Archive for December, 2008
Thursday, December 11th, 2008, 12:00 am in Opinion
Op-Ed: Corporate funded push polls mislead public on Employee Free Choice Act
By Mario Moretto
Earlier this semester, I wrote an opinion piece about how H.R. 800, S. 104 (The Employee Free Choice Act, or EFCA) will restore democracy to the American workplace by allowing workers to choose for themselves whether or not they’ll join a union, without fear of intimidation, coercion, retributive action or illegal firing by their employers.
Thursday, December 11th, 2008, 12:00 am in News
Tap water is not unhealthy nor is it unsafe to drink
By Shoshanna Muyderman
$12 billion per year go into the bottled water industry, which capitalizes on a basic human need in the U.S., including Maine, according to Amy Dowley, a spokesperson for Food and Water Watch, a non-profit Washington D.C.-based lobbying organization. In Maine, local bottled water companies don’t pay for the water they profit from, and do not provide jobs to local people or support the local economy, according to Jim Wilfong, an adjunct with the University of Southern Maine.
Thursday, December 11th, 2008, 12:00 am in Opinion
Comic for Dec. 11
By The Maine Campus
Thursday, December 11th, 2008, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
CD Review: The Killers – “Day & Age”
By Kaley Roberts
With 2004’s “Hot Fuss,” Nevada foursome The Killers became one of the biggest new alternative rock bands everyone thought were British. In the four years since, “Hot Fuss” has gone platinum three times over and the band has added “Sam’s Town” (2006), “Sawdust” (2007) and this year’s “Day & Age” to their discography.
Thursday, December 11th, 2008, 12:00 am in News
Russian affairs expert visits the University of Maine, stresses points Obama must focus on when dealing with Russia
By Kathleen Dame and Spencer Morton
International affairs expert Thomas Remington visited the University of Maine on Monday to talk to students and faculty about what Obama must focus on whenever dealing with Russian-U.S. relations. Remington, along with part-time UMaine professors Paul Holman and Seth Singleton, answered questions from students and faculty members on Russia’s current political status and its relationship with the U.S. Remington worried the end of the START II treaty in 2009, which deters first-strike nuclear weapons, will create an unstable Russia that Obama will have trouble dealing with.
Thursday, December 11th, 2008, 12:00 am in News
University of Maine Dining services buys local produce
By Kathleen Dame
5 to 8 percent of the University of Maine’s dining services food was locally-grown during November and December , according to university Culinary Director Glenn Taylor. Maine buys from several local farms, including Lakeside Farms, owned and operated by university Professor of resource economics and policy Stewart Smith. Lakeside Farms in Newport, as well as several others, sell their food to local grocery stores and universities to try to increase the impact of local food.
Thursday, December 11th, 2008, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
Beer Police: Jingle Beers
By Zach Dionne
Drinking does not keep you warm. There is no such thing as a “beer jacket,” even though you might feel ready to trek back home from Woodman’s or the Bear Brew sans coat after tipping a few back. Be responsible. No one wants to dig you out of a snow bank. With that winter safety message, let’s start sippin’.
Thursday, December 11th, 2008, 12:00 am in News
The University of Maine suggests four-day workweek
By Dylan Riley
The University of Maine is exploring the possibility of changing its academic calendar, its workweek and the number of campus buildings kept open during breaks in an effort to save costs and energy, according to an announcement made during the Dec. 17 Faculty Senate.
Thursday, December 11th, 2008, 12:00 am in News
James Lyons finishes term as student body president
By Rhiannon Sawtelle
James Lyons’ Student Government presidential term ended on Dec. 9 during the General Student Senate. Lyons says he will look for other things to experience while in college. Lyons is one of three presidents since 2007 to get the position through appointment rather than student elections, he is succeeded by Owen McCarthy.
Thursday, December 11th, 2008, 12:00 am in News
Business students conduct tourism study
By Kathleen Dame
A recent survey conducted by a group of University of Maine students could find college students understand the benefits of tourism and do not mind out-of-state visitors. The survey assessed Mainers’ attitudes on tourism and will determine, once its results are analyzed, which counties could better educate their residents on the benefits of tourism.
