Archive for October, 2006
Thursday evening, UMaine UVote sponsored a debate between state representative candidates Emily Cain, incumbent Democrat, and Lance Cowan, Republican. The debate was attended by about 100 members of the student body, many of whom came bearing stickers and signs for the candidate of their choice.
Last Wednesday, a group of four University of Maine students volunteered their time to dig through the school’s trash. Specifically, the team audited garbage from the dumpsters and all of the recyclables from Estabrooke and Gannett Halls. Their goal was to determine how much the campus is recycling overall, and Wednesday’s project was the first of many waste audits planned for this year to complete the research.
It’s been said that the Atlantic 10 is a minefield of evenly matched clubs who can ruin an opponent’s season on any given Saturday. This weekend, the No. 15 University of Maine football team stepped on a mine called Rhode Island and may have had it’s championship hopes blown off in a frustrating 3-0 loss to the Rams.
By day, Christine Walters is a fourth-year psychology major, as well as a member of Psi Chi and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. She works in the box office at the Maine Center for the Arts. She lives the typical college life. On Sunday evenings, however, she does something that only a handful of students on campus are brave enough to do: Host a radio show on WMEB.
Inspired by a transportation survey which showed their PAX 370 class that many students were driving to class who could probably ride a bike or use other non-polluting transportation, a group of UMaine students decided to take their message to the streets.
On the strength of gritty defense and outstanding goaltending from sophomore Jasmine Phillips, the University of Maine women’s soccer team is headed to the America East championship game for an unprecedented fourth straight year.
Yesterday, the third-seeded Black Bears got the best of bitter rival and second-seeded Boston University, prevailing in the penalty kick tiebreaker after 110 minutes of scoreless soccer.
“Saw III”
Lionsgate
Oct. 27, 2006
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After a lackluster sequel last fall, is the third installment in the “Saw” series a return to form, or a further departure from the excellence of the original?
First, the series is devoted to gore displayed through creative torture and murder sequences.
October is Archeology Month, and Hudson Museum’s guest speaker is Lou McNally, host of “Made in Maine,” a popular show on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network. McNally stopped by the Maine Center for the Arts Wednesday evening to give a lecture on the effects of climate change throughout Maine and the world.
Just as gas prices, pollution and global warming are becoming political issues, the University of Maine has emerged as an unlikely leader in the development of vehicles that run on alternative fuels. But a series of departmental conflicts, budget issues and safety concerns have left the program with no budget and no place to go.
The strike began in May, like every year. Teachers from the entire state arrived in Oaxaca City to demand higher wages, more scholarships and better funding for public education. It wasn’t until the government opened fire on these men, women and children as they slept in the street at 5 a.
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