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Archive for January, 2010



Sunday, January 24th, 2010, 9:59 pm in News
By Jessie Darkis

Alcohol in Androscoggin
A resident assistant in Androscoggin Hall witnessed three female students drinking in a first-floor room, one of which appeared to be in medical distress, and placed a report to police on Jan. 21 at …


Sunday, January 24th, 2010, 9:57 pm in News
By William P. Davis

Gov. John Baldacci praised UMaine’s wind power innovations and pledged no new taxes in his last State of the State address.


Sunday, January 24th, 2010, 9:55 pm in Sports
By Laila Sholtz-Ames

The University of Maine women’s swimming and diving team returned to the Wallace Pool when they hosted the University of New Hampshire on Friday. The Wildcats proved to be too much though, as they handily beat …


Sunday, January 24th, 2010, 9:53 pm in Sports
By Derek McKinley

Sometimes all a team needs to perform at their best is a nice boost of confidence before a major competition. With Boston’s Reebok Indoor Games looming on the horizon, the University of Maine chose to pencil …


Sunday, January 24th, 2010, 9:53 pm in Sports
By Michael Pare

The cast of Jersey Shore has had its fifteen minutes of fame, and if you know reality stars they are going to milk it for all it’s worth. My sources tell me that, with their contractual obligations …


Sunday, January 24th, 2010, 9:51 pm in Sports
By Mike Brusko

If you know nothing about me other than what you’ve read in my columns, you probably think that I’m just some guy who likes to pick on innocent athletes, coaches and teams. While that may be …


Sunday, January 24th, 2010, 12:10 am in Sports
By Steven McCarthy

University of Maine freshman goaltender Shawn Sirman found some added incentive in the Black Bears’ exhibition Saturday against the United States National Team Development Program Under-18 squad.
His counterpart was Jack Campbell, the goalie of record in …


Saturday, January 23rd, 2010, 4:05 am in News
By Mario Moretto

A University of Maine student was stabbed in the back three times early Saturday morning during a fight outside the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house. The victim, a 20-year-old member of the fraternity, was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center, where he received 22 stitches and has since been discharged.


Thursday, January 21st, 2010, 1:08 am in News
By Mario Moretto

After first hearing of the earthquake that devastated Haiti last week, University of Maine doctoral student Lucner Charlestra immediately started making phone calls in an attempt to connect with friends and loved ones in the small …


Thursday, January 21st, 2010, 1:01 am in News
Kennedy, Baldacci and Rev. Phil Ertha speak on the new face of racism
By Stephanie Whittier

Guests rose to their feet Monday morning to welcome the Rev. Phil Ertha, keynote speaker at the university’s 14th annual Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast. Ertha preached the importance of making King’s vision a reality by …