Archive for November, 2006
Over the course of our recent Thanksgiving break, I tried to isolate and identify the Meaning of Life. This was an ambitious undertaking which failed spectacularly. I am no closer to knowing the Meaning of Life than Michael Richards is to getting a stand-up gig at the Apollo.
Professor’s award benefits UMaine
Move over lobsters and baked potatoes – the state of Maine has a new claim to fame. Two weeks ago, University of Maine professor Eric Landis received the Professor of the Year title from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation.
There is a new political trend on the horizon, and it’s being led by Romania, of all countries. Not only has the former communist country recently been accepted into the European Union, but the Romanian president has been stealing headlines with his unorthodox charisma and his “pop-star air.
I see three requirements of effective leadership at any level. Any lack of one is a hindrance to all, and as such, makes effective leadership much more difficult. Every effective leader in history possessed all three qualities – JFK, Reagan, Clinton, FDR and all other great leaders you can think of.
‘Tis the season to gear up for a heavy overload of food. Thanksgiving day officially kicked off Eatin’ Season, a time of year where most Americans consume more food in two months than in the other ten months combined. What better time than now to train for your new career as a professional gastro-athlete?
Evolutionarily speaking, eating more in the winter is perhaps related to a desire to fatten up for long seasons where food is scarce.
This time last season, the University of Maine women’s basketball team held a 2-2 record heading into December, where they would win only one, and set the tone for a disappointing campaign. First-year head coach Ann McInerney had already coined the phrase, “Man, I hate to lose.
“The Nutcracker” returns to the Maine Center for the Arts this weekend, and his friends in the Bangor Symphony Orchestra and Robinson Ballet are coming with him.
Peter Tchaikovsky’s 1891 composition has become synonymous with the holiday season as the foremost Christmas ballet.
After a lengthy debate at the General Student Senate meeting Tuesday night, a veto of a resolution adding four at-large seats was upheld.
The senate voted not to overturn the cabinet’s veto on a resolution passed by GSS to establish four “at-large seats” and require candidates for these seats to get three signatures from each academic college, as each candidate represents every college.
Finding the right combination of players and an effective rotation are critical steps in the building process for any basketball team. So, when his team stumbled to an 0-3 start, University of Maine men’s hoops coach Ted Woodward tweaked his starting lineup, inserting Chris Bruff in place of Olli Ahvenniemi.
In the past 20 years, only two teams in University of Maine men’s ice hockey history have had the dubious honor of being saddled with a four-game losing streak.
Friday, the 2006-2007 edition of the Black Bears will look to avoid becoming the third.
After coasting to an 8-0-1 mark to begin the year, UMaine has fallen on hard times, losing its last three games against the Universities of New Hampshire, Vermont and Boston College.
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