Archive for January, 2009
Facebook Snooping “Athletes at this university are held at a higher standard, and their behavior needs to be held to a higher standard as well. Student athletes receive a tremendous amount of money, grants and scholarships to attend this university. They receive special treatment from professors, are assigned special tutors, take exams later and excuse themselves from mandatory classes.
As part of a request from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, UMaine’s Advanced Engineering Wood Composites center began developing blast-resistant building materials in 2005. The completed product is a resin used to coat wood panels that prevent them from splintering under heavy force. The award the third the AEWC has received for the resin.
Five student groups on campus met in a forum Jan. 25 to discuss networking – sharing ideas and collaboration on projects focusing on health and the environment. The Health Professions Club, Women in Science, Green Team, Green Campus Initiative and Biology Club all attended the forum. Campus Health and Environmental Network (CHEN) hosted the forum.
Hollywood has been kind to us lately in terms of its comedic offerings. We’ve recently been privy to chuckle along with “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” and “Role Models,” but Tinsel Town saved its best for Jan. 2009 with the release of “The Unborn.”
The gist of the plot is thus: Casey Beldon (Odette Yustman) is having a bad day.
The Issue: University of Maine System chancellor’s proposal to centralize UMS.
What We Think: Centralization’s effectiveness for Orono is dubious.
The time of year is upon us once again. Now that the holidays and New Year’s celebrations have come and gone, professional sports fans have little to look forward to until June when the NBA and NHL conclude their marathon playoffs. However, late January and early February do offer something other than the Super Bowl.
Michael Fournier, a graduate student and English professor at the University of Maine, hosts the weekly radio shows “The Big Burrito,” Mondays from 9 to 11 p.m. and “The Living End,” Fridays 4 to 5 p.m. MC: When did you first come to Maine? Fournier: My girlfriend moved here and it sounded pretty good.
“Cherish the wide Earth.” This statement is engraved into a stone fireplace in the dining hall at my childhood summer camp. It has stood in front of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of Scouts from Connecticut and abroad, imposing its four-word visage on all.
Students may soon feel the effect of the worsening economy through financial aid. While loans and work-study are currently unaffected by the economy, much of financial aid comes from endowments, which are getting hit by the economy’s fall, an effect that will likely be translated into less financial aid into the near future, including work-study and grants. This comes at a time when financial aid is expected to increase.
