Archive for November, 2006
The Lobster Institute on campus is planning a major expansion of its operations, running a long-term campaign to raise $4.8 million.
The institute’s research serves the lobster industry throughout New England and parts of Canada, but since its inception it has relied mostly on annual contributions.
On Monday, Nov. 27 U.S. Navy Admiral Gregory G. Johnson, a retired commander in chief of the Allied Forces in Southern Europe, returned to speak at his alma mater, the University of Maine. Johnson, who graduated with a degree in political science in the 1960s, came to the Buchanan Alumni House to give a luncheon lecture called “Lessons of Bosnia and Other Conflicts.
Q&A with the candidates
1. What problems do you think are the most important to students on campus?
2. What specific plans do you have to correct these problems?
3. What kind of personal experience will you bring to the office?
Kevin Ballew
Fourth-year
Information systems
1 The pressing issue for students is the disconnected relationship between themselves and their monetary distributive governing body: Student Government.
The University of Maine is nearing the end of its search for a new dean and director for the UMaine Cooperative Extension Office. The two candidates, Linda Jo Turner and Deborah Maddy, visited the campus for several meetings and interviews this month and both were asked to participate in an open question-and-answer forum.
The Boston trip, put on by Residents on Campus, has long been known for its popularity with students. The Quebec trip, added more recently, has also garnered strong interest.
“I think that students need an escape sometimes from rural Maine,” said Matthew Bennett, vice president for programming in ROC.
Graffitist summonsed
On Nov. 19 at 12:48 a.m. an officer on patrol around Kennebec Hall heard voices across the field in the vicinity of Lengyel gymnasium. The officer noticed five individuals standing against the building and could hear the distinct noise of a spray can rattling.
Thursday
Hosting a Responsible Party
A Brown Bag seminar, part of “Commuters Count: Celebrating Commuter Students” week. Begins at 11 a.m. in the FFA Room of Memorial Union. Sponsored by Commuter and Nontraditional Student Programs. Contact Barbara Smith at 581-1734.
University of Maine professor Eric Landis received the Professor of the Year award on Nov. 16 from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation. Other professors were recognized in 42 states, the District of Columbia and Guam, and four national U.
Sparse attendance marred debates between candidates for president and vice president of Student Government last night. The debates took place at 6 p.m. in the North Pod of Memorial Union.
Presidential candidates Priyanth Chandrasekar, Kevin Ballew and Derek Mitchell debated in the second half of the program.
In the NFL, it’s fairly safe to say that most of the controversy takes place on the field. If there is a bad call to be made, it gets made by the referees.
However, a good deal of controversy has recently found its way to the sidelines, and the bad call came courtesy of National Football League executives.
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