Archive for February, 2006
Six Flags is a well-known theme park that has 29 locations in North America alone. They have a large array of entertainment to choose from, most notably roller coasters or water rides, and people dressed up as Looney Tunes characters walk around bringing joy to the masses.
By Matt Williams
Sports Editor
Looking to avenge their season’s end a year ago, the University of Maine baseball team instead found three losses as they were swept at the hands of the No. 19 Mississippi in a three-game set to open their campaign this weekend.
In the article on Tuesday, Feb. 21 covering the previous Friday’s appeal by Ushuaia of its license rejection, I was misquoted and I’d like to make a correction. I did not say, as the article reported, that “If you take out the nightclub, students will continue to have fun.
By Emma Potvin
For The Maine Campus
For the past three decades, the University of Maine has participated in a multi-state project designed to create new and better breeds of potatoes.
Potato breeder Zenaida Ganga said new varieties can lead to a better yield and better disease and pest resistance, which in turn reduces chemical use and yields “overall higher profit for the growers and more sustainable potato production in Maine.
Orono Town Council elections are two weeks away and the campaign period has hit the home stretch.
Incumbent councilors Lianne Harris and Terri Hutchinson and challengers Douglas Introne, Adam Kirkland, Morgan Malinowitz, Derek Mitchell, Thomas Perry and Lucas Peterson are vying for three seats on the seven-member governing board.
Fans of pianist Ben Folds are probably already aware of his upcoming performance at the University of Maine. Those of you unfamiliar with the name will probably recognize his 1995 hit “Brick” back when he was in the misnometically-named trio Ben Folds Five.
The University of Maine softball kicked off their season with four wins and two losses in their opening trip to Tennessee.
The trip was also the debut of new head coach Stacey Sullivan. Sullivan, a senior captain on the 1999 Black Bear squad, spent last season leading the Merrimack program.
The world’s going downhill lately. Usually I can turn events around and find some good in them. People say global warming is coming, and I can take pleasure in knowing the wealthy drug lords who live near the equator will burn to a crisp before me. The war in Iraq continues, but at least our inflated military budget is being used.
Last year, $12.6 billion was spent in America to arrest and prosecute millions of otherwise lawful citizens who choose to ingest illegal substances, many of which are less harmful than alcohol and tobacco. This figure does not begin to account for the cost of jailing these “criminals,” nor for the damage done to families and communities.
With the days until spring break dwindling away, many students find themselves daydreaming of beaches, sun, palm trees, and tropical drinks close at hand. These dreams are about to become reality for nine University of Maine students who won all-expenses-paid vacations to two exotic locations through the SuperFan’s Challenge.
