Archive for October, 2005
University of Maine professor Howard Segal addressed a small group Thursday night on the topic of his new book, “Recasting the Machine Age.”
Segal, a professor of history at UMaine, began his study on the topic in 1980, when he lived and worked in Michigan.
Friday afternoons from Oct. 14 to Nov. 11, around 80 children, ranging in ages from 4 to 12, are brought into Carnegie Hall to have fun with all genres of art. This program, called ArtWorks, has been in place for around 20 years.
The children, for the most part, come from area schools, which look at the program as an extra art class for their students.
Woman, girl found intoxicated after walking in rainstorm
A woman was issued a summons in the early-morning hours Oct. 23, in Old Town. An officer on patrol on outer Main Street noticed two females walking in the heavy rain just after 4 a.m. Because of the inclement weather, he decided to stop and make sure they were all right.
One person, one vote. In a huge nation like the U.S., it’s hard to feel effectual when voting. It makes such a small difference. It doesn’t matter if I go to the polls. Although I don’t subscribe to this notion, I can see how disempowering voting can feel.
The Slovenia-based artist group BridA spent the last few weeks on the University of Maine campus gathering data that was later rendered into a new piece. The artists use scientifically gathered data about atmospheric and astronomical phenomenon relative to local areas to create works of art by converting the collected data into visual images, sounds and video.
The All Maine Women is an honor society of senior female students. They can be easy to spot on campus. They are the ones with the tiny pine tree stickers on their cheeks.
Keri Lyle, vice president of the group, said the women wear the stickers on the right side of their faces one day a week.
Three years ago, David Kujawa was a freshman at the University of Maine looking for others like himself.
Last Sunday, the junior from San Diego came full-circle as he went from someone searching to find others like him to being a person whose previous position was one that others were now in.
The University of Maine women’s hockey team found the best way to defend a four-game home unbeaten streak – score 20 goals over a two-game span.
After a series opening 12-1 victory, the Black Bears continued the offensive dominance, sweeping the Sacred Heart Pioneers by winning 8-1 on Saturday at Alfond Arena.
Released on DVD two weeks ago on Oct. 18, “Palindromes” is the fourth film – not counting the two unwatchable flops from the 80s – from cult director Todd Solondz. His most famous movie, “Welcome to the Dollhouse” from 1995, was a raw portrayal of an unpopular, bullied middle child without any whimsical white-washing.
On Friday, the University of Maine College Libertarians sponsored a public lecture by Amanda Phillips of the Harvard College of Law. She is president of the Free State Project, a libertarian movement with the ambitious goal of assembling the world’s first Libertarian society.
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