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Archive for October, 2009



Thursday, October 29th, 2009, 1:58 am in Opinion
By William Kramer


Thursday, October 29th, 2009, 1:56 am in Style & Culture
Motherly spirit protects brothers of Beta Theta Pi fraternity
By Kegan Zema

In the past few years, there have been several investigations into the paranormal at the University of Maine, but one haunting reigns supreme. The third floor of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house is home to …


Thursday, October 29th, 2009, 1:55 am in Style & Culture
By Kegan Zema

You won’t see two pirates making out on a couch on St. Patrick’s Day or watch people chug beer out of pumpkins on New Year’s. Halloween is a different kind of monster.
To throw the perfect …


Thursday, October 29th, 2009, 1:54 am in Style & Culture
By John Shannon

Our generation has been dealt a pretty bad hand when it comes to horror films. The “Golden Age” of horror classics like “Halloween,” “The Thing,” and “The Exorcist” is long gone. Instead, we have been served …


Thursday, October 29th, 2009, 1:53 am in Style & Culture
By Kyle Kernan

Filmmaker Oren Peli, through incomparable word of mouth, online, and TV campaigns, has crafted one of the biggest independent hits ever. “Paranormal Activity” cost approximately $15,000 dollars to make and was shot in under a week …


Thursday, October 29th, 2009, 1:53 am in Style & Culture
By Jeremy Swist

What’s this, bass solos in my black metal? Is this the Marduk we know and love? That depends on your relationship with this infamous Swedish group.
Marduk earned their reputation with 1999’s “Panzer Division Marduk,” a half …


Thursday, October 29th, 2009, 1:51 am in Sports
By Steven McCarthy

The University of Maine men’s hockey team hopes the confines of Alfond Arena has residual magic from homecoming weekend.
The momentum from their Oct. 17 win against Michigan State University failed to follow the Black Bears …


Thursday, October 29th, 2009, 1:49 am in Sports
By Adam Clark

A week off may be just what the doctor ordered for the University of Maine football team. Coming off last week’s bye week, the Black Bears were able to work out some of the problems and …


Thursday, October 29th, 2009, 1:48 am in Sports
Quebec native grows into one of UMaine's top scorers
By Steven McCarthy

At 5 feet tall, University of Maine sophomore right wing Myriam Croussette was looked past multiple times before joining the Black Bear women’s hockey team. Each time the elusive scorer from Baie-Comeau, Quebec, made someone eat …


Thursday, October 29th, 2009, 1:48 am in Sports
By Mike Brusko

On the wake of the opening of the NBA regular season, it’s only appropriate to discuss some storylines about what to expect this year. The league’s top two players and past two winners of the MVP …