Archive for January, 2006
Monday, January 30th, 2006, 12:00 am in News
Human Rights Awareness Week begins
By Ashlee Doherty
As a result of its great success in its inaugural year, the UMaine Human Rights Awareness Week is back this year from Jan. 28 until Feb. 3 and is packed full of events designed to raise awareness of human rights violations in the world today. The program started last year when Emily Albee, a senior history and elementary education major and the former director of Multicultural Programs and the ALANA Center, wanted to create a program to encourage human rights awareness.
Monday, January 30th, 2006, 12:00 am in News
International photojournalist highlights career in lecture
By Matthew Kinsman
According to Warren Zinn, sometimes risking your life is the necessary price to pay in order to be a part of world history. On Thursday night, renowned international photojournalist Warren Zinn spoke at the Donald P. Corbett Business Building, providing first-hand accounts of his news-breaking experiences that took him from ground zero of the Sept.
Monday, January 30th, 2006, 12:00 am in News
Community calendar
By The Maine Campus
Monday German election lecture The German election and the victory of Angela Merkel: Its impact on the European Union and relations with the United States. Presented by James McAdams, the Dr. William M. Scholl Chair in International Affairs and the director of the Nanovic Institute for European Studies at the University of Notre Dame.
Monday, January 30th, 2006, 12:00 am in News
Beta Sleep Out to help Rape Response Services
By Daniel Dumais
Beta Theta Pi will be hosting its 13th annual Sleep Out on Feb. 17 in front of its house at 12 Munson Road. The event raises money for the Rape Response Services of Bangor. It will be held from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday. The Sleep Out hopes to not only raise money but also awareness in the community.
Monday, January 30th, 2006, 12:00 am in News
Fruit antioxidants may cure diabetes
By Emma Pope-Welch
A berry, some juice and other foods containing the natural chemical anthocynin could one day become treatment for diabetes. Human nutrition researcher Marie Camire and graduate student Amy Henderson are studying the effects that fruits containing anthocynins have on the body.
Monday, January 30th, 2006, 12:00 am in News
Study shows dams contribute to high smolt mortality rate
By Matthew Kinsman
According to University of Maine student Chris Holbrook, the Penobscot River’s salmon population is low, and it is important for us to know why. Wednesday, Holbrook, a graduate student in the department of biological sciences, presented a seminar entitled, “Migration of Penobscot River Salmon Smolts and Adults,” to a small audience in Norman Smith Hall.
Monday, January 30th, 2006, 12:00 am in Sports
Black Bears get monumental win against BU
By Matt Williams
After nearly six years, they still had to wait perilously through a referee’s review of the final shot. But Boston University’s Corey Hassan’s potential game-winning half-court prayer was ruled after the buzzer, and the University of Maine men’s basketball team escaped with a 53-51 victory over the Terriers, their first regular season win over their archrivals in 11 tries.
Monday, January 30th, 2006, 12:00 am in Sports
Women’s hockey blasts Terriers
By Ryan Clark
ORONO – While her team makes a run at a conference title, Vanessa Vani may be poised to make a run for Hockey East’s most impressive rookie. The freshman scored two goals and an assist en route to the University of Maine’s 7-0 win over the Boston University Terriers on Saturday at Alfond Arena in Hockey East play.
Monday, January 30th, 2006, 12:00 am in Sports
UMaine swimmers and divers edged by Boston College
By Dana Bulba
ORONO – The University of Maine women’s swimming and diving team fell to Boston College at this weekend’s swim meet which took place on Friday and Saturday. The team fell by a score of 204-132. “We knew they were a strong and deep team,” said UMaine head coach Jeff Wren.
Monday, January 30th, 2006, 12:00 am in Sports
Celtics corner
By James MacKay
It seemed inevitable that Mark Blount was going to be off the Boston Celtics roster at some point during this season. On Thursday, all the speculation came to a standstill when Blount was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves along with Marcus Banks, Justin Reed and Ricky Davis for Wally Szczberiak, Michael Olowokandi, Dwayne Jones and a first round pick.
