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Archive for September, 2010



Thursday, September 30th, 2010, 12:06 am in Opinion
By Ryanne Nason

Type Lindsay Lohan’s name into a Google search and you’ll find your request yielding more than 160 million results. The has-been child star has been in the media for an astounding number of things, whether it …


Thursday, September 30th, 2010, 12:05 am in Opinion

Technology is a pivotal aspect of the modern collegiate experience, especially in the realm of communication. At the University of Maine, administrators vehemently embrace the emerging gadgets of our ever-evolving cyber world, but in regards to …


Thursday, September 30th, 2010, 12:00 am in Opinion
By Erin McCann

One must be cautious of the gays. First, they attempt to cajole our children with sinful behavior; they whisper homosexual obscenities into naïve ears and attempt mass conversions to their lifestyle. Now, they seek to join …


Wednesday, September 29th, 2010, 11:58 pm in Opinion
By Jennifer Vincent

In this season of Greek philanthropies, club fundraisers and charitable events I encourage University of Maine students to ask themselves not what their town can do for them, but what they can do for their town.
I …


Wednesday, September 29th, 2010, 11:57 pm in Opinion
By Billy Kramer


Wednesday, September 29th, 2010, 11:54 pm in News
After six months, changes to pledging process addressing university concerns while fraternity’s core values go unaltered
By Katie Donlon

With both the end of National Hazing Prevention Week last Friday and the end of the University of Maine’s Greek Week this Saturday, some may remember the uproar a fraternity initiation practice gone wrong caused last …


Wednesday, September 29th, 2010, 11:52 pm in News
By Jamison Cocklin

The University of Maine will spend $14 million for a long-delayed project that will make extensive renovations to the Field House and Memorial Gymnasium.
After the university received $7 million in state appropriation funds specifically intended to …


Wednesday, September 29th, 2010, 11:49 pm in News
By Jamison Cocklin

The AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine is impressing industry experts across the state as its “bridge in a backpack” technology is being used by the Maine Department of Transportation to …


Wednesday, September 29th, 2010, 11:44 pm in News
By Beth Kevit

Online classes often come with feelings of dread: dread of forced communication on discussion folders, dread of forgetting a week’s worth of assignments, dread of sitting down to watch a lecture video rather than the latest …


Wednesday, September 29th, 2010, 11:43 pm in News
By Rob Stigile

Those walking near the Donald P. Corbett Business Building or the Class of 1944 Hall late at night in the past week may have felt a presence following them in the shadows or noticed a stranger …