Archive for January, 2009
My work-study job on campus is to do laundry for all the student athletes. There is a system in which each team puts all their laundry in a bin in their locker room. The other workers and I get the laundry from the locker rooms, and we wash it, dry it and go hang all of their clothes back up in their locker.
Feel like boogie-ing down, international style? Head to Bear Brew Pub on Friday, Jan. 30. The dance floors will be packed the International Students Association hosts Oronoka.
Oronoka features an onslaught of international dance tunes mixed in with contemporary American hip-hop hits.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, is an organization dedicated to expanding and protecting animal rights. We often picture its members pouring paint on fur coats or doing some other radical action to get their point across. Recently, I stumbled upon their new campaign, “Sea Kittens,” which attempts to make the fish we eat seem cuddly as cats.
Citing Mainers’ poor perception of their state’s economy, and the need to discuss and develop a state economic policy, a new public-private partnership is taking a novel approach to address recession woes and, more importantly, to inspire confidence in Maine’s economy.
With just more than a month remaining in the regular season, it is a desperate time for the University of Maine men’s hockey team.
UMaine hasn’t recorded a victory in eight games since a sweep of Union College during the last weekend before winter break. They have surrendered three or more goals in all but one of those contests.
It’s easy finding musicians at the University of Maine, but finding outlets for showcasing their music is another story. That’s where the Campus Activities Board’s acoustic competition “The Project” comes into play. The competition, which kicked off Tuesday, Jan.
Judging by Adam Marletta’s response on Monday, it seems that my article about President George W. Bush fell on deaf ears. I have to say, I was entertained by some of the comments online. I knew sticking my head above the crowd would get me shot. The responses seemed to be the usual Bush-bashing platform, the same arguments that motivated me to write something good about the former president in the first place.
The night before Orono votes on whether or not to push its schools into a consolidation with Veazie and Glennburn, the superintendent presented his disappointment in next year’s education budget to the Community Development Committee on Monday night.
A curtailment order issued by the governor demanded Orono’s schools cut the budget by $89,000.
$60 poorer A student lost $60 while working out at the Student Recreation and Fitness Center on Jan. 18. The male reported that he put his belongings in an unlocked day locker while working out from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. When he returned, he found that $60 cash was taken from his wallet, but nothing else was removed.
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