Archive for December, 2006
Frustrating is the first word that springs to mind when thinking about the University of Maine’s women’s hockey team so far this year. Despite flashes of brilliance in both defense and offense, the Black Bears have fallen to a record of 6-10-2 in a semester characterized by shaky defensive play and missed power-play opportunities.
Celtics small forward Gerald Green is not better than Allen Iverson, but is he more valuable? With these trade rumors flying around it is hard for me to get a sense of what Celtics general manager Danny Ainge may have up his sleeve and who Philadelphia might ask for in a trade.
In two weeks, while the general student body at the University of Maine will be far too caught up in family dinners, snowball fights and New Year’s plans for Orono to enter their minds, the University of Maine’s men’s and women’s swim teams will already have planned their return.
It has probably happened at least 100 times in Bracey Barker’s career.
The 6-1 senior finds herself ahead of the pack in a fast-break situation, receives a pass and either finishes the lay-up, heads to the foul line, or both.
Last Thursday, what seemed so routine turned devastating.
The University of Maine’s Department of Public Administration received a $2,500 grant from the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI on Tuesday of last week. Each year, one member of the society from each of the seven national regions is selected to choose a college or university.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
