Archive for November, 2008
A successful regular season has resulted in several accolades for Jack Cosgrove and his University of Maine football team.
Cosgrove guided the Black Bears to an 8-4 record and second place finish in the CAA North Division. UMaine was picked to finish fourth in the division, but after a 2-3 start, they reeled off six straight wins before dropping their season finale.
Paintball shooting A paintball shooting on Nov. 20 at 6:48 p.m. is under investigation. A student was standing outside Cumberland Hall, facing Long Road, when he was shot in the shoulder by a paintball gun. It is uncertain whether the shot came from someone in a building or a bush outside.
Sitting at my desk at The Maine Campus on a Sunday afternoon, I marvel at the maturation of Matt Cassel. For those who think he is a fluke, think again. Granted, New England has faced the New York Jets, who knocked off the previously unbeaten Tennessee Titans handily, and Miami Dolphins, who have porous pass defenses, but throwing for more than 400 yards on consecutive weeks in the NFL is unheard of.
Nationwide, more than 500 midnight showings of “Twilight” took place Friday, Nov. 21. Orono’s own Spotlight Cinemas had two theaters filled nearly to capacity with fans waiting for the first look at the film phenomenon.
“We had 176 tickets sold [out of 201].
Exactly one week after the men’s hockey team upset the No. 2 Boston College, the women got a shot of their own when they played host to the No. 5 Eagles. The Black Bears delivered in a very big way on last Sunday afternoon with a sensational 5-3 victory.
The win pushed the University of Maine to 3-9-0 overall and gives the team their first win in Hockey East (1-5-0), while BC fell to 7-2-2 and were handed their first loss in Hockey East (4-1-1).
Financial Aid is prepping for its spring MaineStreet integration, which will make WebDSIS officially obsolete. At the same time, some wonder why the older program is still here.
UMaine has not fully ditched DSIS because faculty and students use it for looking up their financial records, according to Director of Student Records Tammy Light.
Pepsi, Coca-Cola, A&W and Jones – all a part of the same carbonated family? Not according to Killer Coke, a campaign that has reached the University of Maine.
UMaine’s 10-year contract with Coca-Cola will expire on June 30, 2009.
“Once Coke knows there’s a movement at the University of Maine, they are going to make a lot of calls and do everything they can to keep Coke at the university,” Killer Coke Director Ray Rogers said.
Fair Elections and Practices Committee Chair Tavian MacKinnon has selected local radio personalities Michael Maberry and Michael Moody to moderate the upcoming Student Government presidential debate.
Maberry and Moody are the voices on Late Night with Mike and Mike, a weekly program on WMEB.
The Issue: Fogler staff reaches out to students with online music video.
What we think: Why aren’t more student services doing things like this?
Preteens stampeding autograph sessions. Millions of dollars in revenue. Five hundred sold-out shows. It’s official – “Twilight” has replaced the Jonas Brothers as this year’s largest pop culture phenomenon and may be on its way to putting “Harry Potter” to shame.
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