Archive for April, 2009
Monday, April 27th, 2009, 8:11 am in News
Gay marriage bill sponsor speaks at UM
By Dylan Riley
After hearing Mainers’ opinions on L.D. 1020 – the legislative bill that would re-define marriage to legally include gay couples – Sen. Dennis Damon came to the University of Maine April 23 to tell students why …
Monday, April 27th, 2009, 8:10 am in News
Bill to propose marijuana research at UMaine stalls
By Jeffrey Hake
A bill in the Maine Legislature would direct the University of Maine to grow marijuana. The bill, as a law, would direct UMaine to initiate a pilot project for studying the medical benefits of marijuana. The bill …
Monday, April 27th, 2009, 8:09 am in News
Campus fights alcohol abuse
By Kellen Safreed
Drunkenness on college and university campuses remains a problem, and the University of Maine is no exception. “I don’t believe the University of Maine has a worse problem than other campuses of a similar size when it …
Monday, April 27th, 2009, 8:08 am in News
Up in smoke
By Rhiannon Sawtelle
On April 4, Eric Whitman returned to his home on Water Street in Old Town. He checked his FirstClass account, threw a load of laundry in the dryer and left the house. Hours later, it was …
Monday, April 27th, 2009, 8:03 am in News
Police Beat for 04/27/2009
By Melinda Hart
Steward sparks Fireworks were set off in the Steward Quad at 1:50 a.m. April 24. According to police, Public Safety officers checked the area, but did not find anyone or any fireworks. Fun for all ages A metal princess …
Monday, April 27th, 2009, 6:17 am in Opinion
Op-Ed: May Day: Of loyalty and labor
By Mario Moretto
It’s crunch time for University of Maine students. The semester is wrapping up and this Friday, May 1, is the last day of classes before finals. By Friday, students will be relieved or stressed – or …
Monday, April 27th, 2009, 6:17 am in Opinion
Op-Ed: GOP a disservice to the welfare of America
By William P. Davis
President Obama has never professed himself to be the solution to all our problems. His detractors seem to think Obama has failed just 100 days into his presidency. The idea any president can fail that quickly …
Monday, April 27th, 2009, 6:16 am in Opinion
Op-Ed: 100 days of failure for a new president
By Jonathan Zappala
President Obama was elected running on the promise he was going to be the one to come up with a plan to fix the economy. Almost 100 days into his presidency, all he has done of …
Monday, April 27th, 2009, 6:15 am in Opinion
Op-Ed: Faith serves to complement reason
By Tyler Francke
One of my Oregon friends lost his wife last Sunday. She was 26. She was kind and beautiful, and forever smiling. I knew her as a river guide, able to coolly direct a raft of 12-year-olds …
Monday, April 27th, 2009, 6:12 am in Opinion
Editorial: Effects of this year will go on in the next
At a university, we operate on a different time span. One academic year spanned 2008 when Barack Obama was elected, and it was 2009 by the time our school began to grapple with 2008’s housing and …
