Archive for January, 2005
You can hear it now. It’s in the distance, but there nonetheless, and coming straight for you. The drumbeat is heavy and pounding like a mid-tempo metronome. His signature Nike is cresting over the hill; Tiger Woods has returned.
Scared?
Last week’s Buick Open at Torrey Pines marked the second PGA tour event Woods has played in this young 2005 season, finishing 3rd in the other.
The University of Maine women’s basketball team won its third straight game Sunday against Stony Brook in front of one of their largest home crowds all season. The Lady Black Bears third consecutive conference win was an 88-60 blowout against the America East Conference’s last- placed team.
New weekend, same story.
For the University of Maine men’s ice hockey squad, the past three weekends have played out eerily similar. Tie one contest, win the other. Beginning three weeks ago in Amherst, Mass, UMaine has refused to lose and their opponents have refused to be swept.
They needed this one.
For the past two weeks, University of Maine head basketball coach Ted Woodward has continually stressed consistency. The Black Bears were flip-flopping from dismal to delightful in their performances. On any given night, two different UMaine squads could show up.
In line with Human Rights Week, Socialist and Marxist Studies held a student panel last Thursday in the Bangor Room on the topic of “Human Rights and the University of Maine.” The event was moderated by Isaac Curtis, a member of the Maine Peace Action Committee.
Caveat emptor: Let the buyer beware. Nowhere does this phrase have more application than the purchase of a used car. The purchase of a used car is a major investment for a college student. What first appears to be a major means of fulfillment can become a major source of stress when the engine fails and the repair bills start to mount.
University of Maine students, staff and visitors have probably seen the fluorescent pink, green and orange fliers that blanket campus bulletin boards. Study Abroad informational meetings will continue to be held Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30 to 4:30 through Feb.
Monday, Jan. 31, 2005
Aquacize class
An Aquacize class will be held from 5:45 to 6:45 a.m. in the Memorial Gymnasium’s Wallace Pool. For more information contact Thad Dwyer on FirstClass.
Aerobic class
A Butts and Gutts class will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.
The University of Maine’s student radio station, WMEB, has launched a new Web site. The site will allow students to view play lists, read album reviews, see a daily schedule for the station, read some history of WMEB, and look at a photo gallery. Station Manager Thomas Grucza said that the most useful feature of the new site is a link on the home page which reads, ‘Listen to WMEB Live.
Before I made the decision to attend college – and even after I took the agonizing steps to follow through with that decision – I worked in retail. I was bright-eyed, if not bushy-tailed, and the prospect of quick advancement and fast money had me interested from the first day.
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