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Archive for January 24th, 2010



Sunday, January 24th, 2010, 11:43 pm in News
By Aislinn Sarnacki

During the coldest part of winter, students hold an annual event to raise awareness of substandard housing in the Bangor area.


Sunday, January 24th, 2010, 11:43 pm in News
By Rhiannon Sawtelle

Joseph Carroll, brother of Alpha Gamma Rho, took the year off from school, but isn’t in financial trouble or falling behind in classes. The U.S. Army is deploying him to war.
At the University of Maine, his …


Sunday, January 24th, 2010, 11:42 pm in News
Robo-enthusiast group lets student members bring engineering to life
By Jennifer Vincent

The Black Bear Robotics Club provides students interested in mechanics with hands-on experience they may not find elsewhere, even in engineering classes. Members mentor future engineers through robotics competitions and build robots of their own, including …


Sunday, January 24th, 2010, 11:41 pm in News
By Lisa Haberzettl

The Maine Review, the University of Maine’s student-run literary magazine, is getting ready to publish its next edition. But there is one poblem: money.
The magazine has raised only half of the funds it needs in order …


Sunday, January 24th, 2010, 11:40 pm in News
By Rhiannon Sawtelle

Verve, located in downtown Orono, has joined in with nonprofits and citizens around the world to aid relief efforts in Haiti after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Caribbean nation on Jan. 12.
Sunday night, Verve co-owners …


Sunday, January 24th, 2010, 11:39 pm in Style & Culture
Orono-based Velma are making music and spreading the love
By Kegan Zema

The band Velma are proof that it’s never too late to do anything. The band, comprised of current and former University of Maine faculty, speaks with the prowess of age, but plays with the tenacity of …


Sunday, January 24th, 2010, 11:34 pm in Style & Culture
UMaine Museum of Art hosts four different installations in Bangor
By Maddy Glover

BANGOR — Four featured artists are sharing the University of Maine Museum of Art gallery from Jan. 15 to April 3. Megan Chase, Gerry Stecca, Gerald Immonen and David Isenhour’s works range in medium from traditional …


Sunday, January 24th, 2010, 11:30 pm in Style & Culture
By Kegan Zema

My recent condemnation of Ke$ha has caused some controversy. To set the record straight, I love pop music. Instead of dwelling on the negative, I would like to share some of the most creative forces in …


Sunday, January 24th, 2010, 11:29 pm in Style & Culture
By Kyle Kernan

Jennifer Fuller and hundreds of other youth counselors across the United States have been promoting the independent film “To Save a Life,” which opened at the Bangor Mall Cinemas this past Friday and will play until …


Sunday, January 24th, 2010, 11:28 pm in Style & Culture
Medical flick falters despite lead actors Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser
By John Shannon

It’s not surprising that emerging studio CBS Films bankrolled “Extraordinary Measures.” The film feels like a TV movie, with nothing theatrical about this sentimentalized, “based on true events” medical drama. It’s clear that the only reason …