Archive for March, 2009
Each year the University of Maine baseball team takes its annual trip to Florida during spring break. They leave the snowy confines of Mahaney Diamond in Orono for sunshine and two weeks of nonstop baseball.
This year the team left the Sunshine State with a winning record of 10-7.
It’s time to trade in those Dolce & Gabbana shades for something a little trendier. Head down to Spotlight Cinemas in Orono, and get accustomed to wearing a pair of 3-D glasses, because if the recent Hollywood pattern continues, they’ll be a necessity for future movie-going experiences.
Dear Congress – Thanks a bunch for the debt.
When it comes to the University of Maine’s faculty, the school will never be forced to choose between quality and quantity, the administration insists. But because of decreased resources and departments getting stretched thin, some faculty members worry fellow professors won’t find teaching incentives adequate.
The president isn’t wasting time in L.A. – he’s building his brand.
University of Maine athletic director Blake James confirmed Friday that he is among the 15 candidates being considered to fill the same position at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Fla.
The announcement was released to media outlets following the listing of James’ name in a report issued by the News-Press of Fort Myers.
Access denied Two resident assistants were chatting in Kennebec Hall when a male resident forced entry at 5:23 p.m. Feb. 27. The resident asked to be let into the building to retrieve his things. The RAs explained that the resident halls closed at 5 p.m. for spring break.
A man walks into a bar. He ducks his head to avoid the low ceiling on his way down the stairs. His feet touch down on a concrete floor. He goes to buy a drink, next to the furnace.
This is a speakeasy in an Orono basement.
President Barack Obama recently reversed Bush-era restrictions on embryonic stem cell research banning government funding for it. The University of Maine community has varying views on the issue.
“[I] think it’s great that Obama opened up the ban that has been on stem cell research,” said Erin Dewalt, a third-year zoology student.
WMEB, the University of Maine’s student radio station, is on schedule to become the most powerful college station in Maine – a more than $40,000 project that could expand the station’s coverage to Waterville.
The Federal Communication Commission approved an increase in power from 680 watts to 10,000 watts that will come into effect by fall 2009.
