Archive for December, 2007
Anyone passing through the Union on Monday night was greeted by a throng of more than 100 students waiting in line for tickets to the Quebec trip, but compared to past years, tickets sold at a slower pace, with almost half still available as of Tuesday.
The annual trip, sponsored by Residents on Campus (ROC), sold around 130 tickets.
The General Student Senate (GSS) tackled a broad spectrum of business at a meeting overshadowed by the resignation of former Student Government President William Pomerleau.
The senate approved a resolution they said will help protect students from Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) harassment.
The Orono Town Council voted on Monday night to continue a moratorium prohibiting more than three non-related roommates from signing new leases in most Orono apartment buildings. It has been extended until June 18, 2008, at which time the council may make it a permanent ordinance.
International students at the University of Maine may face new complications if the Maine legislature enacts a law requiring people to prove state residency before obtaining a driver’s license, according to the Secretary of State’s office.
The need for a residency requirement was prompted in 2006 by a federal investigation into whether illegal aliens were obtaining driver’s licenses and state IDs in Maine after traveling from Poland via New York.
University of Maine athlete and international student Adam Baxter’s funeral was held yesterday in England.
According to Laura Reed, assistant manager of athletic media, several of Baxter’s teammates and UMaine head soccer coach, Pat Laughlin, went to England to attend his funeral.
A deer ran into the side of a University of Maine Zipcar on Tuesday night. The driver, who remains unidentified, was uninjured.
The car, a 2007 Mazda 3, was being driven on Kelley Road at 7:30 p.m. in Orono when the deer hit the side of the car, according to Derek Mitchell, the vice president of student entertainment, who oversees the Zipcar program.
Erin Elise Good, Miss Maine USA 2007, walked into 9 small dressing room Sunday, Nov. 24, in the South Portland Sheraton all smiles. She sat at a mirror propped up against one of the ivory walls and squinted slightly as she studied herself in the mirror. Her blue eyes were lined with smoky black liner and her light auburn hair hung straight down to the middle of her back.
More than 200 students gathered at President Kennedy’s house on Tuesday night for his annual student holiday open house.
“This house means a lot to the students and to the university,” Kennedy said. “This is only one of several times I will be opening my home this holiday season.
For years, I’ve been making a lifestyle choice that few people agree with. It is unnatural, against some people’s religions and makes Thanksgiving dinners uncomfortable. Though I don’t force others to participate in my lifestyle and never mention it except to others who share my decision, I am constantly ridiculed and mocked for my “agenda.
The University of Maine men’s hockey team took to the ice Saturday, looking for redemption against a Merrimack College squad that took two games from them earlier this season. On the shoulders of junior forward Matt Duffy, UMaine was able to improve to 5-6-2 on the season and 3-4-2 against Hockey East competition.
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