Archive for January, 2009
Signs of improvement were short -lived for the University of Maine women’s hockey team.
After a hard fought 5-2 loss to Boston University on Saturday night, the Black Bears offense sputtered in Sunday’s matinee, falling 5-1.
UMaine is 4-17-2 (1-9-1 Hockey East) with four weekends remaining in the regular season.
A happy new year to all of you tea enthusiasts! The Tea-Totaler had a wonderful break, and I hope you all did as well. In tea-related news, I received some wonderful gifts from “Santa” in which I’ve been happily indulging.
One was a gift package from Tealuxe, which included a steel mesh tea infuser and a 50-gram tin of Brattle Street Blend.
Because of low enrollment and pressure to eliminate small programs, the department of engineering is considering eliminating the information science and engineering undergraduate program. The degree is a relatively young one, and the most students enrolled in it at one time was 20, but the program provides professionals desperately needed by Maine businesses.
At this time last year we had perhaps the greatest offense in NFL history on the verge of an undefeated season. Their opponent? A Cinderella team which won three consecutive road games to earn a chance to call themselves world champions. We all know how that unfolded, and for some, including myself, that wound will never heal.
The University community’s funny bone is about to take a double punch with deadpan funnyman Demetri Martin performing at the Collins Center for the Arts on Feb. 21 and Maine-bred jokester Bob Marley returning on April 11.
Martin is an Emmy award-nominated comedian known for his work on “The Daily Show,” “Flight of the Conchords” and his 2007 comedy special, “Demetri Martin.
You may be asking, “Just what is an Obama Baby?” Well, on that chilly night that Barack Obama was elected our president, it can be safely assumed thousands of American couples decided to celebrate in typical American fashion – baby making. Next August, the United States may experience a politically oriented baby boom that could push Barack, Michelle, even Sasha and Malia, to the top of every baby name list.
The Town of Orono Community Development Committee convened the night of Wednesday, Jan. 21 to discuss the possibility of committing funding to a new shuttle-bus route running a loop from Orono’s downtown business district to campus. The committee met with Don Cooper, the senior transit planner of the Bangor Area Comprehensive Transportation system, and Joe McNeil, Superintendent of the Bangor Area Transportation Community Connector (BAT) system.
The University of Maine men’s and women’s track teams, coming off a winter hiatus, traveled to Sherbrooke University, Quebec for the Green and Gold Invitational this weekend.
The last Black Bears competition came more than a month ago at the University of New Hampshire.
Art hounds and casual gallery grazers alike will enjoy unique art forms, lectures from renowned national talents and a diverse sense of artistic expression as the University of Maine Museum of Art opens its doors for the spring semester.
The museum remains relatively unknown to some students due to its location in downtown Bangor on Harlow Street.
The recent outbreak of violence in Gaza has done nothing to further a peaceful resolution in the Middle East and has only resulted in devastating casualties. However, Israel succeeded in once again proving itself to be a clear aggressor, and the case for peace has become urgent.
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