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Archive for September 17th, 2009



Thursday, September 17th, 2009, 2:15 am in News
By Rhiannon Sawtelle

Visitors to University of Maine campus dining services are noticing a change in structure, price and portions this year. Sandwiches seem smaller; meal choices are limited, and hours of operation are on the decline.
Black Bear Dining …


Thursday, September 17th, 2009, 2:14 am in News
By Dylan Riley

When it comes to faculty events at the University of Maine, Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean Jeffrey Hecker is proving he can still throw a party.
Faculty and professors in the college of Liberal Arts and Sciences …


Thursday, September 17th, 2009, 2:13 am in News
By Kaitlynn Perreault

The Bodwell Center’s Michelle Martin sat in the middle of the table with blue balloons to her left and roughly 20 different food donations to her right. With each donation brought to the table, Martin or …


Thursday, September 17th, 2009, 2:08 am in News
By Jamison Cocklin

BANGOR — University of Maine students and citizens were urged to walk Saturday for what the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine called “the need for real security” and to commemorate the Sept. 11 attacks.
The …


Thursday, September 17th, 2009, 2:02 am in News
By Dylan Riley

General Student Senate members got into a brief debate about a resolution to increase the number of people serving on the Student Organization Committee and whether or not it would slow down the organization recognition process.
“I …


Thursday, September 17th, 2009, 2:00 am in News
By Aislinn Sarnacki

Naked woodsman
A University of Maine staff member walking through the cornfields off Park Street saw a naked man in the woods at 11:25 a.m. on Sept. 15. The staff member was about 100 yards away when …


Thursday, September 17th, 2009, 1:58 am in News
By Dylan Riley

University of Maine President Robert Kennedy addressed the faculty Wednesday, Sept. 16, during the annual President’s Breakfast, where he talked about his hopes for the future.
Kennedy announced the recent creation of a university-wide workgroup to look …


Thursday, September 17th, 2009, 1:56 am in Opinion
By Tyler Francke

As Christians, we were never commanded to be the moral police of people who do not share our faith.


Thursday, September 17th, 2009, 1:54 am in Opinion
By Mario Moretto

The average citizen is too busy or disinterested to make informed decisions on tax policy. Neutering our legislature doesn’t increase liberty — it diminishes stability.


Thursday, September 17th, 2009, 1:53 am in Opinion
By Maddy Glover

Baiting bears interferes with the ecosystem, decreases bears’ self-sufficiency and is as cruel as assassination.