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Wednesday, December 9th, 2009, 11:26 pm in Style & Culture
By John Shannon

Cinematically speaking, December has always been the most crowded month of the year. With holiday movies, Oscar bait and the last of the studio’s tent-pole releases, it’s hard to keep them all straight. For your assistance, …


Wednesday, December 9th, 2009, 11:24 pm in Style & Culture
By Kegan Zema

So far, this column has primarily focused on artists at a national and international level, mostly because these big name artists are inescapable. Some, like Kanye West, are so engrained into pop culture, their music has …


Wednesday, December 9th, 2009, 11:24 pm in Style & Culture
By Mario Moretto

When Verve opened its two locations about two months ago — one at the Collins Center for the Arts and one in downtown Orono — its relationship with creative expression was clear: The CCA venue would …


Wednesday, December 9th, 2009, 11:20 pm in Style & Culture
Noise rockers continue their dominance of pop music
By Jay Grant

As far as experimental music is concerned, this decade was dominated by Animal Collective. Beginning as central duo Panda Bear and Avey Tare, the band released their whacked out debut “Spirit They’re Gone, Spirit They’ve …


Wednesday, December 9th, 2009, 11:17 pm in Sports
By Dillon Bates

There’s a reason why Elena Delle Donne is a former Naismith National High School Player of the Year and was coveted by every major women’s basketball team.
On Tuesday night, the former University of Connecticut recruit and …


Wednesday, December 9th, 2009, 11:11 pm in Sports
By Derek McKinley

The preseason polls for the America East conference are in, and the University of Maine’s indoor track and field season is about to get under way.
The men’s team, spearheaded by last season’s Most Outstanding Rookie Riley …


Wednesday, December 9th, 2009, 11:11 pm in Sports
Men's hockey goes for fifth straight win, hope to extend unbeaten streak to six games
By Steven McCarthy

It took the entire first month of the season for the University of Maine men’s hockey team to find its identity, but the Black Bears are finally hitting their stride.
UMaine’s record (8-7-1) is above .500 …


Wednesday, December 9th, 2009, 11:10 pm in Sports
By Dillon Bates

Everyone knows the transition from high school to college can be a struggle for any student. Now imagine that this college is a long way from home where you don’t know anyone and compound this with …


Wednesday, December 9th, 2009, 11:08 pm in Sports
By Mike Brusko

Am I the only person who has figured out Lane Kiffin is a conniving weasel? The man has been surrounded by controversy ever since he established himself in the football world, and that is the case …


Monday, December 7th, 2009, 1:56 am in News
By Dylan Riley

A new report released by the Technology Association of Maine shows the state has a healthy information technologies workforce but that training in new technology is in demand among members of the industry.
The report is the …