Archive for March, 2006
Nearly a week after the third anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, local peace activists reiterated their objection to the war and continued their unrelenting call for its end.
As part of the Socialist and Marxist Studies Spring lecture series, a group of University of Maine professors and peace proponents spoke Thursday.
There was a huge protest in Los Angeles this weekend, and it wasn’t about the war in Iraq. In fact, this protest drew more people than recent war protests marking the war’s third anniversary. A crowd of 500,000 people descended upon the streets demanding immigration rights, in reaction to legislation that President Bush and the U.
Wednesday night, Ushuaia slowly filled up with fans as local band Roost, then Burlington, Vermont’s RAQ took the stage. While the two bands are often referred to as jam bands, their live shows definitely point out their differences.
Roost aims to be more than just a jam band.
The Maine Campus All-Tournament Team
Center-Michel Leveille, Left Wing (tie) – Josh Soares, John Hopson, Right Wing-Tim Crowder (MSU), Defense-Bret Tyler, Defense-Brian Yandle (UNH) Goalie- Ben Bishop
Official All Tournament team
Tim Crowder, John Hopson, Michel Leveille, Matt Duffy, Corey Potter and Ben Bishop.
With books to buy, tuition to take care of and student loans waiting to be paid as soon as graduation is over, college students are concerned about money.
Martha A. Broderick, senior lecturer of women’s law and assistant professor of women’s studies, is trying to help students become more informed about the U.
In this latest vernacular-shaping installment, This Week in Metaphor is going to focus on an ancient mathematical tool called the astrolabe.
The astrolabe is an ancient computer used for complex calculations like predicting the positions of objects in the sky or navigating ships.
The University of Maine softball team opened up its home schedule right as they swept Merrimack College Saturday afternoon, improving its season record to 18-11.
The Black Bears were down early in the first game, but fought back with six unanswered runs to down the Warriors 6-2.
Members of the University of Maine Department of Public Safety traded their guns for spatulas Friday night as part of a program designed to help build relationships between students and the officers.
As part of the community policing strategy, Public Safety hosted two midnight breakfasts in Cumberland and Aroostook Halls on Friday.
Albany, NY – Only two years removed from its last Frozen Four appearance, the University of Maine men’s ice hockey squad is headed back to the promised land.
The Black Bears punched a ticket to their 10th Frozen Four in school history Sunday after knocking off top seed Michigan State 5-4 in the NCAA tournament East Regional final.
Last Thursday, nearly 100 anti-war activists utilized yet another public platform to express their relentless call for immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq by zeroing in on U.S. Sen. Susan Collins during her lecture in Hauck Auditorium.
The indignant response from anti-war demonstrators stems from Sen.
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