Archive for October, 2006
When searching the Web, a person can find just about anything.
In need of a new computer hard-drive? That’s easy, just click over to eBay and see what’s on auction. Looking for an autographed Hartford Whalers banner? The best bet would probably be some sports site.
MUSIC
Bo Diddley and Friends
7 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 31
Maine Center for the Arts
Java Jive
Mark R. Stanley and Katie Bradley
8 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 31
North Pod, Memorial Union
Lidral Duo
4:15 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 2
Bears Den, Memorial Union
Bay State, Fly Upright Kite
Maine Channel Birthday Party
8 p.
Coming into a pivotal weekend, the University of Maine volleyball team had suffered four straight America East losses and fallen to the bottom of the conference standings. True to the form they’ve displayed over the last three seasons, the Black Bears bounced back with two wins that put them right back into the middle of the championship picture.
It’s not even the start of the regular season, but it seems that legendary Miami Heat center Shaquille O’Neal can’t keep himself out of the headlines. He’s already finding his way onto sports pages all over the country, and not in a way that the Diesel particularly likes.
ORONO – With Halloween looming and a devilish storm brewing outside, the No. 1 University of Maine men’s hockey squad received a mighty scare from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst Saturday night before escaping with a tenacious 4-1 victory.
Behind a remarkable tally by defenseman Bret Tyler, the Black Bears managed to remain unbeaten and collect their first Hockey East points of the season after overcoming both an upset-minded Minuteman squad and a power outage that left a quarter of the arena in the dark for more than 25 minutes.
ORONO – Before Saturday’s epic America East Championship, the University of Maine men’s cross country team joked light-heartedly about their main rival and competition for the league title, UNH. They called the Wildcats overconfident and described in detail their foe’s racing strategy.
I hate to break it to you, but I’m a disgusting, bacteria-covered menace. I do not, nor have I ever owned a bottle of Purell. And I like it that way.
The stuff has only been on the consumer market since 1997, and in less than 10 years has changed thousands of lives with its promise to kill more than 99 percent of germs.
Say ‘no’ to TABOR
“Do you want to limit increases in state and local government spending to the rate of inflation plus population growth and to require voter approval for all tax and fee increases?”
Sounds great, doesn’t it? No more tax increases, unless they are approved by voters and by two-thirds of the State Legislature? Take a minute to think about this.
Helloooo Hollywood, try taking a bite out of this.
Just when you thought marketers had found a way to bombard your every waking moment with advertisements, someone is kicking it up a notch.
Burger King’s ad agency – the same agency that created the series of commercials starring a rather creepy and unpredictable king – is trying to convince Hollywood producers that Burger King is star material.
For the second straight season, the University of Maine field hockey team fell to Boston University on last day of regular season play and missed out on a chance to host the America East championship tournament.
Saturday, the Terriers downed the Black Bears 3-0 to earn a share of the regular season title and the right to host the playoffs.
