Archive for January, 2010
Students came out in masses Thursday, Jan. 14, to enjoy what might have been the last College Night at Bear Brew Pub. Lines of people stretched across the parking lot behind Main Street awaiting entry.
The Bear …
The University of Maine ranked as the top overall performer in attracting and retaining students that belong to traditionally disenfranchised groups, according a report published this month by The Education Trust.
Nine students were nominated Tuesday at the General Student Senate meeting to be part of the ad hoc committee charged with reviewing Fair Election Practices Commission guidelines.
The guidelines are being reviewed after allegations the commission …
The shockwaves of the earthquake that devastated Haiti spread throughout the world, even making a mark at the University of Maine.
Based in the basement of a Somerset Hall, a seismometer used for education and research …
The news of the recent earthquake in Haiti caught Chiara Amendola’s eye in a big way. A sister of Alpha Phi, Amendola had previously read about Partners in Health, an organization that offers health care in …
In a University of Maine Police Department summary for the weekend, Captain Roland LaCroix wrote, “This was the first weekend back for students from Holiday break and a three-day weekend … which drew a large crowd. …
“Bring The Roots to UMaine,” created by student-athlete Andrew Downey, has amassed nearly 2,200 members and spurred Student Entertainment into booking the band for a March 20 gig. But for those involved with the Facebook group, …
A standing ovation concluded Marc Andre Hamelin’s masterful piano recital held in Minky Hall on Jan. 17. Audience members burst with enthusiastic praise for Hamelin’s awe-inspiring command of the keys on his piano. “I’m totally amazed …
Keith Shorey talks about his beard with the tone and cadence of a facial hair veteran, and for good reason: He’s been growing one for 36 years — two thirds of his life.
Sometimes, when you’re lacking a special someone in your life, you wonder what it is you’re doing wrong. Is it your looks? Your smell? Are you more of a jerk than you previously thought? Rest assured, …
