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Thursday, December 3rd, 2009, 12:56 pm in Sports
Second CAA school in 10 days to eliminate football team due to financial issues
By Adam Clark

A second school in the Colonial Athletic Association has succumbed to economic pressures and has elected to cut its football program.
Hofstra University voted to eliminate their football program immediately following a unanimous vote by the school’s …


Thursday, December 3rd, 2009, 2:07 am in News
By Maddy Glover

After two weeks of political contention, Colby Malcolm has been named Interfraternity Council president after General Student Senate voted to certify the election results.


Thursday, December 3rd, 2009, 2:06 am in News
By Dylan Riley

The University of Maine Academic Program Prioritization Working Group held a forum for university input Wednesday, where community members offered advice on topics ranging from incoming student quality to objectives for the process.


Thursday, December 3rd, 2009, 1:57 am in News
By Dylan Riley

The faculty union and the University of Maine System have reached a standstill in negotiations, with the Dec. 31 deadline looming.


Thursday, December 3rd, 2009, 1:52 am in News
Campus students attempt to catch bicycle thief
By Rhiannon Sawtelle

Since Sept. 1, Public Safety at the University of Maine has reported 68 stolen bikes on campus, with a total value of $23,795. The number is nearly double the 36 bikes stolen in the fall 2008 …


Thursday, December 3rd, 2009, 1:47 am in News
By Maddy Glover

The University of Maine General Student Senate meeting on Dec. 1 was colored by debate surrounding the recent Interfraternity Council presidential election.
The IFC elections were disrupted by a complaint aimed at the Fair Election Practices Commission’s …


Thursday, December 3rd, 2009, 1:46 am in News
By The Maine Campus

The University of Maine has scheduled its third swine flu vaccination clinic Thursday, which will exhaust the last of the university’s supply.
The signup for the clinic began at 7 a.m. online Tuesday, and the schedule filled …


Thursday, December 3rd, 2009, 1:45 am in News
By Aislinn Sarnacki

Health risk at Cutler
Employees of Cutler Health Center reported to Public Safety a strange odor causing employees to feel sick at 3:52 p.m. Nov. 30. Several employees were complaining of headaches and stomachaches, and one went …


Thursday, December 3rd, 2009, 1:43 am in Opinion
By Tyler Francke

Intelligent design is not testable and has done the opposite of real science, starting with a theory and then looking for evidence to support it.


Thursday, December 3rd, 2009, 1:42 am in Opinion
By Peter Fitzgerald

A pregnancy clinic should not gloss over the real danger of ectopic pregnancies when advertising emergency contraceptives.