Archive for February, 2009
“Maine art is more than lighthouses and pictures of the waves,” Sean Collinson said. “No one from Maine wants a lighthouse painting. My mom doesn’t have a lighthouse painting; I would never enjoy looking at a lighthouse,” the 24-year-old senior University of Maine new media student finished, only half-joking.
A curious case Police responded to the laundry room of Androscoggin Hall for a damage report at 10:39 a.m. Feb. 21. The fire extinguisher had been removed and discharged on the first floor. During the investigation, police found a blood trail leading from the second-floor stairwell to the south-end exterior door.
Six members of the University of Maine System’s chancellor’s Task Force sat back and listened to university members express their opinions and concerns Wednesday at 1 p.m in Wells Conference Center.
The University of Maine men’s hockey team has found more obstacles in the way of a return to the Hockey East playoffs than anticipated.
After dropping the tiebreaker in the season series with the University of Massachusetts, who were tied with UMaine for the seventh spot in the Hockey East standings entering the weekend, UMaine is now in the eighth spot, four points ahead of ninth-ranked Providence College heading into this weekend’s home series against the ninth-ranked University of Vermont. Eight teams in the 10-team conference qualify for the playoffs.
One of the most important aspects of the game of hockey is a penalty. Tripping, hooking and slashing are a few of the many penalties that can swing a game by putting someone on the power play.
Religion is not a suitable substitute for a modern, logical form of government.
When Capt. Jim Settele joined the Navy, he was 17 years old. He didn’t even know the Navy flew airplanes. Today, he sits in his office as the commanding officer of the Navy ROTC unit for the University of Maine and Maine Maritime Academy.
Settele has held the position since 2006.
Immediately after the forum with the chancellor’s Task Force, the University of Maine Faculty senate raised concerns about the Task Force and praised some of the suggestions presented at the discussion, during its Feb. 25 meeting. The Task Force is unsympathetic toward faculty schedules, Hoff said, noting the 1 p.m. forum immediately preceded the Faculty Senate meeting.
The Issue: The UMS task force ends on June 30.
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