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Archive for December, 2009



Monday, December 7th, 2009, 1:29 am in Opinion

RE: Copenhagen climate treaty will create ‘world government’
Bravo to Mr. Zappala! The so-called science of climate change is shaky and subject to corruption as proven by the news of recently acquired scientist e-mails and deliberately discarded …


Monday, December 7th, 2009, 1:28 am in Opinion
By Linette Mailhot


Monday, December 7th, 2009, 1:12 am in Style & Culture
A look at UMaine’s best and worst in public bodily waste receptacles
By Kegan Zema

Everyone would prefer to get rid of their bodily waste in the privacy and comfort of their own home, but the simple reality is that we must occasionally use public toilets. The University of Maine’s sprawling …


Monday, December 7th, 2009, 1:04 am in Style & Culture
Demonstation celebrates Wabanaki crafts, culture and confidence
By Kegan Zema

The low, pulsating beat of a drum accompanied by tribal melodies reverberated throughout the Collins Center for the Arts. Purveyors of baskets, paintings, carvings and metallurgy lined the walls in this celebration of Wabanaki art, heritage …


Monday, December 7th, 2009, 1:02 am in Style & Culture
By Bethany Lozada

Rapper Lloyd Banks gave a riveting performance Saturday night at the 103 Ultra Lounge in Orono.
An energetic line of anxious concert attendees stood outside just before 9 p.m. Roughly two hours passed while dance …


Monday, December 7th, 2009, 1:00 am in Style & Culture
By Andrew Catalina

Liquor and I have a fragile relationship. Some of my favorite drinks are liquor-based, but so are some of my least favorite. This doesn’t appear to be uncommon. If you give me a bad, cheap beer, …


Monday, December 7th, 2009, 12:58 am in Style & Culture
Sweeping dynamics and technical skill exhibited in all pieces performed Thursday
By Kegan Zema

The University of Maine Symphonic Band, directed by Curvin Farnham, held its fall semester performance Thursday, in the Collins Center for the Arts. Instruments shimmered in the bright lights as more than 60 tuxedoed and …


Monday, December 7th, 2009, 12:57 am in Style & Culture
Travolta, Williams and Green cannot imbue epic cinematic disaster with life
By John Shannon

Millions of years from now, when humans have left this planet for a better one and left nothing behind but our garbage, one imagines that our great works of art will be taken with us. Films …


Monday, December 7th, 2009, 12:56 am in Style & Culture
Rapper keeps it raw and disrespectful on his fourth album
By Marcus Desveaux

Lloyd Banks showed up in Orono on Saturday to promote 50 Cent’s new album, according to T.J. Jozefowicz, founder of Flophouse Records. On “Before I Self-Destruct,” 50 Cent’s fourth studio album, and his last one released …


Monday, December 7th, 2009, 12:54 am in Sports
UMaine penalty kill stops Providence attack, runs unbeaten streak to five games
By Steven McCarthy

The University of Maine men’s hockey team lived dangerously for a second straight night Saturday, but Providence College’s anemic power play allowed the Black Bears to preserve their narrow lead and come away with a 3-1 …