Archive for January, 2008
After half an hour of heated debate, the General Student Senate turned down a proposal to fund a 19-by-40 foot ice rink that would have been built in the atrium of the Union in front of the bookstore.
Gustavo Burkett, director of campus activities and events, described the proposed ice rink as similar to the one at the Rockefeller Center in New York City.
One University of Maine student is hoping to turn the adage “nice guys finish last” on its head.
Tyler Raymond, a third-year social psychology major, founded the Good Guys Organization last semester with the goal of helping UMaine men who subscribe to notions of decency, but have problems communicating with women, to improve their social skills.
Athletes are not always recognized as scholars. Many are competing in college sports with an aim to go professional and maintain the grades that keep them playing. Travis Ramsey, captain of the University of Maine men’s hockey team has gone above and beyond the 2.
With credit card offers and so many student loan options, it can be easy for college students to fall into temptations. Free Frisbees, 2-liters of soda and other giveaways make it all too easy for students to sign themselves up for a potential lifetime of debt.
Business representatives came to Orono on Jan. 30 for the University of Maine’s Career Fair.
The annual fair was sponsored by the UMaine Career Center, a division of Student Affairs, and hosted 149 employers from various sectors of employment. That number is up from last year’s fair, when only 118 employers participated.
Society has taught us that a real man does not cry; a real man holds his emotions inside because he is like a rock. I think it takes a real man to cry. You’ve got to be secure in your manliness to know that you can cry. I’m not saying a man should cry all the time but only in three instances: death of a loved one, heartache, and when he watches a tearjerker sports film.
From the minds of WMEB’s newest sports talk show, “Three and Out.” We will be bringing you three hot topics from the world of sports. It’s your weekly pill for instant sports relief.
First Down: Driving Mr. Davis
Someone needs to take the keys away from Oakland Raiders’ owner Al Davis.
Student-athletes at the University of Maine hold the heavy burden of representing their school through their performances at sporting events and in the classroom. This is no small undertaking as games, matches, meets and practices frequently force the students to jump from focusing on studies to focusing on the upcoming game that everyone in the state expects them to win.
This month the University of Maine System unveiled a five-point plan – the Agenda for Action – to increase the role, value, reputation and impact of the universities of the UMS.
For students, the plan could mean a slow-down in the rate and size of tuition increases, an improvement in the quality of education and an increase in the amount of financial aid available to students.
This past weekend, the University of Maine men’s and women’s indoor track and field team competed at the Terrier Classic hosted by Boston University and had strong finishes in the meet. The Terrier Classic was the third event for the Black Bears, but this meet marks the first real competition that UMaine has participated in this season.
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