.com. They are those people, crazy people, who run in T-shirts and shorts in the middle of February, when most students are catching up on some reading in a cozy dorm room.
It’s easy to say the summer months are our favorites. It’s daring, however, to say the summer months are the most fulfilling. But it’s most accurate to say the summer months are set aside for sporting activities, both new and old. For four months out of the year, warmth and sunshine resonate around our brains, creating a sense of relaxation and positive interaction.
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