Archive for December, 2005
Thursday, December 15th, 2005, 12:00 am in News
Wheeling for Change
By Joel Crabtree
Handicap accessibility is an issue everywhere people go and the University of Maine is no exception. Although about half of the buildings on campus are handicap accessible, there are still obstacles for students and visitors in wheelchairs. Thomas Bennett, a fourth-year economics major who is in a wheelchair, said that getting around campus is not so bad until the winter weather starts.
Thursday, December 15th, 2005, 12:00 am in News
Healthy living theme for Peer Ed fair
By Danielle K. Smith
Christmas music resonated into the halls, setting the mood at the “Healthy Living” health fair sponsored by Peer Education on Tuesday in the Totman Lounge in Memorial Union. “This [health fair] focused around illnesses that may be common but not well known,” said Aaron Sterling, a peer educator and the new vice president of Student Government.
Thursday, December 15th, 2005, 12:00 am in News
Helping Hands
By Khela Kupiec
What’s a holiday season without toys? This month, the University of Maine Black Bear Volunteers are working to avoid that possibility for greater Old Town-Orono area families with an innovative gift-giving program. While many gift-giving programs like “adopt-a-family or child” give the recipients no choice in the gifts they receive, the Black Bear Volunteers’ program is designed to personalize a family’s holiday.
Thursday, December 15th, 2005, 12:00 am in News
Teacher-coach Abbott candidate for distinguished service award
By Andrew DeFilipp
A long-time University of Maine professor has been nominated for a distinguished service award from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association. Walter Abbott, an associate professor of kinesiology and physical education at UMaine, was one of 14 people nationwide – and one of four from outside the field of athletic administration – to receive the award.
Thursday, December 15th, 2005, 12:00 am in News
Community calendar
By The Maine Campus
Friday, Dec. 16 Go Blue! UMaine community members are encouraged to wear blue as part of the official Go Blue! campaign to showcase university spirit and pride. For information contact Heidi Carlow at 581-1512. Inauguration Student Government, Inc. will hold an inauguration ceremony for President-elect Brigham McNaughton and Vice President-elect Aaron Sterling at 5 p.
Thursday, December 15th, 2005, 12:00 am in News
Engineers break bridges in contest
By Brian Sylvester
Students in professor Karen Horton’s freshman civil engineering technology class spent the last few weeks designing and building bridges out of pieces of file folder stock. On Tuesday morning, they destroyed them. For the last five years, Horton’s class has held a competition to see which of these bridges can hold the most weight before they buckle under the pressure.
Thursday, December 15th, 2005, 12:00 am in News
Police beat
By Randy Perkins
Parking employee calls police after threatening At 9:58 a.m. Dec. 7, Public Safety received a call from Parking Services about a disorderly male in the College Avenue south parking lot. A vehicle pulled up to a Parking Services employee, and the driver started yelling from inside.
Thursday, December 15th, 2005, 12:00 am in News
GSS approves $4,000 for ‘a trip to Quebec’ for OCB
By Angelica Dolbow and Elizabeth Welton
During its Tuesday night meeting, the General Student Senate approved a $4,000 resolution to allocate money to create a Quebec trip for off-campus students through the Off-Campus Board, rather than Residents on Campus. The ROC trip sold out on the first day, preventing off-campus students from signing up.
Thursday, December 15th, 2005, 12:00 am in Sports
Turner tandem paces Black Bears
By Matt Williams
PORTLAND – The University of Maine men’s basketball team got titanic efforts from both its Turners in defeating Dartmouth 64-55 Tuesday night at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland. The tandem, senior Ernest and junior Rashard, aren’t related but were brothers in arms as they dismantled the Big Green’s defense.
Thursday, December 15th, 2005, 12:00 am in Sports
Lay down the Law
By Ryan Clark
Maybe Kelly Law should miss practice more often. Despite being late for the Hockey East All-Star Team’s practice on Saturday night, the junior defenseman made amends as she scored in the team’s 5-2 loss against the U.S. Women’s National Team on Sunday at the Whittemore Center at the University of New Hampshire.
