Archive for March, 2008
University of Maine men’s soccer senior Kiaran McCormack has been selected to play in the 2008 New England Intercollegiate Soccer League (NEISL) All-Star Game. McCormack is one of three America East players selected to play on the Division I team.
“It’s nice that they hold me in the same regard and esteem as the others chosen,” McCormack said.
The third major album from electro-garage rock duo The Kills, Midnight Boom, is shaping up to be one of the best indie releases of the year. The duo, consisting of Alison “VV” Mosshart and Jamie “Hotel” Hince, uses a great mix of dirty guitar riffs, electronic drum beats and expressive vocals to create a sound that’s anything but typical.
It was standing room only again in the North Dining Room of the Union on Tuesday night for the first semi-final round of The Project, UMaine’s own acoustic music competition. The first semi-final round showcased five of the qualifying round victors including: Jason Pote, Rachel Joyce and Erik Schwab from round one; The Choice Professionals – Nick Mather, Karl Varian – from round two; and Sons of David – Jonah Bruce, Jeff Debree – from round three.
Meet new people, see new, far-away lands and learn a new language. The only requirement is two years of your life.
Conceived at the height of the Cold War in the 1960s, the Peace Corps was inspired by Senator – and later President – John F. Kennedy. In October of 1960, Kennedy delivered a speech to the students of the University of Michigan asking them to donate their time, suggesting two years, to work in developing countries in the name of peace.
She goes to class, eats at the commons, changes majors and crams for tests. At a first glance, Emily Rousseau looks just like your average first-year college student. She’s not. She quickly matured this year as a solid point guard for the University of Maine women’s basketball team.
Caught on Camera
An individual appearing on videos from several surveillance cameras has been charged with the theft of a Coach bag stolen on Oct. 24, 2007. On that date, the owner of the purse reported the bag missing from her second-floor room in Androscoggin Hall and said that it contained $3 in cash, a Motorola Razor phone, debit card, credit card and dorm room key.
A proposal to give students free one-credit internships has stalled.
“There is nothing, right now, that we are ready to do with this,” University of Maine’s Associate Provost Susan Hunter said in an e-mail. She said the program is at a “very formative stage.
An article that ran in March 24 issue of The Maine Campus, titled “Poetry for Colors and Shipwrecks” incorrectly stated that poet Elena Rivera is “currently” a translator/fellow of the Sante Fe Art Institute. She no longer occupies this role.
In the same issue, an editing error incorrectly changed the title of Jennifer Moxley’s prose work.
Applications, leases and utilities – not a typical fair.
Tuesday marked the start of The University of Maine’s Second Annual Renters’ Fair. The fair provides information on the options available for commuters and non-traditional students.
“It’s a convenient way for students to connect with many of the off-campus options,” said Staff Associate for Commuter and Non-Traditional Student Programs Barbara Smith.
Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage from the Discovery Channel’s “MythBusters” are coming to speak on Sunday, March 30 at 1 p.m. Sunday night 2,300 ticket holders will fill the University of Maine Field House for a sold- out lecture.
Originally, the show was going to be in Hauck Auditorium, which would have held 500 students, and the tickets were going to be free at the door.
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