Archive for April, 2005
Monday, April 25th, 2005, 12:00 am in News
HOPE festival held at UMaine
By Samantha White
Eleven years ago, the guest speaker of the first Annual HOPE Festival, Helen Nearing, urged people to “live simply and frugally with an eye to the needs of others to come.” Since then, the festival has expanded to feature over 80 organizations. “Each year, organizations have participated in the spring festival by sharing information, selling buttons, T-shirts and other products and encouraging participant involvement,” said HOPE Festival Coordinator Ilze Petersons.
Monday, April 25th, 2005, 12:00 am in News
Kennedy: UMaine is ‘dear to my heart’
By Andrew Knapp
While serving as interim president for the University of Maine this spring, Robert Kennedy traveled to Florida on a fundraising mission. What he didn’t know going into the trip is he would experience something that would convince him the permanent presidency was the right job for him.
Monday, April 25th, 2005, 12:00 am in News
Cancer isn’t a deterrent for one UMaine sophomore
By Justin Wozniski
At 8:15 a.m. in a studio classroom at the University of Maine’s Class of 1944 Hall, walls of waving mirrors reflect students dancing in synchronized movements. The dancers are quiet, but the beat of instructional music and shifting feet bellow off the metal ceiling.
Monday, April 25th, 2005, 12:00 am in News
Lecturer discusses ‘white privilege’
By Angela Fiandaca
Lecturer Tim Wise made it clear he was only at the University of Maine last Thursday night to speak about the issue of white privilege because he is Caucasian, and has been fortunate since even before he was born. Had he been an African American or of any other race, he probably would not have made it this far.
Monday, April 25th, 2005, 12:00 am in Sports
Rumors swirl over coaching vacancy
By Riley Donovan
The University of Maine continues its search for a new women’s basketball coach. While the search committee, led by UMaine Athletic Director Patrick Nero, has no official deadline for finding a new coach, the committee would certainly like to find one by the end of May.
Monday, April 25th, 2005, 12:00 am in Sports
Softball salvages weekend with win
By Riley Donovan
The University of Maine softball team dropped two games on Saturday to first place Albany. The Black Bears, who were outscored 10-1 in Saturday’s doubleheader, sought revenge in Sunday’s game, and revenge is what they got. The Black Bears beat the Great Danes 9-5, on their best hitting effort of the season.
Monday, April 25th, 2005, 12:00 am in Sports
Morgan leads way for UM during spring campaign
By Micheal Dabrieo
The rain is steady as Tony Morgan prepares to throw the discus. The thick rain soaks everything in sight, saturating Morgan’s University of Maine track uniform. As water drips from his hair, Morgan takes a deep breath. He steps into the circle and his fingers curl around the metal disc.
Monday, April 25th, 2005, 12:00 am in Sports
Kings of the Hill
By Matthew Williams
Coming off their worst hitting performance of the season, a two-hit 14-1 loss to UMBC, the University of Maine baseball team wasted no time getting the bats going again at Boston College Friday. The Black Bears scored 13 runs on 20 hits and held off BC 13-12 to record their twentieth win of the season.
Monday, April 25th, 2005, 12:00 am in Sports
Tar Heels turn pro, leave behind chance to repeat
By Ryan Clark
Dynasty or dollars? A national championship or a Nike endorsement? School pride or stupidity? Now those are not the questions players ask themselves before deciding to declare early into the NBA Draft, but maybe these are the things that they should consider.
Monday, April 25th, 2005, 12:00 am in Sports
Men’s rugby impresses in Rhode Island tourney
By Riley Donovan
The University of Maine men’s rugby team traveled to Providence, Rhode Island last weekend, where they competed in the 22nd annual Beast of the East tournament. The Black Bears’ bracket included Holy Cross, Northeastern, Vermont, Rutgers, Albany, Hartford and Rhode Island.
