Archive for November, 2005
Monday, November 21st, 2005, 12:00 am in News
Students tighten tool belts, help Habitat for Humanity
By Khela Kupiec
AUBURN – Last weekend, a group of University of Maine students strapped on tool belts and set aside their typical Friday night plans to lend a hand to Habitat for Humanity in Auburn. No carpentry experience was required, and students were asked to bring an open mind, an open heart and an adventurous spirit.
Monday, November 21st, 2005, 12:00 am in News
Protecting yourself at UMaine
By Khela Kupiec
React. Exude confidence. Be aware. These were the most important concepts taught Tuesday night during the first-ever coeducational seminar in self-defense at the University of Maine. The defense techniques combined practical martial arts as opposed to ones more concerned with the art form.
Monday, November 21st, 2005, 12:00 am in News
MIT expert calls for laptop programs like Maine’s
By Joseph Bishop
A $100 laptop that could last 10 years and only cost $10 a year: That idea was the impetus behind a joint project between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Seymour Papert that has come to be called, “The Hundred Dollar Laptop.” The objective should be “one laptop per child, not one per seventh-grader,” Papert, a mathematician, author and computer science pioneer, said during his lecture Wednesday at the Donald P.
Monday, November 21st, 2005, 12:00 am in News
Community calendar
By The Maine Campus
Monday, Nov. 21 Diversity talk A talk on diversity in the field of science will be held at 3 p.m. in Room 114 of Bennett Hall. Melissa Dancy of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a UMaine Visiting Libra Diversity Professor will speak. For information, contact Leisa Preble at 581-1016.
Monday, November 21st, 2005, 12:00 am in Sports
Black Bears fall short against UNH
By Matt Williams
Durham, N.H. – On any other day, against any other team, it would have been enough. 47 points, a record-breaking four touchdowns by Kevin McMahan, and 555 yards of offense. But on this day, top-ranked University of New Hampshire did them one better, handing the University of Maine football team a 59-47 defeat to end the Black Bears’ season and claim the Brice-Cowell Musket for the third straight year at Cowell Stadium on Saturday.
Monday, November 21st, 2005, 12:00 am in Sports
Double Up: UM cruises past Rider
By Meghann Burnett
Senior forward Katie Whittier and junior guard Ashley Underwood had career nights and head coach Ann McInerney recorded her first win at UMaine, as the Black Bears women’s basketball team rolled to a 70-35 victory over Rider University on Friday night. All 11 UMaine players recorded points on the night.
Monday, November 21st, 2005, 12:00 am in Sports
Basketball drops two in tourney
By Matt Williams
The University of Maine men’s basketball team got off to a cold start in their opening games this weekend, dropping decisions to the William and Mary and High Point at the William and Mary Tip-Off Classic in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was a tough opening schedule to begin with, but several injuries and tremendous youth didn’t help matters.
Monday, November 21st, 2005, 12:00 am in Sports
Hockey schools team USA
By Matthew Conyers
None of it mattered. There were no stars of the game. No sold-out arena. No television audience. It was an exhibition game in the middle of November. It wasn’t supposed to be front page material. But then again, this wasn’t your typical exhibition scenario.
Monday, November 21st, 2005, 12:00 am in Sports
Giving thanks in sports
By Matt Williams
It’s Thanksgiving, and you know the most important part of the day is stopping to reflect on events of the last month and show some gratitude. In this case, it’s time to thank the Sports Gods for all they’ve given us to cheer about during the fall season.
Monday, November 21st, 2005, 12:00 am in Sports
UM notches win over HC
By Sarah Thiboutot
The University of Maine girls swim team added yet another victory to their 3-0 home record as they won their meet Friday night against Husson College. This year is Husson’s first year with a swim program. Their girls team consists of 11 swimmers, though they only brought nine to the meet, and do not have a diving or mens team.
