Archive for January, 2008
Soon, the University of Maine’s Cutler Health Center may be run by someone other than UMaine; the nearly $1.4 million spent annually by the university on the center may find other uses, and students might be able to use their private health insurance there.
Coming off an impressive and well-deserved win at SUNY Albany, in which the Black Bears rallied in the second half to overcome the Great Danes 81-70, the University of Maine faltered against America East leading Binghamton in Sunday night’s contest.
The Black Bears could not match up with Binghamton’s offensive attack, losing by a score of 69-58.
The Maine Campus wants to know what you have to say. We have created a brief survey for our readers. It’s 14 questions in length and should take about 5-10 minutes to complete. www.me-campus.com/poll The hope is that hosting this survey will accomplish three goals: To determine what our readers like to read To show us how to become more approachable To aid in the creation of a more interactive Web experience The release of the survey is a mere 5 days before the release of a new type of news site, where University of Maine students, faculty, organizations, and local community members can publish their own content to be featured right alongside the stories by The Maine Campus staff and contributers.
The Black Bear women’s hockey team traveled to Boston University this past weekend for a two-game set against the prominent conference rival. On Saturday they battled to a 1-1 tie, and on Sunday UMaine fell just short in a 4-3 loss. UMaine fell to 1-7-3 in Hockey East, while the Terriers moved to 5-5-1.
Let’s face it: following the university’s varsity athletic teams so far this season has been a disappointment. You can call it a rebuilding year if you like, but the fact of the matter remains that the University of Maine has weak athletic teams, and faces the issues of teams being under-funded and underperforming every single year.
Kick It Up, Ladies
This season, new interpretations of the “tailored” look are cropping up all over the fashion world. Designers from DKNY to Empirio Armani are sending their own versions of the classic suit down the runway. Black, grey or navy suit separates are a great addition to any wordrobe.
Bundled and shivering, people stroll through the front door with poems in their heads, songs in their hearts and tricks up their sleeves. Cloth-covered tables fill the dimly lit hall, each topped with fresh flowers that beg the mid-winter question, “when will spring come again?” The coffee and tea flow here like the conversation, accentuated by the mixed laughter of old men and children.
We, the brothers of Beta Theta Pi, have a concern about the title of the article – not the article itself – which appeared in The Maine Campus’ Police Beat, titled “Fight at Beta Theta Pi.”
This incident was in fact not a fight at all, but an assault on one of our brothers.
Once every four years political junkies like myself emerge from the woodwork and champion nine months of good ol’ fashioned presidential campaigns and debates.
This season the campaign fervor kicked off way too early, exposing potential voters to a barrage of stump speeches, ads, debates and sound-bites.
I write the following in response to various sentiments I have heard and read in recent years, particularly the letters and editorials I have seen disapproving of a school’s decision to make birth control available to its students.
The letter of the law may bar the door to certain rights and privileges of adulthood, but the admittance to womanhood is marked by the unmistakable red of menstrual blood.
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