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Archive for April, 2010



Thursday, April 22nd, 2010, 2:41 am in Opinion

Former Student Sen. Ryan Gavin’s resignation at the meeting of the University of Maine’s General Student Senate was not an unusual development for a body that has experienced its fair share of controversy this year.
But …


Thursday, April 22nd, 2010, 2:38 am in Opinion

U.S. must retain nuclear arsenal or risk appearing weak
Laila Sholtz-Ames, the author of “Obama’s nuclear stance is on-target for world peace,” (April 12) expresses her agreement with Obama’s recent decision to abide by the Nuclear Non-proliferation …


Thursday, April 22nd, 2010, 2:38 am in Opinion

RE: Just don’t have sex, and unleash the greatness that is within you
Sex is not only perfectly healthy, gratifying and necessary, it’s also a human instinct. Will not eating, drinking and sleeping also help you “generate …


Thursday, April 22nd, 2010, 2:37 am
By Billy Kramer


Thursday, April 22nd, 2010, 2:30 am in Style & Culture
An attempt to unroll UMaine’s ‘stonerschool’ stereotype
By Elizabeth Caron

Located in a town with coordinates farther north than most of the rest of the United States, the University of Maine and the students who attend have gained a reputation for a lot of things — …


Thursday, April 22nd, 2010, 2:29 am in Style & Culture
By Stephanie Whittier

This Saturday, the University of Maine will host the 16th Annual HOPE (Help Organize Peace Earthwide) Festival and Green Expo to commemorate Earth Day.
Sponsored by the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, the festival …


Thursday, April 22nd, 2010, 2:28 am in Style & Culture
By Macey Hall

Warm weather clothes are the most colorful, fun and creative of all. Winter sweaters are great, but they always get covered up by heavy coats. It’s time to embrace the summer weather and dress accordingly. The …


Thursday, April 22nd, 2010, 2:27 am in Style & Culture
By Jamie Dandreta and Kegan Zema

Peter Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake,” as performed by the masterful Moscow Festival Ballet Tuesday night in the Collins Center for the Arts, was a captivating story told through movement. All of the dancers flowed gracefully across the …


Thursday, April 22nd, 2010, 2:23 am in Style & Culture
By John Shannon

“Crazy Heart” could be seen as the country music version of “The Wrestler”: a grizzled veteran whose days in the spotlight are behind him struggles to keep going while seeing the world through a haze of regret …


Thursday, April 22nd, 2010, 2:21 am in Style & Culture
By Jay Grant

During the 1960s, Bob Dylan rose as a folk icon off the heels of “This Land is Your Land” craftsman Woody Guthrie. In the beginning, Dylan wore Guthrie on his sleeve, writing the same simple yet …