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Thursday, December 8th, 2005, 12:00 am in Opinion
ROC members don't seem to know their own bylaws
By Steven Turner

According to recent articles in The Maine Campus, it seems that most of the members of ROC should be ashamed of themselves. For some reason, they wish to enter a closed session to discuss the impeachment of the ROC president. I wonder what they are trying to hide from their constituents by having this discussion behind closed doors.


Thursday, December 8th, 2005, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
Soma 36 Tuesday night trivia night offers prizes, entertainment
By Tony Reaves

There are prizes and money at Soma 36 for people who can match the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to their bandana colors or know what “LED” stands for. At Trivia Night, every Tuesday at 9 p.m., area college students and recent graduates looking for social time i.


Thursday, December 8th, 2005, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
By Zach Dionne

With the release of “Take A Look In The Mirror” in 2003, Korn made their first true return to the raw aggression, emotion and intensity not seen since the band’s first two albums. Fans expecting another brutal metal assault in Korn’s new release, “See You on the Other Side,” will be sorely disappointed.


Thursday, December 8th, 2005, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
By The Maine Campus

1 Thunder, Lightning, Stike Go!Team

2 The Music from Matthew Barney’s Drawing Bjork

3 You Could Have it so Much Better Franz Ferdinand

4 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

5 Morningwood Morningwood

6 Artifact: Perspectivse STS9

7 Remix [EP] Interpol

8 Z My Morning Jacket

9 The Loon Tapes ‘N’ Tapes

10 This Bird has Flown: A 40th Anniversary Tribute to The Beatles’ Rubber Soul Various Artists

11 Playing with the Angle Depeche Mode

12 We Have Sound Tom Vek

13 You Can’t Imagine how much Fun We’re Having Atmosphere

14 Tiny Cities Sun Moon Kill

15 No.


Thursday, December 8th, 2005, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
Varney acts his way to the top
By Anthony Crabtree

A man of many talents, Dominick Varney is one of many great assets of the theater department at the University of Maine.

Born in England, he moved to Winterport, Maine at age seven. “I think Maine is a wonderful community. It is very intimate, where everybody seems to know each other well.


Thursday, December 8th, 2005, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
By Pattie Barry

Lately I’ve had a lot of people asking me about torrents: What are they? How are they different from other peer to peer networks? And, of course, are they better?

Though it might sound like a huge rainstorm or strange computer virus, the torrent is actually a good thing for your computer.


Thursday, December 8th, 2005, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
By Joel Crabtree

James Bond films are as much a part of the holiday season as Santa Claus or Dick Clark. This year, as with every year, SpikeTV will be hosting a 007 marathon during the holiday season, and viewers got a preview of what’s to come during Thanksgiving week.

The Bond marathons began on TBS, but when the rights to the films switched hands to SpikeTV, many got nervous that the 007 marathons would stop as well.


Thursday, December 8th, 2005, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
French infuses jazz to station roster
By Anthony Crabtree

WMEB is traditionally known for playing a variety of music that is outside mainstream radio, and Lester French’s show “Streams of Consciousness” is no exception. Rarely on other radio stations does jazz get airplay.

French, a doctoral student in the interdisciplinary program material sciences, plays a variety of different types of music on his Tuesday night show.


Thursday, December 8th, 2005, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
By Damon Griffin

In a regular lecture class there are 20 to 30 students sitting at desks, listening to what a professor has to tell them for about an hour. The professor is at the front of the class wearing a suit and tie if he is a man and a dress and high heels if she is a woman.


Thursday, December 8th, 2005, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
Rambling fool
By Benjamin Jarvela

Editors note: Benjamin Jarvela’s Rambling Fool appears every Thursday in The Maine Campus. The views expressed in his column in no way reflect the views or opinions of The Maine Campus Editoral staff.

Before I get into the nuts and bolts of this week, I have to make a disclaimer.