Archive for December 6th, 2007
Right off, I think I should apologize to all my faithful readers. I feel bad that I gave you a taste of my rapier wit, harsh criticisms and straightforward “big-mouthiness” and then left you wanting more for so long. I guess you could chalk up the two-month lack of articles to a two-month dating drought.
Though you may not take notice every single day, if you walk this campus on a regular basis I’m sure you’ve heard – on more than one occasion – the bells chime from atop Alumni Hall. Every hour of every day, passersby are graciously reminded of the time by the appropriate number of tolls, which is always preceded by the traditional hourly marker of Westminster – the little ditty that plays just before the clock strikes.
Should there be a playoff? Are the most “deserving” teams in the Bowl Championship Series? It is that time of year again in college football and this year has been like none other.
College football is a sport that spurs controversy year after year. Unlike other sports, it does not have a playoff system.
Modern science has given us a special gift: no longer do we have to use leather, tortoiseshell or ill-fitting balloons to protect ourselves from sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
While our ancestors were willing to go that far to avoid pregnancy and disease, modern Americans are only using luxurious latex condoms in one out of every four sexual encounters, according to Trojan Condoms.
It has been said that during tough times, you get to see what your team is made of. Your most difficult moments are also your finest. The University of Maine Women’s Basketball team certainly hopes this holds true. The Black Bears, in the midst of a long, arduous road trip against some tough competition, have lost their last five games, including two heartbreaking losses to Harvard and William & Mary.
The University of Maine women’s ice hockey squad dropped a pair of road games this weekend against Providence College. The team’s record falls to 1-14-2 overall and 0-6-2 in Hockey East play.
On Saturday, the first game of the series, the Providence College Friars took the early lead on an Alyse Ruff power-play goal assisted by Amber Yung.
Fans of University of Maine men’s ice hockey have a new way to get an insider’s look at Maine’s favorite team. The Tim Whitehead Show kicked off on Nov. 5 at the Bear Brew Pub. Larry Mahoney of the Bangor Daily News leads the discussions on the show that airs live every Monday night from 7 to 8.
It has been more than 10 years since Cindy Blodgett and Rita Sullivan first played together for the University of Maine women’s basketball team. Today, they reunite on the basketball court, not as players, but as part of the new coaching staff for the same team they suited up for a decade ago.
Tuesday night, Java Jive was arguably the most packed it has been all semester. Everyone seemed to be there to see the two student groups. Who wouldn’t want to come see a large group of men and women who can sing with impeccable ease and strength? Tuesday night, it was The Maine Steiners and Renaissance, two acappella groups full of talent in all areas of stage art.
Over the course of the next two weeks, emissaries from nearly 190 countries will be meeting in Bali to discuss a replacement treaty for the Kyoto Protocol, which expire in 2012. Nearly all of the attendees agree that more drastic steps must be taken in order to prevent the worsening of droughts, flooding, extinction and various other natural disasters in the coming decades as the planet’s temperature rises.
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