Archive for October 30th, 2006
On March 19, 2002, I got a phone call from a high school ex of mine. I was at a friend’s house and she called me to say, “Could you come over? I’m really scared about what’s on TV right now.” As I was leaving my friend’s house, I saw on the TV what she was talking about.
In the editorial “Diamonds are not forever,” Joel Crabtree references the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme, passed in 2002. Aside from this multi-national effort, the Clean Diamond Act was passed in 2003 in the United States, and yet we’re still discussing the problems of the diamond trade today.
Solar car never to see light of day
The University of Maine College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture recently brought the efforts of the UMaine Solar Vehicle Team to a screeching halt by allocating its workspace in Perkins Hall to a new furniture-making program.
Maine Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Shenna Bellows spoke on campus last Thursday as part of the Marxist and Socialist Studies Lecture Series. She discussed declining civil liberties since Sept. 11.
“Defense of the Bill of Rights is not a partisan issue,” she said at the lecture, titled “Disappearing Civil Liberties and the Abuse of Power Post 9/11″.
A staff of three administrative workers, two full-time and three student enforcement officers supervise the comings and goings of the 6,623 parking spots at the University of Maine. This may seem to hold a high potential for violations, but “most people try to do it right,” according to Assistant Director of Parking and Transportation Services Maj.
Police searching for paintballs find marijuana
On Oct. 21 at 8:49 p.m., an officer stopped a car on College Avenue by Farm Road for speeding. While the officer was issuing the driver a summons for speeding, he asked if he could check the vehicle. The officer had a previous complaint about someone who had been improperly using paintballs.
Monday
Green Candidate Talk
Pat LaMarche, Green Independent candidate for governor, will be speaking in DPC 100 at 7 p.m. about current issues in the gubernatorial campaign and will take questions from the audience.
Tuesday
Canadian Consul General
“The New Face of Canada’s Conservative Government,” by Canadian Consul General Neil LeBlanc, will be held at the Alfond Arena at noon.
Can you imagine getting $50,000 for your first birthday? The University’s student-run television station – The Maine Channel – has, and they’re kicking off the celebration with live entertainment, program previews and, most importantly, free food. The event is sponsored in conjunction with the Campus Activities Board’s Frequency and hosted by UMaine Last Comic Standing contestant Dan Fredrickson.
Do you back up? For many computer users, the answer is probably no. Backing up the data on your computer is akin to flossing: it’s annoying, time-consuming, and you only do it right before you go to the dentist – or have a hard drive failure. But as the years have progressed, the methods by which you can back up all those critical documents and pirated MP3s have evolved to the point where you shouldn’t make the connection between teeth and data protection.
The Field House was transformed into a bazaar this weekend. Table after table was piled with food, leaflets, or small artifacts from countries all over the world. Flags from many nations poked above the bustling crowd of people.
Yannick Miaffo, a senior computer engineering major who is originally from Cameroon, said Culturefest is “one of the most important times of year for international students.
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