Archive for March, 2007
Monday, March 26th, 2007, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
Old Town, Old Books
By Zach Dionne
Say you’re having a particularly boring Saturday, or perhaps enjoying a few afternoon drinks at the Number Ten, and you decide to explore the shops lining Main Street in Old Town. Regardless of the circumstances, you can count yourself lucky if you wander into Dave’s Books – Old Town’s best-kept secret and a model of what every used bookstore should aspire to be.
Monday, March 26th, 2007, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
Film tells tales of three soldiers’ defiance in wartime
By Thomas St. Pierre
The Maine Peace Action Committee’s sixth film in its semester-long film series, “To Disobey,” was featured last Thursday night at 7 p.m. in Little Hall. The film, focusing on individual cases of defiance and disobedience from several soldiers, attracted a variety of audience members ranging from veterans to professors and students.
Monday, March 26th, 2007, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
Fashion dos and don’ts for the last days of winter
By Maeghan Naimie
Hot New Trends Ladies, there is nothing hotter in semi-formal wear this season than the black jacket. You can spend anywhere from $10.00 to $500.00 on this classic, must-have wardrobe piece. As long as the fit is flattering to your body type, you’re as good as gold.
Monday, March 26th, 2007, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
Movie review: “TMNT”
By Derek Francis
“TMNT” Warner Bros. March 23, 2007 Ninja Turtle fans have not had much to look forward to for more than a decade now. There was the trilogy of live action films in the early ’90s – the first one being the only one worth it’s weight in pizza – and then zip, nada.
Monday, March 26th, 2007, 12:00 am in Sports
UMass learns lesson the hard way
By Matt Williams
If Massachusetts is destined to be the University of Maine’s next big hockey rival, then they should consider themselves served notice. It’s a simple message, one that the Black Bears have shared with the other big rival, New Hampshire, countless times: You can have Hockey East, but we will whoop you when it really matters.
Monday, March 26th, 2007, 12:00 am in Sports
NCAA East Regional Notebook
By Matthew Conyers
The Maine Campus All-Region Team: Michel Leveille, Billy Ryan, Kevin Jarmen, Mike Lundin, Bret Tyler and Ben Bishop. Honorable Mention: Brent Shepheard. The Real All-Region Team: Michel Leveille, Matt Anderson, Kevin Jarmen, Mike Lundin, Bret Tyler and Ben Bishop.
Monday, March 26th, 2007, 12:00 am in Sports
With second life, Black Bears just want to have fun
By Matthew Conyers
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Motzko knows best, or at least it certainly felt that way Friday night. After watching his team get smacked up for four goals and tossed around by the University of Maine men’s ice hockey squad, the St. Cloud State head coach didn’t have to be prolific.
Monday, March 26th, 2007, 12:00 am in Sports
UM has score to settle
By Joseph Burnham
The University of Maine men’s rugby team is in the middle of their spring season after an impressive fall season where they went 9-2 and came in third place in the Northeast region. Unlike the fall season, the team plays in many small tournaments instead of having regular season games every week.
Monday, March 26th, 2007, 12:00 am in Sports
Black Bears draw mixed results
By Tyler Francke
The University of Maine softball team spent the weekend in Piscataway, N.J. at Rutgers University. On Saturday, the Black Bears split a doubleheader with the hosting Scarlet Knights, then on Sunday they defeated St. Peter’s College by a score of 2-0. The team improved their record to 15-15 on the season.
Monday, March 26th, 2007, 12:00 am in News
Lecture blames Iraq violence on U.S. war
By Amanda MacCabe
After four years of war, what have we learned? This was the dominant question asked by Professor Douglas Allen at Thursday’s Socialist and Marxist Studies lecture series. “The situation in Iraq today is unbearable,” he said. “The U.S. occupation in Iraq is part of the problem and not part of the solution.
