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Archive for December, 2009



Wednesday, December 9th, 2009, 11:46 pm in News
By The Maine Campus

James Lyons, a long-time student senator and one-time president of the student body, resigned from General Student Senate on Tuesday, citing issues with workload.
Lyons, a fourth-year student from Yarmouth, was involved with Student Government for three …


Wednesday, December 9th, 2009, 11:46 pm in News
By Aislinn Sarnacki

Two beers lead to six charges
A resident assistant of Knox Hall called police to report suspicion of underage drinking after she saw a female walk into a first-floor room with two beers at 11:15 p.m. Dec. …


Wednesday, December 9th, 2009, 11:43 pm in Opinion
By Tyler Francke

New research reveals loneliness is just as contagious as swine flu, and its effects on society may be even worse.


Wednesday, December 9th, 2009, 11:43 pm in Opinion
By Jonathan Zappala

Celebrating the birth of Christ is what the holiday is really about — not finding the best deals at Wal-Mart.


Wednesday, December 9th, 2009, 11:42 pm in Opinion
By Peter Fitzgerald

Charles Darwin himself saw the problems with his theory of evolution, so why should we

believe it?


Wednesday, December 9th, 2009, 11:41 pm in Opinion

The Issue: VPSE Abtin Mehdizadegan’s removal from office by student senate.

What We Think: Some action by GSS was warranted but removal was overkill.


Wednesday, December 9th, 2009, 11:40 pm in Opinion

Plan B does not cause ectopic pregnancies

This letter is in response to the op-ed piece about Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center in the Dec. 3 edition of The Maine Campus. Peter Fitzgerald’s piece expressed misguided, false …


Wednesday, December 9th, 2009, 11:37 pm in Opinion

RE: Knife-wielding UMaine student charged with threatening middle-schoolers
I’ve been pretty good friends with Caleb for over a year now and I’ve never heard of him stealing a bunch of iPods — let alone anything else. …


Wednesday, December 9th, 2009, 11:35 pm in Opinion
By Billy Kramer


Wednesday, December 9th, 2009, 11:32 pm in Style & Culture
Pop-punkers ride wave of success thanks to Internet and fans
By Kegan Zema

The Bay State is what happens when a bunch of kids from the Bangor area start making the kind of infectious pop rock that has become a sensation with the social networking generation. They combine catchy …