Archive for March, 2005
Monday, March 28th, 2005, 12:00 am in News
Engineers livid over UM power facility
By Melanie Morin
As University of Maine administrators enthusiastically pursue building an addition to the steam plant that would allow the university to generate their own electricity and heat, engineering faculty and students along with one very determined member of the community are doing whatever they can to stop them.
Monday, March 28th, 2005, 12:00 am in News
Community calendar
By The Maine Campus
Monday, March 28, 2005 Aquacize class The class will be held from 5:45 to 6:45 a.m. in Memorial Gymnasium Wallace Pool For more information contact, Thad Dwyer on FirstClass. Cuba lecture Mary Jo Blazek will give a lecture titled “After the Revolution and Embargo: Cuban Social Policy for Women and Families” at 10:30 a.
Monday, March 28th, 2005, 12:00 am in News
How to protect yourself and your security deposit
By Brett Baber
If you are one of the many students renting off-campus, chances are you were required to provide your landlord with a security deposit. This security deposit can be used by the landlord to cover any unpaid rent or damages caused during your tenancy. The amount of security deposit required by a landlord cannot exceed two months rent.
Monday, March 28th, 2005, 12:00 am in News
Commissioner of Education talks at conference for future teachers
By Emma Popewelch
“Shouldn’t education be about learning?” asked Susan Gendron, Maine Commissioner of Education. Gendron gave the keynote address during the fifth annual Mathematics and Science Future Teachers Club spring conference, which focused on the future of education.
Monday, March 28th, 2005, 12:00 am in News
UM students help at Old Town middle school annual science fair
By Ira Perkins
Students put their science skills to the test at Leonard Middle School. Jonathan Doty, a graduate of the University of Maine and science and math teacher at Leonard Middle School, recently asked UMaine students if they would help out with the fifth annual science fair.
Monday, March 28th, 2005, 12:00 am in News
PSA decries financial aid law
By Samantha White
Imagine that a group of college students are having a social gathering late Friday night. It begins to get a little out of hand, and Public Safety comes to break it up. At this point, several of the students are found with a few joints of marijuana. They have to pay a fine and recieve a reprimand from the school.
Monday, March 28th, 2005, 12:00 am in Sports
Game Over
By Matthew Conyers
MINNEAPOLIS – Somewhere along the line, luck had to go their way. They kept telling themselves it was coming. They waited patiently and anxiously for the moment when good fortunate was suppose to roll in their favor. But fate can be cruel, and on Saturday afternoon at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis, MN, in their opening round NCAA West regional game, the University of Maine men’s ice hockey squad learned it the hard way.
Monday, March 28th, 2005, 12:00 am in Sports
Bears sweep double-header
By Matt Williams
The University of Maine baseball team swept a double-header in Westbury, NY on Saturday, recording wins over Harvard and the New York Institute of Technology. The Black Bears downed the Crimson 8-4 and defeated NYIT 11-3, winning their third game in a row to improve their record to 9-7.
Monday, March 28th, 2005, 12:00 am in Sports
Making the Jump
By Matthew Conyers
No one ever said freshman year was easy. Whether it is the lack of home cooking, a good night’s sleep, or the adjustment to a new environment, the first year of college certainly poses its own set of learning curves. For Josh Soares, however, that rookie year away from the friendly confides of Hamilton, Ontario, brought with its own set of struggles.
Monday, March 28th, 2005, 12:00 am in Sports
Celtics corner
By Matt Williams
What a difference a week makes. In that time, the Boston Celtics have seen a seven game winning streak turn into a three-game losing skid, and their lead in the Atlantic Division shrink from six games to just three. It started Wednesday night when the hot Celtics rolled into New York expecting to walk over the bottom-dwelling Knicks.
