Archive for December, 2006
Thursday, December 14th, 2006, 12:00 am in News
University struggles to increase retention
By Pattie Barry
The University of Maine’s graduation and retention rates could use “a hair of improvement,” according to the University of Maine’s provost. Brainstorming approaches to this issue was the purpose of discussion in the first “town meeting” for the university community, held on Tuesday afternoon in the Totman Lounge.
Thursday, December 14th, 2006, 12:00 am in News
ASB members pitch tents, pitch in
By Emma Potvin
Members of Alternative Spring Break pitched tents in front of the University Bookstore on Sunday as part of the second annual ASB Camp-in for Crossroads. They arrive in Memorial Union when it opens at 8 a.m. and staff their campsite until around midnight.
Thursday, December 14th, 2006, 12:00 am in News
Corrections
By The Maine Campus
In the Dec. 11 issue of The Maine Campus, there was an error in the story titled “Bangor NAACP holding Kwanzaa celebration.” Kwanzaa was first introduced in 1968, not 1978 as stated in the story. In the Dec. 11 issue of The Maine Campus, there was an error in the story titled “Deschenes becomes new Off-Campus Board president after uncontested race.
Thursday, December 14th, 2006, 12:00 am in News
Community calendar
By The Maine Campus
Thursday Chemistry Seminar “Molecular Mechanisms of Biological Responses to Environmental Agents: Allergens and Arsenic” will be presented by Julie Gosse of Dartmouth Medical School as a department of chemistry special seminar. The seminar will be held at 11 a.
Thursday, December 14th, 2006, 12:00 am in News
Police beat
By Randy Perkins
Students summonsed for rope burning, alcohol On Dec. 9 at 1:38 a.m. an officer was on patrol with two RAs in Penobscot Hall when they overheard a male in the hallway talking to another male. One male said to the other, “Meet me in my room and we’ll burn a rope.
Thursday, December 14th, 2006, 12:00 am in News
Employee charity raises more than $111,000 for United Way
By Luke deNatale
The Combined Charitable Appeal for University Employees has exceeded its campaign total for this year. Originally pegged at $110,000, CCAUE surpassed this mark for a grand total of $111,844.74. The CCAUE has raised a sizeable sum for the United Way, which manages the program.
Thursday, December 14th, 2006, 12:00 am in News
Hillel offers a Hanukkah celebration for everyone
By Laila Sholtz-Ames
The month of December is a busy one. Studying for finals competes with end-of-the-semester parties and holiday celebrations. Hillel, the on-campus Jewish organization at the University of Maine, is offering a celebration of its own. Hillel’s Hanukkah party begins at 7 p.
Thursday, December 14th, 2006, 12:00 am in News
Madison Scholarships fuel fierce competition among history students
By Michael Dabrieo
The 20th anniversary of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation has college seniors and graduate students across the country filling out applications for a scholarship worth up to $24,000. “The program was founded to try and encourage more people to get into teaching American history and the constitution to secondary education students,” said University of Maine Political Science professor Mark Brewer.
Thursday, December 14th, 2006, 12:00 am in News
New VPSE to continue big shows, Alfond use
By Pattie Barry
A show like Dashboard Confessional may be a tough act to follow, but newly appointed vice president of Student Entertainment Amanda Brown says she’s ready to accept the challenge. Brown, a fifth-year marketing major with a minor in psychology, was tapped for the position after spending a year as assistant vice president.
Thursday, December 14th, 2006, 12:00 am in News
ROC holds residence hall donation contest
By Emma Potvin
Around this time of year, Toys for Tots donation drop-off sites are everywhere. Since Dec. 4, the University Maine Residents on Campus has been running a toy drive that could more suitably be called Toys for Teens. While on an internship with Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services, ROC secretary Jen Turcotte noticed that a lot of the toys that came in from toy drives were for younger children and that teenagers were being forgotten.
