Archive for February 8th, 2010
A University of Maine associate anthropology professor is studying the decay of pig carcasses in various weather and soil conditions. The project is funded by a grant from the Department of Justice, which is interested in …
Students from the University of Maine came together in the Wade Center on Feb. 4 to discuss ways students and the local community could work together to support people in Haiti.
Many campus organizations have attempted …
The indoor fountain in Memorial Union was a place where students could escape the stresses of classes and homework, allowing the gentle sounds of the water to take them far away. It also served as a …
Black History Month keynote speaker Coach Herman Boone of “Remember the Titans” fame has cancelled his appearance at the University of Maine due to illness, but events like an urban fashion show and documentary series will …
President Barack Obama submitted his budget for the 2011 fiscal year to Congress last Monday. Included in that budget is a three-year non-security discretionary spending freeze, the controversial cancellation of a NASA program and an extension …
Exercise is an important component of a healthy lifestyle, but it’s boring. Finding the right activity became an entrepreneurial opportunity for Christina Pappas.
Pappas started a new workout plan last summer when the weather was too …
Hitting it too hard
Police received a report of a student in need of medical assistance on the first floor of Cumberland Hall at 1:26 a.m. Feb. 2. Officers found an intoxicated student who had hit his …
These aggressive groups should not be dragging the community into their petty fights, especially when so much damage has already been done.
Honest Abe would sooner pistol-whip John McCain than let the planks of today’s Republican Party stand as his own.
How many accidents does it take before the state of Maine deems it necessary to do something? It seems that one collision per week at the same location is enough.
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